Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke with Cheddar about sexual assault allegations against his Democratic colleague Senator Al Franken. He said he supports and investigation by the Ethics Committee into the incident.
Moments after the House Republicans passed its version of a tax reform bill, the Michigan Senator gave us his thoughts on the plan. He worries about the debt younger generations will inherit if the House or Senate versions of the bill make it to President Trump's desk.
Senator Peters also believes the autonomous vehicles will cause a technology revolution, similar to the assembly line. He is working on legislation to advance testing and development of self-driving car.
Flying cars may not be that far away. Uber says it is still committed to its plans for urban aircraft. The ride-hailing company will be holding an event in L.A. in May to demonstrate Uber's plans to have launch flying cars in 10 years.
Sara Fischer, media reporter at Axios, joins Cheddar to discuss Comcast's $31 billion offer for European broadcaster Sky. Apple plans to open two health clinics for its employees this spring. Anthony Chan, chief economist at Chase, joins us to talk about the market volatility we've seen in recent weeks. And Instacart is teaming up with Sam's Club to counter the growing threat from Amazon in the grocery space.
Steven Overly, tech reporter for Politico, discusses the United States' Supreme Court case against Microsoft. The case could have a global impact on email security.
Andy Tian, co-founder and CEO of Asia Innovations Group, discusses the "Forever Rose," the most valuable piece of virtual artwork in the world. The piece was purchased by 10 investors for $100,000 each using cryptocurrency.
Sara Fischer, media reporter for Axios, talks about Comcast's $31 billion bid for UK broadcaster Sky. Fox has offered $15 billion for the part of Sky that it doesn't already own.
Claire Maldarelli, assistant editor at Popular Science, discusses the 2017-2018 flu season that scientists have named as one of the worst in the last decade.
Mobile World Congress has kicked off in Barcelona, Spain and Lenovo is using the event to make a few key announcements. On Monday it revealed a new line up of Yoga laptops, equipped with Alexa voice assistant capabilities. Dilip Bhatia, Vice President of Marketing, User & Customer Experience for Lenovo joins The Long and The Short to explain the future of voice within Lenovo's products.
"The Forever Rose" was created using blockchain and sold for a million dollars. Art, physical or virtual, gets its value from the artist or significance of the piece, says Andy Tian, co-creator of the piece.
Comcast is making a $31 billion offer for European broadcaster Sky, topping Fox's bid. Apple plans to open two health clinics for its employees this spring.
Joe Blackburn, the CEO of Crypto Coin Trader and head advisor at Crypto Hunt, explains how his company is using an augmented reality and blockchain game to help initiate users into crypto.
