The Biggest Moments from the 75th Annual Golden Globes
This year, the Golden Globes focused on the fight against sexual harassment. The new "time's up" movement made its debut with actors dressing in all black, standing in solidarity with survivors of sexual harassment.
Some of the biggest highlights from the ceremony included Oprah inspiring speech, which led to multiple standing ovations. The media mogul is the first black woman to win the Cecil B. DeMille award for Lifetime Achievement.
It was a big night for streaming platforms, including Hulu, Netflix and Amazon were big winners of the night. Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" won best TV drama, and star Elisabeth Moss won for Best Actress in a Drama. Amazon's series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" took home the award for Best TV Comedy or Musical, and Rachel Brosnahan won for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.
Netflix brought home one award that went to Aziz Ansari for his role in "Master of None." Sunday night was also the first time you could stream the awards on NBC instead of having to tune into traditional cable.
Guerdy Abraira, Global Event Planner and 'The Real Housewives of Miami' cast member joins Cheddar News to discuss the latest season as well as making the most out of your NYE celebrations.
David Ewalt, Editor-in-Chief at Gizmodo joins Cheddar News to discuss a TikTok moderator suing the platform over mental trauma caused by graphic videos
The pandemic has supercharged the creator economy, and there are no signs of it slowing down no matter when the pandemic officially ends. Creators prove to be a key factor in driving purchasing decisions and retail sales, and an increasing amount of platforms are taking advantage of the social influence. Karissa Bell, senior editor at Engadget, joins cheddar news to discuss the creator economy boom.
The E-V maker Tesla has had a wild year. The company managed to continue to dominate the U.S. electric vehicle space despite growing competition and production delays. As the end comes to an end, Tesla finds itself growing richer and richer. Author of Risk Ritual Newsletter Richard Smith, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Venture capitalists and CEOs are clashing over the future of the internet. Web3 is the tech world's name for a decentralized, blockchain-based internet that runs on cryptocurrency. It was recently the topic of a tweet from Block CEO and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey who wrote that Web3 will not actually be owned by users, and instead be controlled by rich venture capitalists. Dorsey later shared that he was blocked on Twitter by Marc Andreesen, co-founder of VC firm Andreesen Horowitz, which has invested billions of dollars into Web3 and crypto projects. Correspondent for DealBook from the New York Times, Ephrat Livni, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss what this could mean for the future of Web3.
Prices at the pump this year reached a seven-year high, and a new forecast from GasBuddy shared with CNN predicts that gas prices will only continue to rise in 2022 and that the national average could even reach $4.00 a gallon; however, analysts at GasBuddy say anything could happen when it comes to gas prices in the future, as the pandemic has made it difficult to make any predictions about the economy. Consumer Energy Alliance federal policy advisor Michael Zehr joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
