In a 3-2 decision, the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality. The battle over internet regulation will now likely head to the courts.
Digital Trends Editor-In-Chief Jeremy Kaplan discusses who will be hit the hardest if and when the regulations go away. Big tech companies like Netflix and Facebook are at the top of the list. They have the largest amount of traffic and require the most data to reach their hordes of users.
Without net neutrality, carriers such as Verizon and AT&T could restrict data speed to specific sites. Supporters of net neutrality argue that repealing the regulations will lead to a tiered data system. Customers would have to pay extra to access the most popular and data-heavy sites.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
After hearing complaints that there wasn't enough quality inventory from her own homebuying clients, Sandra Heddon started a pre-designed, sustainable home company to fill the gap. Heddon, who is the co-founder and owner of Modern Catskills, joins Cheddar to discuss how she launched her business.
The Cupertino-based tech giant may go with a major overhaul of the next iPhone with new camera tech and faster processors, but no 5G, according to a report.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.
TuSimple, the autonomous truck startup, isn't aiming to replace human drivers after partnering with UPS and the U.S. Postal Service, according to chief product officer Chuck Price. Instead, it hopes to help cover a nationwide driver shortage.
Nearly a thousand Twitter accounts were blocked and several Facebook pages taken down on Monday in a coordinated effort by the social media platforms to curb misinformation campaigns spread by the Chinese government against protesters in Hong Kong.
Startup Kino Institute will be providing the tech for Steven Spielberg's upcoming interactive horror project.
Conversational artificial intelligence company Uniphore has big plans to disrupt call centers by further deploying AI technology into the customer support sector.
Outlier is a new for-profit venture from Aaron Rasmussen that aims to replace universities' introductory-level courses with highly-produced educational online content.
