Airpods are now sold out for the holidays at Apple Stores. Macworld Staff Writer Michael Simon explains why this tech accessory is now resonating with consumers.
Apple struggled at first to capture the attention of the market with its cordless Airpods. Simon says it is typical for Apple to create demand for products on surface that don't seem revolutionary at first. Then people use them, word spreads, and all of a sudden everyone wants them.
Rumors surfaced on Tuesday Apple will release a new, more expensive Airpod model in 2018. Simon says little detail has been reveal. Simon expects to see a slightly smaller "neck" on the accessory, and potentially some new colors. Simon also says he'd like to see a true Siri integration with the Airpod in the future.
The agreed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint aligns with President Trump's policy priorities, the T-Mobile CEO John Legere says in an interview with Cheddar's Hope King. He says the president's tax policies have "added a great amount of value in this deal," and the merged company can help create a fast 5G network vital to the country's digital infrastructure, another priority for Trump.
A recent Survey Monkey poll revealed that 37 percent of working moms say they don't find support on social media, where they are usually shamed or can't find advice. That's what inspired the founder of Pando, Sarah Lacy, to launch "Chairman Mom," a social media platform for mothers.
Jill Steinberg, the wife of Cheddar's CEO, took the DIY genetic test out of curiosity and found out she was prone to breast cancer. "There's always something there to learn," says Anne Wojcicki, CEO and founder of 23andMe.
Shares of the electronic signature company surged around 37 percent in its market debut Friday. CEO Dan Springer told Cheddar the company has all of the components to be "a rock solid public company."
Homepolish is like Tinder for interior design, where clients are matched up with designers based on not just aesthetics but also "personality, working style," says the founder and CEO Noa Santos.
Divya Narendra, who founded HarvardConnection with the Winklevoss twins and later sued Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for stealing the idea, tells Cheddar the market's reaction to the Cambridge Analytica scandal was an "overreaction."
Many worry that fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal could weigh down Facebook's growth in the next few quarters, but "fatigue with the platform" may be the bigger drag, says Scott Devitt, an analyst at Stifel.
Since Russia banned the encrypted messaging service last week, Google and Amazon have also been dragged into the fight. This comes at a time when Telegram is considering an ICO and has already raised a total of $1.7 billion, making it the biggest potential coin offering in history.
Rather than having users manually enter every single transaction, Cointracker automatically tracks activity across 14 different exchanges. "It's totally independent from what other companies have done," says the co-founder Chandan Lodha.
The social media giant reported better-than-expected earnings, despite questions about its privacy and data security. [But the real impact of the Cambridge Analytica scandal will only be reflected in the next quarter, says Damon Beres, Executive Editor at Mashable.](https://mashable.com/2018/04/25/facebook-q1-2018-earnings/)
