David Lidsky's Blog, page 134

The case for cooperation

Businesses and public interest groups should make efforts to forge stronger relationships.

The Ford Pinto. New Coke. Google Glass. History is littered with products whose fatal flaw— whether failures of safety, privacy, performance, or plain old desirability—repelled consumers and inflicted reputational damage to the companies bringing them to market. 

TikTok wants to help people unplug, but not everyone wants a digital detox

The app’s in-app meditation tool, now rolling out to all users, interrupts late-night scrolling with calming prompts.

Feeling like you’ve overdone it on the scrolling? Now you can take a break from TikTok to meditate—without ever leaving the app.

Food that could feed millions may expire due to USAID cuts

Some of those food stocks were previously intended for Gaza and famine-stricken Sudan.

Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are moldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

Graduated and looking for a job? These college majors are the most employable—and highest paying

Computer engineering might bring big paychecks, but a longer job search, suggests new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

May often brings not only flowers, but also a highly anticipated—and, in some cases, dreaded—event for college seniors: graduation. On their final day as students, they will walk across the stage to applause from peers, receive their diplomas, and start their lives as adults. Some of them will already have jobs lined up, while others may still be looking.

Cava is opening up to 68 new restaurants in 2025: See a list of locations coming soon to 5 states

The fast-casual Mediterranean chain will expand this year in California, Florida, and beyond after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings.

Cava Group Inc. (NYSE: CAVA), the parent company of Cava, a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, announced it is opening up to 68 new U.S. locations in fiscal 2025, after reporting better-than-expected first quarter earnings results.

Novo Nordisk announces CEO transition as share price slips

After nearly tripling the company’s value, CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is preparing to exit amid boardroom shifts.

Novo Nordisk announced Friday that it would part ways with its longtime CEO, who steered the company into an unprecedented boom time for weight-loss drugs. 

Verizon is cutting DEI programs following FCC pressure

Verizon’s decision is an example of how the private sector is responding to explicit pressure from the Trump administration to stamp out DEI programs.

In February, the newly appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission opened a probe into Verizon just as the company was awaiting approval for a sizable acquisition. The telecom giant had announced plans last fall to purchase internet provider Frontier in a $20 billion deal, which was under review by the FCC.

How NFL teams turn schedule reveals into viral social media moments

From ‘Minecraft’ to ‘Love Island’ spoofs, NFL teams turn schedule reveals into full-blown entertainment spectacles.

For NFL teams’ social media departments, May 14 is the Super Bowl.

WNBA 2025 season: How to watch women’s basketball games live online or on TV, including free options

Be prepared, fans, as this weekend is going to be jam-packed. Here’s how cord-cutters can stream the action.

After a record-breaking 2024 and exciting offseason, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is primed to keep the ball dribbling in 2025.

Will NJ Transit go on strike? New warning as Friday midnight deadline nears

NJ Transit’s labor dispute is stressing out some Manhattan commuters and already disrupting travel to Shakira concerts Thursday and Friday.

New Jersey Transit urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded, as last-minute talks continued in a bid to avert a rail strike by train engineers that would affect some 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City.