David Lidsky's Blog, page 2803
January 27, 2016
Google Has Shipped 5 Million Cardboard VR Players
The most accessible of VR headsets has now been available for 19 months.
Google said today it has shipped more than 5 million of its Cardboard VR headsets.
Lessons Of Leadership From Fast Company's Innovation Festival
Lessons from the world's top innovators and cultural luminaries—from Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts to Nike CEO Mark Parker.
The Fast Company Innovation Festival last November was an extraordinary, weeklong meeting of some of the most creative minds in business. Scroll through the images below for a glimpse of the insights today's top leaders revealed at the event.
This Startup Wants To End AdBlock's "Raping and Pillaging" Of Online Publishers
Websites are freaking out over billions in lost revenue and starting to fight back, but there are still legit reasons to block ads.
This January marked the 10th anniversary of AdBlock Plus, a browser plug-in that banishes ads from web pages. It isn't the only ad blocker; but AdBlock Plus dominates, with 500 million downloads, according to Eyeo, the company behind the software.
SEC Suspicious Of Tech Companies' Plunging Valuations Post-IPO
Tech upstarts like Box and Etsy saw a steep decline in valuation after going public last year—and regulators want to understand why.
A number of tech companies with sky-high valuations prior to going public last year—Box, Square, and Etsy, to name a few—have since seen their worth drop significantly. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) thinks the stockbrokers who advise investors may be to blame, according to Bloomberg.
5 Ways Twitter Has Changed Since Jack Dorsey Returned As CEO
A rundown of the changes we've seen at Twitter since Jack Dorsey returned to the helm
It's been only seven months since Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey returned to the company as interim CEO—and three months since 
The R&D Behind Meal Delivery Startup Sprig's New Recipes
The story of 1,274 different dishes that needed to be healthy, delivery-proof, cost-conscious, mass-producible—and oh yeah, delicious.
For years, 590 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco was home to a restaurant in the Chevy's Fresh Mex chain, and therefore full of food that was starchy, salty, served in overwhelming portions, and generally prepared without apparent regard to its impact on anyone's health.
January 26, 2016
A Brief History of Open Letters To Twitter
Everyone has always known exactly what Twitter has needed to do. Immediately! Here's proof.
Slate's David Auerbach has a plan to fix Twitter. In brief, it involves making it a more welcoming place and minimizing harassment by shielding users from tweets other than those sent by people they've chosen to follow. He outlines his strategy—soberly headlined "What Twitter Must Do"—in the form of an open letter to Twitter itself:
Apple's iPad Sales Continue To Suffer
The overall market for tablets has shrunk, and Apple's new iPad Pro is still making its way into the market.
Sales of iPads declined 25% during the last quarter, which included the holiday shopping season, Apple announced on Tuesday evening as part of its earnings report.
Analyst: Apple's iPhone Sales Could Fall 17% Year-on-Year In The March Quarter
Apple confirmed analyst fears of slowing iPhone sales for the last quarter, and a far larger decline is expected in the March quarter.
Apple announced solid revenue numbers Tuesday, but also reported troubling iPhone growth numbers that point toward larger sales declines in the current quarter.
This Startup Has A Solid Plan To Make The Patient Experience Suck A Whole Lot Less
Imagine if a hospital functioned like a five-star restaurant or hotel.
Most of us shudder when we think about the experience of going to the hospital. Between the long wait times and the overwhelmed staff, patients are often left feeling neglected at their most vulnerable hour.
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