David Lidsky's Blog, page 2938
July 20, 2015
Spotify Rolls Out Personalized Playlists
Look out for individual recommendations every Monday.
In its latest salvo aimed at Apple, Spotify is rolling out personalized playlists for its millions of users.
Report: Amazon To Become Top American Clothing Retailer By 2017
A new report says Amazon will dethrone Macy's as America's top apparel retailer by 2017.
Amazon is on track to become America's largest apparel retailer by 2017, according to a report by financial analysts at Cowen. The e-commerce giant is gearing up to usurp the title held by Macy's, Cowen reports:
Hackers Threaten To Expose Private Information Of Ashley Madison Users
AshleyMadison.com, an online dating site aimed at married people, has been breached—and could compromise more than 37 million users.
A team of hackers has unearthed stolen data from AshleyMadison.com, an online dating site targeted at people who are already in relationships. The site's tagline says it all: "Life is short. Have an affair."
Check Out The World's First Airport Terminal For Pets
The $48 million terminal will be decked out with a bone-shaped swimming pool, an animal nail salon and, curiously, several flat-screen TVs.
If you're one of the many travelers without access to coveted first-class airport lounges, you now have a whole host of other species to be jealous of. New York's John F. Kennedy airport is adding a luxury terminal to host the 70,000 jet-setting animals that travel through its gates every year—from pets to livestock, and even the occasional penguin, aardvark and sloth in between.
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The Post Office In The Cloud
Snail mail digitization startups bet even the company mailroom can be just another service in the cloud.
Alex Sanz probably gets more mail than anyone you know.
Remix A New Track By Depeche Mode's Martin Gore With BitTorrent, And It Could Be On His Record
People are people. But you could be a very special person—and have your work featured on the upcoming EP, "MG Remixes."
Between Depeche Mode albums, the iconic electronic band's co-founder and principal songwriter Martin Gore is experimenting with new ways to distribute and promote music. Following the April release of his instrumental solo album MG, Gore is holding an open contest to remix the track "Featherlight," with the winning remix appearing on a digital EP due October 2 on Mute. The stems for the track as well as bonus video content are available today as a free BitTorrent Bundle, making Gore the latest artist to use the once-maligned peer-to-peer technology to distribute multi-media content. Slash distributed a live release recently on BitTorrent.
The Lonely Quest For Alien Life Just Got A Huge Cash Infusion
Russian Internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner will spend $100 million to help scientists find alien life.
The alien-hunting program called Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, has just received a promise of $100 million over the next decade from Yuri Milner, a Russian venture capitalist who has previously invested in Facebook and Groupon, along with other scientific projects.
First Legal Drone Delivery Takes Flight, Beats Out Amazon
The inaugural FAA-approved delivery ferried 10 pounds of medical supplies to a clinic in rural Virginia.
It's open season on the open skies, so don't be startled if you see drones flying overhead: Last Friday marked the first successful drone delivery carried out legally in the U.S., with a drone cleared for liftoff by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA).
Meet UNICEF's Caryl Stern, The World's Jewish Mother
The CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF uses her "mom skill" of cooking to bond with family, colleagues, and impoverished mothers worldwide.
Caryl Stern is something like a Jewish mother to the world. Following several decades in non-profit and education, Stern became President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, where her mission is to save and protect the world's children. (She and her husband have also raised three boys of their own, in upstate New York.) And like many a Jewish mother before her, Stern has a favorite play in her playbook: food.
How Two Brothers Goosed Google And Turned A Dorm-Room Lark Into $15 Million Per Year
Who knew ugly Christmas sweaters and powerful search engine optimization could create a booming business? Fred and Mark Hajjar, that's who.
Brothers Fred and Mark Hajjar own a clothing company. And it's pretty successful, generating about $3.5 million in revenue last year. So it's reasonable to think they'd know something about fashion.
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