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The Oculus Quest, the virtual reality industry’s first all-in-one six degrees of freedom headset, was released last week and represents the first time VR has been given a chance to reach the masses. We had high expectations for the Quest…

Social media gave everyone a voice. Now we’re dealing with an unintended debate: What should those voices be allowed to say? Amidst political conflict, misinformation, harassment, and bullying, social networks are under increasing pressure from users and governments to act…

At F8 2019, Facebook’s annual developer conference, the company began taking pre-orders for the Oculus Quest. The standalone VR headset will be available on May 21st for $399. Here are the key takeaways: The launch of the Quest will continue…

Facebook shares are up ~8% after earnings with impressive revenue ($15B) and daily active user (1.56B) results. Revenue growth of 26% y/y is Facebook’s lowest since its 2012 IPO but still impressive for a company of Facebook’s size. DAUs and…

Virtual reality’s mainstream adoption and tremendous impact on humanity is coming. How long it will take and who the winners and losers will be widely disputed, but it’s hard to deny the potential of a tool that has the power…

If Facebook really wants to make its product respect time well spent, it should add a “break” feature. The way it would work is simple: After a set amount of time spent on a Facebook session, the infinite scroll stops,…

Virtual reality (VR) is an exciting new technology with tremendous near and long term implications for society. While not mainstream yet, VR is on its way towards becoming the next major computing platform along with augmented reality. There are now…

When a new generation of products and services are unveiled, it’s easy to get caught up in the novelty and advances of the underlying technology. We see it all the time at conventions like CES where LG displayed an array…

Facebook shares are up ~11% after hours as the company showed users and advertisers have not gone anywhere despite 2018’s privacy backlash. Strong average revenue per user (ARPU) growth shows Facebook is getting better at monetizing its massive user base…

Mark Zuckerberg is telling us what to believe again, this time in a WSJ op-ed “The Facts About Facebook.” Zuckerberg’s defense of Facebook’s business model is fair. Unfortunately, the article also shows we shouldn’t expect Facebook to change how it…

Live streaming has exploded over the past few years as a dangerous competitor to traditional broadcasting and content streaming. While platforms like Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Live, Mixer, and Caffeine have predominantly featured gaming content, they’re quickly expanding into other…

I used to tease my dad for not wanting an EZ Pass, the express toll card for your car. He said he didn’t want the government to know where he was driving. It was none of their business. I told…