In more than a few industries, the Covid-19 pandemic has served as the great accelerator. In some cases, the acceleration was evident when outdated practices had to be completely abandoned in the wake of new public safety measures. In others, it was visible through the hastened rise of a new sector within a certain business. …

Facial recognition payments—a pandemic fad or the future of contactless payments?  Gone are the days of handling germ-ridden cash and touching unsanitary credit card machines—now, payment can be as easy, and quick, as a selfie. The California company PopID has introduced a new contactless payment concept—facial recognition. To participate, users sign up for a Pop …

While the heartache and disruption exhibited by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused irreparable harm in many American lives, there might be at least one positive consequence which will leave many American’s better off than they were pre-COVID. Businesses across the country were forced to close their doors as stay-at-home orders left non-essential businesses empty; however, …

As Americans approach seven months of social distancing in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more obvious than ever that the internet is essential for citizens to participate in daily activities of this “new normal.”  From going to school virtually, working from home, attending telehealth doctors’ appointments, ordering essential products, and even possibly …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a large and populous Central African Country endowed with a wealth of scarce and valuable natural resources. Tragically, for generations the country has been exploited for these natural riches to the detriment of its people.  This exploitation occurred for decades at the hands of the Belgians whose monarch, …