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Jumio Sees Vaccine Passports Intersecting With Digital ID

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These credentials will become ever-present as people wend their way through airport and public transportation settings, ports and check-in kiosks. Many European countries, said Hochrieser, are building their own digital systems and digital ID initiatives, where communication across borders may be less than seamless.

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Postmates Says It’s Generated $1.2B In Economic Activity

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Postmates β€” in cooperation with Edelman Intelligence β€” set out to determine what effect the company has had, economically speaking, in the cities in which it operates. Using data from 2017 to the present day β€” and tapping information from the 300 U.S. billion has been generated through the Postmates platform, according to news from CNBC.

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5G Network Rollout Delayed In China, Flights Canceled Due To Coronavirus

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The coronavirus has far-reaching impacts that extend beyond health, with a wide range of economic effects in sectors ranging from transportation to telecom and retail. Verizon Communications is not going to the RSA cybersecurity conference because of fears related to the coronavirus, Reuters reported.

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The Esoteric Economics Of Feeling The Burn

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But the sort of sharp differences of opinions that Burning Man manages to generate – spelled out in a slew of think pieces that fill the internet each summer during the last week of August – is actually about economics, and the extremely esoteric economies that pop up at the annual festival. And even that is still the cheap seats.

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Saving Main Street: Fairfax County, VA Kicks Into Gear

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This site is close to Metro transportation and within walking distance of downtown. The county purchased it in 2019, recognizing an opportunity to test what Director of Economic Development Rebecca Moudry calls β€œplacemaking.” We’ve done a great job of communicating one-on-one with our businesses. Department of Commerce.

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Pilot Shortage: A Story of Stalled Supply and Rising Demand

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The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) reports that Airline Transport Pilot Certificates (which require the 1,500 flight hours) are being issued at a pace that will replace retiring pilots, but will not account for growth in demand. Laura Williams is a communication strategist, writer, and educator based in Atlanta, GA. Many never did.

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Cyberattacks, Google Crash Bring Internet Security Into Question

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Whether it's the power grid, banking and financial markets, transportation, communications or even the highly generalized β€œinternet of things,” the list of digital inroads that penetrate our daily lives has never been higher.