George Nikolaou

Science says COVID-19 is transmitted through the air; yet WHO and the USA CDC are milseading

The evidence that the coronavirus spreads through the air has been mounting for months. However, the official guidance from the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control is still that droplets are the main route of transmission.

Below is a link to the Google document where scientists are answering common questions:

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/mobilebasic

And this link has the letter scientists wrote to WHO asking them to correct their position

The payments landscape continues its transformation with Apple stepping in

Apple is staking a position on the merchant side (acquiring) of the payments circuit. It already has positioned itself as an issuer with GS. Given Apple’s size, scope, and consumer access it has the ability to disintermediate banks and schemes (VISA, MC).

Most importantly, it will gain access to a trove of financial data as customers may value Apple’s strict privacy policies.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36346/what-does-apples-acquisition-of-mobeewave-mean-for-banks?utm_medium=dailynewsletter&utm_source=2020-8-7&member=79669

Another step in court digitization

COVID-19 is accelerating court digitization with digital – video proceedings. Yet, the most profound and lasting effect of court digitization will be the creation of knowledge bases of court cases, complete with legal analysis, cross-references, video/audio recordings, and data analytics.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/zoom-courts-will-stick-around-as-virus-forces-seismic-change

#e-learning is here to stay!

Laptop, Learn, School, Computer, Monitor, Education — distance learning

Schools may re-open after #COVID-19, but e-learning will be deeply ingrained from now on. This is a great opportunity to advance the adoption of e-learning.

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PEPP-PT: Europe’s answer to COVID-19 tracing

Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing
(PEPP-PT) makes it possible to interrupt new chains of SARS-CoV-2 transmission rapidly and effectively by informing potentially exposed people.