Facial Recognition and Stereotypes

Facial Recognition and Stereotypes

Facial recognition is a fast-developing technology that is becoming pervasive in our lives—just think of the iPhone’s Face ID. By capturing various “points” on people’s faces, facial recognition can not only identify what we look like, it can also identify our moods. The use of facial recognition has always been a subject of debate. People worry about the technology’s accuracy and its potential security risks, and … Read more

The Failure of Food Delivery Services

Not Even Quarantine Can Save Food Delivery Services from a Losing Business Model

At first glance, one would assume food delivery services are thriving, especially because they’ve emerged as lifelines during lockdown for some. Admittedly, the services benefitted from the influx of people’s delivery orders. In fact, total spending on food delivery increased by 70 percent during the last week of March, due to both more frequent delivery requests and more food purchased per order.   Yet even when the stock of other quarantine companion companies like Zoom and … Read more