Author: Connected World

Connected devices can help us in all walks of life—and one place in particular is healthcare, which is seeing new technology help patients. Case in point: a deep brain stimulation device with a 15-year battery life allows more continual treatment of patients with movement disorders. Let’s take a step back first. Deep brain stimulation is the placement of electrodes in the brain connected to a battery-operated generator. This is like one that is put in the chest that is a cardiac pacemaker. The impulse of electricity can stimulate a specific area of the brain. Here is how this can help:…

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The retail industry is struggling to keep pace with consumers’ growing expectations of sustainability. Two-thirds of consumers, including 75% of millennials, report they consider sustainability when shopping, yet most brands and retailers have failed to ensure the complete integrity of the primary contributor to their social and environmental footprint: their supply chains. According to McKinsey, supply chains account for up to 90% of a company’s environmental impact, underscoring the need for greater visibility and oversight.Heightened consumer awareness about the global impact of their purchases, along with a tidal wave of strict new supply chain laws passing around the world, has…

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