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I Want It Now!

I Want It Now!

The Boss Magazine, January 3, 2024

Organizations are rushing to create hyperlocal supply chains by using products that are sourced and made in specific areas, down to a neighborhood level.

AI Streamlines Crowdsourcing of Ideas, Study Finds

AI Streamlines Crowdsourcing of Ideas, Study Finds

Mirage News, January 3, 2024

New research has found a way to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more efficiently screen out bad ideas to focus on only good ideas in the crowdsourcing process within ideation. More specifically, the research has arrived at a simple model for screening out ideas that experts might consider "bad." Importantly, managers can adjust their model to determine how many bad ideas to screen out, without losing good ones. The research also found a single new predictor that screens out atypical ideas and preserves more inclusive and rich ideas.

U.S. needs to shore up medical device manufacture or risk vulnerability in times of crisis | GUEST COMMENTARY

U.S. needs to shore up medical device manufacture or risk vulnerability in times of crisis | GUEST COMMENTARY

The Baltimore Sun, December 26, 2023

Among the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic was that adequate access to medical supplies is critical to individual, community and national well-being. But we could soon find ourselves relying on foreign countries with conflicting interests to ours for essential medical devices. Not only does that threaten jobs and investment, but it makes the U.S. vulnerable in times of crisis, ultimately threatening our national security.

White House Hosts First Meeting of Supply Chain Resilience Council

White House Hosts First Meeting of Supply Chain Resilience Council

Supply Chain Brain, December 20, 2023

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains became mainstream news when the Suez Canal was blocked by the Ever Given, and ports were clogged with countless vessels waiting to dock, resulting in the idling of 10% of the world’s container capacity. While most disruptions have dissipated, continued challenges led to the White House giving supply chains another bump in the news cycle with its inaugural meeting of the Council on Supply Chain Resilience.

NewHydrogen CEO Steve Hill Discusses Hydrogen’s Role in Future Fuels with Georgia Tech Energy and Environment Expert

NewHydrogen CEO Steve Hill Discusses Hydrogen’s Role in Future Fuels with Georgia Tech Energy and Environment Expert

The Associated Press, December 19, 2023

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewHydrogen, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NEWH), the developer of a breakthrough technology that uses clean energy and water to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen, today announced that in a recent podcast the Company’s CEO Steve Hill spoke with Dr. Valerie M. Thomas, Georgia Tech Andersen Interface Chair of Natural Systems in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and in the School of Public Policy regarding the challenges and opportunities in evaluating the carbon footprint of different fuels. Their discussion provided a comprehensive overview of the current state and future possibilities of hydrogen as a pivotal component in the global transition to sustainable energy.

4 Major Drug Shortages That Could Affect You in 2024

4 Major Drug Shortages That Could Affect You in 2024

Best Life, December 19, 2023

In today's world, we expect what we need to be available when we need it. That mindset certainly applies to the different medications we're prescribed, which can be debilitating to go without. But now, the U.S. is facing an onslaught of drug shortages, with over 300 drugs in short supply as of late spring—the highest number in a decade. Making matters worse, the average shortage impacts a least half a million people, according to an Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) report to Congress. And we could see several drug shortages continue in 2024.