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• The New (Short-Term) Diaspora

  This One Is Virtual, Not Physical. Historically, the word “diaspora” has been used in the context of the movement, migration, or scattering of people based on race, ethnicity, and religion. For whatever reason, people that had been geographically displaced. Regardless of the reason, the movement of people has not been pleasant nor without casualties, and [...]

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• Contextual Data at the OEM

  Here at Connected World, we have always said data just for data’s sake doesn’t provide any value for anyone. This is a conversation we need to be having in today’s AI (artificial intelligence)-driven world. Rather what OEMs (original-equipment manufacturers) need is that critical, rich data that comes around the IoT (Internet of Things) data. What [...]

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• The Evolution of Construction Safety

  Hard hats, harnesses, and hazard signage, make some room. There is a new protective tool in town: data. Intelligence can step in and help create a much safer construction jobsite for all of those who work on it. Let’s journey back. For decades, construction has dealt with two ongoing challenges on the jobsite: keeping workers [...]

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• Accounting: Construction’s Biggest Trends

  For years, financial management in construction has been complex to say the least. Project-based work, multiple entries, decentralized teams, and constantly shifting costs created a level of nuance, which led to fragmented visibility, delayed reporting, and decisions made without access to the full picture. But now all of that is starting to change. Construction accounting [...]

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• Fact of the Week – 4/27/2026 

  Cellular IoT (Internet of Things) antenna shipments surged significantly in 2025 to 757 million units shipped, which is up 23% year-over-year, according to Berg Insight. Could the IoT finally be moving from pilot projects to industrial-scale rollouts? This growth represents surging adoption across sectors like logistics, utilities, automotive, and smart infrastructure, just to name a [...]

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