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AI-Powered Tech Supercharges Ocean Cleanup, Boosting Plastic Collection by 60%
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal – boosting efficiency by more than 60%.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Promoting Cigarette Brands in TV Shows Yields Unexpected Results

Promoting Cigarette Brands in TV Shows Yields Unexpected Results

News Release, October 26, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 26, 2022 – New research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Washington, finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increases sales by 2% for the tobacco brand shown on-screen. Furthermore, it has the same effect on its direct competitors’ sales as well.

Upcoming Holiday Supply Chain Challenges in 2022

Upcoming Holiday Supply Chain Challenges in 2022

Audio Clip, October 25, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Robert Handfield, the executive director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at NC State University. He’s also the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in NC State’s Poole College of Management. He speaks about the upcoming holiday supply chain challenges in 2022. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on October 24, 2022.

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