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BALTIMORE, MD, April 21, 2025 ā Courts around the world are struggling to keep up with growing caseloads, leaving individuals and businesses waiting months ā sometimes years ā for resolution. But a new study in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management has uncovered a surprisingly simple way to speed up the system that doesnāt require hiring more judges.
Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth mineralsāthe materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.
The Trump administrationās 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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If 2023 was the year consumers helped stave off a recession with an unexpected surge in spending, many economists predict 2024 will be the time shoppers finally tighten their belts.
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.
Organizations are rushing to create hyperlocal supply chains by using products that are sourced and made in specific areas, down to a neighborhood level.
As Washington putters on AI watermarking legislation, TikTok and Adobe are leading the way with transparency standards.
The newspaper publisher is the first major news outlet to sue the AI creator. While the suit might not reach court, it still has a significant impact on the AI community.
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