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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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Don't Count on Finding Toilet Paper on  Your Next Run to Target or Walmart: COVID-19 Panic Buying is on a Roll Again

Don't Count on Finding Toilet Paper on Your Next Run to Target or Walmart: COVID-19 Panic Buying is on a Roll Again

USA Today, November 23, 2020

Paper products and other household staples are in high demand in stores and online again as the virus surges and lockdowns loom, but none more so than those essential rolls of soft cotton squares. Photos of bare shelves and public pleas to leave behind a few rolls for other shoppers are overflowing social media. “The toilet paper aisle is CLEARED!” one person wrote on Twitter. “March 2.0 is here folkssss.”

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Supply Chains

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Supply Chains

Bank of American, November 23, 2020

The coronavirus revealed stark vulnerabilities in the supply chains that move products from the raw material stage, through production, and to a customer’s door. As key segments of this system faltered, businesses responded in real time, finding new ways to source materials and keep their products moving. The lessons learned from this experience can help companies transform how they view and build supply chains, says Matthew Elliott, Business Banking Midwest Region Executive for Bank of America.

Some Companies Will Make Big Money Off Their COVID-19 Vaccines - But Not as Much as They Could

Some Companies Will Make Big Money Off Their COVID-19 Vaccines - But Not as Much as They Could

CBC, November 25, 2020

While the development of a COVID-19 vaccine could generate billions of dollars for some pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, concerns over accusations of exploiting the pandemic will likely temper profits, experts suggest. "It doesn't really make sense to profit from this pandemic," said Tinglong Dai, associate professor of operations management and business analytics at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School in Baltimore.

What's the Science Behind COVID Business Capacity Limits?

What's the Science Behind COVID Business Capacity Limits?

Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 25, 2020

New restrictions imposed on restaurants and other businesses this week by Gov. Steve Sisolak to curb the spread of COVID-19 raise a question: What’s the science behind them? The science is imperfect, broad in stroke and balanced by policy and political considerations, health authorities said. “The basic idea is we are trying to reduce the density of people in any environment,” said epidemiologist Brian Labus, a member of the governor’s medical advisory team on COVID-19.

Vaccine Resisters Could Derail Island's COVID-19 Recovery, Experts Say

Vaccine Resisters Could Derail Island's COVID-19 Recovery, Experts Say

Newsday, November 29, 2020

Delivering an effective vaccine is only part of the equation. The region's recovery from COVID-19 also will hinge on Long Islanders' willingness to take the shot, experts say. The public's appetite for inoculations will be a wild card, said Julie Swann, an expert in health care supply chains who advised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the H1N1 outbreak in 2009.

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