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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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General Motors awarded 2016 INFORMS Prize for Operations Research

General Motors awarded 2016 INFORMS Prize for Operations Research

News Release, April 12, 2016

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®), the leading association for analytics professionals, announced that General Motors, which is using big data and advanced analytics to predict failure of certain automotive components and systems before customers are affected, is the winner of the 2016 INFORMS Prize for operations research and management science. 

No credit history? New study says no problem

No credit history? New study says no problem

News Release, March 15, 2016

CATONSVILLE, MD, March 15, 2016 – When it comes to getting a loan – even for those without a credit history – it helps to have financially responsible friends on one’s social network, according to a new study forthcoming in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science.

New research finds double-digit growth for firms that create own online communities

News Release, April 28, 2015

CATONSVILLE, MD, April 28, 2015 - A new study published in Marketing Science reveals that double-digit revenue growth accrues to firms that create brand-specific own online communities. The study, titled “Social Dollars: The Economic Impact of Customer Participation in a Firm-Sponsored Online Customer Community,” was conducted by professors Puneet Manchanda at the University of Michigan, Grant Packard at Wilfrid Laurier University, and Adithya Pattabhiramaiah at Georgia Tech.

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