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Court Backlogs Are Clogging the System – New Research Finds a Surprising Fix
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 21, 2025 – Courts around the world are struggling to keep up with growing caseloads, leaving individuals and businesses waiting months – sometimes years – 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 doesn’t require hiring more judges.

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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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Ask Asa: The dark side of ChatGPT

Ask Asa: The dark side of ChatGPT

WJCL, April 6, 2023

Both competitors and scammers trying to piggyback on the buzz around ChatGPT. Consumer Reporter Asa Aarons Smith has more on this groundbreaking technology.

The future of employee upskilling lies in gamified training — here’s why

The future of employee upskilling lies in gamified training — here’s why

Smart Company, April 4, 2023

Corporate training isn’t all fun and games, but maybe it should be. Most of us have (often grudgingly) used corporate learning systems. We skim through the 50-slide PowerPoint decks hoping to correctly guess enough answers to pass so that we can get back to our “real work.” Anything we learn may be forgotten by the time we receive our certificate of completion. But a new study shows that gamified training done right — lessons conducted carefully and over time, incorporating elements such as progression through challenges and levels, instant feedback, points, and competition — can significantly improve employee performance.

Sheldon Jacobson: Until TikTok’s fate is decided, we should take responsibility for protecting our data online

Sheldon Jacobson: Until TikTok’s fate is decided, we should take responsibility for protecting our data online

Chicago Tribune, April 4, 2023

Few, if any of us, live in a place like Mayberry, the fictitious town in North Carolina that provides the bucolic setting for the 1960s television program “The Andy Griffith Show.” Before we leave our homes, we secure our doors and windows. When leaving our vehicles, we lock their doors. We install complex security systems to protect our property against intruders.

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