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We are drowning in numbers, and we no longer understand what they mean. Every day, headlines bombard us with figures meant to inform: billions in spending, trillions in debt, percentages signaling growth or decline. But for most of us, these numbers blur together. They register as “large” or “small,” but almost never as real. And that is more than a math problem. It is a civic one.

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INFORMS has awarded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) its 2026 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for reengineering how global cloud infrastructure is planned and delivered, applying advanced analytics and AI to orchestrate complex fulfillment decisions across its rapidly expanding data center network.

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In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many employers are now requiring that employees use AI tools. As you’re using AI, be intentional and selective. It’s critical that you know yourself. Research published in Management Science found that AI is most valuable for people who understand their own abilities and limitations. Assess yourself, so you can factor this into your process for incorporating AI into your work.

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These Industries Are Investing in Drive-Thru Services

These Industries Are Investing in Drive-Thru Services

Yahoo! Finance, March 29, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed industries to adapt and innovate in a number of ways since the virus began shutting life down as we know it in early 2020. As people sought ways to avoid interacting with others for fear of contracting the virus and yet still needed to access essential services such as COVID-19 testing, medications, vaccines and more, the drive-through service has become a popular option. The industries that have benefited most from offering drive-through services are healthcare, food service and even entertainment.

Just how important is the Suez Canal to global trade?

Just how important is the Suez Canal to global trade?

CTV News, March 26, 2021

TORONTO -- On Tuesday, a massive 400-metre-long container ship named the Ever Given rammed into the bank of the Suez Canal in Egypt – a passage that sees 10 per cent of the worlds commerce pass through it every year.

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