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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

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Exclusive: The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
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LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow's military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows.

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AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One
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A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.

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The Surprise of e-Commerce Delivery

The Surprise of e-Commerce Delivery

The Robin Report, September 22, 2019

E-commerce brands’ business models are getting more interesting. If you are an investor, these are fundable businesses. The most popular models are direct-to-consumer brands like Warby Parker or Casper; subscription companies like Blue Apron; experiential commerce companies and food delivery companies like Uber Eats.

A shortfall in diabetes diagnosis and care for 14 years

A shortfall in diabetes diagnosis and care for 14 years

Chain Drug Review, September 23, 2019

Adults with diabetes have a two- to three-times increased risk of early death compared to individuals without diabetes. Leaving diabetes uncontrolled can damage the kidneys, eyes, nerves and heart. Our new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that less than one in four American adults diagnosed with diabetes reach the care targets recommended by the American Diabetes Association. Moreover, efforts to reach care targets have not made headway since 2005 — these are startling statistics.

Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Sales by Four Times  Compared to Some Human Employees

Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Sales by Four Times Compared to Some Human Employees

News Release, September 23, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, September 23, 2019 – Chatbots, which use artificial intelligence to simulate human conversation through voice commands or text chats, incur almost zero marginal costs and can outsell some human employees by four times, so why aren’t they used more often? According to new research, the main contributor is customer pushback.

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