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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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Studies suggest link between testosterone, stock market instability

Studies suggest link between testosterone, stock market instability

UPI, November 11, 2017

An international team of researchers recruited 140 young males to participate in experimental asset market simulation. Prior to the simulated trading period, the participants were given a topical gel containing testosterone or a placebo. The experiment's results - shared this week in the INFORMS journal Management Science - revealed more inflated price bubbles among markets inhabited by traders hopped up on testosterone.

What's the cause of stock market crashes? Too much testosterone, science says

What's the cause of stock market crashes? Too much testosterone, science says

Entrepreneur, November 11, 2017

The financial institutions that do work trading on the New York Stock Exchange are predominantly, perennially staffed by men. And now, a new study from the University of Western Ontario, University of Oxford and Claremont Graduate University, published in the INFORMS journal Management Science, has found that testosterone, the hormone found more so in men than in women, can be linked to the decisions that lead to stock market destabilization and crashes.

If Lehman Brothers had been called Lehman Sisters ... Research measured the dangerous effects of testosterone on the stock market

If Lehman Brothers had been called Lehman Sisters ... Research measured the dangerous effects of testosterone on the stock market

Business Insider Italia, November 11, 2017

According to a study published in the INFORMS journal Management Science, entitled The Bull of Wall Street: Experimental Analysis of Testosterone and Asset Trading, testosterone contributes to fluctuations and in particular leads to overestimating values ​​and building dangerous bubbles and consequently leading to financial crackdowns.

The hidden cost of crime: Tanzanians pay as much as 7% to protect money from theft

The hidden cost of crime: Tanzanians pay as much as 7% to protect money from theft

News Release, November 13, 2017

CATONSVILLE, MD, November 13, 2017 – “Mobile money,” a checking account attached to a mobile phone number, has revolutionized the financial lives of millions of people in many developing countries without access to a banking infrastructure. Using text messages or apps on consumer phones and in partnership with mom-and-pop retailers, who serve as cash-in and cash-out points, telecom companies have created an accessible and cost-effective virtual banking infrastructure in many developing countries. 

Cheat sheet: How to become a data scientist

Cheat sheet: How to become a data scientist

TechRepublic, November 7, 2017

Data scientists are in high demand, taking the coveted number 1 spot on Glassdoor's Best Jobs in America list in both 2016 and 2017. INFORMS is an international organization where those interested in exploring this field can seek out information about the profession as well as certification and training solutions.

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