
Amazon will soon let you pay for groceries with your palm at any Whole Foods—but tech experts urge caution
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 7, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, announced it has awarded USA Cycling its 2025 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) and analytics in elite sports performance. With Project 4:05, USA Cycling transformed race strategy and athlete preparation, enabling the Women’s Team Pursuit to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.
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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In the near future, you’ll be able to purchase things with a swipe of your hand.
The marriage of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of discussion in tech circles, particularly within the financial sector. These two highly publicized technologies have the potential to address each other’s limitations and create a more transparent and accountable system.
Fashion and social media are both ever evolving. So why not put the two together? New research in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management says utilizing social media to predict sales of apparel and footwear items based on social media posts and interactions about color is possible and successful.
It may still feel like the peak of summer, but fall is just around the corner, and with it comes shorter days and longer nights.
Remote work has become a de facto benefit to recruit, retain and, in some cases, appease workforces.
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