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The INFORMS Analytics+ Conference showcased how companies are turning advanced analytics and AI into measurable operational results

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Museums take this educational role seriously, and many institutions understand the need to sustain and broaden their appeal. “They used to be these big ivory towers of knowledge and history and thought and art,” said Hilary Knight, director of Change& in London and former director of digital at Tate. “Museums themselves are changing their role to be centers for discussion and encounter and to be much more participatory.”

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'Ghost ships' are vessels that disappear from public tracking systems, their location manipulated or their digital record misleading. An estimated 65% of outbound tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz operate in dark mode, reducing visibility and increasing supply chain uncertainty. Misinformation in vessel tracking can cause manufacturing delays, compliance risks and financial losses. Layered verification processes, combining AIS data with other sources and escalation triggers for handling uncertain shipments, can help mitigate risk.

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So How Concerned Should We Be That TSA Seized Over 4,000 Guns Last Year?

So How Concerned Should We Be That TSA Seized Over 4,000 Guns Last Year?

Slate, January 21, 2020

On Wednesday the Transportation Security Administration released what appeared to be a staggering statistic: 4,432 guns were seized at U.S. airport checkpoints in 2019. At 278 airports, passengers wore or tucked these firearms—87 percent of them loaded—into their carry-on luggage. This marks an increase from the 4,239 firearms confiscated in 2018 and set a new record in TSA’s 18-year history.

Pinar Keskinocak Assumes INFORMS Presidency

Pinar Keskinocak Assumes INFORMS Presidency

Georgia Tech News, January 17, 2020

Georgia Tech Professor Pinar Keskinocak assumed the presidency of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in January 2020. Keskinocak is the William W. George Chair and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), a College of Engineering ADVANCE professor, and the director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS) at Georgia Tech.

News Aggregator Websites Play Critical Role in Driving Readers to Media Outlet Websites

News Aggregator Websites Play Critical Role in Driving Readers to Media Outlet Websites

News Release, January 20, 2020

CATONSVILLE, MD, January 20, 2020 – News aggregators help to simplify consumers’ search for news stories by gathering content based on viewing history or other factors. Commonly used aggregators include Google News, Yahoo! News, and others. They offer links to news stories published by news outlets and save consumers considerable time and effort in finding news.

Cookies significantly boost ad revenue for online publishers

Cookies significantly boost ad revenue for online publishers

Market Business News, January 19, 2020

Researchers have found that web cookies significantly increase ad revenue for online publishers. Cookies are tiny tracking devices with bits of data that are sent from a website’s server to an internet user’s browser to tracks browsing habits.

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