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Paid Maternity Leave Policies Could Be Costing Women Tech Jobs
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 22, 2025 – Well-intentioned employer-paid maternity leave policies may be the catalyst for the unintended consequence of costing women jobs in the technology workforce instead of boosting their participation, according to a groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Management Science.

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Why Congress May Push Back on State AI Regulations
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House Republicans proposed a 10-year pause on state rules for artificial intelligence. What that could mean for consumer protections.

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Has flying become more dangerous? We speak to a Professor of statistics and a Director of aerospace engineering
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From the Jeju Airline tragedy to the Washington DC plane and helicopter collision, it makes you wonder whether flight safety standards have dropped.

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An audio journey of how data and analytics save lives, save money and solve problems.

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The Five Myths of Tariffs’ Impact on the American Economy

The Five Myths of Tariffs’ Impact on the American Economy

Parcel, January 14, 2025

With a new Trump administration coming into power next week, one of the biggest fears that businesses are waiting to hear about is tariffs. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misunderstanding regarding the effectiveness of tariffs to bring jobs back to America. There are many different economic studies that dispute this position. This article addresses the five myths that are most passed around.

Why Dollar General has built faster in NC, despite downtown Raleigh closure and stock sink  Read more at: https://www.heraldsun.com/news/business/a...

Why Dollar General has built faster in NC, despite downtown Raleigh closure and stock sink Read more at: https://www.heraldsun.com/news/business/article302674874.html#storylink=cpy

The Herald Sun, March 26, 2025

One is never far from a Dollar General in most North Carolina towns. North of Durham, for example, the Vance County seat of Henderson has six stores within a four-mile radius. The Granville County seat of Oxford and its 9,000 residents support four Dollar Generals, while Roxboro in neighboring Person County has a smaller population but still five stores within 10 miles.

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

TIME, March 26, 2025

The genetic testing company 23andMe, which holds the genetic data of 15 million people, declared bankruptcy on Sunday night after years of financial struggles. This means that all of the extremely personal user data could be up for sale—and that vast trove of genetic data could draw interest from AI companies looking to train their data sets, experts say.

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