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Generative AI Is Upending Freelance Work – Even Top Performers Aren’t Safe
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BALTIMORE, MD, March 4, 2025 – A groundbreaking study has uncovered a startling reality: generative AI tools like ChatGPT are already reshaping the freelance job market, slashing employment opportunities and pay for workers across all skill levels. Even top freelancers – those with the strongest track records – are suffering the greatest setbacks.

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The 3 biggest things to know about a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal
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Contentious minerals deal has sparked a war of words between Trump and Zelensky, and could be announced later this week

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How tariffs can hurt American supply chains | GUEST COMMENTARY
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Americans have probably heard the word “tariffs” more in the past month than in the past four years — and for good reason. Tariffs are central to President Donald Trump’s economic playbook, despite opposition from mainstream economists and trade experts. 

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New Research Shows What Can Happen with Patients in ‘Off-Service’ Hospital Beds

New Research Shows What Can Happen with Patients in ‘Off-Service’ Hospital Beds

News Release, August 15, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 15, 2019 – If you end up needing to go to the hospital, often times you’re hoping to get a bed without having to wait hours, but a new study shows you may want to wait a little longer, so that you are placed in the best ward for your needs. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science shows that among patients admitted to the hospital, 19.6% are placed in beds in a ward outside the area of care they require. These patients who are placed ‘off service’ end up experiencing a 23% longer hospital stay and a higher chance of being readmitted within a month.

Data on Management Science Described by Researchers at Boston University (Has Section 404 of the Sarbanes-oxley Act Discouraged Corporate Investmen...

Data on Management Science Described by Researchers at Boston University (Has Section 404 of the Sarbanes-oxley Act Discouraged Corporate Investment? New Evidence From a Natural Experiment)

AdvisorNews, August 14, 2019

According to news reporting from Boston, United States, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Prior studies conclude that an unintended consequence of firms complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is lower levels of risk-taking activities, including investment. We first show that prior studies cannot isolate the effects of SOX from other contemporaneous events.”

Word-of-Mouth On Social Media Influences Behavior

Word-of-Mouth On Social Media Influences Behavior

MediaPost, August 13, 2019

Word-of-mouth from social media is more influential than following the example of a trusted or admired friend, according to a new study in the Informs Journal Marketing Science.

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