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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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Ask Asa: The dark side of ChatGPT

Ask Asa: The dark side of ChatGPT

WJCL, April 6, 2023

Both competitors and scammers trying to piggyback on the buzz around ChatGPT. Consumer Reporter Asa Aarons Smith has more on this groundbreaking technology.

The future of employee upskilling lies in gamified training — here’s why

The future of employee upskilling lies in gamified training — here’s why

Smart Company, April 4, 2023

Corporate training isn’t all fun and games, but maybe it should be. Most of us have (often grudgingly) used corporate learning systems. We skim through the 50-slide PowerPoint decks hoping to correctly guess enough answers to pass so that we can get back to our “real work.” Anything we learn may be forgotten by the time we receive our certificate of completion. But a new study shows that gamified training done right — lessons conducted carefully and over time, incorporating elements such as progression through challenges and levels, instant feedback, points, and competition — can significantly improve employee performance.

Sheldon Jacobson: Until TikTok’s fate is decided, we should take responsibility for protecting our data online

Sheldon Jacobson: Until TikTok’s fate is decided, we should take responsibility for protecting our data online

Chicago Tribune, April 4, 2023

Few, if any of us, live in a place like Mayberry, the fictitious town in North Carolina that provides the bucolic setting for the 1960s television program “The Andy Griffith Show.” Before we leave our homes, we secure our doors and windows. When leaving our vehicles, we lock their doors. We install complex security systems to protect our property against intruders.

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