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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday January 21, 2025 ( 3 items )  

MIT Global SCALE Network Named No. 1 Supply Chain and Logistics Master's Program for 2024-25
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Eighth consecutive top spot reflects global excellence in education and research. * * * By Benjy Kantor, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics The MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network has once again been ranked as the world's top master's program for supply chain and logistics management by Eduniversal's 2024/2025 Best Masters Rankings. This recog  more

MIT: Algorithms and AI for a Better World
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Manish Raghavan wants computational techniques to help solve societal problems. * * * By Michaela Jarvis, MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Amid the benefits that algorithmic decision-making and artificial intelligence offer -- including revolutionizing speed, efficiency, and predictive ability in a vast range of fields -- Manish Ragh  more

MIT: Explained - Generative AI's Environmental Impact
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Rapid development and deployment of powerful generative AI models comes with environmental consequences, including increased electricity demand and water consumption. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News * * * In a two-part series, MIT News explores the environmental implications of generative AI. In this article, we look at why this technology is so resource-intensive. A second  more