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IEA Publishes Inaugural Edition of Critical Minerals Market Review and Announces Data Explorer Tool

IEA Publishes Inaugural Edition of Critical Minerals Market Review and Announces Data Explorer Tool

Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released the inaugural edition of the Critical Minerals Market Review 2023, which provides valuable information on the critical minerals sector in 2022. It focuses…

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News Sites That Are Blocking OpenAI’s GPTBot

News Sites That Are Blocking OpenAI’s GPTBot

Originality.ai has done a study to determine how websites have responded since OpenAI shared details, earlier this month, on how to block its GPTBot. To identify which sites blocked GPTBot…

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Resources and Tools for Measuring Freight Energy Efficiency and Emissions Output

Resources and Tools for Measuring Freight Energy Efficiency and Emissions Output

According to the EPA, shipments of U.S. goods will grow 23.5% by 2025, and 45% by 2040. During this same time freight air emissions will exceed all other transportation activity…

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Partnership Announcements That Are Moving Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Forward

Partnership Announcements That Are Moving Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Forward

These recent partnership announcements emphasize the importance of collaboration when addressing sustainability challenges faced by supply chain and procurement professionals. SPLC and SHIFT to Launch Sustainable Procurement Assessment Platform The…

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New Supplier/Corporate Intelligence Offerings Tap Into Powerful AI Capabilities

New Supplier/Corporate Intelligence Offerings Tap Into Powerful AI Capabilities

Moody’s and Microsoft’s New Partnership Brings “Moody’s CoPilot” and “Microsoft Fabric” Moody’s and Microsoft made a big strategic partnership announcement in June 2023. The partnership will create enhanced insights into…

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AI-Generated Content That Misinforms: Recent Reports/Releases Indicate Growing Concern – NewsGuard and Google Launch Tools

AI-Generated Content That Misinforms: Recent Reports/Releases Indicate Growing Concern – NewsGuard and Google Launch Tools

In June 2023, as seen in various published reports and releases, there was a marked uptick in concern for AI generated content that misleads and/or misinforms. Examples include: The United…

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White House Reports More Resilient Supply Chains and Correlation to Goods Inflation: Key Measurement Indicators Used

White House Reports More Resilient Supply Chains and Correlation to Goods Inflation: Key Measurement Indicators Used

The White House released a report on June 8 indicating “increased access to transportation and warehousing capacity and equipment, solid throughput at the ports, improved delivery times, greater ocean shipping…

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Large Language Models for Healthcare, Finance, and Legal: Sampling of Recent Activity

Large Language Models for Healthcare, Finance, and Legal: Sampling of Recent Activity

ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) trained by OpenAI, exploded on the scene as soon as it was launched in November 2022, bringing with it an enormous amount of attention…

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“Before the Market Map” Challenges for Market Intel Researchers

“Before the Market Map” Challenges for Market Intel Researchers

I ran across a fantastic piece by Arlen Meyers, President and CEO, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, about how difficult it is for an innovator to create and enter a new…

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What’s New: Logistics Market Intelligence Developments and Releases

What’s New: Logistics Market Intelligence Developments and Releases

For logistics-related market intelligence, here are recent market and provider developments that are worth noting. Launch of Clean Freight Coalition On March 23, the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC) was launched…

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