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This issue becomes even more significant in the final mile of delivery—the last step in getting a product to the customer—where costs and inefficiencies often skyrocket.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Without effective APIs, the shift to composable architecture can lead to inefficiencies, security vulnerabilities and operational disruptions.—
Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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And with Trump poised to take office again, the industry is perhaps rattled by the inefficacy of its previous calls to action—or at least lacks a vision of how to meet the political moment through either art or activism.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The work is less a critique of AA’s methods than a wry commentary on art and art history’s inefficacy in remedying profound societal ills, especially those affecting Indigenous communities.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2025
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With evolving attitudes toward drug policy, particularly the legalization and normalization of cannabis, businesses must acknowledge that past drug convictions do not equate to an inability to succeed professionally.—
Summer Westerbur,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The inability of Meta's META.O AI chatbot to identify the current president of the United States was elevated to urgent status by the Facebook owner this week, requiring a fast fix, a person familiar with the issue said.—
Katie Paul,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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After a term marked by civil unrest, incompetence, moral and ethical failures, conspiracy theories, extremism, mismanaging COVID, and overseeing Republican losses in the House and the Senate, America was decidedly tired of Trump’s ineptitude and self-destructiveness.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Per Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, an internal affairs investigation resulted in a sustained charge of incompetence against Officer Cardwell.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Ineffectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectiveness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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