Logility buys Garvis, an AI forecasting startup

DemandAI+, built for the cloud, will be embedded into the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform as the solution for demand forecasting. The acquisition, which is expected to be accretive within 12 months, advances Logility as the only supply chain planning platform leveraging Generative AI, advanced AI-driven algorithms, and machine learning.

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Alcohol Awareness: Cost-of-living Crisis Driving Up Alcohol Dependence

Even small amounts of alcohol affect our emotions, judgement, memory, speech, and anger levels. Excessive drinking and long-term consumption can kill brain cells. Drinking affects the frontal cortex, which is used for planning, forming ideas, and making decisions, and the hippocampus stores our memories. Once the hippocampus is damaged, you may experience difficulty learning new things and retaining new long-term memories.

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Putin’s war in Ukraine: A repeat of Peloponnesian war in this 21st Century?

The defeat of the Athenians in Sicily had a profound impact on the Peloponnesian War. The war dragged on for another 10 years, but the Athenians could not recover from the defeat. Finally in 404 BC, Athens surrendered to Sparta, and the Peloponnesian War came to an end. The Athenians’ invasion of Sicily is a cautionary tale about the dangers of overconfidence and underestimating your enemies. It is also a reminder that even the most powerful empires can be defeated.

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