Ryan Chahrour is a professor of economics and international studies at Cornell University. He says threats to the Federal Reserve's independence are already making it harder for the Fed to do its job today.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Economics and Business

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A U.S. House panel is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would give Congress power over artificial intelligence chip exports. The legislation would give the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Banking Committee 30 days to review and potentially block licenses issued to export advanced AI chips to China and other adversaries.

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Kristin Roebuck, a Cornell University historian specializing in modern Japan, says the timing may be ideal for Takaichi to call a snap election.

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The Department of Justice is conducting an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony last summer about the central bank’s building-renovation project, but this investigation is a criminal misuse of office by the president says Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett.  

Law and Policy

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The chatbot Grok has started limiting requests for A.I. images to X subscribers who pay for certain premium features. The move comes after major criticism and backlash over users creating sexualized deepfakes without consent.

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Cornell experts discuss the Trump administration's plans to withdraw from dozens of international groups, many focused on climate issues.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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David Silbey is a professor of history at Cornell University, where he specializes in military history and defense policy. Despite tough talk from European leaders, Silbey says a NATO military response to the US annexation of Greenland would not happen.

International

Foreign Policy

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TikTok has signed a deal to spin off its U.S. business, bringing to a close a lengthy debate on the popular social media app. Nearly 50 percent of the assets will be held by three American companies – Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX.

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Social psychologist Tom Gilovich, director of the Judgment and Belief Lab and co-author of “The Wisest One in the Room,” suggests adding one more item to that list: the very capacity to experience gratitude, the benefits of which extend far beyond personal happiness.

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Ginger Allington, a professor in the department of natural resources and the environment, says the boom in cheap cashmere is accelerating ecological damage across Central Asia.

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