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Forbes

Bart Selman, professor of computer science and engineering, says “I would be surprised if Tesla could provide reliable, fully autonomous driving with just camera input. It may appear to work well most of the time, but it does not seem sufficiently robust and safe for broad deployment.”

CNBC

Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication, says the D.C. lawsuit against TikTok “may compel other platform companies to reconsider how they define and regulate economic transactions.”

Reuters

“It is exceedingly rare for a hurricane to form in the western Gulf, track eastward, and make landfall on the western coast of Florida. This has big implications since the track of the storm plays a role in determining where the storm surge will be the largest,” says  Jonathan Lin, assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences.

The New York Times

Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, discusses Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency project. 

USA Today

Matthew Frye, Integrated Pest Management extension educator, talks about the “boomerang effect” in rat colonies.

Newsweek

John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses Merriam-Webster changing their definitions of the words vaccination and vaccine.

Bloomberg

Will Cong, associate professor of finance, discusses the need for better and faster protections in the wake of increased cybercrimes.

Grist

“You can’t read the fairness of [a retreat] only in the one action. It’s always relative to what is being done in another community,” says Linda Shi, professor of urban planning.

Newsweek

“People here on parole or temporary protected status have a status, so they shouldn't be put into deportation proceedings unless a separate ground of deportability (e.g., a criminal conviction) applies to them,” says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law.

The New York Times

Harry Katz, professor of collective bargaining, says “They just don’t want to have a fight with labor going into the election, because you need the unions to get out the vote.”

The Hill

Juan Hinestroza, professor of fiber science and apparel design, discusses teenagers' interest in sustainable fashion. 

The Atlantic

Christopher Clark, professor emeritus and senior scientist in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, discusses whale behavior.