The New York State Legislature passed a one-year moratorium on data center permits, but the governor has yet to sign it. If she does, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation. Cornell experts weigh in on the potential pause.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the comment cuts to the core of the U.S.-China relationship.

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Anthropic says its new system, Claude Mythos, is too powerful to share with the general public. The company claims hackers could use it to exploit security holes in computer networks with stunning speed.

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Major League Baseball is rolling out an artificial intelligence-augmented camera system this season that will provide a second opinion for players to tap if they think an umpire whiffed.

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According to new reports, the Trump administration is reviewing proposals to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), one of the world’s leading climate and weather laboratories. The National Science Foundation had asked for feedback about how to “restructure” the lab but not said when a decision would be made.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the summit will be shaped less by what each leader wants than by the constraints both bring, and points to three issues to watch as the talks unfold.

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John Tobin-de la Puente is a professor of practice at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, and a former managing director and global head of sustainability at Credit Suisse. He says he doesn’t expect companies to make long-term plans based on the Trump administration’s actions.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government at Cornell University and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says Cheng’s visit amounts to political theater, with Washington and Beijing being the real decision makers.

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Louisa Smieska is co-chair of Cornell's Conservation Science EASL Working Group — an initiative that advances the study of cultural heritage objects using synchrotron (particle accelerator) X‑ray techniques.

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As the spring gardening season begins, Cornell University experts offer advice on everything from boosting vegetable yields and cutting fertilizer costs to planting native species, supporting pollinators, and selecting trees that promote healthy, sustainable gardens.

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