A widespread technology outage has highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.

Engineering

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Damian Helbling, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, who researches water quality as it relates to human and ecosystem health, comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's newly announced standards to limit PFAS levels in drinking water.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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Buz Barstow, a physicist using synthetic biology to build sustainable energy technologies, comments on China's move to ban exports of rare minerals to the U.S.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law and Policy

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Sheila Olmstead, Talbot Andrews, and Art Wheaton comment on steps to roll back environmental regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Cornell University experts are uniquely positioned to discuss what’s at stake for the climate, climate solutions and climate policy in November — with insights on the economy, infrastructure, jobs, public opinion, agriculture policy, energy technology and more.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

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FBI Director Christopher Wray has issued a stark warning about China’s hackers preparing to "wreak havoc" and "cause real-world harm" to Americans. Wray will testify in front of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist party.

Foreign Policy

science

Engineering

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The New York Times sent Perplexity a "cease and desist" notice demanding the company stop using its content for generative AI purposes.

Cornell Tech

Law and Policy

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The U.S. has informed Congress about Russian advances on a new, space-based nuclear weapon which it claims is designed to threaten America’s extensive satellite network.

Engineering

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Amazon is launching two satellites into orbit this week as part of its space-based internet mission known as Project Kuiper. The aim is to beam internet to nearly anywhere in the world using thousands of satellites orbiting Earth.

Engineering

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Greeshma Gadikota, director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group at Cornell University’s College of Engineering and Max Zhang, a sustainable energy systems expert who studies the effects of pollutants on air quality, comment on the EPA's new limits on soot and fine particle emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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