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Musk-Altman trial highlights broader disconnect between tech sector, public

May 18, 2026

A federal jury has sided with OpenAI in a court battle with Elon Musk. Musk accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back. The jury found Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit and missed the deadline for the statute of limitations.


"Some chaos" inevitable with new AI systems like Mythos, Cornell expert says

May 15, 2026

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.


Housing bill for artists revives bigger question: who gets to ‘make it’ in New York?

May 15, 2026

Jacob Anbinder, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, is a historian of the modern United States with a particular focus on the politics of cities and suburbs in the twentieth century. He says the housing crisis in New York City can't fall into petty squabbles about who deserves affordable housing the most.

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Xi’s 'Thucydides Trap' warning signals deepening U.S.-China tensions

May 14, 2026

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.


Why ‘dirty soda’ is the drink trend big chains can’t ignore

May 13, 2026

Douglass Miller, a senior lecturer in food and beverage management at Cornell University, says sodas that contain dairy and are customizable have a long history in the U.S.


Spread of flesh-eating bacteria potential consequence of warming climate

May 13, 2026

A rare but fast-moving infection is expanding along the East Coast. Scientists are tracking a group of bacteria known as Vibrio, which thrive in warm, brackish seawater.


Hantavirus outbreak shows old viruses can become threat in new conditions

May 8, 2026

Contact tracing continues after three passengers died connected to a hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship. Health officials in at least five U.S. states have reported the return of residents who were aboard the ship.


Hormuz disruption could upend global shipping strategy

May 8, 2026

Vidya Mani, a visiting professor at Cornell University whose research focuses on global supply chains, says with the ongoing crisis represents one of the cargo shipping industry’s most serious challenges yet.


Chance of substance from Trump–Xi summit ‘little more than zero’

May 6, 2026

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.


Oversight of AI ‘cannot simply mean’ political review of models

May 5, 2026

The Trump administration is discussing oversight on artificial intelligence models before they are made publicly available. The proposal is a departure from their long noninterventionist approach to AI. 


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