The FTC released a statement this week on open-source software, outlining its goal to reduce anti-competitive practices in artificial intelligence.  

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law and Policy

Cornell Tech

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As the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica this month, Maha Haji, professor of engineering, comments on a promising alternative to seabed mining.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Thomas O’Rourke, professor emeritus in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, and Rick Geddes, director of the Cornell University Program in Infrastructure Policy, talk about the Gateway tunnel project moving forward.

New York City

Engineering

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Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism, says Le Pen’s trajectory may be stalled, but she will live to fight another day. 

International Reach

International

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Rick Geddes, director of the Cornell University Program in Infrastructure Policy, comments on the partial failure of Minnesota's Rapidan Dam following torrential rains in the Midwest.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Joseph McFadden, a professor of dairy cattle biology, studies ways to measure and reduce methane emissions from livestock. He says Denmark's methane tax places an “unnecessary burden” on farmers who need better tools to mitigate and measure emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Sabrina Karim is an assistant professor of government at Cornell University and studies police and peacekeeping in post-conflict states. She notes that the U.N.-backed mission, led by Kenya, must have full understanding of the local context before engaging in any political or police action. 

International

Foreign Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts. The following Cornell University are available to provide comment.

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University, shares key steps you can take immediately to help your garden vegetables survive this heat wave.

New York State

Food & Agriculture

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Social media app TikTok announced new generative AI avatars of creators and stock actors for branded content and ads on its platform. The company says these new “custom avatars” are designed to represent a creator or a brand spokesperson.

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