Reddit has changed its rules so moderators of subreddits must get admin approval to switch from public to private. The move comes almost a year after protests rocked the site.

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OpenAI is reportedly working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board. The news comes after longtime chief technology officer Mira Murati announced she was departing the company.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Economics and Business

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Novo Nordisk’s top executive is testifying before senators today over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both soars.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Climate and environment legal scholar, Leehi Yona, comments on a lawsuit filed by California against ExxonMobil, which accused the fossil fuel company of deceiving the public about plastic recycling. 

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law School

Law and Policy

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David Silbey is a professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis. He says while it might benefit Ukraine to hit Russian targets with missiles, in a strict military sense it probably wouldn’t change much.

International

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The Biden administration has proposed banning the import or sale of connected vehicles containing Chinese or Russian components – citing a potential risk of spying and sabotage.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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As a possible government shut down looms, Trump and the far right have House Republicans in a bind says professor of government and policy David Bateman.

Law and Policy

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Daniel Bass is an adjunct professor and manager of the South Asia Program at Cornell University’s Einaudi Center, where his research focuses on Sri Lanka.

International

International Reach

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Bradford Bell is a professor in strategic human resources and director of Cornell’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies. He says the cooling of the job market has created an opportunity for employers to push back against working from home.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Semida Silveira, a professor of practice in systems engineering and former sustainability expert at the Swedish Energy Agency, comments on a newly announced Climate Finance Action Fund (CFAF), being developed as part of a COP29 "action agenda."

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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