The White House has announced leading artificial intelligence companies in the U.S. have agreed to voluntary commitments regarding the technology’s development.

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Patricia Campos-Medina is an expert on workplace and labor issues and the executive director of the Worker Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She says contract talks with UPS could have spillover effects with other workers in the logistics sector.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Krystyn Van Vliet, vice president for research and innovation at Cornell University, says Menlo Micro's plans to move into Tompkins County align well with Cornell’s commitments to the goals of the CHIPS and Science Act.

New York State

Economics and Business

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Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, says AI systems do not perform equally for all English speakers, which could negatively impact the hiring process.

Computing & Information Sciences

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The Supreme Court handed down two groundbreaking rulings on affirmative action and student loan forgiveness this week, rulings that aid in restoring the old world of nearly a century ago, when higher education was a privilege enjoyed by the white and the wealthy but few others says Cornell Law profess Robert Hockett. 

Law and Policy

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Max Zhang, a professor of engineering at Cornell University, says we’ve seen wildfire smoke pollution in New York before, but the exposure this June could point to future concerns.

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Physical Sciences & Engineering

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The European Union will reportedly look into blocking rays from the sun as a possible option to combat climate change.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The White House announced a $42 billion program to expand broadband across the United States, an unprecedented investment and major step forward in closing the digital divide says Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy senior lecturer Dan Lamb. 

Law and Policy

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two important immigration decisions today in United States v. Hansen and United States v. Texas, but more litigation is likely says Cornell Law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

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Thousands of Reddit communities have gone dark to protest planned API changes.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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