# Stern in the News | August 25, 2026

1 Faculty News August 25, 2026- France24 | 8/25/2026 |  Adjunct Professor Joost van Dreunen interview: “[**Europe's Gaming Bash Kicks Off as Industry Eyes 'Grand Theft' Boost.**](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260825-europe-s-gaming-bash-kicks-off-as-industry-eyes-grand-theft-boost)”
- Axios | 8/24/2026 | Professor Arun Sundararajan interview: “[**Airbnb's Broader Fight Over Regulations Reaches Salt Lake City.**](https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/08/24/airbnb-salt-lake-city-challenge-enforcement-new-rules)”
- Financial Times | 8/24/2026 | Joint research from Professor Viral Acharya is highlighted: “[**The Great Re-Equitisation and the Dollar.**](https://www.ft.com/content/7f8574f5-f909-4226-b96f-5d5d9a5f0798?FTCamp=engage%2FCAPI%2Fwebsite%2FChannel_muckrack%2F%2FB2B&syn-25a6b1a6=1)”
- Inc. Magazine | 8/24/2026 | Clinical Professor Paul Hardart interview: “[**Amazon’s Twitch Made Content Sharing the Default. Now Its Own Creators Are Suing the Platform.**](https://www.inc.com/victoria-salves/amazon-twitch-made-content-sharing-default-own-creators-suing-the-platform/91395111)”
- Poynter | 8/24/2026 | Clinical Professor Michael Posner interview: “[**Daniel Pearl’s Murder Exposed a New Peril of Reporting Around the World.**](https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/daniel-pearl-murder-changed-reporting-war-conflict/)”
- Motley Fool | 8/22/2026 | Professor Vasant Dhar podcast interview: “[**Authors in August: Vasant Dhar & ‘Thinking with Machines.’**](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/22/authors-in-august-vasant-dhar-thinking-with-machines/)”
- All Things Sustainable Podcast | 8/21/2026 | Clinical Professor Emerita Tensie Whelan podcast interview: “[**What's Ahead for Sustainability Jobs, Skillsets and Recruiting.**](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tNFQukqOAwdMdxcRb65Xa)”
- Benzinga | 8/21/2026 | Commentary from Professor Aswath Damodaran is featured: “[**Amazon-Backed Anthropic Needs $1.2 Trillion in Revenue to Justify $2 Trillion Valuation, 'Dean of Valuation' Says.**](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/08/61354241/anthropic-2-trillion-valuation-revenue)”
- Bloomberg | 8/21/2026 | Professor Jared Watson interview: “[**Group Chats Might Be Full of Affiliate Links Soon.**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-21/shopmy-helps-influencers-and-normal-people-make-money-on-affiliate-links)”
- Financial Times | 8/21/2026 | Professor Mary Billings interview, citing joint research with Professor Stephen Ryan: “[**How Climate Risk is Starting to ‘Cascade’ into the U.S. Economy.**](https://www.ft.com/content/77207b97-db2a-4f77-83a4-5479cea3b5e9?syn-25a6b1a6=1)”
- Politico.com | 8/21/2026 | Professor Jonathan Haidt video interview: “[**AI Threats to Children Are ‘Far Beyond’ Those of Social Media: Top Mental Health Researcher.**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F255POOavBg)”
- The Wall Street Journal | 8/21/2026 | Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “[**Brands Are ‘Maxxing’ and ‘Mogging’ as They Co-Opt a Controversial Trend.**](https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/brands-are-maxxing-and-mogging-as-they-co-opt-a-controversial-trend-bd06c2c7)”
- Women's Wear Daily | 8/21/2026 | Research from the Center for Business and Human Rights is cited: “[**Op-Ed: The Next El Niño Is Already Here. Businesses Should Prepare.**](https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/op-ed-next-el-nino-businesses-global-south-workers-temperatures-heat-stress-1239143302/)”
- CNN | 8/20/2026 | Senior Research Scientist Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat video interview: “[**How Could Changing Section 230 Impact Internet Users?**](https://www.cnn.com/watch/US?source=growth_sub-acq_paid-search_allaccess&episode=2599489)”
- Science Magazine | 8/20/2026 | Professor Jennifer Allen interview: “[**Powers of Persuasion.**](https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-chatbots-are-becoming-experts-changing-people-s-minds-what-s-their-secret)”
- Inc. Magazine | 8/19/2026 | Professor Robert Seamans interview: “[**Employers Are Getting 1 Thing Wrong About Gen-Z’s Chatbot Use. It’s Not the Technology.**](https://www.inc.com/esther-lian/employers-getting-one-thing-wrong-gen-z-chatbot-use-not-the-technology/91393350)”
- Mission Local News | 8/19/2026 | Professor Zhao Li interview: “[**OpenAI Workers Ditched Their Boss' Politics for Anthropic’s.**](https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/open-ai-anthropic-donors-elections-safety-regulation/)”
- People Magazine | 8/18/2026 | Commentary from Adjunct Professor Austin Campbell is highlighted: “[**Trump Family’s Crypto Business Gets Signoff to Launch Its Own Bank.**](https://people.com/trump-family-crypto-business-gets-signoff-to-launch-bank-12062634)”