# Stern in the News | August 19, 2025

1 Faculty News August 19, 2025>

- Wired.com | 8/19/2025 | Professor Arun Sundararajan interview: “[**OpenAI Is Poised to Become the Most Valuable Startup Ever. Should It Be?**](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-valuation-500-billion-skepticism/)”
- The Washington Post | 8/18/2025 | Clinical Professor Michael Posner letter to the editor: “[**Good Foreign Policy Depends on Good Information.**](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/18/smithsonian-mamdani-rubio/)”
- The Coin Republic | 8/17/2025 | Commentary from Adjunct Professor Austin Campbell is highlighted: “[**Is Ethereum Ready for RWA Tokenization? Industry Experts Share Big Take.**](https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/17/is-ethereum-ready-for-rwa-tokenization-industry-experts-share-big-take/)”
- National Public Radio (NPR) | 8/17/2025 | Professor Robert Seamans interview: “[**As Artificial Intelligence Tools Begin to Handle More Junior Programming Tasks, Some Companies Are Re-Thinking How and Whether They Need to Hire Entry-Level Software Engineers.**](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNatb9BuwwH/?igsh=MW5wZGp3eXhxemo4OA%3D%3D)”
- Newsweek | 8/15/2025 | Professor Aswath Damodaran interview: “[**Warren Buffett's 'Mystery Stock' Revealed in New Filing.**](https://www.newsweek.com/warren-buffett-mystery-stock-revealed-sec-filing-2114195)”
- Business Insider | 8/14/2025 | Clinical Professor Paul Hardart interview: “[**MrBeast's Ex-Staffers Reveal How He Crafts the Perfect Viral Video — And One Word He Hates.**](https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-how-production-team-makes-youtube-videos-2025-8)”
- Asia Times | 8/13/2025 | Commentary from Professor Emeritus Nouriel Roubini is cited: “[**China’s Property Woes Worsen While Trump Tightens Trade Screws.**](https://asiatimes.com/2025/08/chinas-property-woes-worsen-while-trump-tightens-trade-screws/)”
- Bloomberg | 8/13/2025 | Senior Research Scholar Steven Altman interview: “[**Globalization Can Survive the U.S. Trade War.**](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-13/trump-and-tariffs-globalization-can-survive-the-us-trade-war?srnd=phx-opinion)”
- PhocusWire | 8/13/2025 | NYU Stern Chief AI Architect Conor Grennan interview: “[**Travel Experts on Perplexity’s Bid to Buy Google Chrome.**](https://www.phocuswire.com/perplexity-bid-google-chrome-travel-seo-search)”
- Hearst | 8/12/2025 | Clinical Professor Tensie Whelan video interview: “[**Worried About Climate Change? Here’s How to Fight Back.**](https://www.wlwt.com/article/reduce-your-carbon-footprint-to-combat-climate-change/65616248)”
- Variety | 8/5/2025 | Clinical Professor Peter Newman interview: “[**David Ellison Reports for Mogul Duty: Inside New Paramount CEO’s Ambitions and Obstacles.**](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david-ellison-paramount-deal-challenges-ceo-1236479005/)”