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Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say
HASS Associate Professor Alex Wellerstein spoke about the war on Iran and the nuclear threat. “It is not impossible to imagine that Iran had maneuvered itself into a ‘breakout’ situation,” he said. “But it is also quite possible that they have not done so.”
McDonald’s CEO did a burger taste test that became a cautionary tale for execs. But there’s a silver lining
SSB Professor Ann Mooney Murphy spoke about how CEO’s routine presence on social media can be a mechanism to connect with customers or investors they normally wouldn’t reach by forming the so-called “parasocial” relationships. “People get drawn to people, not firms,” Murphy said. “You want it to be authentic, because that’s what’s going to draw the attention,” she added. “But that said, they can really make mistakes, and that can be a problem too.”
What impact are data centers having on your electric bill?
SES Assistant Professor Philip Odonkor spoke about the skyrocketing electricity prices caused by the increasing data centers’ demand for power. “There is not enough new power to meet the rising demand, which is hiking up prices,” Odonkor told ConsumerAffairs.
