The Download: what Trump’s tariffs mean for climate tech, and hacking AI agents
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Summary
The US government’s new trade tariffs could impact the US cleantech sector and set back environmental efforts and greenhouse-gas emission reductions.
Increased use of AI and the deployment of AI agents capable of executing complex tasks could lead to AI being used for cyberattacks.
Tech news highlights include the possibility that the Trump administration used AI to calculate its new tariffs, the EU preparing to impose financial penalties on someone who is not named, Google’s technology being used to surveil the US-Mexico border and the disruption of aid efforts in Myanmar due to its recent earthquake.
Future hurricane seasons are predicted to be busy, with 17 tropical storms and four major hurricanes expected.
A weed crisis in agriculture, similar to the rise in antibiotic resistance in the medical industry, could see yields decrease by up to 50% and even drive farmers out of business.