Desalination plants in Iran face existential threats amid a brewing conflict. President Trump has floated the idea of demolishing these crucial water purifiers, posing severe challenges for farming and drinking across the Middle East.

In contrast, AI is revolutionizing small-scale manufacturing. Tools like Alibaba’s Accio automate product research, making it faster and more accessible for entrepreneurs to launch global ventures.

Gig workers in Nigeria are recording themselves doing chores to train humanoid robots. These videos help build complex machines, but the work raises ethical questions about privacy and consent.

The list of tech headlines continues: Anthropic’s new AI model uncovers security flaws across operating systems; Iranian hackers target American critical infrastructure; Google’s AI is not as infallible as it seems, delivering incorrect answers; Elon Musk seeks to oust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a lawsuit; and immigration agencies are weaponizing AI for surveillance.