The Trump administration accelerated deportations using data analytics, facial recognition, and artificial intelligence. The Department of Homeland Security reported nearly 200 uses of AI in ICE, including facial recognition and autonomous surveillance towers. Social media is also monitored to revoke visas.
Europe is experiencing a green technological rebirth, seeking opportunities and avoiding dependence on China. China, with its ambition to become an electric powerhouse, serves as an example and warning for the EU. The EU has solid capabilities in clean technologies and potential to lead in clean energy in the short term.
At the 80th UN General Assembly, experts analyze the role of multilateralism in global security and development. They highlight the uncertainty over the direction of the US, China’s response to climate change, the decrease in UN peace operations, and the importance of maintaining peace and humanitarian assistance.
The FDA’s CNPV program seeks to accelerate the review of drugs to drive U.S. public health goals with five priorities: addressing health crises, delivering innovative cures, covering unmet medical needs, strengthening local supply chains, and increasing affordability. Expedited drug review motivates development, but its ability to foster local production and affordability is questionable.
New tariffs raise residential construction costs in the U.S., reaching $30 billion in investment, exacerbating the housing crisis with high prices and rents, despite affordable housing policies.
