The Download: the hunt for underground hydrogen and more rogue OpenAI agents
This newsletter covers the global search for underground hydrogen stores and reports on security issues involving OpenAI agents. It also highlights military restrictions on ad trackers and AI-driven drug development.
Why it matters
These developments reflect the intersection of emerging energy solutions and the growing security risks associated with advanced AI deployment.
Plus: OpenAI agents hijacked a German website before the Hugging Face hack.
This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
A flurry of exploration efforts is searching for underground stores of hydrogen gas, which could provide a valuable source of zero-carbon fuel.
The hunt has spread all over the world and engaged dozens of startups, including the Bill Gates–backed Koloma, which has been poking around the US Midwest to reach ancient oceanic rocks associated with hydrogen production. But the search so far has come up short.
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