AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI & Data Integrity: Turing Award winner Rich Sutton warns that scaling AI with synthetic training data is “a big mistake,” arguing real-world information still matters. Public Health: CDC data shows childhood vaccination rates slipping and exemptions rising for the fourth straight year, with Midwest declines. Biotech & Pharma Deals: Alivus Life Sciences buys a 76% stake in IQGenX to expand end-to-end formulation and regulatory work; Infex Therapeutics lands late-breaking Phase IIa RESP-X data for bronchiectasis at ERS. Energy Storage: Flinders University reports a zinc-iodine aqueous battery hitting 60,000 cycles, aiming for safer, more sustainable large-scale storage. Climate & Oceans: Scientists warn Europe’s seas are heating fast, threatening marine life, fisheries, tourism, and public health. Nuclear & Policy: UK uranium enrichment workers at Urenco vote to strike over pay; Malaysia pushes high-impact scientific publishing skills, including AI and open access. Health Tech: Hadassah in Jerusalem begins first-in-world alpha radiation treatment for recurrent aggressive brain tumors.
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