AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAI Politics: A New York House primary turns into a tech money proxy war as OpenAI-linked donors back one side and Anthropic-linked groups back the other, spotlighting how AI regulation fights spill into elections. Quantum for Energy: Phasecraft wins a ~$4.5M ARPA-E contract to build quantum algorithms for catalyst discovery, aiming to cut reliance on scarce platinum-group metals. Biotech Deals: Jazz and AbCellera strike a T-cell-engaging antibody deal worth up to $792M per program, while Vedana Therapeutics launches from stealth with $46M Series A to target migraine pathways beyond CGRP. Health Tech & Policy: NHS-linked commentary pushes grip-strength as a dementia risk clue; meanwhile, clinicians get new rules for prescribing weight-loss drugs as GLP-1s face scrutiny over mental health risks. Space Science: NASA begins decommissioning MAVEN after months of failed recovery, ending an 11-year Mars mission. Climate & Disasters: India’s monsoon outlook warns that even weaker rains can still mean flash floods and landslides. Research Integrity: Kenya’s KEMRI denies social-media claims about paying volunteers to be deliberately infected with malaria. Industry Skills: Malaysia’s ADI apprenticeship expands hands-on training with IoT and automation to close the education-to-industry gap.
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