AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoTexas Data Centers Backlash: Gov. Greg Abbott escalated his criticism, saying data center firms “dug their own grave” as he pushes audits and new guardrails amid water and power worries. Policy Pushback: Ken Paxton unveiled a “Texas First Data Center Plan” for tighter rules, including limits tied to foreign tech and liability tied to AI safety. AI in Schools: U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said AI should be used with safeguards but “cannot replace” teachers. Cybersecurity Recognition: San Antonio-based CHT Security won Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Taiwan Company of the Year for AI-enabled security operations. Space & Texas Research: Texas A&M engineers helped develop “rules of the road” for NASA’s Gateway lunar spaceport traffic. Health & Cancer Research: UT MD Anderson reported a preclinical MYC-targeting therapy showing strong activity in hard-to-treat blood cancers. Tech Research: Google DeepMind and UT Austin co-authors described a recirculation method that improves transformer performance at inference without retraining. Food Safety: FDA/CDC investigations into a Salmonella outbreak linked to imported jalapeños are driving fresh recall scrutiny.
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