AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCultivated Meat in the Lab: Dutch co-founder Mark Post (Mosa Meat) revisits the first lab-grown burger and what it will take for cultivated meat to scale in Europe. AI & Privacy: A new EU rulebook says GDPR applies when web scraping is used to train generative AI on EU residents’ data, with no “training-only” carve-out. Quantum Hardware (Netherlands): Dutch researchers build a compact optical-tweezer setup to isolate cold strontium atoms for more scalable quantum computing. Cybersecurity: A Russian man linked to the “Void Blizzard” and “Laundry Bear” cyber espionage campaigns pleads not guilty in a US case. Space Science: ESA’s Euclid telescope spots the most distant quasar yet, from when the universe was just ~670 million years old. Climate & Health: Germany reports 5,120 heat-related deaths this year so far, as Western Europe logs its hottest June on record. EU Tech Governance: The EU moves to enforce cybersecurity rules by referring multiple countries, including the Netherlands, to the Court of Justice. Defense Tech: Poland says Patriot PAC-3 interceptor production in Ukraine could start within weeks, with Dutch-linked NATO cooperation in the mix. Food & Society: Grocery stores race to cut prices as consumers tighten spending, while heatwaves and drought keep pressure on food systems.
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