AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSilicon Photonics in the Netherlands’ orbit: UMC has started mass production of silicon photonics wafers in Singapore, aiming to feed AI and hyperscale data-center demand—while the Netherlands keeps feeling the power strain as Microsoft data centers in Middenmeer consume over 1% of Dutch electricity. AI governance gap: New EU hiring data shows far more roles for building AI than for governing it, with many governance postings not even naming the EU AI Act. Digital euro pilot: The ECB selected 36 payment providers for the digital euro pilot starting in 2027, moving from planning to real testing. Cyber and privacy: Lidl warned customers after a third-party IT incident exposed personal data in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, and Tata faced a major breach scare tied to alleged dark-web leaks. Health and climate: A Dutch birth-cohort study links early-life heat exposure to slower thalamus growth, and official figures report 10,000 excess deaths during Europe’s late-June heatwave. Space & quantum: QuiX Quantum unveiled Carina, a universal photonic quantum computing architecture built for customer data centers. Archaeology: Dutch researchers discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb near Luxor.
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