AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoResearch Policy: The Dutch Senate narrowly approved a law allowing embryos to be created for research, opening new avenues for studying early development, IVF and inherited disease. Grid Innovation: A $2.5 million Google grant will advance open-source tools for Europe’s power grids, including software used by TenneT and Dutch distribution operators to model demand and plan capacity. Chip Supply: Nexperia’s CEO says the Dutch chipmaker is oversubscribed as AI demand diverts capacity from automotive components; he says a reunion with its Chinese operations remains possible. Cybersecurity: The AFM warns attacks on Dutch financial institutions are a matter of when, not if. Separate attacks on supermarket freezer systems disrupted stores across Europe, including in the Netherlands. AI Infrastructure: Protesters broke into Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data-centre site, highlighting local concerns about the energy and environmental costs of AI expansion. Undersea Technology: Dutch firm Optics11 is in talks with navies about its underwater listening technology, as NATO steps up submarine-detection efforts.
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