AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoMassachusetts Quantum Push: State leaders are committing millions and weighing new legislation to deepen Massachusetts’ lead in quantum technology, including a proposed public quantum center and investment fund. Cancer Care Update: New SENOMAC trial data suggest many patients with limited sentinel lymph node involvement can skip completion axillary lymph node dissection without hurting overall survival, with better arm function. Biotech Pipeline in Motion: Molecular Partners is sharing Phase 1/2a progress at ASCO and SNMMI for its DLL3-targeted Radio-DARPin alpha therapy candidate MP0712, now dosing patients. Lyme Response: HHS announced multi-million-dollar initiatives to reduce Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses, including a tick-control pilot and new innovation and care-access efforts. AI Policy Debate: Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging a “tax AI” plan to ensure AI-driven profits flow to workers, not just billionaires and big tech. AI Ethics & Risk: Pope Leo’s new encyclical warns AI could enable “new forms of slavery,” sparking renewed calls for stronger ethical guardrails. Tech & Society: A study finds ChatGPT can rank states by negative traits based on location, raising concerns about bias and real-world impact. Robotics Reality Check: Boston Dynamics says “face-scanning robots” at World Cup sites are a false claim; its Spot robots are for perimeter security and hazardous-material checks. Public Health Research: A Georgia Tech/MIT-led study uses controlled human exposure to study how mosquitoes home in on people, aiming to improve prevention.
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