AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRobotics: Boston Dynamics’ Atlas traded feet for wheels, showing it can roll, jump and spin while switching to legged movement for uneven terrain. The wheeled setup is a research test, not a planned product. AI Research: MIT researchers developed WorldParticle, a model that simulates materials from shifting sand to changing proteins; the system is reported to run up to 100 times faster than conventional numerical simulators. Surveillance and Infrastructure: Middleboro voters banned data centers townwide and barred police from using Flock license-plate cameras, citing utility costs and privacy concerns. Quincy, meanwhile, approved new rules requiring public hearings and council oversight before new surveillance contracts. Schools and AI: Sen. Ed Markey pressed Google to let schools use standard Search without enabling its generative AI features, arguing schools shouldn’t have to choose between the two. Biotech: A $60 million Series A will advance Oyster Therapeutics’ Alzheimer’s drug research, including a collaboration with a tau researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston will also host the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference Nov. 16–19.
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