AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMassachusetts Senate Tech Crackdown: Massachusetts lawmakers passed a bill targeting “addictive” social media features for kids, requiring the most harmful settings (like autoplay/infinite scroll and certain data-driven recommendations) to be off by default for minors and harder to change. Local Education Leadership: Harvard-area schools superintendent Dr. Linda Dwight bid farewell, urging the community to see itself as “one town” and highlighting years of education and technology change. Biotech & Immunology: A TB vaccine (BCG) study suggests “trained immunity” around the brain may help explain links to lower Alzheimer’s risk, with immune-cell changes tied to Alzheimer-related biomarkers. Gene Editing Funding: The Jackson Laboratory, with the Broad Institute, won an ARPA-H THRIVE contract for a pediatric gene-editing platform targeting severe childhood epilepsies and rare CNS diseases. Cybersecurity in Boston Courts: A Russian man extradited from Thailand pleaded not guilty in federal court in Boston over alleged participation in a Russian-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting Western organizations. World Cup Tech & Boston: FIFA moved VAR officials into stadiums for the rest of World Cup 2026 after officiating complaints, with the protocol change kicking in during the France–Morocco quarterfinal in Boston.
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