AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoPFAS Crackdown: Sens. Maggie Hassan and Tommy Tuberville reintroduced a bill to ban intentionally added “forever chemicals” in food packaging, aiming for a Jan. 1, 2028 start. Boston AI & Security: Anthropic’s $11.6B Akamai services deal underscores how the Boston area is becoming a major AI infrastructure hub. Payments & Risk: FedNow leaders say cross-border real-time payments are coming, but AI-driven processing could raise new security risks for banks. Heat Deaths Undercounted: A Boston University/NPR analysis suggests the CDC has been underreporting heat-related deaths, with big implications for vulnerable communities. Cancer Care in Boston: An NRG Oncology trial presented in Boston found weekly cisplatin didn’t reduce acute side effects versus the every-three-weeks standard for p16-negative head and neck cancer. Deportations Pause Lifted: The U.S. Supreme Court let the Trump administration resume deporting migrants to “third countries” while the legal fight continues. Local Tech Policy: Massachusetts regulators are investigating whether gambling companies used AI to target losing bettors. Health Tech Funding: Boston’s Ayble Health closed an oversubscribed $16M Series A for virtual GI care. Sports Medicine Meets Reality: Aaron Judge is left off the Yankees wild-card roster with a calf strain.
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