AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI in Life Sciences: San Francisco startup Collate raised $95M to automate life sciences paperwork, aiming to become the next big AI workflow layer for biotech and pharma. AI Upskilling at Work: Flexport rolled out a 90-day internal AI course so employees across departments can build and use AI tools, tackling the skills gap that slows logistics adoption. Mosquito Tech in California: Google’s Debug program is pushing to release millions of sterile, Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in California and Florida to curb disease-spreading populations—sparking public debate over the approach. Energy & Grid Intelligence: A European utilities discussion highlights the push toward “grid intelligence” by using AI as a co-pilot for operators, addressing fragmented grid data and legacy systems. HPC Storage Acceleration: MaxLinear and Los Alamos National Laboratory announced hardware-accelerated OpenZFS for faster, more efficient storage in high-performance computing. Robotics Tactile Sensing: Xense Robotics showcased tactile intelligence systems at ICRA 2026, including new tactile data acquisition hardware for real-world manipulation. Wildfire/Fire Code Compliance: Fast Guard Service urged property owners to prepare for 2026 fire code updates as insurance coverage tightens in wildfire-prone regions.
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