AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDrug Discovery: Merck plans a $2.9 billion Pennsylvania expansion, including a $550 million AI- and robotics-enabled research facility. AI Oversight: More than 400 scientists are calling for an international body to oversee advanced AI; separately, Character.AI’s bankruptcy filing shows the strain of high computing costs, reporting $56 million in compute spending over eight months. Deep-Tech Funding: The British Business Bank committed £3 million to TSP Ventures, which backs startups in clean hydrogen, sodium-ion batteries, metal recycling and waste treatment. Climate Science: A new global report says seven of 16 tracked climate indicators have reached record extremes, warning that faster emissions cuts and adaptation are needed. Space Medicine: A new ISS collaboration will study Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis using cells from Saudi and UK research teams, testing how disease biology varies across populations in microgravity.
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