AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Biosecurity: Johns Hopkins researchers warn that AI-designed viral genomes and “living viruses” raise urgent biosafety and biosecurity gaps, urging tighter governance before disease-causing work goes further. Social Media Oversight: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567M and change Facebook/Instagram teen features after finding the company harmed children, adding to a wave of public-nuisance lawsuits. Education Tech: A new report says cash-strapped school districts are buying AI tools fast, even as research questions whether they help students think better. New York Policy & Schools: Port Washington debates revisions to its personal device rules, while NYC continues pushing tech governance in classrooms. Health & Data: A CDC-linked report finds hospital ER diagnoses of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome jumped 16% after it got a clearer diagnosis code. Local Tech/Business: Freedom Holding’s SuperApp hits 5.2M users and expands via major AI and cloud partnerships. Tech & Law: New York IT workers at the Department of Probation challenge alleged retaliatory exits tied to system access.
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