AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI & Markets: Reuters reports Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI firms to slow development pace, rattling tech stocks and hitting chip names while some software rose. CT Education Tech: UConn will phase out Cisco Webex by end of 2026-27, citing higher licensing costs and shifting to Teams/Blackboard; students lose scheduling and recording/transcription features. School Safety Tech (CT): SafeSpace Global says it completed the first Connecticut K-12 installation of its AI-powered physical safety platform, pairing camera-agnostic detection with human verification for earlier threat alerts. Space Manufacturing: Helogen (space materials in microgravity) plans two October missions, including work with Connecticut biotech LambdaVision on components for artificial retinas. Public Health/Research: A new webinar argues occupational heat safety should measure cognition as a leading risk, not just temperature or heart rate. CT STEM Success: A 12-year-old’s low-cost air filter project in Middletown helped unlock $11.5M for cleaner school air. Policy/Immigration: AG Letitia James leads a multi-state suit to block a Trump “public charge” rule that would let immigration officers punish lawful public benefit use. CT Industry: Watsco agreed to acquire The Granite Group, a Northeast plumbing/HVAC distributor with major Connecticut presence.
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