AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHospital Tech Funding: XCards Inc. raised a $15M Series A at a $75M pre-money to replace disposable hotel keycards with reusable secure NFC membership credentials. AI in Healthcare: Epic’s user meeting teased more AI “power to the patient” ideas, even as its core audience remains providers. Data Center Backlash: Protests and moratoriums are piling up as Americans push back on data centers over power and water strain, with Texas halting up to 1,800 projects. AI Research Infrastructure: UCSB won a four-year $20M federal grant to build an AI-programmable cloud lab accessible nationwide. Crypto Regulation Watch: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. crypto rules are nearing a turning point as the CLARITY Act heads toward a Sept. 15 procedural vote. Cyber & Privacy: TikTok and ByteDance agreed to pay $400M to settle U.S. children’s privacy claims. Defense Tech & Hardware: The U.S. approved a possible $2.3B Norway sale of 21 UH-60M Black Hawks, while Ukraine and Norway signed a drone tech cooperation deal. Semiconductor/AI Capital: Alibaba launched a $10.2B HK share placement to fund AI “full stack” spending. Energy for AI: Multiple reports highlight the AI data-center power crunch, with nuclear and gas turbines increasingly in the spotlight.
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