AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEU Child Safety Crackdown: Ursula von der Leyen says the EU could move this summer to restrict social media access for under-16s, with “delay” options on the table and a wider push against “addictive” platform design. Live Facial Recognition: A six-month Met pilot using static facial recognition cameras in Croydon reported a 10.5% drop in crime, with violence against women and girls down 21% and 173 arrests made. AI Infrastructure Race: Nordic banks are backing Nscale’s $790M AI data-centre expansion in Narvik, treating GPU campuses like long-term industrial infrastructure tied to power and land. Health & Work: Denmark-linked research links maternal jobs with toxic chemical exposure and high stress to higher autism odds, while UK experts argue pension credit and housing support should be “pushed” automatically instead of claimed via paperwork. Climate Risk for Shipping: A new white paper warns shipping’s fragmented approach to climate transition risk could cascade from policy and contracts into litigation.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.