AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI & Markets: A Brookings paper highlights diverging AI adoption between the U.S. and Europe, feeding the debate over who benefits and who gets left behind. EU Tech Policy: The European Commission is steering users toward Mastodon as part of a broader push for European alternatives to US platforms, while Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein also runs its own Mastodon presence. Robotics & Industry: A forecast puts the global inspection robots market on track to reach about $13.9B by 2030, driven by manufacturing quality checks and safety needs. German Business Tech: Newland NPT backs a live rollout of girocard-enabled myPOS Flexi in Germany, bringing Android-based payment terminals into the local debit-card ecosystem. Manufacturing Automation: Leibinger and Komax unveil an automated cabinet wiring system with integrated inkjet marking to cut errors and speed production. Health & Research: Swiss researchers develop “gene clocks” that track biological ageing across tissues in real time, using transcriptome data. Energy & Climate: Germany’s debate on EU packaging rules continues as PPWR compliance ramps up, raising concerns about bureaucracy and costs.
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