AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoQuantum Computing Breakthrough: A Vienna-led team extended the lifetime of magnons—tiny magnetic waves that can carry quantum info—from hundreds of nanoseconds to up to 18 microseconds, a step toward ultra-compact quantum computers. Energy Storage Funding: Altech Batteries won a deadline extension for a €46.7m German grant for its sodium-chloride solid-state CERENERGY project, aiming at long-duration stationary storage. Heat-Resilience Planning: Taiwan ran its first nationwide drill for a sustained 40°C heatwave, testing power, healthcare, transport and public messaging—an adaptation warning for Europe too. Climate Adaptation Pressure: A Reuters report links Europe’s record June heat to disrupted services and calls for faster adaptation beyond emissions cuts. Tech & Competition: A Swedish court ordered Google to pay about $1.5bn to Klarna/PriceRunner over shopping search favoritism, underscoring EU scrutiny of Big Tech. German/China Rights: German and UK lawmakers condemned China’s “Ethnic Unity” law as enabling forced assimilation and transnational repression. German Tech in the Spotlight: Germany’s ePA rollout is being tested as a health-data supply chain stress test, per a vendor “black book” report.
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