AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMeta Child-Safety Settlement: New Hampshire is set to receive up to about $224M as part of a landmark multistate deal over Instagram/Facebook harms to kids, with Meta required to add major youth-safety limits and “productive pauses.” Adaptive Tech for Access: An Auburn, NH eighth grader with underdeveloped fingers built an adaptive VR controller with help from a mechanical engineer uncle, turning a school project into a real accessibility tool. Snow Science Funding: UVM and UNH won NSF support for a regional snow monitoring push (Snow STORE) to track snowpack in real time and connect winter weather to the outdoor economy across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Privacy vs. Surveillance Tech: Florida Gov. DeSantis and local officials are pushing tighter rules on AI license-plate readers, pointing to New Hampshire-style limits as the model. Public Health Alert: The FDA says cyclosporiasis cases tied to recalled iceberg lettuce have spread to more states, including New Hampshire. STEM in the Classroom/Workforce: A UNH/region-focused research and tech story mix also includes new equipment and training angles, from adaptive devices to snow and automation.
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