AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFood Safety: The FDA says the cyclospora outbreak tied to recalled iceberg lettuce has now reached 20 states, with Georgia among the newly identified locations; total illnesses have climbed to 11,458 as investigators keep testing lettuce from a central Mexico farm. Public Health & Research: An Atlanta hospital study reports that boosting hand hygiene adherence didn’t change detection rates for multidrug-resistant organisms, adding nuance to how hospitals measure infection control. Georgia Tech & Energy: The U.S. Army’s $2.2B “Project Janus” small nuclear microreactor push is expanding, with Georgia listed among selected bases for future sites. Privacy & Policing in Georgia: Georgia lawmakers are forming a task force to tighten oversight of Flock automated license plate readers after reports of officers using the system for personal reasons; meanwhile, Covington fired and arrested an officer tied to irregular Flock activity. AI Infrastructure: Core Scientific secured $600M to expand AI data-center infrastructure across multiple states including Georgia. Local Tech/Community: DeKalb County continues wrestling with data center growth, extending a moratorium while regulators try to define and control the land-use impacts. Culture/Science in Atlanta: Dragon Con 2026 returns to downtown Atlanta with major programming and a big guest lineup, underscoring the city’s ongoing pull for tech-adjacent sci-fi fandom.
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