AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI Backlash: Protesters disrupted Seattle AI Week’s kickoff, as debate grows over the technology’s costs and impacts. Seattle Startups: Kivo Health raised $10 million to expand AI-assisted lung-disease rehab at home; Seattle-based Luxor secured $16 million to grow its AI computing and hardware businesses. Clean Energy: A new electric pump-out boat in Friday Harbor replaces a vessel that burned about 3,160 gallons of fuel a year, while Puget Sound Energy won $40.2 million in federal funding for transmission upgrades. Climate Science: A new study finds glacier area across the western states has shrunk 35% since the mid-20th century, including losses in Washington. Space and Power: Seattle startup plans to pursue nuclear-powered ships and floating power plants in Norway.
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