AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Regulation & Tech Policy: U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s Frontier Act faces pushback from protesters at her office, who argue a “preemption” clause could block Massachusetts cities from setting their own AI rules. Biotech & Manufacturing: Cambridge biotech Scholar Rock says it removed a Novo Nordisk-owned Catalent Indiana fill-finish plant from an FDA filing for apitegromab, aiming to keep a Sept. 30 decision on track. Energy & Nuclear: Gov. Maura Healey plans a New England summit on advanced nuclear and fusion, including possible changes to Massachusetts’ voter-approval requirement for new nuclear facilities. Workforce & Labor: Encore Boston Harbor workers voted to organize a strike as contracts near expiration, with unions asking visitors not to cross picket lines. Retail & Consumer Tech: Breezeline struck a DirecTV streaming bundle deal, while California Pizza Kitchen plans 1,000 automated kiosks nationwide, including Boston Logan. Infrastructure & Traffic: MassDOT will close and reroute ramps at the I-90/I-495 interchange in Hopkinton overnight and shift eastbound traffic starting Thursday.
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