AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Infrastructure: Voters’ backlash against data centers may bring tougher scrutiny from a newly Democratic-controlled Congress. Memphis is at the center of the debate: xAI is converting retired 747 engines into power plants for its AI complex, drawing attention to the project’s local impacts. Quantum Research: Tennessee Tech has secured a $2.1 million grant for a quantum-communications testbed linking Crossville and Cookeville, advancing research into next-generation secure networks. Pharmacy Policy: CVS plans to separate its retail pharmacies from its insurance and pharmacy-benefit businesses by 2028. Tennessee’s law requiring pharmacy benefit managers to separate from pharmacies faces three federal lawsuits; CVS says 134 stores and about 2,000 jobs could be at risk, though lawmakers dispute that closures are inevitable.
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