AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Defense: Reports say the Pentagon is in talks with SpaceX/xAI for access to the Colossus supercomputer, deepening SpaceX’s role in military AI planning and operations. Local Tech Policy: Tennessee cities are pausing or tightening data center plans as residents push back on land, power, and water impacts; Nashville’s DC Blox proposal near the zoo is now tied to new Metro Council rules and permit timing. STEM & Workforce: TRISO-X won an $11M Tennessee grant to expand its Oak Ridge advanced nuclear fuel campus, adding a second fabrication facility and R&D lab. Education & Training: TTCC-Hartsville’s carpentry program is graduating its first inmate class, while Paducah Public Schools advances a solar field for hands-on electricity learning and upgrades its culinary lab. Economy Watch: Tennessee’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in June, with job gains led by health care, leisure/hospitality, and professional/technical services.
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