AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Hardware & Research: Louisiana Tech professor Dr. Md Rubel Ahmed won a $599,982 NSF grant to build an open-source platform that helps translate AI models into specialized computer hardware—plus Tech is opening a new NVIDIA AI lab this fall. Port Tech & Trade: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cleared the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish with a federal permit, moving Port NOLA’s $1.8B-plus container project toward construction and bigger Gulf shipping access. AI in Politics: New Louisiana laws that took effect Aug. 1 require disclosures for AI-made political robocalls and expand penalties tied to AI-generated sexual imagery. Public Health: Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit another record high, as measles prevention faces new federal schedule proposals that would separate MMR components and spread shots out. Data Centers & Power: OpenAI plans a 20-year Ohio data center lease backed by Nvidia’s $105B financing commitment, with major new energy buildout planned. Cyber Supply Chain: Black Hat 2026 coverage challenges whether SBOMs and CVEs are the right “duck and cover” for software supply-chain defense. Local Water Cleanup: Lafourche Parish kicks off its Love Our Waterways litter-removal push Sept. 2.
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