AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTech & AI: Google’s AI leadership shake-up is playing out in a California “microkitchen” where Sergey Brin and top executives steer the company’s next moves, while AWS rolled out AI agent regression testing for GitHub Actions to help developers automatically evaluate agent performance before code merges. Business & Trade: A new “AI Pact” is pushing candidates—including California-linked signers—to limit data-center tax breaks and demand safety reviews for powerful AI models, as data centers become a major political flashpoint. California Policy & Risk: California regulators are moving on privacy and AI guardrails, including updates to consent/data-broker rules, while wildfire liability reform remains contested as counties warn costs could shift to taxpayers. Local Economy & Community: Second Harvest’s Empty Bowls fundraiser returns Sept. 19 in Manteca to raise $150,000 for hunger relief, and SIMA launches a new appointment-driven surf buying event Nov. 10–11 in Huntington Beach. Startups & Funding: Poseidon Aerospace raised a $60M Series A to build an unmanned cargo aircraft, aiming for a first flight by end of 2026.
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