AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBorder Tech & Travel: UK expands passport e-gates for families, letting children aged eight and nine use facial-recognition gates from today, potentially easing queues for up to 1.5 million extra kids. AI in Healthcare: Kent and Canterbury Hospital becomes the first in England to pilot MEMORI, an AI tool that flags infection risk earlier to help clinicians prevent sepsis. Cybersecurity: FBI and Google helped disrupt NetNut, a residential proxy network tied to about 2 million compromised Android TVs and smart devices. Scams & Inclusion: Phonely wins a national Digital Inclusion Award for helping older and vulnerable people stay safe with scam-blocking “digital landline” services. Energy & Infrastructure: Solar developers get a new good-practice guide for handling archaeology on large projects, aiming to cut delays and boost confidence. EVs & Manufacturing: BYD brings its Shark pickup to the UK with a claimed 55-mile electric range and 430bhp plug-in hybrid power. Waste Safety: A public tracker says battery and vape fires in the UK waste system are on track for a record year, with incidents logged every nine days so far in 2026. Global Markets: Oil jumps and European stocks slide after Trump says the Iran ceasefire is over, raising Strait of Hormuz risk.
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