AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUK defence & security: The UK MoD is backing a new counter-drone project, PANOPTES, built around an autonomous, vehicle-mounted laser system aimed at swarming threats. Energy & resilience: A new UK policy move gives the Bank of England a secondary objective to support innovation in payments and emerging digital money, while separate reporting warns of “vampire devices” quietly adding up to £147 to energy bills. AI governance & risk: HM Treasury’s BoE update comes as officials and industry continue to debate how to regulate fast-moving digital finance and AI—plus a separate warning flags how AI-driven cyberattacks could escalate quickly. Industrial tech: Schneider Electric argues building management systems need virtualised control rooms to modernise faster and recover more securely. Science & health: Queen Mary researchers report a way to prevent lithium plating in EV batteries, potentially enabling faster charging. Royal culture: Macron, King Charles and PM Andy Burnham visited the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum ahead of its public return.
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