AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPost-Quantum Deadline Race: A new push to replace today’s encryption is accelerating as quantum computing nears practical threat levels, with companies and standards bodies racing to move systems to “quantum-safe” cryptography. Tech & Health Supply Chains: A report highlights how AI could help spot drug shortages earlier by forecasting gaps between supply and patient demand. Publishing Under Fire: Russia’s strikes reportedly destroyed thousands of books stored for Ukrainian publishers, threatening near-term orders even as e-books and audiobooks remain available. Classroom Screen-Time Review: Iowa City schools are forming a work group to tighten screen-time rules and assess the one-to-one device program’s impact on learning, equity, and student well-being. Translation Spotlight: Emily Wilson says she’s doing a full new retranslation of Homer’s Odyssey, aiming to correct earlier choices and reflect more of the poem’s social worlds. Library as Community Hub: North Bellmore Public Library is using National Library Card Sign-up Month to promote services beyond borrowing, from tech and “Library of Things” to genealogy sessions. Revenge Porn Law Push: Georgia Harrison is calling for a faster “kill switch” style social media removal process for intimate image abuse. YA Mental Health VR Ethics: Traumaland won a YA prize, spotlighting questions about therapeutic VR and what happens when the clinician is removed from the room.
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