AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAI & Defense: The Pentagon is still moving to drop Anthropic as a contractor, even as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the company has resolved issues with the Trump administration. Tech Hype Meets Local Life: OpenAI President Greg Brockman declares the “AGI era” has begun, while North Carolina residents keep pushing back on data centers they say drive up power bills and raise surveillance/job fears. Elections & Voting Tension: With midterms two months away, North Carolina election workers say absentee ballots are heading out as legal fights over mail voting intensify. Campaign Culture Wars: A Wilmington-area state senate race turns creepy as one campaign uses an AI ad to mock the other candidate, sparking a cease-and-desist dispute. Education Updates: Edenton-Chowan Schools drops its “low-performing” label; Cape Fear Community College expands nurse training with realistic simulations. Community & Culture: On the Same Page Literary Festival returns Sept. 15–18, and West Brunswick launches its first girls’ flag football season Sept. 9. Sports & Accountability: UNC’s Michael Malone talks discipline and accountability as UNC football investigations reportedly widen.
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