AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoEl Niño in Chile: Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert is seeing its biggest bloom in about 30 years after exceptional rains, with CONAF projecting the most intense flowering since 1997 and more than 200 plant species emerging. Space science (Chile-linked): Astronomers report the youngest confirmed exoplanet, Elias 2-24b, with a team led by a Universidad Diego Portales doctoral candidate in Chile, reshaping planet-formation timelines. AI hardware: femtoAI opened access to its developer community, letting builders use its AI silicon and compression platform to create new AI-powered products. Rare earths in Chile’s supply chain: Aclara is expanding its rare-earth separation demo work to include yttrium, gadolinium and samarium, using feedstock tied to its ionic clay deposits expected from Chile and Brazil. Energy storage: Turbo Energy says 62.5 MWh of AI-managed battery storage is now operating across three industrial sites in Spain. Copper & Chile’s market pressure: Copper prices rose on AI/data-center demand, while Chilean output fell and Antofagasta workers voted for strike action. Health policy: Zambia will sign a revised US health deal dropping patient data/specimen-sharing clauses.
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