AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUSC AI Expansion: The University of South Carolina renewed a $2.5M deal with OpenAI to keep providing ChatGPT access campuswide, with demand last year driving usage far beyond the original credit plan. Campus Growth: USC trustees also approved major construction priorities, including expanding Russell House and building a new Civil Rights Center. Nuclear Cleanup Pressure: A new call urges faster Hanford cleanup, arguing pretreatment progress is being held back by slow vitrification at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. Data Center Reality Check: Reporting highlights how data centers are colliding with local limits—especially water—while communities push back on new development. Spacewatch for SC: South Carolina stargazers get a weekend sky treat with the Strawberry Moon and the Bootid meteor shower, including slower meteors that are easier to spot. Local Tech & Industry: TPM completed the sale of its HP 3D printing division to Master Graphics, while a Warwood facility sale points to module production for the data-center boom. Weather: Hot and humid conditions continue with a chance of storms Friday into the weekend.
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