AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMeta’s Child-Safety Settlement: Meta agreed to pay up to about $18B to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict minors, with states pushing for stricter age checks, daily time limits, nighttime blocks, and stronger parent tools. AI in Education: Kazakhstan is testing AI to fix roughly 700 errors found in school textbooks, including outdated references, as publishers must reissue corrected materials. Publishing & Books in the Spotlight: Alice Hoffman’s new witchy novel The Witches of Cambridge leans into 1950s Red Scare paranoia, while Vermont author Peter Gould’s Part For The Hole mixes a rescue plot with today’s arts-world stakes. New Releases & Events: Dr. Emily King’s The Neurodivergent Learner heads to a Sept. 24 webinar; and Pat Miller’s business memoir Underdog to Empire lands Sept. 22. Local Reading Life: Blue Apple Books is gearing up for fall with a Sept. 13 watercolor class and a Sept. 18 anniversary celebration.
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