AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDigital Childhood Rules: France has definitively approved a ban on social media access for under-15s, with rollout from Sept. 1 for new accounts and Jan. 1, 2027 for existing ones (pending a Constitutional Council review), adding to a growing list of countries tightening age limits and requiring platforms to verify ages and disable underage accounts. Payments & Sovereignty: The EU is pushing alternatives to Visa and Mastercard, arguing that dependence on US card rails could become a geopolitical risk; the ECB is backing the digital euro case in the European Parliament. Climate Record: July 2026 has tied July 2024 as the hottest month on record, with NOAA and NASA/Copernicus temperature assessments pointing to another global heat milestone. Skywatching Science: A total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will darken parts of the Northern Hemisphere, with totality across a narrow path including Spain and parts of Portugal, plus Greenland, Iceland, and northern Russia. Local Tech & Learning: TECH Global University claims top student ratings (4.9/5) across major review platforms, highlighting content quality and flexible teaching. Andorra Angle: Andorra appears in a World Bank income-shift map showing how countries’ income tiers changed from 1995 to 2025.
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