AGP Executive Report
Last update: 1 hours agoMedical Manufacturing in Costa Rica: Zeus/CathX Medical is expanding catheter sub-assembly production with a new facility in Costa Rica’s La Lima Free Zone (Cartago), aiming to scale commercial output while keeping the same quality system. Cyber & Privacy Threats: McAfee reports AI can geolocate ordinary social media travel photos with 87–91% accuracy even without GPS metadata—useful for scammers targeting people with believable, location-specific lures. Deep-Sea Discovery Near Costa Rica: Scientists using SuBastian and ROV expeditions near Isla del Coco identified Laurinque elenya, a bright yellow deep-water coral so genetically distinct it required a new genus and family. Wildlife Tech in the Forest: Researchers tested CapuchinAI, a touchscreen-and-reward station that wild capuchin monkeys voluntarily used in Guanacaste, offering a new way to study cognition in natural settings. Climate Watch for Central America: NOAA says El Niño has a 93% chance to reach “very strong” status by Sep–Nov, with impacts expected across Central America as conditions shift. Public Safety: Search efforts continue for a missing hiker in Costa Rica’s Chirripó National Park, with drones and trained search dogs among the tools.
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