Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 1, 2025
MIL-OSI: Aimfinity Investment Corp. I Announces Transition from Nasdaq to OTC Markets and New Monthly Extension for Business Combination
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Wilmington, DE, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aimfinity Investment Corp. I (the “AIMA”) (Nasdaq: AIMAU), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that, as anticipated, AIMA received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq” or the “Exchange”), stating that in accordance with Nasdaq rules, its securities will be delisted […]
Heinrich Announces Legislation to Address PFAS, Water Contamination in Private Wells
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that he has cosponsored new legislation to protect New Mexico communities from dangerous contaminants like per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Exposure to PFAS has been linked to deadly cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rosen Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Telecommunications Against Foreign Adversaries Advances Out of Committee
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped advance legislation she introduced with Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) to strengthen American telecommunications against foreign adversaries. The bipartisan Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act would require the Federal Communications Commission […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Online Scams, Protect Consumers in the Online Ticket Marketplace
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, applauded committee passage of his bipartisan bill that would better protect consumers in the online ticket marketplace. Senator Luján’s bipartisan Mitigating […]
MIL-OSI USA: News 04/30/2025
Blackburn Launches Inquiry with Tech Companies on Efforts to Protect Kids Online Following Decline in Reports to CyberTipline
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent letters to Google, Microsoft, Discord, and X regarding the puzzling and alarming decrease in reports of child sexual abuse material, online enticement, and child sex trafficking submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) CyberTipline in […]
MIL-OSI USA: US Department of Labor celebrates National Apprenticeship Day 2025, highlighting limitless potential of apprenticeships for American workers
Source: US Department of Labor WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer celebrated National Apprenticeship Day today by welcoming the International Association of Fire Fighters for a ceremonial signing event highlighting the importance of apprenticeships and ways the program can unlock a multitude of possibilities for the American worker. The National Apprenticeship Day 2025 event […]
MIL-OSI: Finward Bancorp Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) MUNSTER, Ind., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the “Bancorp”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $456 thousand, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $2.1 million, or […]
MIL-OSI USA: TOMORROW: First Partner Siebel Newsom to celebrate Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind Day with Boys & Girls Club in Bay Area
Source: US State of California Governor Apr 30, 2025 SAN MATEO COUNTY — California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will team up with Olympic and World Cup Champion Brandi Chastain and nearly 250 kids at a local Boys & Girls Club to celebrate Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind Day, a statewide day of action embracing […]
MIL-OSI: Digital Ascension Group’s Digital Fusion Summit 2025 Concludes, Brings Elite Family Offices and Blockchain Leaders Together
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Dallas, Texas, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The exclusive Digital Fusion Summit successfully concluded at the prestigious Altitude Center on the 33rd floor in Dallas, Texas. Hosted by Digital Wealth Partners and Digital Ascension Group, the invitation-only gathering brought together an exceptional roster of family offices, institutional investors, and industry luminaries to explore the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Hardin woman arraigned on charges for sex trafficking a minor
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BILLINGS – A Hardin woman accused of sex trafficking a minor appeared today for arraignment, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. The defendant, Veronica Clarice Baker, 29, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging her with one count of sex trafficking of a minor. If convicted of the crime charged […]
MIL-OSI Security: Louisiana Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Traveling to New Jersey to Engage in Sexual Activity with Minor
Source: Office of United States Attorneys TRENTON, N.J. – A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for traveling to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Spencer W. Caudle, 36, of Prairieville, Louisiana, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Microsoft Cloud and AI strength drives third quarter results
Source: Microsoft Headline: Microsoft Cloud and AI strength drives third quarter results Microsoft Cloud and AI Strength Drives Third Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year: · Revenue was […]
MIL-OSI: Ansys Announces Q1 Financial Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) / Q1 2025 Results Revenue of $504.9 million GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.59 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.64 GAAP operating profit margin of 11.7% and non-GAAP operating profit margin of 33.5% Operating cash flows of $398.9 million and unlevered operating cash flows of $407.1 million Annual contract […]
MIL-OSI Security: BATON ROUGE MAN SENTENCING TO 57 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced James S. Burland, age 70, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 57 months in federal prison following his conviction for possession of child pornography. Burland must serve five years of supervised release upon completing […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mason City Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Cleon Mitchell, Jr., 46, from Mason City, Iowa, pled guilty April 30, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City to possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, Mitchell admitted that from August 2022, through April 2024, he used the Kik and Snapchat applications to receive and possess visual […]
MIL-OSI Security: Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Student
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Samantha Meyer-Davis, 32, from Rutland, Iowa, pled guilty in federal court April 30, 2025, to sexual exploitation of a child. At the plea hearing, Meyer-Davis admitted that from May 2022, through November 2023, she was engaged in sexually exploiting a student as well as disseminating and exhibiting obscene materials […]
MIL-OSI Security: Cherokee, Iowa, Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Roger Strickland, age 62, from Cherokee, Iowa, pled guilty on April 25, 2025, to two counts of possession of child pornography in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa. Evidence at the plea hearing showed that from June 2022, through May 2023, Strickland received and possessed child pornography. Agents searched […]
MIL-OSI USA: TOMORROW: First Partner Siebel Newsom to celebrate Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind Day with students in Pasadena
Source: US State of California Governor Apr 30, 2025 PASADENA — California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will join mental health professionals, athletes, and more than 600 students from two Pasadena Unified School District schools for a rally to celebrate Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind Day – a statewide day of action embracing the importance of […]
MIL-OSI: FinWise Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) – Loan Originations of $1.3 Billion – – Net Income of $3.2 Million – – Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.23 – MURRAY, Utah, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FinWise Bancorp (NASDAQ: FINW) (“FinWise” or the “Company”), parent company of FinWise Bank (the “Bank”), today announced results for the quarter ended […]
MIL-OSI: Orange County Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Highlights include: Net interest margin of 3.95% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 increased 31 basis points, or 8.5%, versus 3.64% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 Total Deposits grew $128.3 million, or 6.0%, reaching $2.3 billion at March 31, 2025 as compared to $2.2 billion at December 31, 2024 […]