Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 16, 2025
MIL-OSI Banking: Samsung and Art Basel Unveil Largest Art Basel Collection to Date on Samsung Art Store
Source: Samsung ▲ Hedi Mertens’s Gruppo di quadrati sulla base di un quadrato (1966) shown on Neo QLED by Samsung. Samsung Electronics, the Official Art TV of Art Basel, today announced the launch of the Art Basel in Basel (ABB) Collection, an exclusive curation of digital art available across Samsung TVs with Samsung Art […]
MIL-OSI USA: Here’s how Trump’s illegal military deployment weakens firefighting resources – already strained by his dangerous U.S. Forest Service cuts
Source: US State of California 2 Jun 13, 2025 What you need to know: President Trump’s illegal military deployment impacts firefighting resources already seeing cuts by the U.S. Forest Service. SACRAMENTO – With the risk of catastrophic wildfire on the rise as peak fire season sets in across California, the state’s firefighting and prevention resources […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: InvestHK concludes fruitful Canada visit to deepen economic and business ties (with photos)
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 3 Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) Mr Charles Ng today (June 14) concluded his visit to Canada, deepening economic and business ties with Canadian investors and enterprises. During his visit June 8 to 14 to Waterloo, Toronto, and […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: InvestHK promotes Hong Kong’s biotech edge at BIO International Convention 2025
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region InvestHK promotes Hong Kong’s biotech edge at BIO International Convention 2025 A delegation of 16 Hong Kong life science and health technology companies will be joining InvestHK and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to the BIO International Convention 2025, the world’s premier biotechnology event, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Safer trucks mean safer roads – construction begins for Mackays Crossing Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Construction has begun on a new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre (CVSC) on State Highway 59 between the Mackays Crossing and Paekākāriki interchanges. View larger map Jetesh Bhula, Regional Manager Infrastructure delivery, says it is one of 12 sites being built on high-volume freight routes around the country and will be […]
MIL-OSI: Abaxx Confirms Active Trading in Gold Singapore Futures Following Launch
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, June 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abaxx Technologies Inc. (CBOE:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd., the owner of Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” and “Abaxx Clearing”), and producer of the SmarterMarkets™ Podcast, today announced active […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Carney welcomed Prime Minister Starmer to Ottawa. Building on Prime Minister Carney’s visit to London earlier this year, the leaders emphasized the deep and historic ties between […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: First ever female MI6 chief appointed
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release First ever female MI6 chief appointed The first ever female Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has been announced by the Prime Minister today. The first ever female Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has been announced by the Prime Minister today. Blaise […]
MIL-Evening Report: A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Petrie, Earth Observation Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s concept of the NISAR satellite in orbit over Earth. NASA/JPL-Caltech In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down to the centimetre, in almost real time and no matter the time […]
MIL-Evening Report: Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The recent deaths in custody of two Indigenous men in the Northern Territory have provoked […]
MIL-OSI: Ahead of the $3 XRP Era, PFMCrypto Launches 2-Day XRP Mining Promotion, $1 Million Giveaway Sparks Community Excitement
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Farington, England, June 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As XRP appears poised to surge to $3 in June, leading XRP mining platform PFMCrypto has launched a 48-hour exclusive XRP mining promotion, giving away $1 million USD in rewards to its global user base. This limited-time event aims to help users capitalize on […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Joint statement between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Prime Minister of Canada
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release Joint statement between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Prime Minister of Canada This Joint Statement follows the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Canada on 15 June 2025. Today, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) […]
MIL-OSI: HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! and $HAREHOLDER ALERT: Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde Investigates the Merger of Atai Life Sciences N.V. (NASDAQ: ATAI)
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, June 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde with Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. The firm is headquartered at the Empire […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Joint Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, and Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), met in Ottawa to reaffirm the profound friendship and shared values that unite both nations. The Canada-UK partnership, rooted in a common history and enduring people-to-people ties, continues to grow […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Sun Dong begins Dutch visit
Source: Hong Kong Information Services Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong today met the management of internationally renowned semiconductor company Nexperia as he began his visit to the Netherlands. Apart from learning about Nexperia’s latest development directions and technology as well as its businesses in Hong Kong and globally, Prof Sun also […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: SITI commences visit to Netherlands (with photos)
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region ​The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, began his visit to the Netherlands today (June 15, Amsterdam time). Professor Sun met with the management of an internationally renowned semiconductor company Nexperia to learn about its latest development directions and technology, as well as its businesses in […]
MIL-OSI: Seventh Presale Phase: Bitcoin Solaris Nears Public Launch with 10,000 TPS and 21M Supply Cap
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TALLINN, Estonia, June 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Solaris (BTC-S), a next-generation blockchain built for speed, accessibility, and long-term sustainability, has officially entered the seventh phase of its token presale, with the public launch now just weeks away. With over $4.5 million already raised and more than 11,500 participants onboard, momentum […]
MIL-OSI Africa: 5 indie art spaces in African cities worth knowing more about
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Kim Gurney, Senior Researcher, Centre for Humanities Research — Platform: SA-UK Bilateral Digital Humanities Chair in Culture & Technics, University of the Western Cape Independent art spaces are collectives of artists (and others) who club together to set up a communal space – often in former industrial sites […]
MIL-OSI Global: 5 indie art spaces in African cities worth knowing more about
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Kim Gurney, Senior Researcher, Centre for Humanities Research — Platform: SA-UK Bilateral Digital Humanities Chair in Culture & Technics, University of the Western Cape Independent art spaces are collectives of artists (and others) who club together to set up a communal space – often in former industrial sites […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Eritrea: World Blood Donor Day Observed at National Level
Download logo World Blood Donor Day, 14 June, was observed at the national level in Asmara under the theme “Give Blood, Give Hope – Together We Save Lives.” Ms. Alem Berhe, Chairperson of the National Voluntary Blood Donors, stated that the day is a time to honor voluntary blood donors and health professionals who take pride in […]