Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn Questions Witnesses on Potential Crimes in Biden Health Cover-up
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – Today during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) co-chaired entitled, “Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution,” he discussed with witness Theodore Wold, Visiting Fellow for Law and Technology Policy at the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Peters Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Diversity of Ownership in Broadcast Industry
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced the Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service (VOICES) Act to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry by encouraging investment in women and minority-owned stations. “Millions of Americans get their news everyday through TV and radio. When broadcasters […]
MIL-OSI USA: Peters Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Diversity of Ownership in Broadcast Industry
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced the Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service (VOICES) Act to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry by encouraging investment in women and minority-owned stations. “Millions of Americans get their news everyday through TV and radio. When broadcasters […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Amnesty International – Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran
Source: Amnesty International As more and more civilians bear the cruel toll of the terrifying military escalation in Iran and Israel since 13 June 2025, and amid threats of further escalation in the conflict, Amnesty International is urging the Israeli and Iranian authorities to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Demanding Meaningful Stablecoin Guardrails, Reed Votes Against So-Called “GENIUS Act”
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed WASHINGTON, DC — Citing a lack of consumer and taxpayer protections and serious crypto corruption and national security concerns, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) voted against the so-called GENIUS Act (S.1582), which passed the U.S. Senate on a vote of 68-30. The controversial […]
MIL-OSI: Reliance Global Group Announces Up To $6.75 Million Private Placement Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LAKEWOOD, NJ, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reliance Global Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELI) (“Reliance,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”), today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 1,488,096 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) and […]
MIL-OSI China: China’s vision for deeper financial opening-up highlighted at Shanghai Lujiazui Forum
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s vision for deeper financial opening-up highlighted at Shanghai Lujiazui Forum SHANGHAI, June 18 — Multiple government officials have delivered speeches at the annual Lujiazui Forum being held in east China’s Shanghai, pledging efforts to promote high-standard financial opening-up despite mounting global geopolitical uncertainty. Among the […]
MIL-OSI: Narda-MITEQ Awarded Prototype to Optimize Power Dividers in Growler Aircrafts for DoN
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Manager Air (PMA)–265 and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), in partnership with NSTXL through the S²MARTS OTA, have announced a prototype award to optimize Power Dividers for the EA–18G aircraft. NAVAIR is qualifying a new design […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Review: BRICS Cooperation Space Constantly Expands – SPIEF Participants
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News St. Petersburg, June 18 (Xinhua) — The cooperation space between the BRICS countries is constantly expanding, especially after the expansion of the association began in 2024. This […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby Visits Black Sea Technologies in Baltimore, Observes Small Unmanned Surface Vehicle Operations and Advanced Manufacturing Facility
Source: United States Navy Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited the BlackSea Technologies (BlackSea) headquarters and production facilities in Baltimore, June 18, to see first-hand how BlackSea supports the U.S. Navy’s Small Unmanned Surface Vehicles (sUSV) program and how it plans to continue to expand its capabilities to support fleet operations. MIL […]
MIL-OSI: Embassy Bancorp, Inc. Announces Annual Cash Dividend
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BETHLEHEM, Pa., June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: EMYB) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared an annual cash dividend of $0.48 per share, payable on July 15, 2025, to shareholders of record on June 27, 2025. This represents an over 14% increase over last year’s […]
MIL-OSI USA: Energy Secretary Wright Testifies Before Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on FY2026 Budget Request
Source: US Department of Energy WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request. Earlier this month, Secretary Wright testified before the U.S. House Energy Subcommittee to outline the department’s FY2026 request. He also appeared […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Bachelor of Applied Science student lands internship mapping native bush remnants
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 19 hours ago Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management) student Emily Strong helped iwi identify remnants of the historic Seventy Mile Bush during a summer internship with Sustainable Hawke’s Bay. The internship was part of her third year of study, delivered by EIT in partnership with Unitec. EIT graduate Michael […]
MIL-Evening Report: Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam D Hines, Research Fellow, Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology A hexapod robot navigating outdoors. Adam Hines Robots are increasingly becoming a part of our lives – from warehouse automation to robotic vacuum cleaners. And just like humans, robots need to know where they are […]
MIL-Evening Report: Companies are betting on AI to help lift productivity. Workers need to be part of the process
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Llewellyn Spink, AI Corporate Governance Lead, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney The Conversation, CC BY-NC Australia’s productivity is flatlining, posting the worst vitals we’ve seen in 60 years. Politicians and chief executives are prescribing artificial intelligence (AI) like it’s the new penicillin – a wonder […]
MIL-OSI: Artificial Intelligence Risk, Inc. and Fynancial, Inc. Awarded “Best in Show” at RIA Edge for “Fyn”, the First Agentic AI Powered Assistant for Financial Advisors
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Greenwich, CT, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Artificial Intelligence Risk, Inc. and Fynancial, Inc. were jointly awarded Best in Show at Wealth Management EDGE 2025 in Boca Raton, FL for Fyn, an agentic AI powered assistant for financial advisors. Fyn, launched this month in a JV between AI Risk and Fynancial […]
MIL-OSI: Red Cat Holdings Announces Closing of $46.75 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or “Company”), a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, has successfully closed the previously announced registered direct offering with certain institutional investors for the purchase and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Technology Entrepreneurship: Helping Students Pursue their Personal and Professional Dreams
Source: US State of Connecticut As part of the UConn College of Engineering’s (CoE) commitment to entrepreneurial growth, outreach, and competitive opportunities, a collaborative team led by Leila Daneshmandi, director of The Matthew & Margarethe Mashikian Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub (eHub) and assistant professor in residence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, has created an Entrepreneurship Fellowship […]
MIL-OSI USA: North Dakota Launches ND Gateway, Laying the Foundation for a One-Stop Portal for State Services
Source: US State of North Dakota In a major step toward modernizing and simplifying the user experience with state government, North Dakota has launched the first phase of ND Gateway. Led by North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) and other partner agencies, ND Gateway creates a single portal through which business owners and entrepreneurs can access […]
MIL-OSI Video: US Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against $225M in Crypto Investment Fraud Money Laundering
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements) The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency. According to the complaint, law enforcement used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency is connected […]