Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025
MIL-OSI Submissions: First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University “The art of tracking may well be the origin of science.” This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental monitoring. The connection between tracking […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: African countries need more PhD graduates but students are held back by a lack of money and support
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Oluwatomilayo Omoya, Lecturer in Nursing (Teaching and Reseach), Flinders University Moyo Studio/Getty Images Over the past 15 years there’s been an increasing demand from within and outside the higher education sector for African countries to produce more PhD graduates. For this to happen, it’s important to know what’s […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Amy Kahn, Research Specialist at the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Sciences Research Council South Africa’s innovation fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2025 state of the nation address, was a response to the country’s urgent need for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ari Peskoe, Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Your power bill may be hiding something. photoschmidt/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Is AI a con? A new book punctures the hype and proposes some ways to resist
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland AI Am Over It – Nadia Piet. Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN, CC BY Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: AI in education: what those buzzwords mean
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Herkulaas MvE Combrink, Senior lecturer/ Co-Director, University of the Free State style-photography/Getty Images You’ll be hearing a great deal about artificial intelligence (AI) and education in 2025. The UK government unveiled its “AI opportunities action plan” in mid-January. As part of the plan it has awarded funding of […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: AI policies in Africa: lessons from Ghana and Rwanda
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Thompson Gyedu Kwarkye, Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Dublin Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing productivity and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. It powers self-driving cars, social media feeds, fraud detection and medical diagnoses. Touted as a game changer, it is projected to add nearly US$15.7 trillion to […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Row over damage to Iran’s nuclear programme raises questions about intelligence
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull The ongoing debate over whether Iranian nuclear sites were “obliterated”, as the US president and his team insist, or merely “damaged”, as much of the intelligence suggest, should make us pause and think […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: How do coconuts get their water?
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Gaston Adoyo, Lecturer and researcher, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Coconut trees are iconic plants found across the world’s tropical regions. They’re called “nature’s supermarket” or the “tree of life” in several cultures because every part of the coconut tree is used. Its leaves can […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Lagos fashion: how designers make global trends uniquely Nigerian
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie, Research Fellow, Center for Cultural and African Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention. Designers and labels are churning out garments that reflect African cities […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) put out a call for nuclear proposals, Google agreed […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By John Weigand, Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Interior Design, Miami University Rethinking the college major could help colleges better understand what employers and students need. Westend61/Getty Images Colleges and universities are struggling to stay afloat. The reasons are numerous: declining numbers of college-age students in much of […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: AI applications are producing cleaner cities, smarter homes and more efficient transit
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Mohammadamin Ahmadfard, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and distribute energy, acting as the invisible conductor that orchestrates cleaner, smarter and more resilient cities. By integrating renewables — from solar panels and wind turbines to […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Cyberattacks: how companies can communicate effectively after being hit
Source: The Conversation – France – By Paolo Antonetti, Professeur, EDHEC Business School In its latest annual publication, insurance group Hiscox surveyed more than 2,000 cybersecurity managers in eight countries including France. Two thirds of the companies in the survey reported having been the victim of a cyberattack between mid-August 2023 and September 2024, a 15% increase […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Can reading the news make you richer? – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Researchers have uncovered a novel way to forecast stock market volatility using daily business news. Business news can do more than report on financial markets; it can predict where they’re headed. That’s the finding from a new study by University of Auckland finance lecturer Dr Justin J. Case and Queensland […]
MIL-OSI Security: Groundbreaking technology boosts Met’s fight against violence towards women and girls
Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service has today unveiled a revolutionary new technology – now being rolled out across London – that makes it easier to photograph and visualise bruising on victims of violence, particularly on darker skins. A trial of the first-of-its-kind device, known as Project Archway, allows officers to […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘Don’t Agonize — Organize, Help Realize Change Our World Urgently Needs’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Sciences Po Graduating Class
Source: United Nations 4 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, in Paris today: Let me begin with the most important word of all: congratulations. You now join a long line of Sciences Po alumni who have shaped our world — […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Empowering AI use to improve access to medicines
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour has empowered Pharmac and Medsafe to explore the utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up their processes. “Faster access to medicines has always been a priority of mine. For many New Zealanders, pharmaceuticals are life or death, or the difference between a life of pain […]
MIL-OSI: JAMining Upgrades Its Cloud Mining Platform to Meet Growing Global Crypto Demand
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Warwick, UK, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JAMining, a leading cloud mining provider, today announced significant upgrades to its cloud mining platform. The overhaul enhances user experience, expands asset support, and integrates advanced mining algorithms — positioning the company at the forefront of digital asset mining as the global cryptocurrency industry […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Public services put in your pocket with trial GOV.UK App launched today
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Public services put in your pocket with trial GOV.UK App launched today A trial version of the GOV.UK App is to be available to download on smartphones today, putting public services in people’s pocket to save them from wasting time on admin. First GOV.UK App […]