Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 2, 2025
MIL-OSI China: World Humanoid Robot Games reveals new competition events
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 1 — The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG), scheduled to be held in Beijing this August, has released details of its new competition events such as martial arts performance, free fighting and group dancing, according to the Beijing Evening News on Tuesday. These […]
MIL-OSI Australia: LUMI robots ScaleUp solar deployment with advanced automation
Source: Ministers for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Overview Category News Date 02 July 2025 Classification Solar energy Robotics pioneer Luminous has been selected to receive $4.9 million in funding as the first recipient of ARENA’s $100 million Solar ScaleUp Challenge, which sought to supercharge innovation and crowdsource ideas from around the world […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: ‘Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting-edge NHS care
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release ‘Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting-edge NHS care New ‘innovator passport’ will slash red tape so cutting-edge tech can be rolled out across the NHS quicker under the 10 Year Health Plan. Digital system will mean companies can innovate faster and patients can get pioneering […]
MIL-Evening Report: New laws to make it harder for large Australian and foreign companies to avoid paying tax
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Sadiq, Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology The Conversation, CC BY The beginning of the financial year means for the first time in Australia the public will see previously unreleased tax reports produced by multinational taxpayers. These documents, […]
MIL-OSI: XRP surges above $2.2 as investors flock to PBK Miner, XRP mining project officially launched, redefining AI cloud mining
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Carshalton, UK, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the XRP price surpassed $2.00 and returned to the spotlight of the top cryptocurrencies, a new wave of investors’ attention turned to a fast-rising but little-known project on the XRP Ledger: PBK Miner (PBKMiner XRP Mining). Given XRP’s resilience and strong fundamentals, many […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Energy – Developing the largest oil producer on the Norwegian continental shelf – Equinor
Source: Equinor 01 JULY 2025 – Equinor and its partners are investing NOK 13 billion in the third phase of Johan Sverdrup, one of the world’s most carbon-efficient oil fields. New subsea infrastructure will increase recovery by 40–50 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). “By building on the technologies, solutions, and infrastructure from phases 1 and […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology An image from Iranian television shows centrifuges lining a hall at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility in 2021. IRIB via APPEAR When U.S. forces attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kassem Fawaz, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Many apps and social media platforms collect detailed information about you as you use them, and sometimes even when you’re not using them. Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty images You wake up in the morning and, first […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black-owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Matthew Bui, Assistant Professor of Information and Digital Studies, University of Michigan Yelp’s Black-owned tag was designed to help business owners like Don Studvent attract more customers. His restaurant closed in 2018 after nine years in business. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio When the online review platform Yelp added […]
MIL-OSI: Univest Securities, LLC Announces Closing of $5 Million Registered Direct Offering for its Client Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: OST)
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of registered direct offering (the “Offering”), for its client Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: OST) (the […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Shit in, shit out’: AI is coming for agriculture, but farmers aren’t convinced
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Lee, Senior Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney David Gray / AFP / Getty Images Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming to agriculture. Over the past decade, more than US$200 billion (A$305 billion) has been invested globally […]
MIL-OSI: Provident Financial Services, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) ISELIN, N.J., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS) announced that it expects to release financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 8:00am. A copy of the earnings release will be immediately available on the Company’s website, www.Provident.Bank, by […]
MIL-OSI: BigCommerce Appoints Former Adobe Fellow and Vice President of Technology Anil Kamath to its Board of Directors
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) AUSTIN, Texas, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading open SaaS ecommerce platform for B2C and B2B businesses, announced today that former Adobe Fellow and Vice President of Technology Anil Kamath has joined the BigCommerce Board of Directors. “Joining the Board of BigCommerce is an exciting opportunity to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Wyden, Sanders, Gillibrand Demand Answers on “Reckless” AI Tool Rollout at SSA
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren July 01, 2025 Reporting revealed AI program delayed Social Security retirement claims processing by 25 percent “We are concerned that SSA will make even bigger mistakes in incorporating AI into higher-risk tasks, particularly in roles that could jeopardize Americans’ financial security.” Text of […]
MIL-OSI Security: Michigan Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Drug Distribution and Loan Fraud
Source: US FBI BOSTON – A Michigan man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a conspiracy to import and sell illegal pharmaceuticals, including opioids, and to fund the operation of the scheme by fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 pandemic relief loan. Donald Nchamukong, 37, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel […]
Wimbledon’s AI judges receive mixed reviews from players and fans
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The All England Club’s decision to replace line judges with artificial intelligence technology at Wimbledon has received mixed reviews from players and fans alike. This week has marked the first time the tournament has been played without meticulously dressed judges determining whether the ball is in […]
MIL-OSI: Lightchain AI Surpasses $21M Raised, Enters Final Bonus Round Ahead of July Mainnet Launch
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SHREWSBURY, United Kingdom, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lightchain AI, the decentralized AI-native blockchain platform, has officially entered its Final Bonus Round after successfully raising over $21 million during its structured 15-stage presale. With strong participation from early contributors, developers, and validators, this final phase offers a fixed price of $0.007125 per LCAI token—representing the last […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cantwell Statement on Senate Passage of the GOP’s Devastating Budget Bill
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 07.01.25 Cantwell Statement on Senate Passage of the GOP’s Devastating Budget Bill Full final text of the disastrous bill wasn’t made available before final vote – the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office doesn’t even know the full cost to the American people; Cantwell was able […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senate Passes President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Advancing Agenda for a Strong, Prosperous America
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) ***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate voted today to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by a vote of 51 to 50. This legislation permanently extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts, accelerates American energy dominance, supports the nation’s farmers and ranchers, […]
MIL-OSI Europe: REPORT on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness – A10-0123/2025
Source: European Parliament MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (2025/2008(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 9, 151, 152, 153(1) and (2) thereof, as well […]