Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 17, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: How the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative brings Zero Trust to life
Source: Microsoft Headline: How the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative brings Zero Trust to life In this blog, you’ll learn more about how the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI)—a real-world case study on Zero Trust—aligns with Zero Trust strategies. We’ll share key updates from the April 2025 SFI progress report and practical Zero Trust guidance to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cantwell Statement on Spokane Tech Hub Funding Delay
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 05.16.25 Cantwell Statement on Spokane Tech Hub Funding Delay WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released this statement regarding today’s announcement by […]
MIL-OSI China: China releases plan to advance Digital China development
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 16 — China has released a 2025 action plan to build a Digital China, outlining key initiatives in areas such as “AI Plus,” infrastructure upgrades, the data industry and digital talent development, the National Data Administration said on Friday. The plan calls for the […]
MIL-OSI: SolarMax Technology Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SolarMax Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq SMXT) (“SolarMax” or the “Company”), an integrated solar energy company, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Revenue: $6.9 million, compared with $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2024. Gross […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Financial News: Interview with Zulfiya Kakhrumanova for Komsomolskaya Pravda
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Central Bank of Russia – Why do we need a digital ruble, will it become mandatory and what will a single QR code give us? And yet, in the financial sphere, we are ahead of the rest of the world! Well, or at least among the world leaders. The financial […]
MIL-OSI USA: Energy Department Announces Emergency Actions to Provide Overdue Relief to Puerto Rico Power Grid
Source: US Department of Energy WASHINGTON—The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new emergency actions to provide urgent and immediate assistance to the American citizens of Puerto Rico and strengthen the island’s failing power system. Just one month after Puerto Rico’s most recent island-wide blackout, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is issuing two emergency […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko: Five championships will unite 350 thousand of the most professional people of the country
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Meeting of the organizing committee for holding five championships in professional skills for schoolchildren, students of secondary vocational education and young specialists May 16, 2025 Meeting of the organizing committee for holding five championships […]
MIL-OSI: Innovation in the Heartland: S²MARTS Supports Strategic Mission Advancements at Crane’s C2M Event
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Crane Regional Defense Group hosted its annual Connect to Mission (C2M) event at the WestGate Academy last week in Odon, Indiana, spotlighting the strategic priorities of NSWC Crane’s Global Deterrence & Defense Department. The event served as a high-impact forum for collaboration among […]
MIL-OSI Africa: SA’s G20 Presidency to aid recovery of global economy
Source: South Africa News Agency Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli says the primary focus of the G20 platform is to increase multilateral cooperation for the recovery of the global economy. “Since President Ramaphosa took over the Presidency of the G20 in December 2024, a lot of public discourse has already gone into what […]
MIL-OSI Security: Prior sex offender from North Dakota who groomed a child online and sexually assaulted her after traveling to Wisconsin receives 30 years in federal prison
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 15, 2025, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Kelly J. Rosemore (age: 43) to 30 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by life on supervised release, after Rosemore pled guilty […]
MIL-OSI Security: Former Youth Pastor Sentenced for Coercion of a Minor and Possessing Child Pornography
Source: Office of United States Attorneys TULSA, Okla. – A former youth pastor was sentenced today for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Chaz Chinsethagid, 34, of Jenks, to serve 168 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime […]
MIL-OSI: DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (TSX-V: DMGI) (OTCQB: DMGGF) (FRANKFURT: 6AX) (“DMG” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated blockchain and data center technology company, announces it will release financial results for its second quarter 2025 ending March 31 on May 21, 2025 after the […]
MIL-OSI: AirNet Received Nasdaq Notification Letter Regarding Stockholders’ Equity Deficiency
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BEIJING, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AirNet Technology Inc. (“AirNet” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ANTE), today announced that on May 13, 2025, the Company received a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it is no longer in compliance […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Letter to Congress Opposing Budget Amendment Prohibiting States from Enforcing Artificial Intelligence Regulations
Source: Washington State News SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark and 35 other state attorneys general in a bipartisan letter to Congress voicing opposition to a sweeping and dangerous U.S. House […]
MIL-OSI USA: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Trillions in Great Deals Secured for America Thanks to President Trump
US Senate News: Source: The White House President Donald J. Trump’s first official trip was a huge success, locking in over $2 trillion in great deals—including a $600 billion investment commitment from Saudi Arabia, a $1.2 trillion economic exchange agreement with Qatar, $243.5 billion in U.S.-Qatar commercial and defense deals, and $200 billion in U.S.-United […]
MIL-OSI Security: Alabama Man Sentenced in Hack of SEC X Account that Spiked the Value of Bitcoin
Source: Office of United States Attorneys WASHINGTON – Eric Council Jr., 26 of Athens, Alabama, was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that hacked into the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and published fraudulent posts in the name of the then-SEC Chairman, all […]
MIL-OSI Security: Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced to 23 Years’ Imprisonment for Sexually Exploiting Minors Online
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant Targeted Minors on Twitter and Convinced Them in Chats to Send Him Sexually Explicit Photos and Videos of Themselves Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Carmine Simpson was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 23 years in prison for sexually exploiting minors […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Josh Stein Announces More Major Investments in High-Speed Internet Access
Source: US State of North Carolina Headline: Governor Josh Stein Announces More Major Investments in High-Speed Internet Access Governor Josh Stein Announces More Major Investments in High-Speed Internet AccesslsaitoFri, 05/16/2025 – 15:09 Raleigh, NC Governor Josh Stein today announced an investment of $48 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 14,514 […]
MIL-OSI: Banco Santander Chile launches new initiatives at commercial strategy event, Santander Day
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SANTIAGO, Chile, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yesterday Banco Santander Chile (“Santander Chile” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BSAC; SSE: Bsantander) held a new edition of its traditional Santander Day event, with the launch of commercial products and initiatives related to our community and reaffirming its commitment to being present in every […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Ukraine: New surgical unit opens in Zhytomyr hospital under EU-backed recovery programme
Source: European Investment Bank A surgical unit at Pavlusenko Hospital in Zhytomyr has been rebuilt to serve nearly two million residents in the oblast. It is now equipped with modern medical systems and upgraded infrastructure, doubling the hospital’s capacity to treat patients. The project to rebuild the surgical unit was implemented under the EIB’s Ukraine Recovery Programme, which […]