Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 26, 2025
Issued by the APEC Secretariat
Source: APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation The Republic of Korea is set to host the Third Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) and Related Meetings, aiming to drive critical policy discussions on regional economic integration, digital transformation, and sustainable growth. From 26 July to 15 August 2025, Incheon will be the focal point for around 5,000 […]
MIL-OSI: Diginex Announces Execution of Warrants Agreement, Bonus Share Issuance and Cancelation of EGM
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LONDON, July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diginex Limited (“Diginex” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DGNX), a leading provider of Sustainability RegTech solutions, today announced that on July 22, 2025 Rhino Ventures Limited exercised warrants, with an exercise price of $5.13 per share, to purchase 2,250,000 ordinary shares of Diginex. The total exercise […]
MIL-OSI USA: Murphy, Schatz Introduce New Legislation to Improve Wages, Operations Transparency for Rideshare Drivers, Delivery App Workers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Connecticut – Chris Murphy July 25, 2025 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, new legislation to improve transparency on how […]
MIL-OSI China: 9th CIIE launches exhibitor recruitment drive
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News SHANGHAI, July 25 — With just over 100 days to go until the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), recruitment for the ninth CIIE was officially launched in Shanghai on Friday, and over 40 foreign companies have already signed up to exhibit, according to the event […]
MIL-OSI: America Must Win the Energy War: CrowdPoint Unveils Strategic Blueprint to Reinvent the U.S. Power Grid
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Austin, TX, July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a bold new vision titled “America Must Win the Energy War—Here is How We Reinvent the Grid Before It Breaks Us,”Akhtar lays out a national imperative to transform the power grid from a vulnerable utility into an intelligent, sovereign infrastructure system. The stakes, he […]
MIL-OSI USA: FDA Investigating Death of 8-Year-Old Boy Who Received Elevidys
Source: US Department of Health and Human Services – 3 For Immediate Release:July 25, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy who received Elevidys, a Sarepta Therapeutics gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The death occurred on June 7, 2025. The FDA has requested and received voluntary […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Interior And Transportation, Housing, & Urban Development Funding Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin, Duckworth
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin July 25, 2025 The Senate Appropriations Committee passed Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing, & Urban Development, & Related Agencies government funding bills SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator […]
MIL-OSI USA: Welch Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Musicians, Artists, and Creators from Unauthorized AI Training
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) TRAIN Act is Supported by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Human Artistry Campaign, SAG-AFTRA, Recording Academy, Nashville Songwriters Association International, SESAC, ASCAP, BMI, Authors Guild and more WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along […]
MIL-OSI USA: Risch Touts Significance of Nuclear Energy to Growing Energy Demand
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Idaho James E Risch WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) emphasized nuclear energy’s central role in meeting the nation’s growing energy demands during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. “In recent years, we have had people come in here and predict what was […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Registration for Finopolis-2025 is open.
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Central Bank of Russia – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. The Finopolis Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies is 10 years old. This year it will be held from October 8 to 10 at the Sirius federal territory. You can register atwebsite. The forum will be […]
MIL-OSI: MicroBitcoin (MBC) Now Listed on Coinstore: The Bitcoin 2.0 Revolution for Micro-Payments & Layer-2 Tokenization
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Singappore, July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MicroBitcoin (MBC) Now Listed on Coinstore: The Bitcoin 2.0 Revolution for Micro-Payments & Layer-2 Tokenization MicroBitcoin (MBC) brings back the original vision of decentralized, peer-to-peer money, supercharged with fast payments, CPU-friendly mining, and advanced token creation tools. MicroBitcoin (MBC) revives the original vision of […]
MIL-OSI USA: NASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels
Source: NASA In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the noise generated by the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft.The team behind the successful test flight series operates under NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology project. Beginning June 3 and concluding this week, researchers conducted a […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: 24 more nomination forms for Election Committee Subsector By-elections received today
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4 The Returning Officers for various subsectors of the 2025 Election Committee (EC) Subsector By-elections received a total of 23 nomination forms for candidates and one nomination form from designated bodies today (July 25). This has brought to 86 the total number of nomination forms for candidates […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Presides Over Swearing-In of Two Deputy Ministers
Source: APO His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio today presided over the official swearing-in ceremony of two newly appointed Deputy Ministers: Mr. David Fortune, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, and Mr. Paul Hingha Augustine Charles Tucker, Deputy Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation. The ceremony was held pursuant to Section 57 of the 1991 […]
MIL-OSI USA: Q&A: National Whistleblower Day
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley Q: What’s your most recent work to strengthen whistleblower protections? A: Estimates show federal contractors outnumber roughly two million civilian employees in the federal workforce. In July I introduced bipartisan legislation to address gaps in existing federal law that leave millions of people who […]
MIL-OSI USA: $12 Million to Revitalize Former Mill Sites Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Susan Collins Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $12,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to revitalize former paper and textile mill sites in East Millinocket, Lewiston, and Lincoln. This funding, included in the Fiscal Year (FY) […]
MIL-OSI USA: Zinke, Panetta, Introduces Bill to Streamline Drone Exports to U.S. Allies
Source: US Congressman Ryan Zinke (Western Montana) Washington, D.C. – Today, Western Montana Congressman and former Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Leading Exports of Aerial Drones (LEAD) Act of 2025, legislation to make it easier for American manufacturers to export unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones, to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Griffith Announces $414,482 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech for Cancer Research
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $414,482 grant. The funding supports cancer research. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Virginia Tech leads important health research initiatives that test treatments […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Protects American Innovation from the CCP
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) touted her report that uncovered loopholes and a lack of consistent due diligence standards are exposing hundreds of millions of dollars in sensitive American intellectual property to the Chinese […]
MIL-OSI Banking: Samsung Galaxy A Series: Powering Everyday Life Seamlessly with Awesome Intelligence
Source: Samsung Your phone isn’t just a device – it’s your connection to everything that matters. From streaming your favourite music during the morning rush, to face-timing friends, or snapping spontaneous memories, you need a smartphone that keeps up without missing a beat. That’s where the Samsung Galaxy A Series – featuring the Galaxy A26 […]