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Technology – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for August 1, 2025

August 5, 2025 6:43 pm

Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for August 1, 2025 MIL-OSI Submissions: Aviation – Lufthansa Group increases Adjusted EBIT by 27 percent in the second quarter and confirms full-year forecastSource: Lufthansa Group Adjusted EBIT improves to EUR 871 million, net profit more than doubles to over 1 billion euros Low oil prices have a positive impact on results Demand from the US remains strong despite weakness of the US dollar, further growth on the North Atlantic Lufthansa Cargo doubles quarterly result compared with previous year […] MIL-OSI Submissions: Africa – BADEA Approves USD120 million to support Shelter Afrique Development Bank Capitalization ProgramSource:

MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow Metro – Moscow has updated the design of its metro map

August 5, 2025 6:43 pm

Source: Moscow Metro Moscow has updated the design of its metro map. Now, only smooth lines are used for the design, and large parks within walking distance from the metro are depicted on the map. The last time the map’s design was radically changed was in 2013. Moscow Metro. The Moscow Department of Transport has unveiled the updated map of the capital’s metro. Among the main changes: only smooth lines are used for the schematic representation, and large parks within walking distance from the metro are shown on the map. Maksim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry, noted that the innovations are

MIL-OSI USA: When WOWtruck pulls up – kids will play!

August 5, 2025 6:43 pm

Source: US State of Oregon span dir=”ltr”>The WOWtruck is a really fun portable gym that travels throughout Douglas County. It unfolds into a bike track, climbing wall, mini golf spread, ping pong tables, bowling alley, an obstacle course, a learning kitchen and more. Recently the WOWtruck set up at Oregon Department of Human Services offices in Roseburg. “We bring the WOWtruck to our offices because it helps us make connections with our community. We do It to establish ourselves as a community organization and to create a strong bond with our community,” Jessica Hunter, ODHS Child Welfare Program Manager for Douglas County, said. The WOWtruck

MIL-OSI: HCM III Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $220 Million Initial Public Offering

August 5, 2025 6:43 pm

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) STAMFORD, CT, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HCM III Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, announced today that it has priced its initial public offering of 22,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and will begin trading tomorrow, August, 1, 2025, under the ticker symbol “HCMAU.” Each whole warrant

MIL-OSI: The Ether Machine Marks Ethereum’s 10th Birthday with Major ETH Treasury Purchase

August 5, 2025 6:42 pm

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York, NY, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ether Machine, the ether generation company, announced yesterday that The Ether Reserve LLC has purchased nearly 15,000 ETH at $3,809.97 USD for a total of $56,900,000.01 USD as part of The Ether Machine’s long-term accumulation strategy. This brings total ETH purchased and committed to 334,757 with up to $407,000,000 of USD remaining for additional ETH purchases. Timed to coincide with Ethereum’s 10-year anniversary, the purchase marks the beginning of The Ether Machine’s treasury deployment, and reflects a deep conviction in ETH as the most important asset of the decentralized internet and its mission

MIL-OSI Australia: Searching for a lethal needle in a haystack: traces of highly potent synthetic opioids found in used syringes

August 5, 2025 6:42 pm

Source: 01 August 2025 A class of synthetic opioids that are up to 1000 times more potent than morphine have been found in used syringes across metropolitan Adelaide, sparking fears of a wave of overdoses that could be lethal. In the first study of its kind in South Australia, University of South Australia researchers have detected traces of nitazene in samples of discarded injecting equipment, plastic bags, vials and filters from public disposal bins at local needle and syringe program sites. Their findings are published today (Friday 1 August) in the Drug & Alcohol Review. Using highly sensitive chemical analysis, researchers identified nitazenes in 5%

MIL-OSI Australia: Our Poppies the pick of the bunch

August 5, 2025 6:41 pm

Source: 01 August 2025 UniSA’s Dr Sarah Boyle and Dr Ben Singh, recipients of SA’s 2025 Young Tall Poppy Awards Six researchers from the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia have been named as this year’s South Australian Young Tall Poppies, with their expertise in chrono-nutrition, climate science, marine ecology and precision measurement garnering this prestigious recognition. The Young Tall Poppy science awards are an initiative of the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) and have been established to celebrate researchers who combine cutting-edge science with a passion for engaging and inspiring others. “I am thrilled to see such a strong showing

MIL-OSI Australia: Electricity industry on notice as more households invest in subsidised batteries and solar

August 5, 2025 6:41 pm

Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC is warning battery and solar suppliers and electricity retailers their sales practices must meet scrutiny as demand for home batteries and solar systems jumps due to subsidy schemes and the large savings that households on solar and battery plans are experiencing. The ACCC’s latest Electricity Inquiry Report examines emerging markets for new electricity services, particularly those supported by solar and battery systems, and compares the electricity bills of solar and battery customers with the bills of regular customers who draw only from the grid. The report found that the Australian Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program is making batteries

MIL-OSI Australia: Tax time 2025 update – 29 July

August 5, 2025 6:41 pm

Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Welcome and governance The ATO Co-chair welcomed members and ATO attendees to the Tax Practitioner Stewardship Group (TPSG) Tax Time 2025 meeting. ATO Updates Frontline Services It’s been a busy start to the week and so far this tax time we’ve received 3.6 million individual lodgments. Overall, this is a 3% decrease compared to last year. Lodgment numbers for self-preparers have decreased 2%, whilst agent lodged returns are down 6%. We’ve received on average around 22,000 calls from agents each week, totalling 89,000. This is 11% down from this time last year. Around 21.2 million (or 95%) of

MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Three Federal Treasury deposit auctions will take place on 01.08.2025

August 5, 2025 6:40 pm

Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Application selection parameters Date of the selection of applications 01.08.2025 Unique identifier of the application selection 32025016 Deposit currency rubles Type of funds funds of the Social Fund of Russia (funds of the ROOSS) Maximum amount of funds placed in bank deposits, million monetary units 237 862 Placement period, in days 129 Date of deposit 01.08.2025 Refund date 08.12.2025 Interest rate for placement of funds (fixed or floating) Floating Minimum fixed interest rate for placement of funds, % per annum – Basic floating interest

MIL-OSI Russia: Financial News: On the Establishment of Risk Parameters in the Stock Market and Deposit Market

August 5, 2025 6:40 pm

Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. From 01.08.2025, by decision of NPO NCC (JSC), the following risk parameters are established on the stock market and deposit market: No. Trade code Security Minimum Restrictive Level of Market Risk Rates, % Concentration limit, pcs. Short selling ban Inclusion in the list of securities accepted as security for the fulfillment of obligations under Partially Collateralized Securities Transactions 1st level, S1_min 2nd level, S2_min 3rd level, S3_min Level 1 Level 2 1 RU000A10C8A4 Joint Stock Company “Polyplast” 50% 60% 70% 100,000 500,000 No No

MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 07/31/2025, 18-13 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for security RU000A109916 (RostelP10R) were changed.

August 5, 2025 6:40 pm

Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. 07/31/2025 18:13 In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on July 31, 2025, 18-13 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 109.83) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1177.42 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 8.75%) of the security RU000A109916 (Rostel P10R) were changed Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the

MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 01.08.2025 JSC “KAVKAZ.RF” will hold a deposit auction.

August 5, 2025 6:40 pm

Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients. . CategoriesEconomics, Mil-SOSI, Moscow, Russia, Russian Economy, Russian Federal, Russian Language, Moscow Exchange, University life / Post Navigation Archives Parameters Date of the deposit auction 01.08.2025 Placement currency Rub Maximum amount of funds placed (in placement currency) 600,000,000 Placement period, days 122 Date of deposit 08.08.2025 Refund

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Export – ABB named ExportNZ ASB Exporter of the Year 2025 at ExportNZ ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards – Business Central

August 5, 2025 6:40 pm

Source: Business Central ABB has been named as Exporter of the Year at the 2025 ExportNZ ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards The supreme winner was crowned in Hawke’s Bay at the Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts and Event Centre at a sold-out gala dinner. MC Matt Chisholm opened the event – followed by a virtual address from Trade and Investment Minister Hon Todd McClay, in front of a sold-out crowd. The longstanding and highly successful awards are presented by ExportNZ in partnership with ASB to reward and recognise the region’s outstanding exporters. ASB Head of International Trade Mike Atkins, who presented the Exporter of the Year award,

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Federated Farmers – Poll shows Aucklanders back farmers on export growth

August 5, 2025 6:39 pm

Source: Federated Farmers A new poll shows strong public support – especially in Auckland – for cutting green tape to boost agricultural exports and help grow the economy. The independent poll asked 1000 New Zealanders if regulations, including environmental regulations, should be reduced to allow increases in agricultural production, in line with the Government’s ambition to double exports over the next decade. Nationwide, 47% of respondents said yes, 35% said no, and 18% were unsure – but the biggest surprise came from Auckland. “In Auckland, 62% of people backed cutting regulation to enable export growth. Only 23% were opposed,” Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says. “That’s

MIL-OSI Security: CISA Rolls Out Free, Automated Tool for Fighting Malware

August 5, 2025 6:39 pm

Source: US Department of Homeland Security Anti-malware tool Thorium makes it easier for users to combat evolving threats, another breakthrough tool from CISA WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the release of Thorium, an automated platform that allows cyber defenders at lightning speed to assess and combat malware threats in a way that has not been possible before. Created in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, this tool is available through CISA at no cost. When malware threats arise, users in the public and private sector have to react quickly to protect their systems. Thorium allows users to set up a

MIL-OSI Economics: Panasonic Energy Announces Executive Officer Personnel

August 5, 2025 6:39 pm

Source: Panasonic Headline: Panasonic Energy Announces Executive Officer Personnel The content in this website is accurate at the time of publication but may be subject to change without notice.Please note therefore that these documents may not always contain the most up-to-date information.Please note that German, Spanish and Chinese versions are machine translations, so the quality and accuracy may vary. MIL OSI Economics –

MIL-OSI Australia: Economic Reform Roundtable agenda

August 5, 2025 6:39 pm

Source: Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry Today we are releasing the agenda for the government’s Economic Reform Roundtable. This is all about bringing people together and building consensus around the big challenges and opportunities in our economy. The Roundtable agenda released today reflects the government’s agenda for long term economic reform, with a focus on resilience, productivity and budget sustainability. It’s a packed schedule. From competition to capital attraction, AI to approvals, innovation to better regulation – there’s a lot to cover. Each day will be divided into three sessions, and the core group of 23 attendees will participate in all sessions

MIL-OSI Australia: Protecting homeowners from dodgy builders and tradespeople

August 5, 2025 6:39 pm

Source: Australian Capital Territory Policing Consumer Affairs Victoria is continuing to crack down on dodgy builders and tradies to protect Victorians from getting ripped off. Our latest legal action is against Austin Bongart, 27, of Ballan. Bongart traded as Aussie’s Concrete and Fencing Solutions when he allegedly committed building work-related offences between April 2022 and January 2024. Consumer Affairs Victoria alleges he: accepted excessive deposits failed to provide the agreed services within a reasonable time entered into a major domestic building contract while unregistered, and failed to provide an information statement to a customer as required. Bongart advertised his services online. He was investigated after

MIL-OSI Submissions: Rockabye baby: the ‘love songs’ of lonely leopard seals resemble human nursery rhymes

August 5, 2025 6:38 pm

Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lucinda Chambers, PhD Candidate in Marine Bioacoustics, UNSW Sydney CassandraSm/Shutterstock Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next two months he sings every night. He will sing so loudly, the ice around him vibrates. Each song is a sequence of trills and hoots, performed in a particular pattern. In a world first, we analysed leopard seal songs and found the predictability of their patterns was remarkably similar to

MIL-OSI Submissions: A Hawaiian epic made in NZ: why Jason Momoa’s Chief of War wasn’t filmed in its star’s homeland

August 5, 2025 6:38 pm

Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Duncan Caillard, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Jason Momoa’s historical epic Chief of War, launching August 1 on Apple TV+, is a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories – despite the fact their film and TV production industry now struggles to be viable. The series stars Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones) as Kaʻaina, an ali’i (chief) who fights for – and later rises against – King Kamehameha I during the bloody reunification of Hawaii. Already receiving advance praise, the nine-episode first season co-stars New Zealand actors Temeura Morrison, Cliff Curtis

MIL-OSI Submissions: How can I tell if I am lonely? What are some of the signs?

August 5, 2025 6:37 pm

Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Marlee Bower, Senior Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney gremlin/Getty Images Without even realising it, your world sometimes gradually gets smaller: less walking, fewer days in the office, cancelling on friends. Watching plans disintegrate on the chat as friends struggle to settle on a date or place for a catch-up. You might start to feel a bit flat or disconnected. Subtle changes in habit and mood take hold. Could you be … lonely? It’s not a label many of us identify with easily, especially if you know you’ve

MIL-OSI Submissions: Friday essay: libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel helped make JD Vance. The Republican kingmaker’s influence is growing

August 5, 2025 6:37 pm

Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland The money is easy to trace. Scroll back through tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel’s political donations and you’ll soon hit US$15 million worth of transfers sent to Protect Ohio Values, JD Vance’s campaign fund. The donations, made in 2022, are a staggering contribution to an individual senate race, and helped put Vance (Thiel’s former employee at tech fund Mithril Capital) on a winning trajectory. But if money matters, so do ideas. Scroll back through Vance’s speeches, and you’ll hear echoes of Thiel’s voice. The decline of

MIL-OSI USA: July 31st, 2025 Heinrich Urges USDA and DOI to Provide Adequate Resources and Support to Wildland Firefighters, Following Reports of Firefighters Cleaning Toilets

August 5, 2025 6:37 pm

US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum following reports that staff reductions have required the deployment of fire personnel to fill administrative gaps, leaving fire crews understaffed and overwhelmed. “Wildfire season is well underway, particularly across the Western United States. Much of the West is predicted to experience higher-than-normal fire behavior through October, and 44 large fires are currently uncontained.

MIL-OSI Russia: Jianai Yumtso Lake in the National Wetland Park at an altitude of 4,500 meters

August 5, 2025 6:36 pm

Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Jianai Yumcuo Lake, located in Jiali County, Nagchu City, Xizang Autonomous Region, was listed as a national wetland park in 2016. The total planned area of the park is 3,504.9 hectares, and its altitude reaches about 4,500 meters. Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily

MIL-OSI Russia: Film ‘Nanjing Photo Studio’ Released Simultaneously in Macao and Inland China

August 5, 2025 6:36 pm

Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News On July 25, the film “Nanjing Photo Studio”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, was released simultaneously in Macao and inland China, becoming a general cinematic event. Based on a true story, the film follows the ordinary workers of the Jixiang Photo Studio as they continue their work in Japanese-occupied

MIL-OSI United Nations: Once-in-a-decade push for the ‘locked out’: Global leaders set for landmark UN conference in Turkmenistan

August 5, 2025 6:36 pm

Source: United Nations 2 Backed by the new Awaza Programme of Action, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3 will push for freer transit, smarter trade corridors, stronger economic resilience and fresh financing to lift development prospects for the 570 million people living in those countries. For landlocked nations, geography has long dictated destiny. Trade costs are up to 74 per cent higher than the global average and it can take twice as long to move goods across borders compared to coastal countries. As a result, landlocked nations are left with just 1.2 per cent of world trade. [embedded content] UN

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employment – Are Foodstuffs reneging on agreement to rehire Victoria Park New World staff displaced by fire?

August 5, 2025 6:36 pm

Source: Workers First Union Workers First Union members who worked at Victoria Park New World, which was severely damaged by a fire in mid-June, say that Foodstuffs North Island managers appear to be reneging on their commitment to rehire all supermarket staff who are losing jobs and income as a result of the fire, with final paycheques due on Monday 4 August and around 40% of workers still without job offers. Union members say that of the 80 new positions available at New World Point Chevalier, only around half have been filled by staff from New World Victoria Park, with many workers left in the dark

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Retirement Commission – Sorted Money Month kicks off today – boost your emergency savings this August

August 5, 2025 6:35 pm

Source: Retirement Commission The Retirement Commission’s annual Sorted Money Month campaign starts today and is putting the spotlight on emergency savings. Research has found that 64% of people who had set up an emergency savings fund in the last three months felt confident about their future (almost identical to those with established funds at 65%) in comparison to only 22% of those without a fund. However, 44% of New Zealanders do not have an emergency savings fund, which threatens their financial resilience. Sorted Personal Financial Lead Tom Hartmann says, “Building up your emergency savings this Sorted Money Month will help you to deal with financial

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fire Safety – Stark warning as people burned removing flaming material from homes

August 5, 2025 6:35 pm

Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Three instances of people attempting to remove flaming objects from their homes is prompting a stark warning from firefighters. In recent weeks, people have been badly burned after attempting to remove a dryer, a mattress and a burning pot of oil from their homes in three separate incidents in Dunedin. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Otago Risk Reduction Advisor Matt Jones says each incident had the potential to end in tragedy. “These people have sustained serious injuries, but we were fortunate to not be responding to fatal fires,” he says. “Let this be a reminder to people that if a