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MIL-OSI Canada: Parks Canada and British Columbia invest more than $8 million to improve ecological connectivity
Source: Government of Canada regional news

From Parks Canada:
https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2025/07/parks-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-more-than-8-m-to-improve-ecological-connectivity.html

Today, the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State for Defense procurement, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, and Minister responsible for Official Languages, announced $5.3 million in federal funding to support an agreement to advance ecological corridor projects, nature conservation and Indigenous stewardship in British Columbia.

The Honourable Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, announced that the Province of British Columbia is contributing an additional $3 million, further strengthening this collaborative effort to improve ecological connectivity.

Many animals need to reach habitat well beyond the boundaries of protected areas to survive, and ecological connectivity is the movement of these wild species and the flow of natural processes through a landscape. With support from both governments, the Stewardship of Ecological Corridors in British Columbia agreement focuses on identifying, planning, and acting to improve movement through ecological corridors — linkages that connect natural habitats, including protected and conserved areas. Ecological corridors provide biodiversity and human well-being benefits and are vital for the long-term health of ecosystems.

The project will build on existing natural resource programs and partnerships to promote and accelerate stewardship and conservation. It will advance ecological connectivity in areas of shared national, provincial, and Indigenous priority, and strengthen collaboration between all partners. Indigenous leadership and involvement are central to the approach, guiding planning and achieving on-the-ground action.

This collaborative approach reflects the shared commitment to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and honour Indigenous stewardship. It helps create connections that matter for wildlife, communities and generations to come.

Through this investment, the Parks Canada National Program for Ecological Corridors and the British Columbia Ministry of Water, Lands and Resource Stewardship are building a strong foundation for the long-term conservation of the diverse and changing landscapes in British Columbia.

Quotes:

The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages –

“Protecting the rich biodiversity in Canada takes teamwork. The partnership between Parks Canada and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship of British Columbia supports a core part of our identity as Canadians: nature. By elevating Indigenous stewardship and by working together, this important work on ecological corridors in British Columbia helps wildlife thrive, safeguards the health of ecosystems, and strengthens resilience to climate change for future generations – ensuring a sustainable, resilient future for nature and people across Canada.”

The Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State for Defence procurement and member of Parliament for Kelowna, British Columbia –

“This investment marks a powerful step forward in safeguarding the natural legacy in Canada and British Columbia. By fostering strong partnerships and uplifting Indigenous-led stewardship, we are not only protecting the land — we are honouring it. Here in Kelowna and across the province, reconnecting natural spaces strengthens ecosystems, supports wildlife, and nurtures a healthier, more resilient future for all who call this land home.”

The Honourable Randene Neill, B.C. Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship –

“Prioritizing biodiversity and ecosystem health is about more than protecting our natural spaces – it’s also about helping connect these spaces and removing barriers so that animals can move freely and safely. We’re working with Parks Canada to recognize important corridors, informed by science, Indigenous and local knowledge. Together, with many partners, we’re helping wildlife adapt to a changing climate and taking care of our natural spaces for future generations.”

Quick Facts:
- Ecological corridors deliver many benefits beyond biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. They contribute to sustainable livelihoods for local communities, they increase opportunities for people to connect with nature, and they promote human-wildlife coexistence.
- Launched in 2022, Parks Canada’s National Program for Ecological Corridors promotes the creation of ecological corridors in key areas across Canada.
- Parks Canada’s National Program for Ecological Corridors supports Indigenous leadership by recognizing Indigenous stewardship values as a priority goal for corridors. The program also supports Indigenous-led corridor initiatives and other initiatives that are engaging with and collaborating with local Indigenous communities.
Related links:

Parks Canada National Program for Ecological Corridors: https://parks.canada.ca/nature/science/conservation/corridors-ecologiques-ecological-corridors

Ecological connectivity at Parks Canada: https://parks.canada.ca/nature/science/conservation/connectivite-connectivity

Tripartite Framework Agreement on Nature Conservation: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/tripartite-framework-agreement-on-nature-conservation

MIL OSI Canada News –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Kehoe Signs Legislation Protecting Missouri’s Most Vulnerable Citizens
Source: US State of Missouri

JULY 9, 2025

Jefferson City — This morning, Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bills (HB) 121 and 737, and Senate Bill (SB) 43 into law, highlighting Missouri’s commitment to protecting the state’s most vulnerable citizens.

“Today’s action on this legislation is about standing up for the most vulnerable Missourians; those who often times cannot advocate for themselves,” said Governor Kehoe. “Protecting these individuals is not just a priority, it’s a responsibility we all share, and we appreciate the General Assembly for sending this legislation to my desk. We must provide safety, support, and dignity to those who need it most.”

HB 121, sponsored by Representative Jim Murphy and Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman, establishes the “Safe Place for Newborns Fund” for installing newborn safety incubators.
- Extends Missouri’s Safe Haven law and creates the “Safe Place for Newborns Fund,” giving parents in crisis a secure and anonymous option to safely surrender their child.
- Establishes the Zero-Cost Adoption Fund to support families during the adoption process with non-recurring expenses and post-adoption assistance.
- Expands tax credit programs that support maternity homes and diaper banks.
HB 737, sponsored by Representative Melissa Schmidt and Senator Jamie Burger, modifies provisions relating to the protection of children.
- Guarantees federal benefits are securely allocated to individual beneficiaries currently in the foster care system to help establish their future financial stability.
- Strengthens legal options for families by establishing the “Child and Family Legal Representation Coordinating Commission,” to ensure families have uniform, high-quality legal representation.
- Improves child and youth placement processes.
SB 43, sponsored by Senator Travis Fitzwater and Representative Wendy Hausman, modifies provisions relating to protecting vulnerable persons.
- Increases the protections and rights of children and vulnerable persons in legal proceedings.
- Strengthens criminal provisions and penalties to help combat sexual abuse and trafficking in Missouri.
- Expands tax credits to encourage more donations to organizations that help support children and youth.
Governor Kehoe also signed Senator Ben Brown’s and Representative Jim Murphy’s SB 152, which bans foreign nationals from contributing donations to campaign committees for ballot measures, and Senator Rusty Black’s and Representative Cameron Parker’s SB 218, which modernizes court operations and enhances judicial efficiency, during an in-office signing ceremony.

For more information on the legislation and additional provisions signed into law, visit house.mo.gov and senate.mo.gov. Photos from the bill signing will be uploaded to Governor Kehoe’s Flickr page. Additional bill signings will continue to take place over the next several days. For more information bill signings, view Governor Kehoe’s schedule.

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MIL OSI USA News –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: $HAREHOLDER ALERT: Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde Investigates the Merger of CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRGX)
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

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The MIL Network –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones

Source: Samsung

Samsung Electronics today announced Galaxy Z Fold7, a device that brings together the best of Galaxy design, camera functionality and AI innovation in the thinnest and lightest Galaxy Z Fold series to date. It delivers the premium performance and experience of an ultra smartphone, while unlocking new levels of efficiency and productivity with a larger, more immersive display when unfolded. And with the new One UI 8 as its foundation, it seamlessly integrates intelligent, multimodal agents optimized for the foldable form factor.

“Galaxy Z Fold7 combines Galaxy AI with powerful hardware to deliver our most advanced smartphone experience yet,” said TM Roh, President and Acting Head of the Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics. “This next chapter of foldables brings together design and engineering, with AI built specifically for the foldable form. It gives people the ultra experience they want — powerful, immersive, intelligent, and portable all in one.”

Ultra Sleek, Ultra Powerful
Thinnest, Lightest Galaxy Z Fold
Galaxy Z Fold7 is crafted for those who want the everyday portability and intuitive feel of a traditional smartphone, combined with the enhanced power and flexibility of a larger, unfolded display — all in one device. With its ultra-thin and light design and wider cover display, Galaxy Z Fold7 delivers a seamless on-the-go experience that makes typing and browsing effortless when it is folded.

At just 215 grams,1 Galaxy Z Fold7 is even lighter than Galaxy S25 Ultra.
It is just 8.9 mm thick when folded and 4.2 mm thick when unfolded.2
The device comes with a 6.5-inch3 Dynamic AMOLED 2X cover display, a wider screen4 with a new 21:9 aspect ratio.

Most Expansive Screen on Galaxy Smartphone
When unfolded, Galaxy Z Fold7 becomes more than just a smartphone. It transforms into another device entirely and reveals an expansive screen that expands the workspace for editing, multitasking and immersive viewing — getting more out of Galaxy AI. The main display on Galaxy Z Fold7 is 11% larger than the previous generation, providing even more screen real estate for content editing and multitasking across multiple apps.

The 8-inch5 Dynamic AMOLED 2X main display offers ultra-rich contrast, true blacks and vibrant detail that makes everything pop — from movies to tabs open while multitasking.
With Vision Booster and up to 2,600 nits of peak brightness, Galaxy Z Fold7 stays brilliantly visible even in direct sunlight.

Looks Sleek, Built Tough
Thin and light, Galaxy Z Fold7 is built to move with users, confidently. From repeated folding to being tossed in a bag, it’s engineered for everyday durability and built to last longer, with a restructured hinge and foldable display.

The Armor FlexHinge is thinner and lighter,6 thanks to an enhanced water droplet design and newly implemented multi-rail structure that reduces visible creasing and strengthens durability by evenly dispersing stress.
The cover display is made with Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 2, a new glass ceramic that has crystals intricately embedded within its glass matrix.7 This secures the screen’s durability and crack deflection capabilities and delivers protection in a remarkably thin form factor.
Advanced Armor Aluminum8 in the frame and hinge housing increases strength and hardness by 10%.
The main display is restructured to be thinner and lighter — yet stronger. This was achieved by implementing the Titanium plate layer. Additionally, Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) was increased to be 50% thicker, making the display tougher.

The Most Powerful Processor Customized for Galaxy
Under the hood, Galaxy Z Fold7 is powered by the best-in-class processor used in Galaxy devices. It’s uniquely customized and makes on-device AI processing tasks — like real-time language translation and Generative Edit — faster and more seamless.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy9 delivers performance boosts of 41% in NPU, 38% in CPU, and 26% in GPU10 compared to the previous generation. This power fuels Galaxy Z Fold7’s ability to process more AI experiences on-device without compromise.

Ultra 200MP Camera
Ultra Detailed, Ultra Clear Photos11
Galaxy Z Fold7 now brings the best of the Galaxy’s pro-grade camera experience to a foldable, combining advanced hardware with intelligent processing for consistently stunning results. Its high-resolution camera captures incredible detail, vibrant color and rich texture, pulling users back into every moment. AI-enhanced imaging automatically optimizes lighting, detail and realism, so photos and videos stay sharp and vivid, even in low light settings such as milestone dinners and late-night café scenes.

Featuring the first 200MP wide-angle camera in the Galaxy Z series, it captures 4x more detail, producing images that are 44% brighter.
The 10MP 100° camera on the main display expands the frame, so when users unfold their phone, it’s easy to capture group selfies, valuable moments and more of the world in a single shot.
Samsung’s next-generation ProVisual Engine processes images faster, enabling every photo and video to be more crisp, vibrant and full of detail.
With Night Video, intelligent motion detection now separates moving subjects from still backgrounds to reduce noise.
10-bit HDR provides more color depth. The result is videos with richer color, deeper contrast and more lifelike detail, no matter the time of day.

Creative Editing with Big Screen
Galaxy Z Fold7 puts a pro-grade creative studio in users’ pocket, with AI-powered tools optimized for its large display. Users can capture stunning photos and videos and then edit with ease. From cleaning up clutter in product shots to removing background noise from café recordings, studio-quality enhancements can be done in a few easy steps. The intuitive and intelligent features on the Galaxy Z Fold7 make it effortless to transform photos and videos into pro-level content, with no extra tools required.

Shots look flawless with Photo Assist,12 which moves, erases or enlarges objects and adjusts angles and fills in backgrounds with AI-powered precision. Users can seize vibrant expressions, including pet profiles with Portrait Studio13 and refine their photos using Galaxy’s enhanced Generative Edit. The ability to seamlessly remove distractions and fill in backgrounds has made Generative Edit a fan favorite, and now it’s even smarter. It offers proactive suggestions with the new Suggest Erases , which automatically detects passersby with the tap of a button.
Side-by-Side Editing and Show Original enables real-time comparison of original images and edited versions on the large screen, making it easier to decide what to modify and what to keep.
Audio Eraser14 has also been upgraded to be more intelligent and convenient. There’s a new toggle in Gallery, and it now proactively detects and removes unwanted background noise like wind or traffic from video recordings.

Ultra AI Experience
The Next Era of Galaxy AI15 on the Large Screen
Galaxy Z Fold7 harnesses the power of the foldable display to amplify the power and convenience of AI, delivering experiences that are instinctive, adaptive and effortlessly efficient. With the new One UI 8 that is context-aware and naturally responsive, optimized for Galaxy Z Fold7’s flexible format and expansive screen offer a more intuitive and immersive way to interact with AI. There’s less jumping between apps and screens and more frictionless creativity and productivity happening seamlessly in one place.

Designed as a true multimodal agent, One UI 816 seamlessly combines large-screen multitasking with intelligent tools that understand what users type, say and even see. And with an AI-powered camera and privacy built into every layer, Galaxy Z Fold7 becomes a smart and secure personal assistant, ready to help anytime, anywhere.
Launching with the all-new One UI 8 on Android 16, Galaxy Z Fold7 debuts Samsung’s latest AI-powered platform on foldables, delivering the latest Android experience straight out of the box.
Gemini Live17 is now enhanced with multimodal AI that understands what users see, say and do, making it possible to seamlessly type or speak contextual questions and get answers without having to toggle back and forth between apps. And with screen sharing on Gemini Live or camera sharing on Gemini Live, you can simply show Gemini what users are looking at on the screen or on the camera, then ask questions to get instant insights.
With Circle to Search,18 gaming tips appear exactly when and where you need them. Just circle an item on screen and get instant results, tips or tactics in a floating view that ensures a smooth, uninterrupted experience.
With Galaxy AI Optimized for Large Screens, Galaxy Z Fold7 delivers experiences that maximize the benefits of the expansive foldable display to boost productivity. AI Results View displays results from AI features in a separate Split View or in a Floating View, so the user’s original content remains unobstructed and visible. Users can be more efficient with Drag & Drop AI-generated content, including images and text, directly from Multi Window. With tools like Drawing Assist19 or Writing Assist,20 it’s easier than ever to move ideas and visuals, enabling a smoother creative process.

Future-Ready Mobile Security
As mobile experiences grow ever more intelligent and interconnected, Samsung is reinforcing the foundations that protect them – unveiling new protections for on-device AI, expanding cross-device threat detection and enhancing network security with quantum-resistant encryption. One UI 8 brings enhanced privacy to personalized AI experiences with the new Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection (KEEP21). KEEP creates encrypted, app-specific storage environments within the device’s secure storage area, ensuring each app can access only its own sensitive information and nothing more. With One UI 8, Samsung is advancing Knox Matrix to deliver more proactive and user-friendly protection across the Galaxy ecosystem. Furthermore, as part of its ongoing commitment to quantum-safe security, Samsung is integrating post-quantum cryptography into Secure Wi-Fi22. This enhancement secures the key exchange process at the core of encrypted connections, helping ensure robust privacy even over public networks.

Availability & Offers
Galaxy Z Fold7 will be available for pre-order starting July 9, with general availability beginning July 25. Galaxy Z Fold7 comes in23 Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jetblack and Mint24 (online exclusive) color options.

For your peace of mind, Samsung Care+25 offers comprehensive coverage for accidental damage, repairs, and replacements. Plus, for users who love having the latest technology, Samsung is introducing the New Galaxy Club.

Get expanded access to Google AI Pro26and 2TB of cloud storage for 6 months at no cost with Galaxy Z Fold7.

For more information about the Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, please visit: Samsung Global Newsroom or Samsung.com.

Specifications

Galaxy Z Fold7

Display
Main Screen
8.0-inch QXGA+*
Dynamic AMOLED 2X
(2184 x 1968), 368ppi
120Hz adaptive refresh rate (1~120Hz)

*Measured diagonally, Galaxy Z Fold7’s Main Screen size is 8.0-inch in the full rectangle and 8.0-inch accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners.

Cover Screen
6.5-inch FHD+
Dynamic AMOLED 2X
(2520 x 1080, 21:9), 422ppi
120Hz adaptive refresh rate (1~120Hz)

*Measured diagonally, Galaxy Z Fold7’s Cover Screen size is 6.5-inch in a full rectangle and 6.5-inch accounting for the rounded corners. The actual viewable area is smaller due to the rounded corners and camera hole.

Dimension & Weight
Folded
72.8 x 158.4 x 8.9mm

*Thickness of Galaxy Z Fold7 when folded measured from top to bottom of the glasses of Galaxy Z Fold7.

Unfolded
143.2 x 158.4 x 4.2mm

*The thickness of Galaxy Z Fold7 when unfolded does not include the frame of the Main Screen.

Weight
215g

Camera
Cover Camera
10MP Selfie Camera
F2.2, Pixel size: 1.12μm, FOV: 85˚

Front Camera
10MP Main Camera
F2.2, Pixel size: 1.12μm, FOV: 100˚

Rear Triple Camera
200MP Wide-angle Camera
Quad Pixel AF, OIS, F1.7, Pixel size: 0.6μm, FOV: 85˚

12MP Ultra-Wide Camera
Dual Pixel AF, F2.2, Pixel size: 1.4μm, FOV: 120˚

10MP Telephoto Camera
PDAF, OIS, F2.4, Pixel size: 1.0μm, FOV: 36˚, 3X optical zoom

*30X Space Zoom includes 3x Optical Zoom and 10x digital zoom with AI Super Resolution technology. Zooming in past 3x may cause some image deterioration

AP
Snapdragon® 8 Elite for Galaxy

*Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Snapdragon is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated.

Memory & Storage
16GB Memory with 1TB internal storage
12GB Memory with 512GB internal storage
12GB Memory with 256GB internal storage

*Availability may vary by market or channel. Actual storage space may vary by market, model, file size and format.

Battery
4,400mAh (typical) dual battery

*Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated capacity is 4272mAh for Galaxy Z Fold7. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors.

Charging
Wired Charging*: Up to 50% charge in around 30 min. with 25W Adapter** and 3A USB-C cable***
Fast Wireless Charging 2.0****
Wireless PowerShare*****

*Wired charging compatible with QC2.0 and AFC. Results from internal Samsung lab tests, conducted with 25W Travel Adapter while it has 0% of power remaining, with all the services, features and screen turned off. Actual charging speed may vary depending on the actual usage, charging conditions and other factors.
**25W Power Adapter sold separately. Use only Samsung-approved chargers and cables.
***Wireless charging compatible with WPC.
****Wireless PowerShare is limited to Samsung or other brand smartphones with WPC Qi wireless charging, such as Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip6, Galaxy Z Fold5, Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Fold4, Z Flip4, S22 series, Z Fold3 5G, Z Flip3 5G, S21 FE 5G, S21 series, Z Fold2, Note20 series, S20 series, Z Flip, Note10 series, S10 series, S9 series, S8 series, S7 series, S6 series, Note9, Note8, Note FE, Note5, and wearables such as Galaxy Buds2 Pro, Buds2, Buds Pro, Buds Live, Watch6, Watch6 Classic, Watch5, Watch5 Pro, Watch4, Watch4 Classic, Watch3, Watch Active2, Watch Active, Gear Sport, Gear S3, Galaxy Watch, and Galaxy Buds. May not work with certain accessories, covers, or other brand devices. May affect call reception or data services, depending on your network environment.

Water Resistance
IP48

*Based on lab test conditions for submersion in up to 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes. Not advised for beach or pool use. Rinse residue/dry if wet. Water resistance of device is not permanent and may diminish over time because of normal wear and tear.

Glass/Metal
Cover
Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 2

Back
Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2

Frame
Advanced Armor Aluminum

OS
Android 16
One UI 8

Network & Connectivity
5G*, LTE**, Wi-Fi 7***, Bluetooth® v5.4

*Requires optimal 5G network connection, available in select markets. Check with your carrier for availability and details. Download and streaming speeds may vary based on content provider, server connection and other factors.
**Availability of LTE model varies by market and carrier. Actual speed may vary depending on market, carrier, and user environment.
***Wi-Fi 7 network availability may vary by market, network provider and user environment. Requires optimal connection and a Wi-Fi 7 router.

Sensors
Capacitive Fingerprint sensor (side), Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, Proximity sensor, Light sensor

Security
Samsung Knox with Samsung Knox Vault

SIM Card
Up to two Nano SIM* and Multi eSIM**

*SIM card sold separately. Availability may vary depending on market and carrier.
**eSIM availability may vary depending on software version, region and carrier. Check with your carrier if your mobile network plan supports eSIM.

Colors
Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jet-black*
[Samsung.com Exclusive] Mint**

*Availability of color may vary by market, region or carrier.
**Online exclusive colors only available on Samsung.com.

1 Weight may vary by country or region.
2 The thickness of Galaxy Z Fold7 when unfolded does not include the frame of the Main Screen.
3 Measured diagonally, Galaxy Z Fold7’s Cover Screen size is 6.5-inch in the full rectangle and 6.5-inch accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is smaller due to the rounded corners and camera hole.
4 Compared to previous Galaxy Z Fold series.
5 Measured diagonally, Galaxy Z Fold7’s Main Screen size is 8.0-inch in the full rectangle and 8.0-inch accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners.
6 Compared to previous Galaxy Z Fold series.
7 Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 2 is applied to the front of the device and Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2 is applied to the rear.
8 Advanced Armor Aluminum frame does not include volume and side keys, SIM tray or camera lens barrel.
9 Snapdragon branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
10 AP performance improvements shown compared to Galaxy Z Fold6. Actual performance will depend on user environment, conditions and pre-installed software and applications.
11 Results may vary depending on shooting conditions including multiple subjects, being out of focus or moving subjects.
12 Generative Edit feature for Photo Assist requires a network connection and Samsung Account login. Editing with Generative Edit may result in a resized photo. A visible watermark is overlaid on the image output upon saving in order to indicate that the image is generated by AI. The accuracy and reliability of the generated output is not guaranteed.
13 Portrait Studio feature for Photo Assist requires a network connection and Samsung Account login. Editing with Portrait Studio results in a resized photo. A visible watermark is overlaid on the image output upon saving in order to indicate that the image is generated by AI. The accuracy and reliability of the generated output is not guaranteed.
14 Audio Eraser results may vary per video depending on how sounds present in the video. Samsung Account login required. Certain types of sound can be detected such as voices, music, wind, nature, crowd and noise. Compatible with common video/audio formats accessible in Gallery, Samsung Notes, Video Player, Voice Recorder, Call transcription. The actual sound detection may vary depending on audio source, and the condition of the video. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.
15 Samsung Account login may be required to use certain AI features. Samsung does not make any promises, assurances or guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the output provided by AI features. Availability of Galaxy AI features may vary depending on the region/country, OS/One UI version, device model and phone carrier.
16 Some functional widgets may require a network connection and/or Samsung Account login. Availability of functions supported within the apps may vary by country.
17 Gemini is a trademark of Google LLC. Results for illustrative purposes. Gemini Live feature requires internet connection and Google Account login. Service availability may vary by country, language, device model. Features may differ depending on subscription and results may vary. Compatible with certain features and certain accounts. Currently, you can use a personal Google Account that you manage on your own, or a work or school account for which your administrator has enabled access to Gemini. You must be 13 (or the applicable age in your country) or over to use Gemini with a personal or school Google Account and 18 or over to use Gemini with a work account.
18 Circle to Search is a trademark of Google LLC. Sequences shortened and simulated. Results for illustrative purposes only. Service availability may vary by country, language, device model. Requires internet connection. Users may need to update Android and Google app to the latest version. Works on compatible apps and surfaces. Results may vary depending on visual matches. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.
19 Drawing assist feature requires a network connection and Samsung Account login. A visible watermark is overlaid on the image output upon saving in order to indicate that the image is generated by AI. The accuracy and reliability of the generated output is not guaranteed. Drawing assist feature requires a network connection and Samsung Account login. A visible watermark is overlaid on the image output upon saving in order to indicate that the image is generated by AI. The accuracy and reliability of the generated output is not guaranteed.
20 Writing Assist requires a network connection and Samsung Account login. Must meet length requirements to activate feature. Service availability may vary by language. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.
21 Available on Galaxy smartphones and tablets with One UI 8 or later.
22 Secure Wi-Fi offers free protection of up to 1024MB per month for Android OS 13 or later, and 250MB per month for Android OS 12 or earlier versions. Availability details may vary by market or network provider and connectivity is subject to applicable network environments.
23 Color availability may vary depending on country or carrier.
24 Exclusively available on Samsung.com
25 Terms and conditions apply. Samsung Care+ coverage, service type and promotion details may vary by country/region and deductible (service fee) may apply. To be eligible for Samsung Care+ promotion benefit, registration may be required. For detailed Samsung Care+ information, please visit https://www.samsung.com/samsung-care-plus/.
26 Google AI Pro is a trademark of Google LLC. Google AI Pro and Gemini for Gmail, Docs, and more are only available for ages 18+. Gemini for Gmail, Docs and more is available in select languages. Rate limits may apply.

MIL OSI Economics –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: [Galaxy Unpacked 2025] A First Look at the Galaxy Watch8 Series: Streamlining Sleep, Exercise and Everything in Between

Source: Samsung

On July 9, Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Watch8 series — Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic — at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 in Brooklyn. As personal wellness becomes increasingly important, Galaxy Watch8 introduces smarter health features and the thinnest design that support everyday well-being.

Evolving into a personal health coach, the Galaxy Watch8 series helps users build tailored routines with tools for sleep guidance, running coaching, antioxidant and vascular load tracking. A soft-edged cushion design and built-in Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, offer both refined aesthetics and intuitive usability.

Samsung Newsroom got an exclusive early look at the Galaxy Watch8 series during Galaxy Unpacked 2025.

▲ The Galaxy Watch8 series with the Galaxy Watch Ultra in Titanium Blue

▲ (From left) The Galaxy Watch8, Galaxy Watch8 Classic and Galaxy Watch Ultra in Titanium Blue

Bedtime Guidance: Say Goodbye to the Monday Blues
The Monday blues often stem not just from fatigue but from a disrupted weekend sleep cycle. To help recalibrate daily routines, Bedtime Guidance analyzes sleep patterns over the past three days and recommends an ideal time to wind down.

▲ Bedtime Guidance provides personalized recommendations based on the user’s sleep data from the past three days.

Vascular Load: Monitor Cardiovascular Health During Sleep
Vascular Load tracks stress on the vascular system while the user sleeps.

The feature incorporates related data — such as sleep duration, physical activity and stress levels — to offer a more holistic view of overall wellness.

▲ Vascular Load monitors for stress on the user’s vascular system during sleep.

Running Coach: Improve Performance With Real-Time Feedback
To help prevent injury while running, proper pacing and real-time, personalized feedback are essential. After a 12-minute run with the Galaxy Watch8 series, Running Coach analyzes performance data, categorizes running ability on a 10-level scale and generates a customized three- to five-week training program.

During runs, the feature provides personalized feedback guidance. Afterward, detailed workout summaries and motivational messages are shared.

▲ Running Coach creates personalized training programs based on the user’s running data.

Antioxidant Index: Track Carotenoid Levels in Seconds
Healthy aging starts from within. The Galaxy Watch8 series introduces the Antioxidant Index — a first-of-its kind smartwatch feature that measures carotenoid levels in the body.

By placing a thumb on the BioActive Sensor on the back of the watch for five seconds, users receive both a numerical score and a color-coded result representing their antioxidant status. The feature makes it easy to monitor aging-related health, offering intuitive insights into dietary and lifestyle habits. For example, a sky blue reading indicates a sufficient intake of carotenoid-rich foods like leafy greens and carrots.

▲ A user is measuring their Antioxidant Index.

Multimodal AI and One UI 8 Watch: Access Smarter Features
The Galaxy Watch8 series is the world’s first smartwatch to come equipped with Google’s Gemini. Even when hands are full, voice control allows users to operate key functions — offering intuitive support during workouts and daily routines.

For example, saying “start a 300-calorie circuit training workout” prompts Gemini to launch Samsung Health for seamless exercise tracking.

▲ Gemini enables hands-free control through voice commands.

Debuting with this release, One UI 8 Watch introduces a redesigned tiles optimized for smaller displays — making essential information easier to view at a glance.

▲ One UI 8 Watch features a redesigned tiles optimized for smaller displays.

Ultra-Slim Cushion Design: Experience All-Day Comfort
The Galaxy Watch8 series brings innovation to hardware as well. The Galaxy Watch8 features the thinnest design in the series to date, with an ultra-slim 8.6-millimeter profile.

▲ The Galaxy Watch8 has a sleek 8.6-millimeter profile.

The lightweight build reduces strain on the wrist, while a cushion design — first introduced on the Galaxy Watch Ultra — gives the Galaxy Watch8 series a refined, modern look.

The Galaxy Watch8 series includes two models — Galaxy Watch8, with a minimalist design optimized for daily health tracking, and Galaxy Watch8 Classic, combining a rotating bezel and quick button with the appeal of an analog watch. In addition, the Galaxy Watch Ultra will be available in a new Titanium Blue color.

From morning to night, the Galaxy Watch8 series supports full-spectrum health management — spanning exercise to diet and beyond. Powered by AI, the Galaxy Watch8 series marks the beginning of a more personalized wellness journey.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: [Galaxy Unpacked 2025] A First Look at the Galaxy Z Flip7: Refining the Pocketable Foldable

Source: Samsung

On July 9, Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 FE at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 in Brooklyn — marking another step forward in foldable innovation.

The Galaxy Z Flip7 raises the bar for flip-style smartphones, combining a compact, pocketable design with intuitive AI experiences and the largest cover screen in the Galaxy Z Flip series to date.

Samsung Newsroom got an exclusive early look at the Galaxy Z Flip7 during Galaxy Unpacked 2025.

Design: Larger Window in a Slimmer Frame
The Galaxy Z Flip7 introduces the Galaxy Z Flip series’ largest cover screen and its slimmest design yet. The standout 4.1-inch FlexWindow features ultra-thin 1.25-millimeter bezels, allowing the display to span nearly the entire cover — excluding the camera lens — for an expanded viewing experience. Everyday tasks such as checking schedules, replying to messages or using AI-powered features can be done without unfolding the device.

▲ Ultra-thin bezels allow the FlexWindow to stretch from edge to edge.

When opened, a 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X main display is revealed. Both the FlexWindow and main display support up to 2,600 nits of brightness, a 120-hertz refresh rate and Vision Booster technology for improved outdoor visibility — delivering clear, vivid content anytime, anywhere.

▲ A larger main display delivers sharper visuals.

Measuring 6.5 millimeters when unfolded, 13.7 millimeters when folded and weighing 188 grams, the Galaxy Z Flip7 is the slimmest yet — refining the compactness and portability that define the Galaxy Z Flip series.

▲ The Galaxy Z Flip7 is 6.5 millimeters thick when unfolded, shown next to a pen for scale.

A durable Armor Aluminum frame and a thinner, reinforced Armor FlexHinge improve resilience while maintaining the device’s sleek silhouette.

▲ The Armor FlexHinge provides smooth, reliable folding over extended use.

Inside, a 4,300 mAh battery — the largest ever in the Galaxy Z Flip series — supports up to 31 hours of video playback for extended use with less worry about charging.

Multimodal AI and One UI 8: Ready-to-Go Personal Assistant
In today’s fast-paced world, relying on AI has become second nature. The Galaxy Z Flip7 takes those interactions further — offering a more intuitive, seamless experience through One UI 8, optimized for the expanded FlexWindow and advanced multimodal AI technology.

For example, users planning a trip can check their schedule directly from the FlexWindow through Now Brief.

▲ The FlexWindow displays information such as schedules via Now Brief.

Long pressing the power button launches Google’s Gemini Live, offering travel-ready help including restaurant recommendations, weather updates and outfit suggestions using the camera.

▲ Gemini Live supports camera screen sharing for real-time assistance.

The Galaxy Z Flip7 moves beyond design innovation, offering an AI experience that fits naturally into everyday routines. With its pocket-friendly size and built-for-anywhere features, the Galaxy Z Flip7 elevates the standard for foldables.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: From 17.1 Millimeters to 8.9 Millimeters: The Journey Behind a 48% Reduction in Thickness

Source: Samsung

From 17.1 Millimeters to 8.9 Millimeters: The Journey Behind a 48% Reduction in Thickness

Unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 in New York on July 9, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is 48% thinner than the original Galaxy Fold. While overall thickness1 declined by 29% across the first six generations — from the Galaxy Fold in 2019 to the Galaxy Z Fold6 in 2024 — a significant 26% reduction was achieved in just the past year. This streamlined design reflects Samsung Electronics’ continued advancements in hinge engineering and product design, delivering a more refined user experience.

To highlight this milestone, Samsung Newsroom explores how the Galaxy Z Fold series has redefined thinness in foldable smartphones from 2019 to today.

Making its debut in 2019, the Galaxy Fold was Samsung’s first device to introduce the concept of foldable smartphones. With a maximum folded thickness2 of 17.1 mm and a maximum unfolded thickness of 7.6 mm, the device offered the public its first look at foldable display technology. This revolutionary form factor ushered in a new mobile experience, allowing users to enjoy a widescreen display from the palm of their hand.

Introduced in 2020, the Galaxy Z Fold2 featured the Hideaway Hinge — consisting of more than 60 internal components for smoother, more flexible folding. The precision-engineered hinge integrated seamlessly into the device’s body, reducing the maximum folded thickness to 16.8mm and a maximum unfolded thickness to 6.9 mm.

In 2021, the Galaxy Z Fold3 became even more compact — measuring a maximum thickness of 16.0 mm when folded and 6.4 mm when unfolded — while also introducing support for the S Pen and IPX8-rated water resistance, both firsts for the series. Armor Aluminum was applied throughout the device to boost durability, and the upgraded Sweeper technology helped prevent dust and foreign particles from entering the hinge. These enhancements enabled a thinner, sturdier design without compromising usability.

Released in 2022, the Galaxy Z Fold4 brought notable improvements in both weight and thickness. The gear-based hinge was replaced with a linear movement mechanism, reducing internal components and resulting in a maximum folded thickness of 15.8 mm and an unfolded thickness of 6.3 mm. This redesign offered a sleeker profile and improved ergonomics while maintaining the device’s robust performance.

In 2023, the Galaxy Z Fold5 introduced the Flex Hinge, an innovative hinge mechanism with four drive shafts that enabled the display to curl inward in a water-drop shape, replacing the traditional Hideaway Hinge. This advancement enabled the two halves of the phone to close more evenly, minimizing the screen crease and eliminating the gap when folded. The result was a more compact form factor, with a folded thickness of 13.4 mm and an unfolded thickness of 6.1 mm.

Unveiled in 2024, the Galaxy Z Fold6 delivered an even slimmer silhouette — just 12.1 mm when folded and 5.6 mm when unfolded. Featuring a refined structure and design of a symmetrical dual rail hinge, the device could be folded flat or opened to various angles between 75 and 115 degrees for greater versatility. This streamlined build further enhanced portability and everyday usability.

Now the thinnest Galaxy smartphone ever, the Galaxy Z Fold7 embodies years of design evolution. With a folded thickness of just 8.9 mm and an unfolded thickness of 4.2 mm, the device sets a new standard for slim foldables. At the core is the Armor FlexHinge — a new structural innovation that fuses advanced materials with an optimized design for superior durability and compactness. While the cover display of the Galaxy Z Fold6 measures 6.3 inches (158.9 mm), the Galaxy Z Fold7’s cover display extends to 6.5 inches (164.8 mm) to increase usability when the device is folded. The main display3 also spans 8.0 inches (203.1 mm) when unfolded, offering an 11% larger screen area than its predecessor — the biggest in the Z Fold series to date.

With each new generation, the Galaxy Z Fold series has advanced in both form and function — reducing thickness while expanding what’s possible in a mobile device. At the heart of this progress is Samsung’s continuous innovation in hinge technology. As the Galaxy Z Fold series pushes the boundaries of smartphone design, Samsung remains committed to unlocking transformative experiences with next-generation engineering and a foldable form factor like never before.

1 Unfolded thickness is measured from the main display to the rear glass. Folded thickness is measured from the cover display to the rear glass.
2 Maximum folded thickness refers to the thickest point of the device when it is folded shut, which is at its hinge.
3 Measured diagonally, the Galaxy Z Fold7’s main display size is 203.1 mm in the full rectangle; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: [Galaxy Unpacked 2025] A First Look at the Galaxy Z Fold7: Unfolding a New Standard in Foldable Design

Source: Samsung

On July 9, Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold7 at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 in Brooklyn — once again redefining innovation in foldable smartphones.

As the thinnest and lightest Galaxy Z Fold yet, the Galaxy Z Fold7 features multimodal AI capabilities, a redesigned user interface and the series’ first 200-megapixel camera. With ultra-level refinement across design and technology, the device sets a new standard for foldable smartphones.

Samsung Newsroom got an exclusive early look at the Galaxy Z Fold7 during Galaxy Unpacked 2025.

▲ The Galaxy Z Fold7, the thinnest and lightest in the Galaxy Z Fold series to date

Design: Slimmer and Lighter
The Galaxy Z Fold7 is the thinnest and lightest in the Galaxy Z Fold series to date — measuring 4.2 millimeters when unfolded, 8.9 millimeters when folded and weighing 215 grams. Considering the inclusion of a cover display and a complex folding mechanism, these are breakthrough figures.

▲ The Galaxy Z Fold7 is 4.2 millimeters thick when unfolded, shown next to two U.S. nickels for scale.

▲ The Galaxy Z Fold7 is 8.9 millimeters thick when folded, shown next to a marker for scale.

The hardware innovation is immediately noticeable — significantly slimmer and more lightweight than its predecessors. The device feels closer to a bar-type smartphone in hand and is thinner than the average passport or card wallet, making it exceptionally comfortable to carry.

▲ The Galaxy Z Fold7 is noticeably lighter and more comfortable to hold.

The cover display’s wider 21:9 aspect ratio makes everyday tasks like messaging, browsing and checking email more convenient — all without unfolding the device.

▲ The Galaxy Z Fold7’s cover display resembles a bar-type smartphone in both form and function.

Design innovation extends to the hinge. The newly applied Armor FlexHinge is thinner while maintaining durability and the upgraded structure significantly reduces the visibility of the crease along the foldable display.

▲ The thinner and lighter Armor FlexHinge provides durability.

▲ The upgraded internal hinge structure reduces the appearance of the crease on the display.

Camera: Clarity at the Highest Resolution
The Galaxy Z Fold7 is the first in the Galaxy Z Fold series to feature a 200-megapixel camera — capturing four times the detail compared to its previous 50-megapixel counterpart. Paired with the AI-powered ProVisual Engine, the camera delivers sharper images and more vivid color.

▲ Details captured with the 200-megapixel camera

Nightography ensures crisp, clear shots even in low light, while the front main camera now offers a wider 100-degree field of view — maximizing the advantages of the large display. From group selfies to sweeping travel scenes, the device helps frame every moment with ease.

▲ A wide-angle selfie taken with the 100-degree field of view

Multimodal AI and One UI 8: Contextual Help in Real Time
The Galaxy Z Fold7 debuts with One UI 8, introducing Samsung’s new multimodal AI experience.

Thanks to Google’s Gemini Live, users can share their screen in real time while speaking with the AI assistant — enabling contextual requests based on what’s visible.

For example, when a user comes across a photo of an unfamiliar dessert, Gemini can analyze the image, identify it and recommend nearby places that serve something similar.

▲ Gemini Live supports screen sharing for real-time assistance.

Gemini can then save the restaurant list and set a calendar reminder — completing both tasks simultaneously. There’s no need to switch apps or copy and paste, as the AI assistant integrates seamlessly into daily routines.

▲ Gemini streamlines planning and coordination.

This feature becomes even more powerful when paired with the Galaxy Z Fold7’s large screen and Multi-Window.

▲ Multi-Window allows users to perform a variety of tasks using the large screen.

For instance, a user can display a chair on the left screen and a room on the right, then ask Gemini whether the furniture matches the interior. The AI assistant analyzes the context of both screens and offers helpful guidance.

▲ Gemini analyzes the image of the room, recommends a suitable chair and even converts it into the desired color.

This Galaxy-exclusive user experience enables intuitive, natural communication between users and their devices — not only through text but also via images, voice and live camera input when requesting information or assistance from AI.

The Galaxy Z Fold7 goes beyond a simple evolution in design and technology, setting a new benchmark with an ultra-premium experience that integrates into every part of daily life. From cutting-edge hardware and smarter AI to a best-in-class camera, the Galaxy Z Fold7 delivers the true ultra experience promised by Galaxy.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PM meeting with President Macron of France: 9 July 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Press release

PM meeting with President Macron of France: 9 July 2025

The Prime Minister met the French President Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street.
The Prime Minister met the French President Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street this afternoon.

They reflected on the State Visit of the President so far, agreeing that it had been an important representation of the deep ties between our two countries.

Moving on to discuss joint working, they shared their desire to deepen our partnership further – from joint leadership in support of Ukraine to strengthening our defence collaboration and increasing bilateral trade and investment.

The Prime Minister welcomed the news that EDF would take a 12.5% stake in Sizewell C leading to lower bills, more jobs and better energy security for the UK.

The leaders agreed tackling the threat of irregular migration and small boat crossings is a shared priority that requires shared solutions.

The Prime Minister spoke of his government’s toughening of the system in the past year to ensure rules are respected and enforced, including a massive surge in illegal working arrests to end the false promise of jobs that are used to sell spaces on boats.

The two leaders agreed on the need to go further and make progress on new and innovative solutions, including a new deterrent to break the business model of these gangs.

Finally, they looked ahead to the 37th UK-France Summit taking place tomorrow and agreed to aim for concrete progress on these areas.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI USA News: President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to Osaka, Japan, to Attend the World Expo

Source: US Whitehouse

President Donald J. Trump today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Osaka, Japan, to attend the World Expo on July 19, 2025.

The Honorable Secretary Scott Bessent of the United States Department of the Treasury will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable George Glass, Ambassador of the United States to Japan

The Honorable Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor

The Honorable Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of State

The Honorable William E. Grayson, Ambassador, USA Pavilion Commissioner General, Expo 2025

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Canada: Saskatchewan Government Strengthens Mineral Exploration Incentive

Source: Government of Canada regional news

Released on July 9, 2025

The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding the Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive (TMEI) to include more early-stage exploration activities to support mining sector growth and investment.

Launched in 2018, the TMEI program provides financial assistance in the form of a grant to exploration companies that undertake eligible drilling activities. The TMEI program is being expanded to cover a wider range of exploration activities, such as ground-based and borehole geophysical surveys and important pre-sampling tasks like core logging. These changes aim to increase program uptake and enable more exploration for critical and emerging minerals. Specifically, the changes are expected to improve the ability of smaller companies to raise private sector capital to undertake exploration activities.

“TMEI has been key to diversifying Saskatchewan’s mining sector by promoting drilling on hard rock mineral exploration projects,” Energy and Resources Minister Colleen Young said. “These changes will help us achieve our goals set out in Saskatchewan’s Critical Minerals Strategy, specifically, increasing Saskatchewan’s share of Canadian mineral exploration spending to 15 per cent and doubling the number of critical minerals produced in Saskatchewan, all by 2030.”

By recognizing a broader scope of the exploration process, this expansion is supporting new mineral discoveries and the diversification of our mining sector. With continuing advancements in helium, lithium, copper and zinc, and record production in uranium and potash, Saskatchewan is responding to growing global demand for critical minerals.

“Expanding TMEI funding to include additional generative, early-stage exploration activities will help identify more drill targets, attracting greater investor interest and capital to Saskatchewan,” Saskatchewan Mining Association President Pam Schwann said. “The collaborative partnership between government and industry exemplifies why Saskatchewan is a premier exploration and mining destination.”

In 2024-25, 27 exploration projects were approved for $1.9 million in TMEI funding with companies spending a total of $76.5 million on these projects. Since 2018, 96 projects have received $5.9 million in TMEI funding, resulting in 926 exploration drill holes and $172.5 million in total project expenditures.

Saskatchewan has 27 of the 34 critical minerals on Canada’s list and is the largest primary producer of critical minerals in Canada. With a suite of competitive incentive programs including TMEI, a predictable and stable regulatory framework, and an abundance of resources, Saskatchewan is one of the best places in the world to invest in resource development. Clear and stable supports like the TMEI program help build Saskatchewan’s resource sector and strengthen the provincial economy which benefits all Saskatchewan people.

For more information about the TMEI, visit: Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive.

To review Saskatchewan’s Critical Minerals Strategy, visit: Securing the Future: Saskatchewan’s Critical Minerals Strategy.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Canada: Ministers Chartrand, Alty, and Gull-Masty issue statement on Nunavut Day

Source: Government of Canada News

Available in: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ

Ottawa, Ontario (July 9, 2025) — The Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for CanNor, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement today:

“On Nunavut Day, we celebrate the culture, strength, and achievements of Nunavummiut. This day marks a key moment in our shared history when the Nunavut Agreement was signed, which led to the creation of Nunavut and the protection of Inuit rights to land, culture, and self-determination.

Nunavummiut have kept Inuktitut and Inuit traditions strong, and continue to protect the environment while building healthy communities. Their leadership continues to shape a better future for all.

Together with the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, we are working to fully implement the Nunavut Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement, the largest land transfer in Canadian history. This means Nunavummiut will have more control over their land, water, and natural resources and benefit from development that is responsible and sustainable.

Today, we honour the leadership of Nunavummiut and commit to building a future based on respect, environmental care, economic growth, and northern-led jobs—a future where Nunavummiut lead the way for generations to come.

Happy Nunavut Day! Quviasugissi Nunavut ullungani!”

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Security: United Nations Command Marks 75 years Supporting Peace and Security on Korean Peninsula

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea — United Nations Command, which plays a pivotal role in supporting peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and enforces the terms of the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement hosted a ceremony today to mark its 75th anniversary.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: Alma íbúðafélag hf.: Stækkun skuldabréfaflokksins AL210926

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Alma íbúðafélag hf. hefur lokið við stækkun á skuldabréfaflokknum AL210926 sem gefinn er út undir útgáfuramma félagsins.

Skuldabréfaflokkurinn AL 210926 er óverðtryggður og ber fljótandi vexti tengdum 3 mánaða REIBOR vöxtum að viðbættu 1,40% vaxtaálagi. Lokagjalddagi flokksins er 21. september 2026. Skuldabréfaflokkurinn er veðtryggður samkvæmt almennu tryggingarfyrirkomulagi.

Seld voru skuldabréf að nafnverði 1.000 m.kr. á pari og verður heildarstærð flokksins því í kjölfar stækkunar 3.100 m.kr.

Greiðslu- og uppgjörsdagur er föstudagurinn 18. júlí 2025 og í kjölfarið verður sótt um að skuldabréfin verði tekin til viðskipta á Aðalmarkaði Nasdaq Iceland hf.

Acro verðbréf hf. hafði umsjón með sölu skuldabréfanna og töku þeirra til viðskipta.

Nánari upplýsingar veitir:

Ingólfur Árni Gunnarsson, framkvæmdastjóri Ölmu íbúðafélags hf., í tölvupósti ingolfur@al.is.

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: Alma íbúðafélag hf.: Stækkun skuldabréfaflokksins AL210926

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Alma íbúðafélag hf. hefur lokið við stækkun á skuldabréfaflokknum AL210926 sem gefinn er út undir útgáfuramma félagsins.

Skuldabréfaflokkurinn AL 210926 er óverðtryggður og ber fljótandi vexti tengdum 3 mánaða REIBOR vöxtum að viðbættu 1,40% vaxtaálagi. Lokagjalddagi flokksins er 21. september 2026. Skuldabréfaflokkurinn er veðtryggður samkvæmt almennu tryggingarfyrirkomulagi.

Seld voru skuldabréf að nafnverði 1.000 m.kr. á pari og verður heildarstærð flokksins því í kjölfar stækkunar 3.100 m.kr.

Greiðslu- og uppgjörsdagur er föstudagurinn 18. júlí 2025 og í kjölfarið verður sótt um að skuldabréfin verði tekin til viðskipta á Aðalmarkaði Nasdaq Iceland hf.

Acro verðbréf hf. hafði umsjón með sölu skuldabréfanna og töku þeirra til viðskipta.

Nánari upplýsingar veitir:

Ingólfur Árni Gunnarsson, framkvæmdastjóri Ölmu íbúðafélags hf., í tölvupósti ingolfur@al.is.

The MIL Network –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: Easterseals New Jersey and Opening Bell Ventures Launch Innovative Data Platform, Advancing Disability Services Through Digital Transformation
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Austin, TX , July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Easterseals New Jersey (ENJ), a nonprofit leader in empowering individuals with disabilities and special needs, has partnered with Opening Bell Ventures (OBV) to launch a cutting-edge data and analytics platform that is redefining how the organization delivers services, measures impact, and engages its community.

ESNJ Logo

With an annual revenue exceeding $105 million, ENJ is committed to helping individuals live, learn, work, and thrive with dignity. As part of its strategic vision to enhance operational excellence and deepen donor engagement, ENJ identified a powerful opportunity: to harness the full potential of its data.

By modernizing its data infrastructure, ENJ aimed to unify insights across departments, streamline reporting, and unlock new levels of transparency and efficiency. This forward-thinking initiative led to the creation of “Carehouse”—a cloud-based data Lakehouse developed in partnership with OBV.

“Our newly built Data Lakehouse has been a game-changer for us. This efficiency allows us to focus more on our mission of enriching lives,” said Aleisha Hart, Chief Operating Officer at ENJ.

Key achievements of the collaboration include:
- Accelerated Reporting: The Quarterly Consumer Metrics Report (QCMR) now takes just 20 minutes to compile—down from two weeks—freeing up staff to focus on strategic initiatives.
- Unified Insights: Over 20 Power BI dashboards provide real-time, department-specific analytics, enabling smarter decisions across services, finance, operations, and IT.
- Strong Data Governance: With Microsoft Purview, ENJ has implemented a robust data catalog, quality rules, and weekly integrity checks to ensure ongoing data accuracy.
- Scalable Innovation: The platform lays the groundwork for predictive analytics and AI, positioning ENJ for continued growth and innovation.
“This initiative reflects our belief that data is not just a tool—it’s a catalyst for mission-driven impact,” said a spokesperson from Opening Bell Ventures.

The success of this transformation highlights the power of strategic partnerships and digital innovation in the nonprofit sector. ENJ’s journey demonstrates how organizations can turn operational complexity into opportunity, using technology to amplify their mission and better serve their communities.

About Easterseals New Jersey
Easterseals New Jersey is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities and special needs through community-based services and support.

About Opening Bell Ventures
Opening Bell Ventures is a professional services firm specializing in data, analytics, and AI solutions that accelerate digital transformation for Fortune 500 and mission-driven organizations.

Media Contact:
Corinne Lowenstein
Chief Operating Officer
Corinne.Lowenstein@openingbellventures.com
(646) 942-4522
www.openingbellventures.com

The MIL Network –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: Easterseals New Jersey and Opening Bell Ventures Launch Innovative Data Platform, Advancing Disability Services Through Digital Transformation
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Austin, TX , July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Easterseals New Jersey (ENJ), a nonprofit leader in empowering individuals with disabilities and special needs, has partnered with Opening Bell Ventures (OBV) to launch a cutting-edge data and analytics platform that is redefining how the organization delivers services, measures impact, and engages its community.

ESNJ Logo

With an annual revenue exceeding $105 million, ENJ is committed to helping individuals live, learn, work, and thrive with dignity. As part of its strategic vision to enhance operational excellence and deepen donor engagement, ENJ identified a powerful opportunity: to harness the full potential of its data.

By modernizing its data infrastructure, ENJ aimed to unify insights across departments, streamline reporting, and unlock new levels of transparency and efficiency. This forward-thinking initiative led to the creation of “Carehouse”—a cloud-based data Lakehouse developed in partnership with OBV.

“Our newly built Data Lakehouse has been a game-changer for us. This efficiency allows us to focus more on our mission of enriching lives,” said Aleisha Hart, Chief Operating Officer at ENJ.

Key achievements of the collaboration include:
- Accelerated Reporting: The Quarterly Consumer Metrics Report (QCMR) now takes just 20 minutes to compile—down from two weeks—freeing up staff to focus on strategic initiatives.
- Unified Insights: Over 20 Power BI dashboards provide real-time, department-specific analytics, enabling smarter decisions across services, finance, operations, and IT.
- Strong Data Governance: With Microsoft Purview, ENJ has implemented a robust data catalog, quality rules, and weekly integrity checks to ensure ongoing data accuracy.
- Scalable Innovation: The platform lays the groundwork for predictive analytics and AI, positioning ENJ for continued growth and innovation.
“This initiative reflects our belief that data is not just a tool—it’s a catalyst for mission-driven impact,” said a spokesperson from Opening Bell Ventures.

The success of this transformation highlights the power of strategic partnerships and digital innovation in the nonprofit sector. ENJ’s journey demonstrates how organizations can turn operational complexity into opportunity, using technology to amplify their mission and better serve their communities.

About Easterseals New Jersey
Easterseals New Jersey is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities and special needs through community-based services and support.

About Opening Bell Ventures
Opening Bell Ventures is a professional services firm specializing in data, analytics, and AI solutions that accelerate digital transformation for Fortune 500 and mission-driven organizations.

Media Contact:
Corinne Lowenstein
Chief Operating Officer
Corinne.Lowenstein@openingbellventures.com
(646) 942-4522
www.openingbellventures.com

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July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: $HAREHOLDER ALERT: Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde Investigates the Merger of PB Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: PBBK)
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

NEW YORK, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde with Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. The firm is headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and is investigating PB Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: PBBK) related to its sale to Norwood Financial Corp. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, PB Bankshares’ shareholders will have the option to elect to receive either 0.7850 shares of Norwood common stock or $19.75 in cash for each common share of PB Bankshares they own. The election is subject to proration to ensure that, in the aggregate, 80% of the transaction consideration will be paid in the form of Norwood common stock. Is it a fair deal?

Click here for more info https://monteverdelaw.com/case/pb-bankshares-inc/. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

NOT ALL LAW FIRMS ARE EQUAL. Before you hire a law firm, you should talk to a lawyer and ask:
1. Do you file class actions and go to Court?
2. When was the last time you recovered money for shareholders?
3. What cases did you recover money in and how much?
About Monteverde & Associates PC

Our firm litigates and has recovered money for shareholders…and we do it from our offices in the Empire State Building. We are a national class action securities firm with a successful track record in trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

No one is above the law. If you own common stock in the above listed company and have concerns or wish to obtain additional information free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.

Contact:
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MONTEVERDE & ASSOCIATES PC
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave. Suite 4740
New York, NY 10118
United States of America
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Tel: (212) 971-1341

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The MIL Network –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: Half-Year Statement on the Implementation of the Liquidity Contract as of June 30, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

HALF-YEAR STATEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIQUIDITY CONTRACT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025

Bernin (Grenoble), France, July 9, 2025 – Soitec (Euronext Paris) announces that, under the liquidity contract entrusted to BNP Paribas on July 3, 2023, on the settlement date of June 30, 2025, the following resources appeared on the liquidity account:
- 72,325 Soitec shares, and
- €904,901
During the 1^st semester of 2025, a total of:
- 231,383 shares were bought for €14,129,177 (i.e. 2,855 transactions).
- 208,969 shares were sold for €12,889,302 (i.e. 2,792 transactions).
We remind you that:
1. At the time of the previous half-yearly balance sheet, on the settlement date of December 31, 2024, the following resources appeared on the liquidity account:
- 51,394 Soitec shares, and
- €2,009,718
1. During the 2^nd semester of 2024, a total of:
- 215,838 shares were bought for €19,591,223 (i.e. 3,775 transactions);
- 197,982 shares were sold for €17,859,326 (i.e. 3,174 transactions).
1. On July 3, 2023, the day before the start of trading, the following resources appeared on the liquidity account: €8,000,000.
Aggregate data for each trading day in the 1^st semester of 2025 are given in the appendix to this press release.

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Agenda

Annual General Meeting: July 22, 2025.

First-quarter 2025-2026 revenue: July 22, 2025, after market close.

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About Soitec

Soitec (Euronext – Tech Leaders), a world leader in innovative semiconductor materials, has been developing cutting-edge products delivering both technological performance and energy efficiency for over 30 years. From its global headquarters in France, Soitec is expanding internationally with its unique solutions, and generated sales of 0.9 billion Euros in fiscal year 2024-2025. Soitec occupies a key position in the semiconductor value chain, serving three main strategic markets: Mobile Communications, Automotive and Industrial, and Edge and Cloud AI. The company relies on the talent and diversity of more than 2,200 employees, representing 50 different nationalities, working at its sites in Europe, the United States and Asia. Nearly 4,300 patents have been registered by Soitec.

Soitec, SmartSiC™ and Smart Cut™ are registered trademarks of Soitec.

For more information: https://www.soitec.com/en/ and follow us on LinkedIn and X: @Soitec_Official

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Attachment
- Soitec – PR Interim report as of June 30, 2025 liquidity contract
The MIL Network –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: $HAREHOLDER ALERT: Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde Investigates the Merger of Core Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORZ)
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

NEW YORK, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde with Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. The firm is headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and is investigating Core Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORZ) related to its sale to CoreWeave, Inc. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, each outstanding share of Core Scientific common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.1235 shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock. Core Scientific shareholders will own less than 10% of the combined company. Is it a fair deal?

Click here for more info https://monteverdelaw.com/case/core-scientific-inc/. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

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1. Do you file class actions and go to Court?
2. When was the last time you recovered money for shareholders?
3. What cases did you recover money in and how much?
About Monteverde & Associates PC

Our firm litigates and has recovered money for shareholders…and we do it from our offices in the Empire State Building. We are a national class action securities firm with a successful track record in trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

No one is above the law. If you own common stock in the above listed company and have concerns or wish to obtain additional information free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.

Contact:
Juan Monteverde, Esq.
MONTEVERDE & ASSOCIATES PC
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave. Suite 4740
New York, NY 10118
United States of America
jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com
Tel: (212) 971-1341

Attorney Advertising. (C) 2025 Monteverde & Associates PC. The law firm responsible for this advertisement is Monteverde & Associates PC (www.monteverdelaw.com). Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome with respect to any future matter.

The MIL Network –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: IADC Addresses U.S. Offshore Leasing Program through Comments & Trades Coalition Letter
Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC

Headline: IADC Addresses U.S. Offshore Leasing Program through Comments & Trades Coalition Letter

IADC and fellow associations recently submitted comments on the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program calling for more leasing, exploration, and development of U.S. offshore oil and natural gas resources in all OCS planning areas. This action was taken in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) request for information and comments.

The following associations were involved in the submission:
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
- Offshore Operators Committee (OOC)
- Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
- U.S. Oil and Gas Association (USOGA)
- American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)
- International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
- EnerGeo Alliance
- Energy Workforce and Technology Council
- Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA)
The comments and an accompanying letter were both submitted to Kelly Hammerle, National Program Manager with BOEM. The letter, which was signed by additional associations and organizations, had a total of 117 signees.

IADC is committed to continuously advocating for its Members. The Association will continue to encourage fair and sensible regulatory reform and provide the drilling contractor perspective where it is helpful and necessary.
MIL OSI Economics –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: IADC Addresses U.S. Offshore Leasing Program through Comments & Trades Coalition Letter
Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC

Headline: IADC Addresses U.S. Offshore Leasing Program through Comments & Trades Coalition Letter

IADC and fellow associations recently submitted comments on the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program calling for more leasing, exploration, and development of U.S. offshore oil and natural gas resources in all OCS planning areas. This action was taken in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) request for information and comments.

The following associations were involved in the submission:
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
- Offshore Operators Committee (OOC)
- Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
- U.S. Oil and Gas Association (USOGA)
- American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)
- International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
- EnerGeo Alliance
- Energy Workforce and Technology Council
- Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA)
The comments and an accompanying letter were both submitted to Kelly Hammerle, National Program Manager with BOEM. The letter, which was signed by additional associations and organizations, had a total of 117 signees.

IADC is committed to continuously advocating for its Members. The Association will continue to encourage fair and sensible regulatory reform and provide the drilling contractor perspective where it is helpful and necessary.
MIL OSI Economics –
July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Electronic Drilling Rig Safety Inspection Checklist Now Available

Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC

Headline: Electronic Drilling Rig Safety Inspection Checklist Now Available

Safety is vitally important on the rigs. The electronic IADC Drilling Rig Safety Inspection Checklist will help keep the operational integrity of the rig compliant. Regular use of the IADC Drilling Rig Safety Inspection Checklist promotes facility safety by identifying safety concerns before they become hazards. The Safety Inspection Checklist is published under the auspices of the IADC Health, Safety and Environment Committee.

The forms are available in user-friendly zoomable PDF format imprinted with the unique file number which cannot be edited. Each purchase comprises a month’s supply, providing 31 editable, savable, and easily shareable PDF forms. For further details, reach out to us at bookstore@iadc.org.

MIL OSI Economics –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: IADC Celebrates 50 Years of Participation with the IMO!

Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC

Headline: IADC Celebrates 50 Years of Participation with the IMO!

2025 marks IADC’s 50^th year as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) observer at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). When IADC petitioned the IMO and was admitted as an NGO observer in 1975, the IMO undertook the process of developing dedicated safety and construction provisions to address the unique operating characteristics that define Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs). IMO’s first edition of its MODU Code was issued in 1979. This Code has subsequently been revised in 1989 and 2009 along with a series of amendments to each of these three resolutions .

Throughout IADC’s 50-year participation at IMO, it has played an integral role towards facilitating these international safety provisions applied to MODUs engaged in global operations. Through the extensive knowledge and expertise of its Members, IADC has given a particular voice to technical matters not otherwise fully understood by IMO participants focused on broader “conventional transport” shipping concerns. Working with IMO member states and other NGOs, IADC continues to leverage its participation with this UN Specialized Agency and has long been recognized as a vital participant and resource for the advancement of MODU interests. IADC is honored to continue its NGO work at IMO and looks forward to another 50 years in support of our offshore drilling contractor Members operating units around the world.

MIL OSI Economics –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Built to endure: The longevity and strength of the drilling industry

Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC

Headline: Built to endure: The longevity and strength of the drilling industry

IADC President Jason McFarland addresses the current climate of uncertainty facing the drilling industry with a message of resilience and unity in his latest editorial From the July/August issue of Drilling Contractor. While acknowledging the uncomfortable reality of uncertain times, McFarland reminds Members that this industry has an extraordinary track record of not just surviving challenges, but emerging stronger from them.

Drawing from the industry’s rich history of weathering major downturns, tragedies, and even a global pandemic, McFarland argues that drilling professionals are uniquely positioned to face today’s uncertainties. The cyclical nature of both the industry and life itself means that current challenges are simply the newest chapter in a long survival story spanning over a century.

McFarland emphasizes that drilling remains essential for the foreseeable future, with the industry’s people and assets well-suited to play an active role in the energy expansion. He points to collaboration and adaptability as the twin pillars of the industry’s longevity, citing 2025 IADC Chairman Kevin Neveu‘s insight that “when teamwork, mutual respect and cooperation are the main objectives, everything else becomes easier, and success becomes more attainable.”

These principles were showcased at the 2025 IADC World Drilling Conference and Exhibition, where over 500 industry members gathered for discussions ranging from automation and AI to sustainability and cultural innovation. A standout panel, “Oil & Gas 2045: Next-Gen Energy & Fueling the Future,” featured diverse perspectives from drilling contractors, training providers, and IADC Student Chapter Members.

The Association’s advocacy efforts continue to strengthen the industry’s unified voice, with recent meetings involving leaders from the EU, Namibia, Mexico, Suriname, and Oman. IADC VP of Policy Joe Lillis has been actively addressing concerns about metal tariffs and their potential industry impacts, while the organization’s Washington, D.C., fly-in events facilitate direct Member engagement with key legislators.

In a particularly poignant reflection, McFarland discovered that many challenges facing the industry today mirror those from IADC’s founding in 1941, including concerns about government priority ratings. Rather than discouraging, he finds this continuity comforting—proof that despite decades of obstacles and external misunderstanding, the industry remains as necessary as ever.

As uncertainty continues to challenge the sector, McFarland’s message is clear: it’s natural to wish for more stability, but the drilling industry’s greatest strength lies in its resilience.

In closing, McFarland states:

“The people in this industry know how to get things done, and if there’s something we can all count on right now, it’s each other.”

MIL OSI Economics –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Scott Tinker to Speak at IADC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting

Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC

Headline: Scott Tinker to Speak at IADC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting

IADC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held from 23-24 September at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. AGM is recognized as the keynote conference for the drilling industry and provides ideal networking opportunities for participants. It features prominent speakers from industry and government.

Joining us on this year’s program as a Featured Speaker is Scott Tinker, CEO of Tinker Energy Associates. Dr. Scott W. Tinker is a global energy explorer and educator bringing industry, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations together to address major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and the economy.

For more information on registration, accommodations, or the full program, visit our website here.

MIL OSI Economics –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Analysis: Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully: artist Sarah Lightman reimagines characters battling midlife, motherhood and menopause

Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dawn Llewellyn, Associate professor of Religion and Gender, Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester

What happens when the women immortalised in old master paintings step out of their gilded frames and into the chaos of modern domestic life? That’s the question artist Sarah Lightman tackles, with wit, irreverence and insight, in her exhibition Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully, now on at Chester Visual Arts, Grovesnor Shopping Centre.

In works from her Biblical Domestic (2021–2024) and Menstrual Hystery (2024) series, Lightman trades halos for housework, and heavenly glory for the cluttered reality of her own everyday life. Her saints and heroines aren’t meditating in divine serenity – they’re battling menopause, messy kitchens and midlife malaise.

With humour and intimacy, Lightman probes the distance between the idealised women of religious art and the ageing bodies we’re taught to hide. Her characters, drawn from both the canon of western Christian art and the sacred Jewish texts of her upbringing, are lovingly reimagined through a feminist lens.

What if Mary hated soft play as much as the rest of us? What if Eve was just trying to get through another basket of laundry? What if biblical women aged in real time?

With bold colours, absurdist touches and deep empathy, Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully reframes these archetypes for today – and starts fresh conversations about visibility, care and womanhood.

Old masters, new messes

In Fridge Frustrations (2022), Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes (1599) becomes a scene of domestic dread. Judith still holds Holofernes’ severed head – but now her crisis is storage, not salvation:

Judith can’t find anywhere in the fridge for her organic and fresh cut of Holofernes.

Lightman retains the dramatic composition of the original but shifts its meaning entirely. Her watercolour medium softens the baroque oil intensity, introducing levity without losing emotional depth.

In The Annunciation of the Menopause (2024), she riffs on The Annunciation by Fra Angelico (1425-26), the early Renaissance fresco where the Virgin Mary receives the angel Gabriel’s news that she’ll bear the son of God.

Here, Mary’s serene acceptance is swapped for something far more visceral: she sits beside an exam table mid heavy bleed, not in graceful surrender but bodily discomfort. Gabriel is gone, replaced by a gynaecologist in latex gloves. The walls? Tiled not with gold leaf but with packets of Always. This is no divine encounter – just hot flushes, greasy hair and hormonal chaos. No spiritual serenity in sight.

Instead of youthful grace, Lightman gives us perimenopausal truth: gritty, awkward, real.

Not a rejection, but a rewriting

Lightman’s work is unabashedly feminist and unapologetically funny – but it’s also rooted in reverence. Her reinterpretations of women from Hebrew scripture honour the complexity of these figures and draw from the feminist Jewish tradition of midrash: creative interpretation that fills in the biblical silences.

Lightman isn’t discarding these sacred stories: she’s inhabiting them. She paints the parts we were never told, the thoughts and struggles left out of the male-dominated canon. Her canvases ask: what if we didn’t accept the gaps in these women’s lives? What if we imagined them into our own?

Context matters – and Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully is exhibited not in a white-walled gallery but in Chester’s Grosvenor Precinct, having previously shown at Chester’s cultural centre Storyhouse. The location is deliberate. These Madonnas and menopausal saints appear exactly where they live now: among shopping bags, toddler tantrums and the quiet sighs of women holding it all together.

Meeting Eve, Mary, Bathsheba, Susanna and Lot’s wife in a shopping centre creates a surreal and poignant dissonance. It collapses the sacred and the ordinary, and invites viewers to see their own lives reflected in these ancient figures.

Messy, mortal and magnificent

It’s a risk, of course, putting menopause, motherhood, grief, housework and rape culture centre stage. There’s a version of this exhibition that could have been grim. But Lightman’s palette is anything but dour. Her watercolours are vibrant and playful, her titles sharp with satire. These women aren’t tragic martyrs; they’re exhausted, yes, but also knowing, cheeky and in on the joke.

Lightman treats art history not as a fixed monument, but as a toolkit to be deconstructed and rebuilt. She gives her saints their bodies back – saggy, sweaty, miraculous – and their agency too.

What makes Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully so powerful is its embrace of contradiction. It is sacred and silly, sincere and subversive, heartbreaking and hilarious. It is, in essence, a feminist midrash in watercolour: retelling holy stories through the grit and glory of contemporary womanhood, and holding them close even as it pushes them open.

Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully is on display at Chester Visual Arts, Grovesnor Shopping Centre until July 13.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully: artist Sarah Lightman reimagines characters battling midlife, motherhood and menopause – https://theconversation.com/biblical-women-ageing-disgracefully-artist-sarah-lightman-reimagines-characters-battling-midlife-motherhood-and-menopause-260522

MIL OSI Analysis –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Analysis: From Kabul to the catwalk – the surprising global history behind fashion’s fur revival

Source: The Conversation – UK – By Magnus Marsden, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Sussex

The winter season of 2024-25 marked a resurgence of fur clothing – both faux and real – in fashion across Europe and North America. Shearling jackets and embroidered “Penny Lane coats” featured widely in reports on the latest fashion trends. Vintage fur coats are also back in vogue.

To many, the resurgence came as a surprise. The anti-fur movement, especially influential in the 1980s, continues to shape perceptions of fur. In the 2010s, cities including New York and Los Angeles banned the use of fur to make clothes. The UK meanwhile banned the farming of fur-bearing animals, and, alongside the EU, has committed itself to legislating against all fur imports.

Just last year the town of Worthing, in England, debated whether their mayor should wear ceremonial robes trimmed with fur or not. Despite these trends, many young people have embraced the renewed trend of wearing real fur.

Some clothes made from animal skins became popular during the counter-cultural movement of the 1960s, but historically, fur has mostly marked status, wealth and luxury. Today, many critics interpret fur’s return to fashion as a cultural expression of rightwing politics.

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Fur is prominent in the “boom boom” fashion trend, which emphasises excess and “male-coded values”. It has been described by fashion journalists as “over-the-top and unashamed about its own greed and lack of wokeness”.

Fur clothing is a reminder of the moral tensions between need and desire, and luxury and excess. In addition to being inter-generational, these debates are also about gender. For much of the 20th century, fur coats symbolised femininity, erotic power and class position in the west. But by the 1980s, advertising campaigns depicted women who wore fur as either stupid and unthinking or thinking and unspeakably cruel, leading many to jettison it.

Anti-fur protests were held across the US in 1994.

Fur’s return to fashion has injected old debates with new significance. Some young people are willing to wear faux fur because it does not involve killing animals. But others argue that, because it is made from synthetic material, faux fur is actually more environmentally damaging and prefer to wear the real thing. They claim that wearing vintage fur is a form of “sustainable consumption” but are challenged by those who argue that this fashion trend ultimately justifies killing animals to make clothes.

The boom boom trend is said to embody a contemporary expression of 1980s “conspicuous consumerism”, but in an era of economic austerity the adoption of fur by young people suggests the clothes they wear identify their desires rather than their financial reality.

A global history of fur

Today, as in the 1980s, the perspectives, interests and experiences of non-Europeans are often unheard in debates around fur. A decline of fur-bearing animal populations in North America and Siberia from the early 19th century, led to a global expansion in fur farming.

Read more:
How central Asian Jews and Muslims worked together in London’s 20th-century fur and carpet trade

From the 1850s, for example, Central Asia supplied furs to Europe and North America. Local artisans cured the pelts of karakul lambs – a native breed – to yield a rich and glossy fur. In central and south Asia, men of high status wore karakul hats; in Europe and America, they were mostly used to make women’s coats.

After the Russian revolution of 1917, many nomadic and semi-nomadic pastoralists, who raised sheep and other animals, left central Asia and moved with their flocks to neighbouring Afghanistan. The trade in karakul fur grew in the country, and foreign currency reserves came to depend on lambskins sold at auctions in London and New York.

In the 1960s, sheepskin coats made in Afghanistan – known as “Afghans” – became popular in the west, being worn by stars including Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. The 1969 British edition of Vogue featured an interview with an icon of “oriental chic”, the “beautiful, dashing, intelligent, adventurous” Afghan socialite, Safia Tarzi, who lived in Paris, and ran a boutique clothing shop in Kabul.

The Afghan coat enjoyed a resurgence in 2000 having been worn by the character Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) in the film Almost Famous.

Read more:
Friday essay: how ‘Afghan’ coats left Kabul for the fashion world and became a hippie must-have

In the 1980s, the anti-fur campaign contributed to a declining market for karakul. For decades, rumours of Central Asian shepherds extracting lambs from the wombs of sheep to ensure a steady yield of delicate pelts had circulated. Moral opposition to the practice was not confined to the west.

During my research on globally dispersed activists, intellectuals and merchants from Afghanistan, a man from Afghanistan, now based in London, told me that his father banned his family from wearing karakul hats because sheep and their lambs were treated cruelly.

In the 1990s, civil war destroyed much of the infrastructure of the karakul industry in Afghanistan, but a trickle of pelts reached auction houses located in Frankfurt, Copenhagen and Helsinki.

In the 2000s, international development organisations attempted to revive the trade, though sales never returned to anyway near the levels of the 1970s. By the 2010s, families in northern Afghanistan struggling economically opted to send sons to travel illegally to Turkey to find work as shepherds for commercially oriented Turkish farmers.

Promotional videos of fashion houses occasionally touch on the Penny Lane coat’s ties to Afghanistan, but media coverage of fur fashions rarely address its historical connections to central Asia.

Magnus Marsden received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council including for the research upon which this article is based.

– ref. From Kabul to the catwalk – the surprising global history behind fashion’s fur revival – https://theconversation.com/from-kabul-to-the-catwalk-the-surprising-global-history-behind-fashions-fur-revival-256382

MIL OSI Analysis –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Analysis: How M&S responds to its cyber-attack could have a serious impact on its future – and its customers

Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aybars Tuncdogan, Reader in Digital Innovation and Information Security, King’s College London

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The cyber-attack on Marks & Spencer will lead to an estimated £300 million hit to the company’s profits this year. It now aims to have online shopping at the store back to normal by August, more than three months after IT systems were compromised.

Fans of M&S clothing and food will be relieved after all of the uncertainty. But that level of uncertainty, as well as the huge cost, is surely a sign that big retailers, which millions of people rely on, need to change how they think about – and invest in – cybersecurity.

It has to be an absolute priority. After all, few marketing strategies or HR initiatives can save a company £300 million in just six weeks. But perhaps a more sophisticated cybersecurity department could have done just that.

To be fair, M&S faced a relatively rare, high-impact ordeal. Most cyber-attacks of this nature don’t affect customers so directly, and much of the recovery typically happens behind the scenes.

But M&S shoppers saw online orders collapse, contactless payments fail and refunds, gift cards and loyalty points not functioning. Disruption in stock-management and warehousing led to empty shelves and food waste.

On June 27, M&S issued a public apology and a £5 digital gift card to affected customers. But research suggests that the most important element of keeping customers onside is the quality of the recovery process, and whether normal service is eventually resumed.

To get back to normal service, it is possible that a ransom was paid to the cyber attackers, but M&S has refused to confirm or deny this. (One survey found that many organisations hit by cyber attacks agreed to pay a ransom – and then suffered a subsequent breach, often from the very same culprits.)

But even when normal service returns, when hackers steal customer data, as they did with M&S, research suggests that this information is often reused by criminals in identity theft and phishing. A study even found that victims of data breaches are more likely to have mortgage applications denied.

From what we know about the breach at M&S, it seems that the cyber-attackers simply used a phishing technique to get the support desk of a third-party contractor to reset the password of an admin-level account. That said, although in this case the main vulnerability was human, the lesson to be learnt here is that sometimes just one vulnerability can shake the whole system to its core.

This is why business owners need to think of cybersecurity not just as a tedious and inconvenient IT issue, but as a core function of the business. Otherwise, as the M&S case illustrates, it is simply not possible for the rest of the corporate structure to operate.

Testing times

So cybersecurity targets must be incorporated into every department to ensure collective defence. And organisations also need to stress-test the different aspects of their systems.

That could be checking on human responses, but it should also include technology (like a vulnerability in the web server), physical barriers (a poorly secured server room door) and HR procedures (failure to revoke ex-employee access).

Lock down your laptop.
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These lines of defence have to be stress-tested regularly and from multiple angles, rather than being considered an annual checkbox activity for compliance.

Scenario-based tests – essentially a cyber fire-drill — such as internal threat simulations and response exercises, can provide useful insights into an organisation’s readiness to detect, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks.

It’s also important that organisations learn to communicate clearly once a breach occurs. Research into responses to data breaches suggests that any backlash is sharper when the company seems to be trying to hide the breach, which may later be publicised by the criminals instead.

Consumers should also remember that they are not powerless. We may not be able to prevent a data breach, but all of us can help to stop attackers from infiltrating our online worlds by something as simple as not re-using the same passwords.

By remaining sceptical, we can prevent attackers from using the information they stole to phish us later. And by thinking carefully about what personal data we share with companies, we can reduce the impact of future breaches.

Aybars Tuncdogan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. How M&S responds to its cyber-attack could have a serious impact on its future – and its customers – https://theconversation.com/how-mands-responds-to-its-cyber-attack-could-have-a-serious-impact-on-its-future-and-its-customers-260429

MIL OSI Analysis –

July 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Analysis: How M&S responds to its cyber-attack could have a serious impact on its future – and its customers

Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aybars Tuncdogan, Reader in Digital Innovation and Information Security, King’s College London

raymond orton/Shutterstock

The cyber-attack on Marks & Spencer will lead to an estimated £300 million hit to the company’s profits this year. It now aims to have online shopping at the store back to normal by August, more than three months after IT systems were compromised.

Fans of M&S clothing and food will be relieved after all of the uncertainty. But that level of uncertainty, as well as the huge cost, is surely a sign that big retailers, which millions of people rely on, need to change how they think about – and invest in – cybersecurity.

It has to be an absolute priority. After all, few marketing strategies or HR initiatives can save a company £300 million in just six weeks. But perhaps a more sophisticated cybersecurity department could have done just that.

To be fair, M&S faced a relatively rare, high-impact ordeal. Most cyber-attacks of this nature don’t affect customers so directly, and much of the recovery typically happens behind the scenes.

But M&S shoppers saw online orders collapse, contactless payments fail and refunds, gift cards and loyalty points not functioning. Disruption in stock-management and warehousing led to empty shelves and food waste.

On June 27, M&S issued a public apology and a £5 digital gift card to affected customers. But research suggests that the most important element of keeping customers onside is the quality of the recovery process, and whether normal service is eventually resumed.

To get back to normal service, it is possible that a ransom was paid to the cyber attackers, but M&S has refused to confirm or deny this. (One survey found that many organisations hit by cyber attacks agreed to pay a ransom – and then suffered a subsequent breach, often from the very same culprits.)

But even when normal service returns, when hackers steal customer data, as they did with M&S, research suggests that this information is often reused by criminals in identity theft and phishing. A study even found that victims of data breaches are more likely to have mortgage applications denied.

From what we know about the breach at M&S, it seems that the cyber-attackers simply used a phishing technique to get the support desk of a third-party contractor to reset the password of an admin-level account. That said, although in this case the main vulnerability was human, the lesson to be learnt here is that sometimes just one vulnerability can shake the whole system to its core.

This is why business owners need to think of cybersecurity not just as a tedious and inconvenient IT issue, but as a core function of the business. Otherwise, as the M&S case illustrates, it is simply not possible for the rest of the corporate structure to operate.

Testing times

So cybersecurity targets must be incorporated into every department to ensure collective defence. And organisations also need to stress-test the different aspects of their systems.

That could be checking on human responses, but it should also include technology (like a vulnerability in the web server), physical barriers (a poorly secured server room door) and HR procedures (failure to revoke ex-employee access).

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These lines of defence have to be stress-tested regularly and from multiple angles, rather than being considered an annual checkbox activity for compliance.

Scenario-based tests – essentially a cyber fire-drill — such as internal threat simulations and response exercises, can provide useful insights into an organisation’s readiness to detect, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks.

It’s also important that organisations learn to communicate clearly once a breach occurs. Research into responses to data breaches suggests that any backlash is sharper when the company seems to be trying to hide the breach, which may later be publicised by the criminals instead.

Consumers should also remember that they are not powerless. We may not be able to prevent a data breach, but all of us can help to stop attackers from infiltrating our online worlds by something as simple as not re-using the same passwords.

By remaining sceptical, we can prevent attackers from using the information they stole to phish us later. And by thinking carefully about what personal data we share with companies, we can reduce the impact of future breaches.

Aybars Tuncdogan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. How M&S responds to its cyber-attack could have a serious impact on its future – and its customers – https://theconversation.com/how-mands-responds-to-its-cyber-attack-could-have-a-serious-impact-on-its-future-and-its-customers-260429

MIL OSI Analysis –

July 10, 2025