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  • MIL-OSI: XRP Accumulates Rise, Leading Cloud Mining Platform DRML Miner Launches with Potential to Earn $20,000 per Day

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    New York, NY, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DRML Miner solves all problems for you. Now, all profits are settled in multiple mainstream currencies – completely transparent and convenient. You can exchange USDT for XRP, BTC, ETH or other mainstream cryptocurrencies at any time. You are no longer limited to a single token – the asset allocation is entirely up to you.

    Even better, no hardware or technical skills are required. Newbies can easily start mining anytime, anywhere with just a few clicks of the mouse. Digital wealth has become so safe, efficient and convenient.

    Advantages of DRML Miner mining

    Strong security

    Security is the top priority of DRML Miner. DRML Miner attaches great importance to the security of user assets and information, uses multiple encryption technologies to protect data, and has a professional team to monitor the system 24 hours a day to resist network threats. At the same time, real-time public mining data (such as computing power, income, etc.) can be viewed intuitively through the platform, allowing you to clearly understand the mining process and income situation without being affected by any hidden routines.

    Withdraw at any time, flexible and convenient

    One of the biggest advantages is instant withdrawal. Once you receive your income, you can withdraw or reinvest as needed – fast and simple.

    Multi-currency exchange

    All income is settled in USDT. Want XRP, Solana or BTC? You can switch at will. Combine your digital assets as you like – everything is under your control.

    Newbie-friendly, easy to use

    No mining machine, no complicated settings. DRML Miner’s automated cloud mining system handles everything for you. Just sign up and follow the simple guide to get started. New users can easily enjoy passive income.

    Transparent income, fully traceable

    View your income accurately every day. All account activities and income details are clearly visible on the dashboard, without any hidden fees.

    How to join DRML Miner

    Registration: New users can get a $10 reward when they register.

    Choose a contract: After successfully registering, the next step is to choose a mining contract that meets your goals and budget. DRML Miner provides a variety of contracts to meet different needs, whether you are a novice or an experienced miner, you can easily get started.

    Affiliate Program

    Recommend friends and receive up to $20,000 in rewards per month, thereby increasing your extra income. For every successful friend you invite to register and complete the first mining order, you will receive a 3% reward on the friend contract.

    The invitation mechanism is open and transparent, and can be checked at any time, truly realizing “zero investment, make money at home”.

    How to start making money with DRML Miner:

    After selecting and activating a mining contract, you just need to wait for the system to do all the work for you. DRML Miner’s advanced technology ensures that your mining operations run efficiently, thereby maximizing your potential profits.

    $10 mining contract – 1 day term – earn $0.60 per day;

    $100 mining contract – 2 days term – earn $3.5 per day;

    $500 mining contract – 5 days term – earn $6.5 per day;

    $1,000 mining contract – 10 days term – earn $13.5 per day;

    $5,000 mining contract – 30 days term – earn $77.5 per day.

    Click here to explore more mining contracts.

    Who is DRML Miner for?

    Crypto Newbies

    No technical skills? No problem. DRML Miner is designed for beginners who want to easily explore cryptocurrency gains.

    Busy Professionals

    No time to manage mining equipment? Let DRML Miner’s automated system take care of it for you, so you can focus on business. Enjoy worry-free daily income.

    Self-managed Asset Managers

    Want full control over when to withdraw or which cryptocurrencies to hold? DRML Miner gives you the flexibility to manage and rebalance your cryptocurrency portfolio according to your needs.

    Passive Income Seekers

    Want daily rewards? DRML Miner offers login rewards and welcome gifts to make every day more rewarding.

    Long-term Investors

    Focus on steady growth rather than market noise? DRML Miner’s transparent and stable income model is ideal for building long-term digital wealth.

    In a nutshell
    DRML Miner makes it easier than ever to earn daily rewards and make financial freedom a dream. With high-quality apps, green cloud infrastructure and global support, DRML Miner is for everyone, not just the tech elite.

    Your phone is already smart – now let it start making money for you.

    Full details and how to participate: https://drmlminers.com

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  • MIL-OSI: JA Mining Expands Renewable Mining Infrastructure in North America Post Completion of Independent Security Audit

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    DENVER, CO, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to rising demand for sustainable and secure digital asset participation, JA Mining has announced a strategic expansion of its renewable-powered mining operations across North America. This move coincides with a recently completed third-party platform security audit, aimed at reinforcing the company’s commitment to transparency, compliance, and user data protection in the evolving cloud mining landscape.

    The announcement comes at a time when institutional activity in the crypto sector has intensified, with Bitcoin trading above $118,000 and other major assets like Ethereum and XRP seeing renewed investor interest. As noted in a recent Yahoo Finance article, sustainable mining partnerships—such as Tether’s initiative with Adecoagro to power Bitcoin mining using solar and battery systems—are shaping the future of decentralised infrastructure.

    JA Mining’s expanded facilities now include multiple solar and wind-powered data centres designed to reduce carbon impact while improving regional access and operational resilience. These centres support the mining of major protocols and are aligned with emerging environmental and social governance (ESG) benchmarks that are gaining traction across the financial sector.

    To complement the infrastructure expansion, JA Mining underwent an external cybersecurity assessment evaluating its encryption protocols, system uptime, and multi-layered access control. Following the audit, the platform implemented enhancements to elevate its encryption framework, boost internal security layers, and improve real-time system monitoring capabilities.

    “Security is now a baseline expectation, not a differentiator,” said Maya Cohen, Strategy Director at JA Mining. “As more users seek credible ways to engage with digital assets, our focus remains on reinforcing both platform integrity and sustainable infrastructure—two pillars that define the next generation of blockchain access.”

    Industry data supports this shift. According to recent reports, over 60% of cloud mining infrastructure deployed in 2025 incorporates automated systems, with more than 50% powered by renewable energy sources. Adoption of AI-enabled cloud mining platforms has grown by approximately 25% quarter-over-quarter, reflecting a user base increasingly drawn to low-barrier, climate-conscious models for blockchain engagement.

    JA Mining’s enhancements come as part of a broader effort to ensure operational transparency while contributing to a cleaner, more secure crypto mining ecosystem. The company offers users a decentralized entry point into blockchain participation without requiring hardware ownership or technical proficiency.

    The platform will continue rolling out regional integrations and compliance-driven upgrades across additional jurisdictions through 2025. These measures are aimed at improving local performance, supporting data sovereignty, and maintaining alignment with global digital finance standards.

    As the cloud mining sector matures from niche to infrastructure-grade utility, providers like JA Mining are positioning themselves not just as service platforms, but as contributors to the ongoing transformation of how digital networks are powered, accessed, and secured.

    About JA Mining
     JA Mining is a cloud-based blockchain infrastructure provider focused on security, automation, and sustainability. With operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, the company leverages renewable energy and AI-based systems to support encrypted access to major cryptocurrency networks.

    For more information, visit: https://jamining.com
    Media Contact: info@jamining.com

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  • MIL-OSI: JA Mining Expands Renewable Mining Infrastructure in North America Post Completion of Independent Security Audit

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    DENVER, CO, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to rising demand for sustainable and secure digital asset participation, JA Mining has announced a strategic expansion of its renewable-powered mining operations across North America. This move coincides with a recently completed third-party platform security audit, aimed at reinforcing the company’s commitment to transparency, compliance, and user data protection in the evolving cloud mining landscape.

    The announcement comes at a time when institutional activity in the crypto sector has intensified, with Bitcoin trading above $118,000 and other major assets like Ethereum and XRP seeing renewed investor interest. As noted in a recent Yahoo Finance article, sustainable mining partnerships—such as Tether’s initiative with Adecoagro to power Bitcoin mining using solar and battery systems—are shaping the future of decentralised infrastructure.

    JA Mining’s expanded facilities now include multiple solar and wind-powered data centres designed to reduce carbon impact while improving regional access and operational resilience. These centres support the mining of major protocols and are aligned with emerging environmental and social governance (ESG) benchmarks that are gaining traction across the financial sector.

    To complement the infrastructure expansion, JA Mining underwent an external cybersecurity assessment evaluating its encryption protocols, system uptime, and multi-layered access control. Following the audit, the platform implemented enhancements to elevate its encryption framework, boost internal security layers, and improve real-time system monitoring capabilities.

    “Security is now a baseline expectation, not a differentiator,” said Maya Cohen, Strategy Director at JA Mining. “As more users seek credible ways to engage with digital assets, our focus remains on reinforcing both platform integrity and sustainable infrastructure—two pillars that define the next generation of blockchain access.”

    Industry data supports this shift. According to recent reports, over 60% of cloud mining infrastructure deployed in 2025 incorporates automated systems, with more than 50% powered by renewable energy sources. Adoption of AI-enabled cloud mining platforms has grown by approximately 25% quarter-over-quarter, reflecting a user base increasingly drawn to low-barrier, climate-conscious models for blockchain engagement.

    JA Mining’s enhancements come as part of a broader effort to ensure operational transparency while contributing to a cleaner, more secure crypto mining ecosystem. The company offers users a decentralized entry point into blockchain participation without requiring hardware ownership or technical proficiency.

    The platform will continue rolling out regional integrations and compliance-driven upgrades across additional jurisdictions through 2025. These measures are aimed at improving local performance, supporting data sovereignty, and maintaining alignment with global digital finance standards.

    As the cloud mining sector matures from niche to infrastructure-grade utility, providers like JA Mining are positioning themselves not just as service platforms, but as contributors to the ongoing transformation of how digital networks are powered, accessed, and secured.

    About JA Mining
     JA Mining is a cloud-based blockchain infrastructure provider focused on security, automation, and sustainability. With operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, the company leverages renewable energy and AI-based systems to support encrypted access to major cryptocurrency networks.

    For more information, visit: https://jamining.com
    Media Contact: info@jamining.com

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  • MIL-OSI: JA Mining Expands Renewable Mining Infrastructure in North America Post Completion of Independent Security Audit

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    DENVER, CO, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to rising demand for sustainable and secure digital asset participation, JA Mining has announced a strategic expansion of its renewable-powered mining operations across North America. This move coincides with a recently completed third-party platform security audit, aimed at reinforcing the company’s commitment to transparency, compliance, and user data protection in the evolving cloud mining landscape.

    The announcement comes at a time when institutional activity in the crypto sector has intensified, with Bitcoin trading above $118,000 and other major assets like Ethereum and XRP seeing renewed investor interest. As noted in a recent Yahoo Finance article, sustainable mining partnerships—such as Tether’s initiative with Adecoagro to power Bitcoin mining using solar and battery systems—are shaping the future of decentralised infrastructure.

    JA Mining’s expanded facilities now include multiple solar and wind-powered data centres designed to reduce carbon impact while improving regional access and operational resilience. These centres support the mining of major protocols and are aligned with emerging environmental and social governance (ESG) benchmarks that are gaining traction across the financial sector.

    To complement the infrastructure expansion, JA Mining underwent an external cybersecurity assessment evaluating its encryption protocols, system uptime, and multi-layered access control. Following the audit, the platform implemented enhancements to elevate its encryption framework, boost internal security layers, and improve real-time system monitoring capabilities.

    “Security is now a baseline expectation, not a differentiator,” said Maya Cohen, Strategy Director at JA Mining. “As more users seek credible ways to engage with digital assets, our focus remains on reinforcing both platform integrity and sustainable infrastructure—two pillars that define the next generation of blockchain access.”

    Industry data supports this shift. According to recent reports, over 60% of cloud mining infrastructure deployed in 2025 incorporates automated systems, with more than 50% powered by renewable energy sources. Adoption of AI-enabled cloud mining platforms has grown by approximately 25% quarter-over-quarter, reflecting a user base increasingly drawn to low-barrier, climate-conscious models for blockchain engagement.

    JA Mining’s enhancements come as part of a broader effort to ensure operational transparency while contributing to a cleaner, more secure crypto mining ecosystem. The company offers users a decentralized entry point into blockchain participation without requiring hardware ownership or technical proficiency.

    The platform will continue rolling out regional integrations and compliance-driven upgrades across additional jurisdictions through 2025. These measures are aimed at improving local performance, supporting data sovereignty, and maintaining alignment with global digital finance standards.

    As the cloud mining sector matures from niche to infrastructure-grade utility, providers like JA Mining are positioning themselves not just as service platforms, but as contributors to the ongoing transformation of how digital networks are powered, accessed, and secured.

    About JA Mining
     JA Mining is a cloud-based blockchain infrastructure provider focused on security, automation, and sustainability. With operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, the company leverages renewable energy and AI-based systems to support encrypted access to major cryptocurrency networks.

    For more information, visit: https://jamining.com
    Media Contact: info@jamining.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Netcapital Announces Up To $5.9 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    $3 million upfront with up to an additional $2.9 million of potential aggregate gross proceeds upon the exercise in full of short-term warrants

    Boston, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Netcapital Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NCPL, NPCLW), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of 641,712 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $4.675 per share in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue unregistered short-term warrants to purchase up to 641,712 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.55 per share that will be immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire twenty-four months following the effective date of the registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the unregistered short-term warrants. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about July 17, 2025 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

    H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

    The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be approximately $3 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The potential additional gross proceeds to the Company from the unregistered short-term warrants, if fully-exercised on a cash basis, will be approximately $2.9 million. No assurance can be given that any of such unregistered short-term warrants will be exercised. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the repayment of certain outstanding promissory notes and for general working capital purposes.

    The common stock (but not the unregistered short-term warrants and the shares of common stock underlying the unregistered short-term warrants) described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-267921) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 26, 2022. The offering of the shares of common stock is being made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offering will be filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10022, by phone at (212) 856-5711 or e-mail at placements@hcwco.com.

    The unregistered short-term warrants described above are being offered in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder and, along with the shares of common stock underlying such unregistered short-term warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the unregistered short-term warrants and underlying shares of common stock may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.

    This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

    About Netcapital Inc.

    Netcapital Inc. is a fintech company with a scalable technology platform that allows private companies to raise capital online and provides private equity investment opportunities to investors. The Company’s consulting group, Netcapital Advisors, provides marketing and strategic advice and takes equity positions in select companies. The Company’s funding portal, Netcapital Funding Portal Inc. is registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a registered national securities association. The Company’s broker-dealer, Netcapital Securities Inc., is also registered with the SEC and is a member of FINRA.

    Forward Looking Statements

    The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events, including, but not limited to, statements relating to closing of the offering and satisfaction of closing conditions of the offering, the expected gross proceeds from the offering, the exercise of the unregistered short-term warrants prior to their expiration and statements regarding the anticipated use of proceeds from the offering, or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

    Investor Contacts
    800-460-0815
    ir@netcapital.com 

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Guarantee system for IIS-3.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Central Bank of Russia –

    An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    A system of guaranteeing property on individual investment accounts (IIA) of the third type will appear in Russia. It will be possible to count on compensation for assets in the event of bankruptcy of the professional participant who was engaged in maintaining the account. Such law adopted by the State Duma.

    The compensation fund will be formed from voluntary contributions of professional participants who work with IIS and have joined the guarantee system. The operator of the system will be the currently operating Federal Public-State Fund for the Protection of the Rights of Investors and Shareholders, which will be renamed the Individual Investment Account Guarantee Fund. It will determine the amount of contributions and will be responsible for payments.

    An affected investor may apply to this fund if he/she has not received his/her assets in full within 6 months after the professional participant has been declared bankrupt and bankruptcy proceedings have begun. The maximum compensation amount is 1.4 million rubles for all accounts opened with the bankrupt.

    The law defines the specifics of participation in the guarantee system, the procedure for the formation of the compensation fund and the investment of its funds, and also establishes requirements for the structure and powers of the governing bodies of the system operator.

    Preview photo: Cholpan / Shutterstock / Fotodom

    Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial News: Institutions Should Be More Responsible About Stock Investing

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Central Bank of Russia –

    An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The Bank of Russia has developed Code of Responsible Investment for banks, insurers, management companies, NPFs and other institutional investors who place funds in equity instruments. The regulator suggests that they adhere to a number of principles that will increase the return on investment not only through effective management of the securities portfolio, but also through active interaction with issuers.

    Institutional investors are currently little involved in the corporate governance of joint-stock companies. The Code requires them to be more actively involved in the life of issuers in order to improve the long-term prospects of companies – primarily to help increase their shareholder value. When investing, “institutionalists” should pay attention primarily to companies that have adopted strategy to increase shareholder valueIf such a document does not exist, investors can exercise their corporate rights and encourage the issuer to develop it.

    Those who adhere to the Code are required to publicly report annually on their compliance with these principles.

    Compliance with the principles of the Code will contribute to the development of the equity capital market and increase the capitalization of the Russian stock market.

    Preview photo: Sirtravelalot / Shutterstock / Fotodom

    Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: ICE Los Angeles special agents arrest Iranian national for violation of US sanctions

    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    LOS ANGELES — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an Iranian national July 10 upon arriving at Los Angeles International Airport for U.S. export violations.

    “The circumvention of export laws to provide Iran with U.S. origin sensitive technologies is a huge national security concern,” said Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles Special Agent in Charge Eddy Wang. “This arrest has taken a dangerous member of an Iranian procurement network off the street.”

    Bahram Mohammad Ostovari is alleged to have unlawfully exported U.S.-made electronic components used in railway signaling and telecommunications systems from the United States to an Iranian company by using his own companies in the United Arab Emirates as conduits.

    Ostovari, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was charged with violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Iranian transactions and sanctions regulations, unlawful export information activities, outbound smuggling, conspiracy to commit the aforementioned offenses and money laundering.   

    From May 2018 to July 2025, Ostovari and his co-conspirators obtained and shipped to Iran sophisticated computer processors and railway signaling equipment. Many of these items were controlled under federal regulations and their export to Iran without a license is prohibited.

    After Ostovari became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in May 2020, he continued to export, sell, and supply electronics and electrical components to a Tehran-based engineering company he owned, operated, and controlled. This firm — identified in the indictment as “Company A” — secured contracts to supply signaling and communications systems to Iran and its government, including on projects for the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.

    Ostovari, aware of U.S. sanctions against Iran, directed a co-conspirator to provide false information to a federal export control officer regarding the end use of the U.S.-origin goods they were shipping.

    Furthermore, he directed co-conspirators at a UAE company to acquire the electronics and other components, including U.S. export-controlled items and other U.S.-origin items, for his company in Iran. Ostovari and his co-conspirators intentionally concealed from companies based in the U.S. and elsewhere the true identifies of the ultimate end users of the goods by providing false and misleading information about those end users.

    An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

    If convicted, Ostovari would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count.

    This is a collaborative investigation between ICE HSI Los Angeles, the United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations.

    Anyone with information on the illegal export of U.S. sensitive technologies is encouraged to call the ICE Tip Line at 1-866-347-2423.

    Learn more about HSI’s mission to investigate violations of U.S. export laws at @HSILosAngeles.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 16, 2025 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    SPC AC 161230

    Day 1 Convective Outlook
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0730 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

    Valid 161300Z – 171200Z

    …THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
    THE MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS…

    …SUMMARY…
    Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
    and evening from parts of the central High Plains to the Great Lakes
    and Mid-Atlantic.

    …Midwest/Great Lakes…
    A well-defined MCV is evident on radar/satellite imagery this
    morning over IA. This feature will drift east-northeastward today
    across the Midwest and Great Lakes, eventually reaching southern
    Ontario tonight. A related surface low will develop from IA to
    southern WI and Lake Michigan this afternoon/evening, with the
    primary synoptic front farther north in WI. Diurnal heating of a
    rather moist low-level airmass will likely yield around 1000-2500
    J/kg of MLCAPE across southern WI into northern/central IL (locally
    stronger with southward extent). The modestly enhanced low/mid-level
    winds associated with the MCV should support around 30-40 kt of
    deep-layer shear, sufficient for organized severe thunderstorms.

    Current expectations are for a band of semi-discrete thunderstorms
    to develop across eastern IA into northern IL and southern/central
    WI by early to mid afternoon as large-scale ascent attendant to the
    MCV overspreads the destabilizing warm sector. Some of this activity
    could be supercellular initially and pose a threat for isolated
    severe hail along with damaging winds. With time late this afternoon
    and evening, gradual upscale growth into a bowing cluster should
    occur, with a greater risk for severe/damaging winds towards Lake
    Michigan and parts of southern Lower MI. Although low-level flow and
    related shear is not forecast to become overly strong this
    afternoon, it should be sufficient for some low-level updraft
    rotation and perhaps a few tornadoes, particularly across parts of
    southern WI/northern IL where semi-discrete convection may occur.

    …Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic…
    A weak mid-level shortwave trough located over the OH Valley this
    morning will advance northeastward today to the northern
    Mid-Atlantic/NY. Recent visible satellite imagery this morning shows
    considerable cloud cover present with this feature, along with some
    low clouds downstream. Even so, filtered daytime heating of a
    seasonably moist airmass should support the development of weak to
    locally moderate instability by this afternoon. Poor lapse rates
    aloft may tend to inhibit stronger updrafts to some extent, but
    marginal deep-layer shear (generally around 20-30 kt) should still
    support some degree of convective organization. Loosely organized
    clusters and occasional cells may pose an isolated threat for
    damaging winds as they spread generally east-northeastward across
    parts of the OH Valley and Mid-Atlantic this afternoon/evening.
    Confidence in a more concentrated corridor of damaging winds remains
    too low to include greater severe probabilities at this time.

    …Central Plains to Northern Missouri…
    A convectively reinforced surface front should stall by this
    afternoon across KS into eastern CO, with a modest low-level upslope
    flow regime occurring across the Front Range/central High Plains. On
    the southern periphery of an upper trough moving eastward over the
    northern/central Plains, thunderstorms should develop by early
    afternoon over the higher terrain of the central Rockies. This
    convection is forecast to move eastward into the adjacent High
    Plains through the rest of the afternoon, and continuing through the
    evening. The post-frontal airmass should only modestly destabilize,
    but enough instability and the presence of steepened lapse rates
    aloft are forecast to support robust updrafts. Weak low-level flow
    veering to westerly and gradually strengthening with height at
    mid/upper levels will likely foster around 35-45 kt of deep-layer
    shear. This will easily support supercells and associated large hail
    threat with the initial development. Some potential for upscale
    growth into a loosely organized cluster is possible across southeast
    CO and vicinity this evening along/near the stalled surface front.
    If this occurs, then severe winds would become the primary risk.

    Farther east across KS into northern MO, isolated convection may
    develop through peak afternoon heating along the front. While
    deep-layer shear is forecast to remain fairly modest, strong
    instability and steep mid-level lapse rates could still support
    occasional severe hail/wind with the more robust cores that can be
    sustained. Additional convection may develop along/north of the
    front this evening in a low-level warm advection regime, while also
    posing an isolated severe threat.

    …Central Gulf Coast…
    Convection offshore from the central Gulf Coast remains disorganized
    this morning, as a weak surface low (Invest 93L) remains along/near
    the coast of the FL Panhandle. Regardless of potential tropical
    development (reference latest NHC forecast), modest enhancement to
    the low-level wind field should occur as this feature tracks towards
    coastal/southeast LA by early Thursday morning. Thunderstorms should
    occasionally spread inland along/near the central Gulf Coast through
    the period, but overall severe potential still appears too limited
    to introduce a Marginal Risk with this update.

    ..Gleason/Bentley.. 07/16/2025

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  • Industry session highlights MSME opportunities for Ayush sector growth

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL), in collaboration with Rastriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth and the Ministry of AYUSH, on Wednesday organized an industry interactive session titled “Fostering Growth: SME Schemes and Opportunities for the Ayush Industry”. The event underscored the potential of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to drive sustainable growth and innovation in the Ayush sector.

    The session was attended by prominent dignitaries, including Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary of the Ministry of AYUSH, S.C.L. Das, Secretary of the Ministry of MSME, and Dr. Kousthubha Upadhyaya, Adviser to the Ministry of AYUSH. Dr. Upadhyaya opened the session by emphasizing the critical role of MSMEs in advancing the Ayush industry. Anuja Bapat, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of MSME, delivered a detailed presentation on various schemes designed to support Ayush-focused enterprises.

    Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Kumar Dadhich, CEO of the National Medicinal Plants Board, highlighted the potential of Sea Buckthorn in the Ayush sector, while Ritu Sain, Investment Commissioner of Chhattisgarh, showcased state-level investment opportunities for the industry. Both Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and S.C.L. Das emphasized the need to enhance quality standards and scalability to strengthen the Ayush sector’s global presence.

  • MIL-OSI: Varonis is Now Available in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MIAMI, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNS), the leader in data security, today announced the availability of Varonis for AWS in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy, and deploy AI agent solutions, including Varonis, using their AWS accounts, accelerating agent and agentic workflow development.

    The Varonis platform delivers essential capabilities to protect data in the AI era. Varonis discovers and classifies sensitive data across your AWS resources and workloads, automatically fixes misconfigurations, right-sizes data access, and identifies suspicious activity.

    “By offering Varonis in AWS Marketplace, we’re providing customers with a streamlined way to access Varonis for AWS and help them buy and deploy agent solutions faster and more efficiently,” said Varonis EVP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer David Bass. “Our customers are already using these capabilities to help safeguard the data fueling their AI initiatives with one comprehensive platform.”

    With the availability of AI Agents and Tools in AWS Marketplace, customers can significantly accelerate their procurement process to drive AI innovation, reducing the time needed for vendor evaluations and complex negotiations. With centralized purchasing using AWS accounts, customers maintain visibility and control over licensing, payments, and access through AWS.

    Learn more about Varonis in AWS Marketplace. To learn more about the new AI Agents and Tools storefront in AWS Marketplace, visit https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/solutions/ai-agents-and-tools/.

    Additional Resources

    About Varonis

    Varonis (Nasdaq: VRNS) is a leader in data security, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Our cloud-native Data Security Platform continuously discovers and classifies critical data, removes exposures, and detects advanced threats with AI-powered automation.

    Thousands of organizations worldwide trust Varonis to defend their data wherever it lives — across SaaS, IaaS, and hybrid cloud environments. Customers use Varonis to automate a wide range of security outcomes, including data security posture management (DSPM), data classification, data access governance (DAG), data detection and response (DDR), data loss prevention (DLP), AI security, identity protection, and insider risk management.

    Varonis protects data first, not last. Learn more at www.varonis.com.

    Investor Relations Contact:
    Tim Perz
    Varonis Systems, Inc.
    646-640-2112
    investors@varonis.com 

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Note to Correspondents: MH17 tragedy

    Source: United Nations secretary general

    Tomorrow, we mark the 11th anniversary of the downing of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Eastern Ukraine and the 298 lives lost on that tragic day.

    The Secretary-General stands in full solidarity with the families of the victims and in honour of their memory.

    Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2166, the Secretary-General urges all States to extend their full cooperation to ensure that those responsible are held to account, following the important work of the independent Joint Investigation Team.
     

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  • MIL-OSI USA: ICE New Orleans investigation supports bribery indictment tied to immigration benefit fraud

    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    July 16, 2025New Orleans, LA, United StatesDocument and Benefit Fraud

    NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations New Orleans partnered with federal and local law enforcement partners in an investigation that led to the indictment of multiple Louisiana law enforcement officers and a business owner accused of engaging in a bribery scheme involving U visa applications for noncitizen crime victims.

    The charges were announced July 15 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana.

    According to the indictment, the defendants allegedly accepted cash payments in exchange for signing or facilitating false claims of victimization.

    “We are grateful for our partners to keep Louisiana safe and stop those exploiting the immigration system,” said HSI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune.

    ICE remains committed to protecting the integrity of the immigration systems and ensuring those who exploit them for personal gain are held accountable.

    Read the full story here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Bacon and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Farmland from Foreign Ownership

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Don Bacon (2nd District of Nebraska)

    Bipartisan Legislation Closes Critical Gaps in Foreign Agricultural Land Ownership Tracking

    Washington – Recently, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Michael Bost (R-IL-12), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4362, the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025, to address concerns about foreign farmland ownership.

    The AFIDA Improvements Act codifies recommendations published by the GAO to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) to ensure there is timely and detailed data sharing of foreign investments in agricultural land transactions, better oversight and validation of information, and a better way to help identify those foreign entities who do not file notification they have purchased land in the United States. This legislation will help the United States better track and combat the CCP trying to buy up farmland. 

    The full text of H.R. 4362 the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025 can be found here.

    “The AFIDA Improvements Act is a bipartisan path to address the national security concerns stemming from the growing purchases of farmland by the Chinese Communist Party. This legislation, among other things, will ensure there is timely and detailed data sharing of foreign investments in agricultural land, better reviewing and validating of information, and identify those foreign entities who do not file notification they have purchased land in the United States,” said Rep. Bacon. “Having actual processes in place will strengthen the security of our nation in the event nefarious foreign agents, such as the CCP, try to purchase agricultural lands within our nation. These lands must be protected as they are essential to feeding our country and other parts of the world, feeding livestock, fueling vehicles, and other uses.”

    “Purchases of American farmland by foreign adversaries are a grave national security risk that has gone on for too long,” said Rep. Alford. “The Trump Administration and House Republicans have made confronting this threat a top priority. The AFIDA Improvements Act will provide the necessary data reporting and transparency for land transactions to help the government weed out unscrupulous land deals. This bill is a critical part of protecting U.S. farmland and should be included in any larger package to address this egregious problem.”

    “We cannot allow foreign adversaries to quietly buy up America’s farmland and threaten our food supply and national security,” said Rep. Bost. “I’m proud to help lead the reintroduction of the AFIDA Improvements Act to shine a light on these shady land grabs, strengthen reporting requirements, and close loopholes that allow foreign entities to fly under the radar. If we don’t act now, we risk selling out our future one acre at a time.”

    “By modernizing AFIDA, we’re taking meaningful steps to safeguard our national security and ensure American farmland stays in American hands,” said Rep. Cuellar. “With Texas leading the nation in foreign-held agricultural land, these reforms are especially urgent for my home state. Our farmers and rural communities deserve transparency and accountability to prevent foreign adversaries from quietly buying up the land that feeds our country.”

    “Food security is national security, and Americans deserve to know how and to what extent foreign investment in American farmland, especially by our adversaries like China, poses a risk to our family farms and food supply,” said Rep. Finstad. “As a fourth-generation farmer, I believe it is critical that American farmland be owned by American farmers and I’m proud to join Rep. Bacon in introducing the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, which will help us prevent foreign entity ownership.”

    “This legislation is a bipartisan, commonsense fix to a growing threat,” said Rep. Houlahan. “Adopting these recommendations from the non-partisan GAO is a step forward in protecting America’s military installations, farmers, and food security. I want to thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle for advancing this important legislation.”

    “With the Secretary of Agriculture now a member of CFIUS, Congress should take the next steps towards policies that strengthen the reporting of foreign land purchases. Rep. Bacon’s legislation streamlines the reporting and data sharing of foreign investments into American farmland as another safeguard against the influence of the CCP,” said Rep. Newhouse. “We must remain vigilant in the effort to keep foreign adversaries out of our backyards and give authorities the information they need to be successful.”

    “Foreign entities, especially those tied to adversarial governments like the Chinese Communist Party, buying U.S. agricultural land poses a serious threat to our food and national security,” said Rep. Panetta. “The AFIDA Improvements Act implements commonsense, bipartisan reforms to provide transparency, accountability, and tools needed to monitor these transactions. By improving oversight of foreign land purchases, we can better protect America’s farmland, our agricultural economy, and the security of our nation.”

    Last Congress, AFIDA was successfully included in the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee. Rep. Bacon looks forward to working with the Committee this Congress to advance this critical initiative.

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  • MIL-OSI: BloFin Adds Apple Pay Support, Enhancing a Seamless Crypto Buying Experience for Traders

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ROAD TOWN, Virgin Islands, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global leading cryptocurrency exchange BloFin is pleased to announce the integration of Apple Pay into its Buy Crypto feature, offering users a faster, simpler, and more secure way to purchase digital assets.

    With Apple Pay now supported, BloFin users can seamlessly buy their favorite cryptocurrencies using their iPhone, iPad, or any Apple device, all with just a few taps. By eliminating the need to manually input card details or switch between apps, Apple Pay streamlines the payment process, allowing for quick and convenient purchases. Users can now complete transactions with Face ID or Touch ID, further enhancing both speed and security.

    This update reflects BloFin’s broader mission to enhance accessibility and innovation within the digital asset space by continuously improving both usability and security. Looking ahead, more flexible and user-friendly payment options will soon be available on BloFin. BloFin remains dedicated to delivering the best possible trading experience for all users.

    Start using Apple Pay on BloFin today and experience a smarter way to buy crypto.
    For more information, visit: https://www.blofin.com

    About BloFin

    BloFin is a top-tier cryptocurrency exchange that specializes in futures trading. The platform offers 480+ USDT-M perpetual pairs, Coin-Margined Perpetual Contracts, spot trading, copy trading, API access, unified account management, and advanced sub-account solutions. Committed to security and compliance, BloFin integrates Fireblocks and Chainalysis to ensure robust asset protection. By partnering with top affiliates, BloFin delivers scalable trading solutions, efficient fund management, and enhanced flexibility for professional traders.

    Media contact:
    Annio W.
    Head of Marketing and Public Relations
    annio@blofin.io

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  • MIL-OSI: Bitcoin Mining Leader: AAS Miner AI Bitcoin Cloud Mining Platform

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    New York City, NY, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Mining is entering a new era of scalability and accessibility.

    2025 the global Bitcoin network pushed past 1.22 zettahashes per second, yet the revenue miners earn per terahash has slid by more than 50 percent since early 2024. Those twin forces—soaring difficulty and shrinking margins—are driving investors toward hardware-free alternatives such as Bitcoin Cloud Mining. Market analysts now forecast that the value of the worldwide Cloud Mining sector will exceed US $25 billion before the end of 2025, doubling in just two years. In short, demand is exploding for a Cloud Mining Platform that can deliver reliable yield without the headaches of physical rigs.

    AAS MINER: the world’s first AI-driven Cloud Mining Platform

    Founded in 2017 and headquartered in the UK, AAS MINER operates more than one hundred smart mining farms across three continents and already serves over ten million users. Its proprietary AI engine continuously analyses block times, network congestion, electricity markets and pool fees, then reallocates hash power each hour to maximise returns. Better still, that same intelligence routes workloads toward surplus renewable energy, making Bitcoin Cloud Mining not only more profitable but also greener.

    Why AAS MINER sets the Gold Standard

    AAS MINER’s AI-optimised hash allocation can lift effective yields by up to thirty percent versus conventional strategies. Investors face no hardware purchases, no fan noise and no maintenance: you simply lease the hash rate you want and receive daily Bitcoin payouts. Security is enterprise-grade, with SOC 2 data-centre certification, multi-signature cold-wallet custody and quarterly proof-of-reserves audits. Transparent, real-time dashboards show current earnings, contracted power and energy mix, while multilingual support is on call around the clock.

    Sign-up bonus and guaranteed yields

    New users can register on the official website www.aas8.com and receive a $10 welcome credit. Reinvest the credit into free daily contracts and earn about $0.80 per day. Each AI cloud computing contract is 100% guaranteed for principal and interest, and the fixed daily yield for each contract is between 1.88% and 5.2%. On-chain transparency and stringent fund-security protocols underpin long-term trust.

    AAS Miner AI cloud computing contract revenue example diagram (visualization)

    How to start earning Bitcoin in three simple steps

    Super simple registration process just use your email to complete the registration with one click

    Choose a Bitcoin Cloud Mining plan by selecting your preferred hash rate and contract term (2 or 365 days).

    Multi-Currency Support: A Complete Crypto Portfolio for Investors
    AAS MINER supports a wide range of cryptocurrencies, helping you diversify your investment portfolio and earn passive income across multiple assets. Supported coins include:
    – BTC (Bitcoin)
    – ETH (Ethereum)
    – DOGE (Dogecoin)
    – BCH (Bitcoin Cash), XRP (Ripple), LTC (Litecoin), SOL (Solana)
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    Claim your share of tomorrow’s Bitcoin Mining rewards

    More than ten million users already enjoy passive income with the AAS Miner AI Bitcoin Cloud Mining Platform. Join them today: collect your US $10 bonus, lock in guaranteed yields and turn every new block into sustainable, hardware-free returns.

    Start today at www.aas8.com—join the cloud-powered future of Bitcoin mining with industry leader AAS MINER.

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    Disclaimer: The information provided in this press release is for reference only and does not constitute an investment invitation, financial advice, or trade recommendation. Cryptocurrency mining and staking involve risks and may result in financial losses. We strongly recommend conducting thorough due diligence and consulting professional financial advisors before engaging in cryptocurrency or securities investments and trades.

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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture

    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Pybis, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University

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    UK chancellor Rachel Reeves would like Britons to invest more in stocks – particularly UK stocks – rather than keep their money in cash. She has even urged the UK finance industry to be less negative about investing and highlight the potential gains as well as the risks.

    Stock ownership is important for governments for a variety of reasons. Boosting capital markets can encourage business expansion, job creation and long-term economic growth. It can also give people another source of income in later life, especially as long-term investing can offer greater returns than saving.

    But in the UK, excluding workplace pensions, only 23% of people have invested in the stock market, compared to nearly two-thirds in the US. Survey results suggest that American consumers are generally more comfortable with financial risks.

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    And it appears that a greater degree of risk translates into closer political engagement. During market shocks driven by US president Donald Trump’s tariff chaos, many Americans tracked headlines – and their portfolios – closely. This contrasts with the UK, where most people keep their savings in safer assets like cash savings accounts or premium bonds.

    If Britons are more risk-averse, media coverage that tends to be noisier when markets fall than when they recover may be having an impact. While concerns regarding market volatility may be valid, they can overshadow the long-term benefits of investing.

    One key opportunity that many British consumers have missed out on is the rise of low-cost, diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have made investing more accessible and affordable. An ETF allows investors to buy or sell baskets of shares on an exchange. For example, a FTSE100 ETF gives investors exposure to the UK’s top 100 companies without having to buy each one individually.

    This is exactly the kind of long-term, low-cost investing that Reeves appears to be promoting. But should savers be worried about current market volatility – much of it driven by trade tensions and tariff uncertainty? One view, of course, is that volatility is simply part of investing.

    But it could also be argued that big shifts within the space of a single month are often exaggerated. People are also likely to be put off by news headlines, which tend to exaggerate the swings in the market.

    Examining daily excess returns in the US stock market from November 2024 to April 2025, I plotted cumulative returns (which show how an investment grows over time by adding up past returns) within each month. April 2025 stands out. Despite experiencing several sharp daily losses, the market rebounded swiftly in the days that followed.

    This pattern isn’t new. Historically, markets have shown a remarkable ability to recover from short-term shocks. Yet many potential investors could be deterred by alarming headlines that, while factually accurate, often highlight single-day declines without broader context.

    The reality is that the stock market is frequently a series of short-lived storms. These are volatile, yes, but often followed by calm and recovery.

    Fear and caution

    During market downturns, it’s common for people to try to understand why this time is worse or analyse if this crash is more serious than previous ones.

    The fear these headlines generate could feed into barriers to long-term investing in the UK. And that’s one of the challenges the chancellor faces in encouraging more Britons to invest.

    For those already invested in the stock market, short-term declines are part of the journey. They are risks that can be borne with the understanding that markets tend to recover over time.

    My analysis of daily US stock market data since 1926 shows that after sharp daily drops, the market often rebounds quickly (see pie chart below). In fact, more than a quarter of recoveries occur within just a few days.

    But this resilience is rarely the focus of media coverage. It’s far more common to see headlines reporting that the market is down than to see follow-ups highlighting how quickly it bounced back.

    Research has shown that negative economic information is likely to have a greater impact on public attitudes. For example, a sharp drop in the stock market might dominate front pages, while a steady recovery over the following weeks barely gets a mention. The imbalance reinforces a sense of crisis, even when the broader picture is less bleak.

    Markets went on to recover in April 2025… but did the headlines reflect this?
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    Unbalanced reporting can distort perceptions, discouraging potential investors who might otherwise benefit from long-term participation in the market. It appears that American perceptions of their finances are also affected by news coverage in a similar way.

    Over the long term, the difference between stock market returns and the generally lower returns from government bonds is known as the “equity risk premium puzzle”. Economists have long debated why this gap is so large. Some observers argue it may narrow in the future. But many others, including the chancellor, believe that investing in the stock market remains a beneficial long-term strategy.

    If more people are to benefit from long-term investing, it’s vital to tell the full story. That means not just highlighting when markets fall, but following up on how they recover afterwards.

    Sam Pybis 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. Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture – https://theconversation.com/britons-are-less-likely-than-americans-to-invest-in-stocks-but-they-may-not-have-the-full-picture-259485

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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: Why Russia is not taking Trump’s threats seriously

    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Patrick E. Shea, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Global Governance, University of Glasgow

    The US president, Donald Trump, recently announced that Russia had 50 days to end its war in Ukraine. Otherwise it would face comprehensive secondary sanctions targeting countries that continued trading with Moscow.

    On July 15, when describing new measures that would impose 100% tariffs on any country buying Russian exports, Trump warned: “They are very biting. They are very significant. And they are going to be very bad for the countries involved.”

    Secondary sanctions do not just target Russia directly, they threaten to cut off access to US markets for any country maintaining trade relationships with Moscow. The economic consequences would affect global supply chains, targeting major economies like China and India that have become Russia’s commercial lifelines.

    Despite the dire threats, Moscow’s stock exchange increased by 2.7% immediately following Trump’s announcement. The value of the Russian rouble also strengthened. On a global scale, oil markets appear to have relaxed, suggesting traders see no imminent risks.

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    This market reaction coincided with a nonplussed Moscow. While official statements noted that time was needed for Russia to “analyse what was said in Washington”, other statements suggested that the threats would have no effect. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, for example, declared on social media that “Russia didn’t care” about Trump’s threats.

    The positive market reaction and lack of panic from Russian officials tell us more than simple scepticism about Trump’s willingness to follow through.

    If investors doubted Trump’s credibility, we would expect market indifference, not enthusiasm. Instead, the reaction suggests that financial markets expected a stronger response from the US. As Artyom Nikolayev, an analyst from Invest Era, quipped: “Trump performed below market expectations.”

    A reprieve, not a threat

    Trump’s threat isn’t just non-credible – the positive market reaction in Russia suggests it is a gift for Moscow. The 50-day ultimatum is seen not as a deadline but as a reprieve, meaning nearly two months of guaranteed inaction from the US.

    This will allow Russia more time to press its military advantages in Ukraine without facing new economic pressure. Fifty days is also a long time in American politics, where other crises will almost certainly arise to distract attention from the war.

    More importantly, Trump’s threat actively undermines more serious sanctions efforts that were gaining momentum in the US Congress. A bipartisan bill has been advancing a far more severe sanctions package, proposing secondary tariffs of up to 500% and, crucially, severely limiting the president’s ability to waive them.

    By launching his own initiative, Trump seized control of the policy agenda. Once the ultimatum was issued, US Senate majority leader John Thune announced that any vote on the tougher sanctions bill would be delayed until after the 50-day period. This effectively pauses a more credible threat facing the Kremlin.

    This episode highlights a problem for US attempts to use economic statecraft in international relations. Three factors have combined to undermine the credibility of Trump’s threats.

    First, there is Trump’s own track record. Financial markets have become so accustomed to the administration announcing severe tariffs only to delay, water down or abandon them that the jibe “Taco”, short for “Trump always chickens out”, has gained traction in financial circles.

    This reputation for failing to stick to threats means that adversaries and markets alike have learned to price in a high probability of backing down.



    Read more:
    Investors are calling Trump a chicken – here’s why that matters

    Second, the administration’s credibility is weakened by a lack of domestic political accountability. Research on democratic credibility in international relations emphasises how domestic constraints – what political scientists call “audience costs” – can paradoxically strengthen a country’s international commitments.

    When leaders know they will face political punishment from voters or a legislature for backing down from a threat, their threats gain weight. Yet the general reluctance of Congress to constrain Trump undermines this logic. This signals to adversaries that threats can be made without consequence, eroding their effectiveness.

    And third, effective economic coercion requires a robust diplomatic and bureaucratic apparatus to implement and enforce it. The systematic gutting of the State Department and the freezing of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes eliminate the diplomatic infrastructure necessary for sustained economic pressure.

    Effective sanctions require careful coordination with allies, which the Trump administration has undermined. In addition, effective economic coercion requires planning and credible commitment to enforcement, all of which are impossible without a professional diplomatic corps.

    Investors and foreign governments appear to be betting that this combination of presidential inconsistency, a lack of domestic accountability, and a weakened diplomatic apparatus makes any threat more political theatre than genuine economic coercion. The rally in Russian markets was a clear signal that American economic threats are becoming less feared.

    Patrick E. Shea 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. Why Russia is not taking Trump’s threats seriously – https://theconversation.com/why-russia-is-not-taking-trumps-threats-seriously-261296

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Arrest of Javier Santos-Alejandro

    Source: US FBI

    SAN JUAN, PR—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Devin J. Kowalski, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Juan Field Office, announced today the arrest of Javier Santos-Alejandro (Santos-Alejandro).

    Santos-Alejandro was charged under a Federal Criminal Complaint with violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections:

    • 2119(1) and (2): Carjacking—Aiding & Abetting
    • 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and (2): Brandishing of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence—Aiding & Abetting
    • 2119(3) and (2): Attempted Carjacking Resulting in Death—Aiding & Abetting

    Charges included in the complaint are related to events which took place July 2nd and July 5th, which led to the death of Natalia Aileen Santiago-Rivera.

    “Today’s arrest is an important step in the journey to secure justice for Natalia’s family,” said SAC Kowalski. “I am proud of, and thankful for, the dedicated FBI Special Agents, Intelligence, and Professional Staff – as well as our incredible teammates at the Police of Puerto Rico and the United States Attorney’s Office – who have worked this case relentlessly. But we are not done, and you can expect us to persistently investigate this tragedy until everyone involved is held accountable. My advice to those who think they can get away with this: you won’t, so turn yourselves in.”

    This case is being investigated by the FBI San Juan Field Office in partnership with the Police of Puerto Rico and is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico.

    Tips and information assist the FBI and its federal, state, and local law enforcement partners. The FBI reminds the public that anyone with information on this case should contact the FBI San Juan Field Office immediately by calling 787-987-6500 or submit tips through the FBI’s Internet complaint portal at tips.fbi.gov. Tipsters may remain anonymous.

    The public is reminded that a Federal Criminal Complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty by a court of law. The U.S. government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Shreveport Woman Guilty of Embezzlement From Her Employer

    Source: US FBI

    NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that KRISTEN LEVIN a/k/a “KRISTEN CASSELS” (“LEVIN, age 42, of Shreveport, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on July 3, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to wire fraud in connection with her embezzlement from her employer.

    According to court documents, LEVIN created and submitted fake invoices to her employer for payment.  Specifically, in October of 2020, LEVIN submitted a fake invoice via email to another employee and requested payment.  The invoice generated a wire transfer of approximately $4,600 to LEVIN’s personal account, unbeknownst to the employer.

    Sentencing will occur on October 23, 2025.  At sentencing, LEVIN faces up to twenty years in prison for the wire fraud, up to $250,000 in fines, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

    Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in investigating this matter.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Edward J. Rivera, Katherine McHugh, both of the Financial Crimes Unit, and Sarah Dawkins, of the Violent Crimes Unit, are in charge of the prosecution.

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  • MIL-OSI: EIB submits SEC Form 18-K/A Amendment No. 2 EIB Update on Excluded Activities

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    For immediate release

    16 July 2025

    EIB submits SEC Form 18-K/A Amendment No. 2

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has submitted its SEC Form 18-K/A Amendment No. 2.

    To view the document, please go to EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000950157-25-000575

    The 18-K/A has also been posted on the EIB website:

    Amendment to the Annual Report 2024 (Form 18-K/A Amendment No 2)

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  • MIL-OSI: Lightchain AI Launches Bonus Round After Raising Over $21M Across 15 Presale Stages

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SHREWSBURY, United Kingdom, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lightchain AI, a blockchain infrastructure project powered by artificial intelligence, has officially entered its Bonus Round following the completion of 15 presale stages and securing more than $21 million in early funding. The Bonus Round is now live at a fixed token price of $0.007 and marks the next phase in Lightchain AI’s roadmap aimed at expanding wallet distribution and onboarding developer participation.

    Designed to integrate artificial intelligence directly into smart contract execution, Lightchain AI features a proprietary AI Virtual Machine (AIVM), sharded architecture for scalability, and optimized gas performance. The ongoing Bonus Round provides new participants with continued access to tokens as Lightchain prepares for its next development milestones.

    “Closing our presale with over $21 million raised is a major validation of our vision,” said a Lightchain AI spokesperson. “We’re now focused on expanding community engagement through wallet growth, contributor onboarding, and developer incentives.”

    The Lightchain ecosystem has already begun its rollout, including:

    • A public GitHub repository containing technical components of the protocol
    • A live Developer Portal with full documentation and onboarding resources
    • Validator and contributor nodes being integrated across the network
    • A $150,000 grant pool and liquidity support for projects launching on its native Launchpad

    Lightchain AI is structured to support application developers, validators, and community members through a transparent and modular framework. Its roadmap includes continued enhancements to the AIVM engine, cross-chain interoperability tools, and additional incentive programs for builders and early adopters.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Reps. Goldman and Nadler Applaud NYC Council for Forcing City to Finally Release the Truth About 9/11 Air Toxins

    Source: US Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10)

    Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressmen Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council voting to release 9/11 related documents: 

     

    “We commend the New York City Council for passing Resolution 560, finally forcing the City to release records about what officials knew about the toxic air New Yorkers were breathing after 9/11 while they were telling the public it was safe to return to the City. 

      

    “For years, we have demanded transparency from the Adams Administration about what the Giuliani and Bloomberg Administrations knew about toxins in the air following 9/11 and when they knew it. We sent multiple letters to the Adams Administration requesting the release of critical records, yet each time, they denied our requests. Their lack of a meaningful response denied justice to the thousands of New Yorkers and first responders who continue to deal with or have died from health complications due to the air quality following 9/11.  

      

    “With the passage of Resolution 560, New York City’s Department of Investigation has the power to discover exactly what Mayor Giuliani knew about the toxins in the air after 9/11 while claiming it was safe for New Yorkers to return. These records could provide long overdue accountability for potentially devastating decisions that cost thousands of lives. 

      

    “New Yorkers deserve the truth. We’re finally about to get some answers.” 

     

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney announces new measures to protect and strengthen Canada’s steel industry

    Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister

    Canada is one of the countries most exposed to the fundamental restructuring of the global steel industry, with substantial steel exports, high per capita use, and a disproportionately open import market. To remain competitive and grow our economy, Canada must reinforce our strength at home. Our objective is to stabilize the domestic steel market and prevent harmful trade diversion amid current tensions in global steel trade.

    Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced a suite of targeted measures to stand behind Canada’s steel industry, protect Canadian careers, and invest in our homegrown industrial capacity to build Canada strong. Canada’s new government will:

    1. Restrict and reduce foreign steel imports entering the Canadian market
      • As stated on June 19, 2025, Canada’s new government promised to review our tariff rate quotas for non-free trade agreement (FTA) partners in 30 days. To that end, the following changes to tariff rate quotas will take effect in the coming days.
      • First, Canada will tighten the tariff rate quota levels for steel products from non-FTA countries from 100% to 50% of 2024 volumes. Above those levels, a 50% tariff will apply.
      • Second, for non-U.S. partners with which we have an FTA, Canada will introduce a tariff rate quota level for steel products at 100% of 2024 volumes and apply a 50% tariff on steel imports above those levels.
      • Existing arrangements with our CUSMA partners will remain the same, including no changes to our current trade measures with the U.S.
      • The government is reviewing its remission framework to favour the use of Canadian steel and aluminum in Canadian-made products. Canada will reassess its existing trade arrangements with respect to steel, consistent with progress made in the bilateral discussions with the U.S. and taking into account broader steel negotiations.
      • Canada will also implement additional tariffs of 25% on steel imports from all non-U.S. countries containing steel melted and poured in China before the end of July.
      • These measures will ensure Canadian steel producers are more competitive by protecting them against trade diversion resulting from a fast-changing global environment for steel, creating more resilient supply chains, and unlocking new private capital in Canadian production.
    2. Invest in Canadian steel workers and production
      • Building on the enhancements to Employment Insurance (EI) and the EI Work-sharing, the government is investing $70 million in Labour Market Development Agreements to provide training and income supports for up to 10,000 affected steel workers. Through reskilling investments and increased worker supports, we will ensure workers have the skills and support they need to meet the future needs of the industry.
      • To strengthen and ready the workforce to build a more resilient steel industry, Canada will provide $1 billion to the Strategic Innovation Fund to help steel companies advance projects that will increase their competitiveness within the domestic market, catalyze production of steel products not currently produced in Canada, and create jobs in sectors such as defence.
      • The Business Development Bank of Canada Pivot to Grow initiative is being enhanced to provide support to eligible steel small and medium-sized enterprises facing liquidity challenges.
      • The steel industry will be prioritized with $150 million as part of the government’s Regional Tariff Response Initiative through the Regional Development Agencies.
      • Finally, the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan will be updated to expand eligibility and provide lower cost financing to firms in the steel industry. These changes will include reducing the minimum annual revenue requirement from $300 million to $150 million, reducing the minimum loan size from $60 million to $30 million, extending the loan maturity from 5 to 7 years, reducing the initial interest rate, and requiring companies to prioritize worker retention.
    3. Prioritize Canadian steel to build big projects
      • As the federal government delivers on its mandate to build major, national projects and millions more homes faster, we will ensure Canadian steel and other Canadian materials are prioritized in construction. We will also change federal procurement processes to require companies contracting with the federal government to source steel from Canadian companies.

    At this transformative moment, we are shifting from reliance to resilience – using Canadian steel to protect our sovereignty, grow our industries, export our energy, and build one strong Canadian economy. It’s time to build big, build bold, and build the strongest economy in the G7 using Canadian steel.

    Quotes

    “Our steel industry will be central to Canada’s competitiveness, our security, and our prosperity. As Canada moves from reliance to resilience, Canada’s new government is taking a series of major measures to support, reinforce, and transform the industry to be more resilient in the face of profound shifts in global trade and supply chains.”

    “Our government continues to defend Canadian workers, businesses, and investments as we navigate the new trading environment. At the same time, we are actively strengthening our domestic producers through the significant additional supports announced today, enabling them to build essential infrastructure and ensure the prosperity of workers throughout this key Canadian industry.”

    “Protecting Canada’s steel industry means defending Canadian jobs, securing our economic sovereignty, and building the future right here at home. Canada’s steelworkers are critical to building a strong Canadian economy; protecting their jobs is protecting Canada’s economic future.”

    “Steel workers and their industry are vital to Canada’s economy. Canada will support workers as their jobs are threatened by tariffs. Today’s announcement will help workers access skills training and retraining tailored to the needs of the steel sector. As we build the strongest country in the G7, the message to Canadian steel workers is clear: we are with you.”

    “Canada is building faster and stronger. By prioritizing Canadian steel and other materials in our projects, we are taking important steps to prioritize Canadian suppliers, protect well-paying jobs, strengthen our supply chain, and support our industry in the face of unjustified U.S. tariffs.”

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  • MIL-OSI Analysis: Seclusion rooms don’t make schools safe, and Ontario needs a policy

    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hunter Knight, Assistant Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies, Western University

    A recent report entitled Crisis in the Classroom: Exclusion, Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools shares accounts of the frightening use of seclusion rooms in schools. It makes recommendations towards improving inclusion, belonging and educational achievement for disabled students.

    The report is from Community Living Ontario, a non-profit organization that advocates for people who have an intellectual disability. It analyzes the results from a survey of 541 caregivers of students with disabilities about their experiences in Ontario schools.

    Seclusion rooms are spaces where students can be kept in isolation and are not permitted to leave. Respondents to the Crisis in the Classroom report detailed incidents such as a student being secluded in a padded room, and a student being isolated in a small, closet-sized room.



    Read more:
    How school systems can honour the human rights of people with disabilities

    While some school boards have developed guidance independently, there is currently no provincial policy on the use of seclusion rooms in Ontario. The Crisis in the Classroom report calls for clear and enforceable provincial regulations and policy around seclusion and restraint.

    As an assistant professor of childhood and youth studies whose work examines constructions of the “problem child” and everyday injustices against disabled and racialized children, I believe it is critical for Ontario residents and policymakers to take stock of the negative effects of seclusion rooms and commit to alternatives.

    I am unaffiliated with this report, but earlier in my career, I worked as as a one-on-one educational aide for students who attended a special education school that used seclusion.

    Defining seclusion rooms

    As education researchers Nadine Alice Bartlett and Taylor Floyd Ellis show, there is inconsistent terminology used to describe seclusion in schools, meaning that “the conditions under which such practices may be used in some instances are subjective,” and this “may contribute to a broad interpretation of what is deemed acceptable … in schools.”

    As opposed to sensory rooms, which students can usually leave at will and are often designed with sensory tools available for self-regulation (like weighted toys), seclusion rooms serve to isolate or contain students.

    Across North America, there are reports of seclusion rooms being built into schools or constructed in classroom corners.

    In the Crisis in the Classroom report, 155 survey respondents said seclusion was used on their child in the 2022-23 school year, where seclusion means having a locked/blocked door (83 respondents) or being physically prevented from leaving (25 respondents).

    Regular, sustained seclusion

    Crisis in the Classroom notes that almost half of the students who had experienced seclusion were secluded on a regular basis, and more than 10 per cent were secluded for longer than three hours.

    Research shows that seclusion is often discriminatory along lines of race, class and ability. Reflecting these patterns identified in larger research, the report flags that students had a higher risk for being secluded if they came from households with lower parental education and income levels, and if they were labelled with a behavioural identification or a mild intellectual disability.

    More than half of the caregivers surveyed had never given permission for their children to be secluded, and the report includes quotes from caregivers who were never told it was happening.

    Response to perceived source of school violence

    Seclusion rooms are commonly justified as necessary tools to keep teachers and (other) students safe.

    This justification ignores the evidenced success of schools that have reduced seclusion or eliminated it entirely through adequate staff support and trauma-informed training that draws from research-proven de-escalation strategies.

    I argue that turning to these alternatives, as the report recommends, is of dire importance. Investigations elsewhere repeatedly find that seclusion rooms are most frequently used for discipline or punishment — not for safety.

    With adequate staffing and trauma-informed training, some schools have reduced or eliminated seclusion.
    (CDC/Unsplash)

    Outside Ontario, where policy requires tracking the reasons why children are sent into seclusion, seclusion has followed incidents like spilling milk or asking for more food at lunch.

    Seclusion rooms act primarily as a disciplinary tool that targets the most vulnerable students in our schools.

    Ineffective, dangerous tools

    Seclusion is an ineffective educational and therapeutic practice and highly dangerous: research shows that seclusion rooms increase injury and violence in schools.

    This appears in the physical harm (for students and staff) that can occur in the physical restraints often required to force a student into a seclusion room. It also appears in the trauma that can ensue from seclusion (for students and staff) that increases the likelihood of future physical confrontations.

    Placing students, often in high distress, into a locked space where they cannot be closely supervised can and has resulted in their deaths.

    Seclusion without regulation

    As the Crisis in the Classroom report and repeated exposés illustrate, a lack of policy does not mean seclusion isn’t happening in Ontario. It means seclusion is happening without provincial policy to regulate things like:

    • Which students can or cannot be secluded, for how long and how often;
    • What rooms for seclusion must look like and essential safety features;
    • What data staff must collect about why seclusion rooms are used;
    • When caregivers must be notified.

    Without these guidelines, sometimes no one knows that seclusion is happening — much less in what spaces, for which students and why — beyond the students and school staff who may be traumatized by this practice.

    Reports of violence in schools

    Crisis in the Classroom notes that teachers’ unions have reported there’s been an increase in violence by students against teachers, often presented in a way that suggests that disabled students are a primary source of this violence. The report acknowledges that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has said that students with special education needs have been “chronically under-served by the government.”

    News media coverage, the report suggests, “often takes the side of educational staff, and has an unfortunate habit of conflating disability with aggressive behaviour.”

    Unfortunately, the faulty perspective that disabled students are a source of school violence depends on an ableist logic that has worked historically to subject disabled people to over-incarceration. It effaces the fact that disabled children are actually more likely to be subjected to violence than their peers.



    Read more:
    Achieving full inclusion in schools: Lessons from New Brunswick

    The report points to the dire need to eliminate seclusion and turn towards possibilities that do not increase violence in schools and target disabled students.

    The report’s recommendations echo calls from teachers’ unions for appropriate, adequate staffing in schools and increased professional development, especially trauma-informed training, that would support teachers’ work delivering supportive and inclusive education that keeps everyone safe.

    And these recommendations make an urgent call for strong and clear policy on seclusion and restraint in Ontario that would severely limit it or eliminate it entirely — and at least track when it’s occurring.

    Safer and more humane schools

    This devastating report illustrates that we need policy on seclusion in Ontario now to protect everyone in our schools.

    I know first-hand that teaching, especially for educators working with students with disabilities, is underpaid and underappreciated work.

    More humane practices will keep schools safer for everyone, including teachers and all students, especially students who are still being subjected to seclusion today.

    Hunter Knight receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

    – ref. Seclusion rooms don’t make schools safe, and Ontario needs a policy – https://theconversation.com/seclusion-rooms-dont-make-schools-safe-and-ontario-needs-a-policy-259010

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  • MIL-OSI: Sidetrade: 2025 H1 revenue, up 19% at constant exchange rates

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Booking resilience amid economic headwinds

    • Annual Contract Value (ACV) of new deals: €5.88 million
    • Down 21% vs. record H1 2024
    • Stable vs. H1 2023 (€5.84 million)

    Commercial launch of the first autonomous AI Cash Collection Agent

    Partnership signed with a global Order-to-Cash services leader

    Strong revenue growth: +19% at constant exchange rates, with SaaS subscriptions up 25% (+18% and +24% respectively in reported data)

    • Robust half-year performance driven by SaaS subscriptions
    • Acceleration in the enterprise segment

    Sidetrade, the global leader in AI-powered Order-to-Cash applications, today announced strong first-half 2025 revenue growth of 19% at constant exchange rates, driven by a 25% increase in SaaS subscription revenue.

    Commenting on the results, Sidetrade CEO Olivier Novasque stated:

    “Given the current macroeconomic environment, we were unable to replicate our record-breaking booking from the first half of 2024, which had seen a 25% year-over-year increase. As anticipated, H1 2025 reflects a 21% decline from that record high, impacted by companies’ cautious stance toward launching new investment projects. Nonetheless, our well-balanced footprint across Europe and North America, where early signs of recovery are emerging, combined with a diversified mix of new deals and upsells to our existing client base, helped maintain bookings at levels comparable to H1 2023, before the 2024 peak.

    While full-year 2025 booking is expected to follow a similar trend, early market feedback on the launch of our autonomous AI Cash Collection Agent is highly encouraging and supports the prospect of a significant reacceleration starting in 2026. Furthermore, the global alliance signed in June with a leading Order-to-Cash services firm is a new growth catalyst, expected to deliver material impact from 2026 onward. Additional agreements of this nature are in advanced stages and will enhance commercial momentum over the coming years.

    On the revenue front, we posted strong growth of +19% at constant exchange rates, including +25% for our SaaS subscriptions. This performance was driven by 1/ the consolidation of SHS Viveon in H1, 2/ strong growth in our subscriptions in the US (+26%), and 3/ a sharp increase in subscriptions from enterprise clients generating over $2.5 billion in revenue (+42%). With nearly 90% recurring revenue and two new growth engines set to kick in from 2026, Sidetrade is well-positioned to sustain a robust and highly predictable business model. We are now entering a new phase in our growth journey, one that will once again redefine the scale and scope of our company over the next three years.”

    Resilient booking performance against a record 2024 and challenging macro backdrop

    In H1 2025, Sidetrade recorded €5.88 million in new Annual Contract Value (ACV), down 21% from the €7.42 million reported in H1 2024, which marked an all-time high (+25% vs. H1 2023). While the economic context and an exceptionally high comparison base weighed on performance, H1 2025 ACV remained in line with the pre-peak level of H1 2023 (€5.84 million), demonstrating the strength of Sidetrade’s commercial model.
    New Annual Recurring Revenue (New ARR) came in at €2.44 million, down 38% from the record €3.95 million in H1 2024. Q1 2025 was exceptionally soft in North America, which accounted for only 8% of New ARR. However, a strong Q2 2025 rebound lifted the US contribution to 34% of total new contract value for the first half of the year.

    Service booking, which are generally billed within twelve months of being signed, remained stable at €3.44 million in H1 2025 (vs. €3.47 million in H1 2024), with reduced large-scale investment activity, particularly in the US, offset by strong expansion projects within the existing client base, including €1.44 million from SHS Viveon customers in Germany.

    The average initial contract period for new clients (excluding renewals) remained high at 44.5 months (vs. 44.8 in H1 2024), significantly above the SaaS industry average (24–36 months), reflecting strong client confidence and contributing to revenue visibility and resilience.

    In a notable shift in trend, only 30% of H1 2025 bookings came from New Business, compared to the historical range of 50–60%. This was due to greater caution among enterprises, especially in North America. Conversely, Cross-sell deals (new entities within a group and/or additional modules, such as CashApp, Credit Risk Expert, or e-Invoicing) accounted for 45% of total bookings (up from 20% previously), while upsells to existing clients contributed 25%. Together, Cross-Sell and UpSell accounted for 70% of signatures, clear evidence of strong customer satisfaction and revenue retention. This also reflects Sidetrade’s ability to capture incremental growth from existing enterprise clients through a multi-product platform strategy, even in a challenging environment.

    AI Agent and strategic alliances open up new structural growth opportunities for order intake

    H1 2025 marked a strategic inflection point, with two new growth levers expected to reshape Sidetrade’s medium-term commercial trajectory: the industrialization of agent-based AI and the expansion of distribution channels through global partnerships.

    In May 2025, Sidetrade unveiled the first autonomous AI agent for cash collection. Designed to operate without human supervision, this next-generation intelligent agent, embodied by Aimie, is a game-changer in the Order-to-Cash space. With strong interest from enterprise clients seeking immediate cash generation improvements, large-scale commercialization is scheduled for early 2026, with some early-stage pre-orders possible in Q4 2025. Initial feedback indicates that AI agents could significantly boost commercial momentum starting next year.

    In parallel, Sidetrade signed a global partnership in June with a major international consulting firm specializing in finance transformation. The agreement provides privileged access to Global 2000 strategic accounts across services, manufacturing, and healthcare, and is expected to generate incremental pipeline growth across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

    Backed by a substantial installed base, breakthrough innovation, and expanded go-to-market capabilities, Sidetrade is well-equipped to accelerate its commercial growth in the coming years.

    Strong revenue growth: +18%, including +24% SaaS subscription growth

    Sidetrade
    (€m)    		 H1 2025 H1 2024 Change
    SaaS Subscription Revenue 25.4 20.5 +24%
    Total Revenue 29.3 24.8 +18%

    All the 2025 information of this financial release is from consolidated, unaudited data.

    Sidetrade posted consolidated revenue of €29.3 million in H1 2025, up 19% at constant exchange rates and 18% on a reported basis.

    SaaS subscription revenue rose to €25.4 million, representing a 25% increase at constant exchange rates (+24% reported). On a like-for-like basis (excluding SHS Viveon), growth stood at +12% constant. This solid performance confirms the strength of Sidetrade’s SaaS business model, with recurring revenue driving robust results amid economic uncertainty.
    Growth was robust among enterprise accounts. SaaS subscriptions from companies generating over €2.5 billion in annual revenue surged 42%, now representing 54% of total subscription revenue, underscoring Sidetrade’s growing penetration of large international enterprises. This high-end market segment is expected to remain a significant growth driver in the coming quarters.

    Service revenue totaled €3.9 million, down 8% compared to H1 2024 and 32% on a like-for-like basis. This was due to fewer large-scale projects and more limited service engagements tied to upsell deals.

    The consolidation of SHS Viveon (effective July 1, 2024) contributed €3.9 million, or 13% of total H1 2025 revenue.

    It is worth noting that all Sidetrade multi-year contracts are indexed to inflation (Syntec index for Southern Europe, UK CPI for Northern Europe, and US CPI for the United States), ensuring that annual pricing updates are automatically reflected in subscription revenue, without waiting for contract renewals.

    Next financial announcement
    First Half Year Results for 2025: September 17, 2025 (after the stock market closes)

    Investor & Media relations @Sidetrade
    Christelle Dhrif                +33 6 10 46 72 00          cdhrif@sidetrade.com

    About Sidetrade (www.sidetrade.com)
    Sidetrade (Euronext Growth: ALBFR.PA) provides a SaaS platform designed to revolutionize how cash flow is secured and accelerated. Leveraging its new-generation agentic AI, nicknamed Aimie, Sidetrade analyzes $7.2 trillion worth of B2B payment transactions daily in its Cloud, thereby anticipating customer payment behavior and the attrition risk of 40 million buyers worldwide. Sidetrade has a global reach, with 400+ talented employees based in Europe, the United States, and Canada, serving global businesses in more than 85 countries. Among them: AGFA, BMW Financial Services, Bunzl, DXC, Engie, Inmarsat, KPMG, Lafarge, Manpower, Morningstar, Page, Randstad, Safran, Saint-Gobain, Securitas, Siemens, UGI, Veolia.
    For further information, visit us at www.sidetrade.com and follow @Sidetrade on LinkedIn.
     In the event of any discrepancy between the French and English versions of this press release, only the English version is to be taken into account.

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  • MIL-OSI: COFACE SA: Coface launches its syndicate at Lloyd’s offering AA solutions to its clients

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Coface launches its syndicate at Lloyd’s offering AA solutions to its clients

    Paris, 16 July 2025 – 17.45

    Coface announces today that it has received an “in principle approval” from Lloyd’s to establish a new short term trade credit syndicate, that will be managed by Apollo Syndicate Management (‘Apollo’).

    The syndicate (Coface Lloyd’s Syndicate, 2546), is expected to commence underwriting in 2025. Coface believes that the syndicate will be a valuable addition to the Group’s offering. It will enable Coface to provide AA- rated solutions to better serve the needs of selected segments of the market. Coface also believes that there is significant profitable growth potential for credit insurance solutions at Lloyd’s.

    Coface values the support and advice received from Gallagher Re throughout the entire process.

    Xavier Durand, Coface’s Chief Executive Officer, commented:
    “The creation of syndicate 2546 represents an important step for Coface. This project reflects our determination to improve the support to our customers by offering them a broader range of solutions. We see growth potential for credit insurance at Lloyd’s. This new structure is perfectly in line with the objectives of our Power The Core strategic plan, which aims to strengthen and extend our core expertise in credit insurance. It also supports our ambition to develop a global ecosystem of reference for credit risk management.”

    David Ibeson, Apollo Group CEO, said:
    “We are delighted to welcome Coface as a new Apollo Platform Partner, supporting and maximising the delivery of their Lloyd’s aspirations. The combination of Coface’s market leading trade credit expertise and Apollo’s track record of building innovative new syndicates is exceptionally exciting for the Lloyd’s market.”

    About Apollo:
    Apollo is an innovation inspired insurance platform offering data-driven and creative solutions to a wide variety of risks.

    We provide high quality products and services to clients, brokers, and capital partners at Lloyd’s, enabling a resilient and sustainable world.

    We offer insurance products across Property, Casualty, Marine, Energy & Transportation, Specialty, Reinsurance, as well as Smart Follow and digital & embedded risk programmes. Our expertise and unique Apollo ecosystem give our Platform Partners the best chance of success through the Lloyd’s new entrant process to the delivery of their long-term strategy.

    We invest in true partnership and innovation driven experiences unlike anyone else.

    About Gallagher Re:
    Gallagher Re is a full-service global reinsurance broking and advisory firm operating across the risk and capital spectrum.  

    By combining analytics capabilities with reinsurance expertise, strategic advisory services and transactional excellence, we help clients drive greater value from their businesses, negotiate optimum terms and achieve their risk transfer objectives. Our global client base includes all the world’s top insurance and reinsurance carriers, as well as national catastrophe schemes in many countries around the world. 

    Backed by Gallagher, one of the world’s largest insurance brokerage, risk management and benefits consulting companies, we’re more connected to the places you do business. Whether your operations are global, national or local, we have the talent, market position and trusted relationships to build the best solutions possible.

    CONTACTS

    ANALYSTS / INVESTORS
    Thomas JACQUET: +33 1 49 02 12 58 – thomas.jacquet@coface.com
    Rina ANDRIAMIADANTSOA: +33 1 49 02 15 85 – rina.andriamiadantsoa@coface.com

    MEDIA RELATIONS
    Saphia GAOUAOUI: +33 1 49 02 14 91 – saphia.gaouaoui@coface.com
    Adrien BILLET: +33 1 49 02 23 63 – adrien.billet@coface.com

    FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2025
    (subject to change)
    H1-2025 results: 31 July 2025 (after market close)
    9M-2025 results: 3 November 2025 (after market close)

    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    This press release, as well as COFACE SA’s integral regulatory information, can be found on the Group’s website: http://www.coface.com/Investors

    For regulated information on Alternative Performance Measures (APM), please refer to our Interim Financial Report for H1-2024 and our 2024 Universal Registration Document (see part 3.7 “Key financial performance indicators”).

      Regulated documents posted by COFACE SA have been secured and authenticated with the blockchain technology by Wiztrust.
    You can check the authenticity on the website www.wiztrust.com.
     

    COFACE: FOR TRADE
    As a global leading player in trade credit risk management for more than 75 years, Coface helps companies grow and navigate in an uncertain and volatile environment.
    Whatever their size, location or sector, Coface provides 100,000 clients across some 200 markets with a full range of solutions: Trade Credit Insurance, Business Information, Debt Collection, Single Risk insurance, Surety Bonds, Factoring.
    Every day, Coface leverages its unique expertise and cutting-edge technology to make trade happen, in both domestic and export markets.
    In 2024, Coface employed ~5,236 people and registered a turnover of €1.84 billion.

    www.coface.com

    COFACE SA is quoted in Compartment A of Euronext Paris
    Code ISIN: FR0010667147 / Ticker: COFA

    DISCLAIMER – Certain declarations featured in this press release may contain forecasts that notably relate to future events, trends, projects or targets. By nature, these forecasts include identified or unidentified risks and uncertainties, and may be affected by many factors likely to give rise to a significant discrepancy between the real results and those stated in these declarations. Please refer to chapter 5 “Main risk factors and their management within the Group” of the Coface Group’s 2024 Universal Registration Document filed with AMF on 3 April 2025 under the number D.25-0227 in order to obtain a description of certain major factors, risks and uncertainties likely to influence the Coface Group’s businesses. The Coface Group disclaims any intention or obligation to publish an update of these forecasts, or provide new information on future events or any other circumstance.

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung EEIP Calls for Eligible ICT Enterprises to Apply for the ED Programme

    Source: Samsung

    Samsung in collaboration with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has opened its third call, inviting all suitable, black-owned ICT and Service Centre SMMEs to apply for participation in this year’s Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) for Enterprise Development (ED).
     
    Samsung’s R280-million worth EEIP, which was launched in 2019, has managed to demonstrate considerable success since its inception. In its six years of sustained success, this year represents the 3rd edition of the programme and seeks to continue making a measurable difference to the socio-economic development of black South Africans. This year’s call follows two successful cycles and forms part of Samsung’s broader commitment to the ICT sector, SMME development and the government’s Vision 2030.
     

     
    Nicky Beukes, Samsung EEIP Project Manager said: “This programme has in the last few years seen great success and has also had a positive impact in the lives of entrepreneurs in the ICT space. As part of our transformation objectives, our EEIP programme continues to contribute to the sustainable development goals of the National Development Plan (NDP).”
     
    Importantly, through Samsung’s collaboration with the DTIC – these partners remain committed to making a positive contribution to broader economic growth and, to continue playing a significant role in both job creation as well as sustainable entrepreneurship opportunities within South Africa.
     

     
    Beukes added: “And together with the DTIC, we have in the last few years re-affirmed our commitment to ICT development and economic transformation which are aligned to South Africa’s Vision 2030. This third edition of EEIP and its success to date, is a clear indication that Samsung’s significant investment in SMME development is yielding tangible results.”
     
    This third, consecutive call to all black-owned SMEs in the ICT and Service Centre space across South Africa is a great opportunity for the country’s ICT SMMEs to grow and shape the future of their businesses through this Samsung ED Programme.
     

     
    For more information on how to respond to the call and apply, please see link: www.samsung.com/za/local-programme/ed-programme/
     

    Main Page:  Samsung EEIP | Enterprise Development | Samsung South Africa
    Application form: Samsung EEIP Application for Enterprises | Samsung South Africa

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: £390k boost for Acomb Explore library

    Source: City of York

    Acomb Explore library will receive a £390,000 boost to improve facilities for local residents.

    The plans, which were approved by City of York Council’s Executive yesterday [15 July], include creating a larger children’s library; increasing the capacity and accessibility of the indoor café area; new quiet spaces for work and study; improved toilet facilities; a larger area for books and improved meeting rooms and IT suite.

    The plans have been developed in response to direct feedback from local residents and have been funded in part by £100,000 from the council’s Future Libraries Investment Fund (£100k). The £7.7m fund was originally set up in 2022 to deliver three key library projects in order: creating a new library for Haxby & Wigginton, providing a new library learning centre in Clifton, and improving Acomb Explore.

    Additional funding for Acomb Explore – the first Library Learning Centre to open in the city, in 2007 – has been secured from the Arts Council, Libraries’ Investment Fund (£250,000); and a total grant of £40,000 from the Mayoral Renewables Fund for renewable energy generation projects (match funded with £14,000 from the council’s Climate Change budget).

    Local residents shared their views on what improvements were needed to the library space in 2023, citing bigger children’s space, more indoor café space and quiet space for work or study as their top three priorities, requests which have been matched by the plans.

    Jenny Layfield, Chief Executive, Explore York Libraries and Archives said:

    “Acomb was our first Explore centre and a blueprint for our vision of libraries shaped by and for their communities, so it is great news that, with this investment from the Arts Council, the Mayoral Renewables Fund and the Council we will be able to make the improvements to Acomb Explore in line with the priorities identified by local people.

    “Acomb Explore is already a vibrant place, well loved by its community, and supported by a committed team of staff and volunteers. These improvements will make a brilliant library even better!”

    Cllr Pete Kilbane, Deputy Leader of City of York Council and Executive Member for Economy and Culture, said:

    “The plans for Acomb form the third and final part of our Future Library Investment Programme, which has already delivered new libraries in Haxby & Wigginton and Clifton, bringing benefits for local communities and library users across the city.

    “Securing significant external grant funding for the Acomb project has made it possible to put forward plans which will enable us to meet the need and priorities set out by local residents.”

    Luke Burton, Director Libraries, Arts Council England said:

    “The Libraries Investment Fund enables library services to invest in the upgrade of buildings and technology, so they are better able to respond to the changing ways people are using them.

    “I’m delighted that investment of £250,000 will contribute to the redevelopment of Acomb Library resulting in the creation of a bigger children’s library and improved facilities so that everyone in the community can enjoy and benefit from what the library has to offer.”

    The delivery timetable will be finalised when plans have been approved and a construction partner appointed. It’s likely that the library will need to close for a 12-week period over the next 6-9 months for work to be completed, with options that minimise disruption to the public, prioritised.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Plans for new data centre get the green light from city councillors A pioneering new data centre looks set to be built at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre after councillor..

    Source: City of Lancaster

    A pioneering new data centre looks set to be built at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre after councillors approved its delivery as part of a major investment in the district’s digital infrastructure.

    Lancaster City Council’s cabinet has given the green light to a business plan for the building of the new facility, which will be located at the rear of Salt Ayre and replace ageing facilities near to Lancaster Town Hall.

    Designed to integrate into the leisure centre’s existing solar and heat pump systems, the data centre will host the council’s own ICT infrastructure while also making space available for other partners to host their own secure cloud data storage to generate an additional revenue stream.

    The data exchange is a key feature of the Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) that was completed earlier this year, and which positions the district as a hub for digital infrastructure and innovation, including potential AI Growth Zone initiatives.

    Waste heat from the data centre will help to heat the swimming pool – saving money on the data servers’ cooling systems – while an on-site battery energy storage system will allow the council to maximise value for money from the nearby solar farm and support the operational resilience of the data centre and Salt Ayre.

    Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox, cabinet member with responsibility for finance and property, said: “The building of this new data centre will be a big step forward.

    “Our current facilities in Lancaster are not fit for purpose and would require very significant investment. Investing in this modern data centre ensures we will be fit for the future as an organisation while also providing digital infrastructure for users of the fibre network.

    “There are also many environmental benefits as the new data centre will cut our carbon emissions and lower our energy bills, supporting our net zero ambitions.

    “The scheme is also another example of strong partnership working with both the private sector and Blackpool Council.”

    Subject to planning permission being approved it’s planned that the new data centre will be up and running by the end of March 2026.

    Last updated: 16 July 2025

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