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  • MIL-OSI Global: It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ryan St Laurent, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

    It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.

    Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are hatching out from a winter of hibernation, known as diapause.

    Moths are known to swarm porch, stadium and street lights at night. Each summer, Denver is visited by miller moths as they make their trek to the mountains.
    Fairfax Media/GettyImages

    At night, porch lights, stadium lights and street lamps are regularly visited by moths, a collective term for most of the nocturnal members of the insect order called Lepidoptera. Butterflies are also part of this order, but they are mostly diurnal, or active during the day. Butterflies are actually just a subset of moths, so all butterflies are moths, but not all moths are butterflies.

    The Front Range lies on the path of a springtime migration of a particularly familiar species of moth, usually referred to in this part of the country, including Colorado and neighboring states, as “miller moths.” Miller moth caterpillars are often called the “army cutworm,” a whimsical name referring to the caterpillars’ tendency to reach large numbers that march across fields and roads to find food. Both the moths and their caterpillars are rather drab and brown in color, though the moths are variable in patterning.

    ‘Miller moth’ is the common name for a moth species that migrates from southeastern Colorado to the Front Range to forage for food.
    Chuck Harp, Colorado State University

    Many people find miller moths to be a nuisance, and the caterpillars can be a pest. But miller moths are a native species to Colorado and play important roles across the plains and up into the high country.

    I am an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology as well as the curator of the entomology collection at the University of Colorado’s Natural History Museum in Boulder. I study moths from around the world. I have a particular fascination for the large moth group known as Noctuoidea, the superfamily to which miller moths and their relatives belong.

    As an entomologist, I crisscross the state looking for moths for my ongoing evolutionary, classification and life history studies. During miller moth migrations, they may swarm my moth traps, which are made up of a bright light in front of a white sheet. The crush of miller moths makes finding the less common species that I am looking for all the more challenging in a sea of dusty brown.

    To spot and trap moths, entomologists set up bright lights in front of a white background.
    Ryan St. Laurent

    What makes miller moths so unique?

    In temperate regions like most of North America, most moth species hibernate in the cold winter months. During this time, they are in a dormant pupal stage. Some species spin cocoons. They then hatch into adult moths, mate, lay eggs, and those caterpillars grow during the spring and summer. Come fall, the cycle starts over.

    While miller moths also have a hibernation period, it is not like that of most moths. Miller moths instead spend their winters on the plains of eastern Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska and nearby states as partially grown caterpillars, rather than a pupa, having gotten a head start on feeding in the late summer. This puts the caterpillars at an advantage. As soon as the weather warms and low-lying crops like wheat and alfalfa produce new, nutrient-rich foliage during the early spring, the caterpillars are right there ready to feast and may cause serious damage to the crops in outbreak years.

    Pupation then occurs later in the spring, and unlike in most Lepidoptera, the adult moths hatch without an extended pupal diapause, and instead begin to migrate west. They travel more than 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometers) toward higher elevations to seek out flowering plants, feeding on nectar and pollinating as they go.

    Miller moths migrate to the Rocky Mountains to forage for food. In this video, courtesy of Ecologist Adrian Carper, thousands of moths flutter around trees in the mountains.

    This migration is where folks on the Front Range become all too familiar with these weary travelers, who seek out narrow spaces to rest, often crawling into gaps in cars and homes. Inside a home, miller moths don’t feed, reproduce or lay eggs. Sudden agitation of the resting moths may cause them to fly about to seek out a new spot to hide – that is, if your house cat doesn’t see them first. If they do make their way inside, they can be easily swept into a cup or jar and let outside.

    People on the Front Range experience a second run-in with these moths after they finish their summer of feeding in the mountains and head back to the plains to lay their eggs in the fields from August to September.

    The call of the night

    The importance of pollinators is familiar to many Coloradans. The state offers many resources and groups to help create spaces to attract butterflies and bees, including an initiative that designated Interstate Highway 76 as the “Colorado Pollinator Highway”.

    But pollination does not stop when the sun goes down. In fact, moths make up the largest percentage of pollinators in terms of number of species globally – more than bees and butterflies combined. But scientists have yet to figure out which plants miller moths pollinate.

    Despite the importance of moths as pollinators to agriculture and ecology, by comparison to bees, for example, we know exceedingly little about nocturnal pollinators. Of the thousands of moth species in Colorado, many hundreds remain unknown to science. One of the reasons scientists study moths is to literally shed a light on these insects in the environment to see what they are doing.

    My work aims to understand what certain moths eat in their caterpillar stage, but other researchers, and my colleague Dr. Julian Resasco, at the University of Colorado Boulder, study what plants the adults are feeding on as they pollinate.

    Colorado moths

    Moths are among the primary airborne insects at night, playing a significant, and perhaps leading, role in insect-feeding bat diets. During their migration to the mountains, there are so many miller moths that they are a substantial protein- and fat-rich meal for animals as large as bears.

    Considering that we still know so little about moths, it’s important to realize that light pollution, habitat loss and agricultural chemicals are all impacting moth numbers, resulting in annual declines in these insects globally.

    So, the next time you see a miller moth in Colorado, or any moth at a light anywhere on Earth, remember that it’s working the night shift. Turn out that light so it can go about its way.

    Ryan St Laurent receives funding from the National Science Foundation (no active grants). Some scientific publications referenced in this article were coauthored by Ryan or by his other collaborators.

    – ref. It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed – https://theconversation.com/its-miller-moth-season-in-colorado-an-entomologist-explains-why-theyre-important-and-where-theyre-headed-256660

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University

    The vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

    Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks. First, on May 30, 2025, newly released budget documents revealed the extent of the significant budget and personnel cuts proposed by the Trump administration. Then, just a day later, President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator just days before an expected confirmation vote.

    From my perspective as a space policy expert, these events signal problems ahead for a space agency that now faces stiff competition in space exploration from the commercial sector. Without a leader and facing a fight over its budget, NASA faces an uncertain future, both in the months ahead and longer term.

    Budget problems

    When the Trump administration released a preview of its budget proposal in early May, it was clear that NASA was facing significant cuts.

    After receiving US$24.9 billion for 2025, the president’s proposal would allot NASA $18.8 billion in 2026. After accounting for inflation, this amount would represent NASA’s smallest budget since 1961.

    Space science programs are one of the largest targets of the proposed budget cuts, seeing an almost 50% reduction, to just $3.9 billion. Specific programs targeted for elimination include the Mars Sample Return mission, the currently operating Mars Odyssey and MAVEN missions around Mars, and several missions to Venus.

    Several ongoing and proposed astrophysics programs, including the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, would also end if the proposed budget passes.

    NASA’s human spaceflight programs also face potential cuts. The budget proposes canceling the Space Launch System, the Orion crew vehicle and the Lunar Gateway following the Artemis III mission.

    Artemis III, planned for 2027, would be the first crewed flight back to the lunar surface since 1972. The mission would use the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew vehicle to get there. The proposed Lunar Gateway, a mini-space station in lunar orbit, would be abandoned entirely.

    Instead, the budget proposes to establish a Commercial Moon to Mars program. Under this initiative, NASA would utilize commercial systems such as Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship to put Americans on the Moon and Mars.

    Several Mars missions, including the Mars Sample Return, MAVEN and Mars Odyssey, would be canceled under the proposed budget. It would instead establish a program to work with commercial partners to put humans on the red planet.
    NASA, ESA, Zolt G. Levay (STScI)

    A smaller budget also means a smaller NASA workforce. The budget proposal suggests that the number of NASA employees would be reduced by one-third, from more than 17,000 to 11,853.

    Advocates for space science and exploration have criticized the cuts. The Planetary Society has stated that these cuts to space science represent an “extinction level event” that would all but end NASA’s ability to perform meaningful science.

    Democrats in Congress were also quick to push back on the proposed cuts, arguing that they would hamper the U.S.’s ability to carry out its missions.

    The budget documents released so far are just proposals. Congress must make the final decisions on how much money NASA gets and which programs are funded. While this might be good news for NASA funding, my research has shown that Congress rarely appropriates more money for NASA than the president requests.

    Leadership challenges

    The release of the president’s proposed budget was followed with the news that the president would withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA’s administrator.

    Jared Isaacman, the former nominee for NASA administrator, is a businessman who has been to space on several commercial flights.
    AP Photo/John Raoux, File

    In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA. I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned, and put America First in Space.”

    Like the budget proposal, news of Isaacman’s withdrawal has also hit the space community hard. Following his nomination, Isaacman won the support of many in the space industry and in government. His confirmation hearing in April was largely uncontentious, with support from both Republicans and Democrats.

    NASA will now need to wait for the president to make a new choice for NASA administrator. That person will then need to go through the same process as Isaacman, with a hearing in the Senate and several votes.

    Given the amount of time it takes for nominations to make their way through the Senate, NASA is likely to face several more months without a confirmed administrator. This absence will come while many of its programs will be fighting for money and their existence.

    The months ahead

    Like many federal agencies right now, NASA faces a tumultuous future. Budgetary and leadership challenges might be the immediate problem, but NASA’s long-term future is potentially rocky as well.

    Since its founding, NASA’s mission has been largely centered on sending humans to space.

    If that role shifts to commercial companies, NASA will need to grapple with what its identity and mission is going forward.

    History provides some insight. One of NASA’s forerunners, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, largely focused on advanced research and development of aeronautical technologies. For instance, NACA researched things such as proper engine placement on airliners as well as advances that helped air flow more efficiently over those engines.

    A new NASA that’s more similar to NACA might continue research into nuclear engines or other advanced space technology that may contribute to the work commercial space companies are already doing.

    Choices made by the Trump administration and Congress in the coming months will likely shape what NASA will look like in the years to come. Until then, NASA, like many government organizations, faces a period of uncertainty about its future.

    Wendy N. Whitman Cobb is affiliated with the US School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Her views are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Defense or any of its components.

    – ref. Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut – https://theconversation.com/uncertainty-at-nasa-trump-withdraws-his-nominee-for-administrator-while-the-agency-faces-a-steep-proposed-budget-cut-258032

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: MSPs reject Green proposals to fix ‘absurd’ Council Tax system

    Source: Scottish Greens

    03 Jun 2025 Housing

    Scotland deserves a fairer, proportionate system to fund our public services.

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    Scottish Green proposals that would see the first Council Tax revaluation in over 30 years have been turned down by all other parties, despite Labour and Tory MSPs agreeing that the current system is ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’.
     
    The proposals to the Housing (Scotland) Bill were lodged by Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer, who has long campaigned to reform Council Tax.
     
    Council Tax rates are still based on property values from 1991, resulting in most people now being in the wrong band. Those in smaller, less valuable homes are often paying considerably more than they should, whilst the richest in larger properties pay far less than they would if accurate valuations were used.

    Mr Greer’s proposals, lodged as amendments to the Housing Bill, were voted down by SNP, Labour and Conservative MSPs on Parliament’s Local Government and Housing Committee. This was despite Labour’s Housing spokesperson Mark Griffin agreeing during the debate that using 1991 properties values is ‘ridiculous’ and the Conservatives’ Meghan Gallagher and Graham Simpson describing it as ‘absurd’.
     
    Mr Greer said:

    “We wouldn’t tolerate a situation where most people pay the wrong rate of income tax, so why do all other parties think it’s acceptable for Council Tax?
     
    “Using property values from before I was even born means that low-income families in smaller houses typically pay more than they should, whilst the richest get off with an absolute steal.
     
    “Every other party agrees this is wrong, but they just don’t want to upset the wealthiest people in Scotland, who would pay far more if the system was fixed.
     
    “That’s the only reason for other MSPs to accept that the current situation is ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’, but then vote against fixing it.
     
    “If we want to give our schools, care services, bin collections and road repairs the funding they desperately need, fixing the Council Tax is the bare minimum. I hope other parties will stop this hypocrisy and support Green proposals to deliver that fix in the future.”

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Supporting Gaelic’s growth

    Source: Scottish Government

    Funding for schools and cultural projects.

    A new Gaelic primary school is set to open in Glasgow next year after a £2 million investment from the Scottish Government. 

    The funding will complete the refurbishment and extension of the former St James’ Primary School building to establish Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn (Calton Gaelic Primary School) which will become the city’s fourth Gaelic language primary.

    Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic Kate Forbes announced the investment as part of a £2.4 million package to support Gaelic schools and cultural initiatives across Scotland.

    The funding will also support:

    • the construction of a second classroom at West Primary School in Paisley
    • the expansion of two Gaelic cultural centres in the Highlands
    • cultural events through An Comunn Gàidhealach who will host this year’s Royal National Mòd in Lochaber

    On a visit to the site of the new school, Ms Forbes said:

    “This school will build on the encouraging surge we have seen in the number of Gaelic speakers and learners in Glasgow and support the language’s growth into the future.

    “Gaelic medium education enriches communities and offers good value for money by providing better grade averages across all qualification levels despite costs being no greater than average. 

    “To support Gaelic’s growth across Scotland, we are providing an additional £5.7 million for Gaelic initiatives this year. We are also progressing the Scottish Languages Bill which, if passed by MSPs, will introduce measures to strengthen the provision of Gaelic education.”

    The new school, with space for 416 pupils, will be managed by Glasgow City Council. It meets a growing demand for Gaelic primary education in the city. Census figures published last year show a 45% increase in the number of people with some Gaelic skills in Glasgow compared to 2011.

    Alison Richardson, headteacher of Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn, said:

    “With Gaelic medium education continuing to flourish in Glasgow, our pupils and parents are excited and proud to be moving Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn into its very own repurposed school located in the East End.

    “We look forward to supporting Gaelic’s growth in the Calton area, where many spoke it in the past, and for the school to become a real focal point and asset to the local community.”

    Background

    Projects benefiting from Scottish Government Gaelic Capital Fund allocations for 2024-25 are listed below. 

    Project

    Capital allocated

    Summary

    Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn (Calton Gaelic Primary School)

    £2,000,000.00

    Refurbishment and extension of the former St James’ Primary School building.

    West Primary School, Paisley

    £43,000.00

    Construction of a second classroom.

    Broadford Primary School, Skye

    £60,630.00

    Upgrade to Games Hall.

    Calder Glen High School, East Kilbride

    £51,935.00

    Construction of a bothy with computing, cooking and gardening space and provision of laptops, speakers, desks and other equipment.

    Greenfaulds High School, Cumbernauld

    £38,772.50

    Equipment to allow more children from across North Lanarkshire to attend classes virtually.

    Whitehills Primary School, Forfar

    £5,748.36

    Chromebooks, tablet cases and a replacement smartboard.

    Inverclyde Academy, Greenock

    £2907.00

    Installation of bilingual signage throughout the school.

    Feasibility study on establishing a Gaelic secondary school in Stornoway

    £30,800.00

    Study to explore the feasibility of establishing Gaelic secondary provision.

    An Comunn Gàidhealach

    £65,600.00

    Delivery of this year’s Royal National Mòd.

    The University of Edinburgh’s Opening the Well Crowdsourcing Gaelic Transcription project

    £17,305.00

    Transcription of Gaelic audio recordings, which will be added to a free online archive of Gaelic folklore and historical materials.

    Ionad Thròndairnis (The Trotternish Centre)

    £75,000.00

    Extension of a Gaelic cultural centre in Skye.

    Co-Chomann Dualchas Shrath Naruinn (Strathnairn Heritage Association

    £40,000.00

    Establishment of a Gaelic heritage centre in the former Dunlichity Church building.

    Fèis Ghasaigh

    £36,469.00

    Delivery of a two-day Gaelic music event in South Uist.

    Glasgow is home to the third largest number of children and young people in Gaelic Medium Education in Scotland with 740 primary pupils in 2023. Census statistics show that 17,380 people in Glasgow had some Gaelic skills 2022, an increase of 7,911 people from 2011.

    Glasgow City Council has provided £17.6 million towards works at Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn, within an overall project budget of £23.8 million. The works are supported by the Scottish Government’s £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme which is delivered in partnership with local authorities. Nine school projects included in the programme will open in 2025-26.

    A’ cumail taic ri fàs na Gàidhlig

    Maoineachadh do sgoiltean agus pròiseactan cultarail.

    Tha bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig ùr gu bhith a’ fosgladh ann an Glaschu an ath-bhliadhna às dèidh tasgadh-airgid luach £2 millean bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba.

    Leis a’ mhaoineachadh, thèid crìoch a chur air ath-uidheamachadh agus leudachadh an t-seann togalaich air làrach Bun-sgoil Naoimh Sheumais airson Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn a stèidheachadh, ’s i gu bhith na ceathramh bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig sa bhaile.

    Dh’fhoillsich an Leas-Phrìomh Mhinistear agus Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson na h-Eaconamaidh agus na Gàidhlig, Ceit Fhoirbeis, an tasgadh-airgid mar phàirt de phacaid luach £2.4 millean a chumas taic ri sgoiltean agus iomairtean cultarail Gàidhlig air feadh Alba.

    Cumaidh am maoineachadh cuideachd taic ri:

    • togail dàrna seòmar-teagaisg aig Bun-sgoil an Iar ann am Pàislig
    • leudachadh air dà ionad cultair Gàidhlig air a’ Ghàidhealtachd
    • tachartasan cultarail tron Chomunn Ghàidhealach a chumas am Mòd Rìoghail Nàiseanta ann an Loch Abar am-bliadhna

    Air turas do làrach na sgoile ùr, thuirt a’ Bh-uas. Fhoirbeis:

    “Togaidh an sgoil seo air an àrdachadh bhrosnachail a chunnacas ann an àireamh luchd-labhairt agus luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig ann an Glaschu, ’s i a’ cur taic ri fàs a’ chànain san àm ri teachd.

    “Tha foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig a’ cur beairteas ri coimhearsnachdan agus tha deagh luach an airgid na lùib, ’s comharran cuibheasach nas fheàrr gan toirt do sgoilearan thar gach ìre teisteanais gun cosgaisean a bhith nas àirde na tha iad sa chumantas.

    “Gus taic a chumail ri fàs na Gàidhlig air feadh Alba, tha sinn a’ toirt £5.7 millean a bharrachd do dh’iomairtean Gàidhlig am-bliadhna. Tha sinn cuideachd a’ toirt air adhart Bile nan Cànan Albannach, agus ma ghabhas na BPA rithe, bheir i a-steach ceumannan gus solarachadh foghlam Gàidhlig a neartachadh.”

    Thèid an sgoil ùr, far am bi àite do 416 sgoilear, a stiùireadh le Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu. Tha i a’ coileanadh iarrtas a tha a’ sìor-fhàs air foghlam Gàidhlig bun-sgoile anns a’ bhaile. Tha figearan a’ chunntais-shluaigh a chaidh fhoillseachadh an-uiridh a’ sealltainn àrdachadh de 45% ann an àireamh nan daoine le beagan sgilean Gàidhlig ann an Glaschu an taca ri 2011.

    Thuirt Alison Richardson, ceannard Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn:

    “Le foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig a’ sìor-shoirbheachadh ann an Glaschu, tha na sgoilearan agus pàrantan againn air bhioran agus moiteil gum bi Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn a’ gluasad a-steach dhan sgoil ath-leasaichte aice fhèin, ’s i suidhichte ann an Ceann an Ear a’ bhaile.

    “Tha sinn a’ dèanamh fiughair ri taic a chumail ri fàs na Gàidhlig ann an sgìre a’ Challtainn, far an robh mòran ga bruidhinn san àm a dh’fhalbh, agus ri an sgoil a bhith aig fìor theas-meadhan na coimhearsnachd ionadail agus na buannachd dhi.”

    Cùl-fhiosrachadh

    Tha pròiseactan a gheibh buannachd bho chuibhreannan Maoin Chalpa na Gàidhlig le Riaghaltas na h-Alba ann an 2024-25 air an liostadh gu h-ìosal. 

    Pròiseact

    Calpa air a shònrachadh

    Geàrr-chunntas

    Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn

    £2,000,000.00

    Ath-uidheamachadh agus leudachadh an t-seann togalaich air làrach Bun-sgoil Naoimh Sheumais.

    Bun-sgoil an Iar, Pàislig

    £43,000.00

    Togail dàrna seòmar-teagaisg.

    Bun-sgoil an Àth Leathainn, an t-Eilean Sgitheanach

    £60,630.00

    Ath-nuadhachadh air Talla nan Geamaichean.

    Àrd-sgoil Ghlinn Challdair, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear

    £51,935.00

    Togail bothain le àite airson coimpiutaireachd, còcaireachd agus gàirnealaireachd, agus solarachadh laptopaichean, labhradairean, deasgan agus uidheamachd eile.

    Àrd-sgoil Greenfaulds, Comar nan Allt

    £38,772.50

    Uidheamachd a leigeas le tuilleadh cloinne bho air feadh Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath clasaichean a fhrithealadh air astar.

    Bun-sgoil Whitehills, Farfar

    £5,748.36

    Laptopaichean Chromebook, còmhdaichean tablaid agus bòrd-glic ùr.

    Acadamaidh Inbhir Chluaidh, Grianaig

    £2907.00

    Cur suas shoidhnichean dà-chànanach air feadh na sgoile.

    Sgrùdadh iomchaidheachd air stèidheachadh àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig ann an Steòrnabhagh

    £30,800.00

    Sgrùdadh a rannsaicheas iomchaidheachd an lùib foghlam Gàidhlig àrd-sgoile a stèidheachadh.

    An Comunn Gàidhealach

    £65,600.00

    Lìbhrigeadh Mòd Rìoghail Nàiseanta na bliadhna seo.

    Pròiseact Opening the Well: Crowdsourcing Gaelic Transcription le Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann

    £17,305.00

    Tar-sgrìobhadh de chlàraidhean claisneachd Gàidhlig a thèid a chur ri tasglann an-asgaidh, air-loidhne de bheul-aithris na Gàidhlig agus stuth eachdraidheil.

    Ionad Thròndairnis

    £75,000.00

    Leudachadh air ionad cultar na Gàidhlig san Eilean Sgitheanach.

    Co-Chomann Dualchas Shrath Naruinn

    £40,000.00

    Stèidheachadh ionad dualchas na Gàidhlig ann an seann togalach Eaglais Dhùn Fhlichididh.

    Fèis Ghasaigh

    £36,469.00

    Lìbhrigeadh de thachartas-ciùil Gàidhlig thairis air dà latha ann an Uibhist a Deas.

    Tha baile Ghlaschu na dhachaigh dhan treas àireamh as motha de chloinn agus daoine òga a th’ ann am Foghlam tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig ann an Alba, ’s 740 sgoilear ann am bun-sgoiltean ann an 2023. Tha staitistigean a’ chunntais-shluaigh a’ sealltainn gun robh beagan sgilean Gàidhlig aig 17,380 duine ann an Glaschu ann an 2022, àrdachadh de 7,911 duine bho 2011.

    Tha Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu air £17.6 millean a thoirt do dh’obraichean aig Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn, taobh a-staigh buidseat-pròiseict iomlan de £23.8 millean. Tha na h-obraichean a’ faighinn taic bho Phrògram Tasgaidh na h-Oighreachd Ionnsachaidh (luach £2 billean) le Riaghaltas na h-Alba a thèid a lìbhrigeadh ann an com-pàirteachas ri ùghdarrasan ionadail. Fosglaidh naoi pròiseactan-sgoile a tha nam pàirt dhen phrògram ann an 2025-26.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Sobyanin: Modernization of Moscow’s palliative care framework completed

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The comprehensive project to modernize Moscow’s largest multidisciplinary palliative care center is nearing completion. The reconstruction of the last facility, building No. 2 on Dvintsev Street (house 6, building 2), has been completed. Sergei Sobyanin reported this in on your telegram channel.

    “We have completed the modernization of the framework of the Moscow palliative care service. A new generation palliative care service is being created in the capital – with a modern infrastructure, mobile and inpatient care, training of specialists and support for relatives. It includes hospices, departments in city hospitals, mobile teams and the Moscow Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Center. In recent years, we have updated

    seven buildings of this center. Today, after reconstruction, the last one is completely ready for opening — Building No. 2 on Dvintsev Street. It will start working in the near future,” the Moscow Mayor wrote.

    Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s Telegram channel @mos_sobyanin

    As a result of the modernization of the center, it was possible to significantly increase the availability and quality of palliative care for needy residents of the capital. Today, Moscow’s palliative care service is the most modern and equipped.

    The seven-story building, with an area of over nine thousand square meters and designed for 90 beds, has created the most comfortable environment for patients, relatives and medical workers.

    In addition to comfortable wards with specialized interiors and equipment, the modernized building houses a small operating room for minimally invasive surgical procedures and manipulations. It will provide surgical treatment of extensive wounds and bedsores, replacement of drains and stomas, laparo- and thoracocentesis directly in the center, without transporting palliative patients to other medical organizations.

    The renovated building will house Moscow’s fifth long-term respiratory support department with 25 beds. Previously, such departments (each with 25 beds) were opened at the Kolomenskoye branch (1 Akademika Millionshchikova Street, Building 2) and the Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center (MMCC) “Kommunarka”.

    During the reconstruction of the building, specialists installed a ventilated façade with insulation and metal cassette cladding, laid a new roll roof covering, replaced the engineering systems, including an individual heating point and a water meter unit. The building was equipped with fire protection and video surveillance systems. Six passenger elevators and two additional hydraulic freight elevators were installed.

    The interior finishing works were carried out using high-quality materials, as stipulated by the interior design standard for palliative care facilities.

    More than six thousand units of modern equipment, medical products and furniture were purchased to equip the building.

    The center has created a barrier-free comfortable environment that will allow patients to spend more time not only in their wards, but also in the fresh air. During the improvement work, a lawn was laid out next to the building and convenient sidewalks were installed. In addition, the asphalt on the driveways was renewed, lanterns, benches and urns were installed, a small parking lot was organized, and landscaping was carried out.

    The renovated palliative care center building on Dvintsev Street will receive its first patients in the third quarter of 2025.

    In recent years, seven buildings of the Moscow Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Center have been renovated:

    — two buildings on Dvintsev Street, building 6 — the first building (building 1) with 101 beds and an administrative building (building 3) with a food block;

    — branch “Lyublino” (Shkuleva street, building 4, building 2);

    — Kolomenskoye branch (Akademika Millionshchikova Street, Building 1, Building 2);

    — two buildings of the Danilovsky branch (1st Shchipkovsky Lane, building 19/1, buildings 1, 2);

    — branch of the First Moscow Children’s Hospice (Bogatyrsky Most Street, Building 17, Building 1).

    In addition, the palliative care building at the Morozov Children’s Hospital and the palliative care department of the Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific Clinical Center have undergone major renovations.

    Sobyanin: Healthcare system undergoing its largest modernization

    About the Palliative Care Center

    The Moscow Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Center (MMCPCC) was established in 2015 on the premises of the former City Clinical Hospital No. 11 (6 Dvintsev Street). Historically, it specialized in providing medical care to terminally ill patients.

    In 2017, the First Moscow Hospice named after V.V. Millionshchikova with eight branches in different districts of the capital joined it:

    — Central Administrative District — Dovatora Street, Building 10 (Khamovniki District);

    — SEAD — 2nd Volskaya street, building 21 (Nekrasovka district);

    — South Administrative District — 3rd Radial Street, Building 2a (Biryulevo Vostochnoye District);

    — South-West Administrative Okrug — Polyany Street, Building 4 (Northern Butovo district);

    — SZAO — Kurkinskoe shosse, building 33 (Kurkino district);

    — Zelenograd Administrative District — Zelenograd, building 1701 (Kryukovo district);

    — SAO — Taldomskaya street, building 2a (Zapadnoye Degunino district);

    — SVAO — 1st Leonova Street, Building 1 (Rostokino district).

    In 2019, the First Moscow Children’s Hospice was added to the center. In 2022, it began operating in a renovated comfortable building on Bogatyrsky Most Street.

    In 2022–2023, as part of the implementation of the palliative care standard, the following branches were opened: Lyublino (4 Shkuleva Street, Building 2), Kolomenskoye (1 Akademika Millionshchikova Street, Building 2), and Danilovsky (1st Shchipkovsky Lane, Building 19/1, Buildings 1, 2).

    Thus, today the total capacity of the Moscow Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Center is over 630 beds for adult patients and 30 beds for children. It employs 1902 people, including 297 doctors, 526 mid-level and 447 junior medical personnel, 632 workers of other specializations.

    Development of palliative care in Moscow

    Expanding access to high-quality and timely palliative care is one of the most important priorities for the development of Moscow healthcare.

    Today, inpatient palliative care for adults is provided at the Moscow Medical Center for Pediatrics and Gynecology …

    To provide palliative care at home, 17 mobile palliative care departments have been organized.

    Since 2018, the package of doctors for providing palliative medical care at home includes narcotic and psychotropic drugs, as well as prescriptions for such drugs. This allows for the prompt relief of severe symptoms without hospitalizing the patient. A specialized team for pain relief works in Moscow around the clock.

    In addition, a coordination center (phone: 7 499 444-04-50) operates 24 hours a day to provide palliative care.

    A new framework for nephrological care has been formed in Moscow — Sergei SobyaninSobyanin: Moscow doctors have access to more than 130 advanced training programs

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Sergei Sobyanin: Rudnevo Metro Depot Turns Six

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The Rudnevo electric depot has turned six years old. Sergei Sobyanin announced this in his telegram channel.

    “This is one of the largest depots in the city – its area is approximately equal to 29 football fields. It services more than 150 modern carriages of the “Moscow” series. More than 400 people work here. For example, Galina Ovsyannikova is a second-generation metro driver. In September, it will be two years since she has been driving trains on the Nekrasovskaya Line. Alexander Chukanov is an electrician in the train movement parameter registration section, who has been working in “Rudnevo” practically since the depot opened,” the Moscow Mayor noted.

    Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s Telegram channel @mos_sobyanin 

    Earlier, as part of the Moscow Masters competition, the best metro electric train driver of 2025 was determined. It was Danila Molchankin, who works at the Rudnevo electric depot.

    Electric depot serves Nekrasov line metro. Thanks to it, residents of seven Moscow districts and the nearest Moscow region get to work and home faster, saving up to 30 minutes on the road every day.

    The line provided fast and comfortable urban transport for about a million people and relieved the southeastern section of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line by 20 percent.

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  • MIL-OSI Video: Department of State Press Briefing – June 3, 2025 – 2:00 PM

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    Spokesperson Tammy Bruce leads the Department Press Briefing at the Department of State, on June 3, 2025.

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    The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President’s chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President’s foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development.

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  • MIL-OSI: American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AREB) Announces American Rebel Light Beer’s Initial Expansion into 62 Total Wine & More Locations – America’s Largest Independent Alcohol Retailer

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    • Consumers looking for American Rebel Light – America’s Patriotic Beer can now purchase in-store at several Total Wine & More locations across the American Rebel Light Beer Distribution Footprint.
    • Initial Placement for American Rebel Light Beer in either 12oz or 16oz cans is scheduled for 62 Total Wine & More Locations across 7 states.
    • Total Wine & More has officially approved American Rebel Light Beer for immediate placement reinforcing the brand’s rapid growth and consumer demand.

    NASHVILLE, TN, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AREB) (“American Rebel” or the “Company”), creator of American Rebel Beer (americanrebelbeer.com) and a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded safes, personal security and self-defense products and apparel (americanrebel.com), proudly reports that American Rebel Premium Light Lager Beer (“Rebel Light”) continues its rapid national retail and chain expansion with Total Wine and More, one of the nation’s leading alcohol retailers. American Rebel Light Beer, America’s Patriotic Beer, is initially scheduled to be placed into 62 Total Wine & More (www.totalwine.com) locations. This milestone marks another significant step in American Rebel Light Beer’s retail and chain growth strategy, ensuring greater accessibility for consumers across Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Connecticut, Missouri, and Kansas—key territories where the brand has active distribution partners.

    Total Wine & More (www.totalwine.com) is recognized as a premier national retailer, boasting over 250 locations across the United States. The company plays a pivotal role in the alcohol industry, generating billions in annual sales and serving as a top destination for beer, wine, and spirits enthusiasts. With beer accounting for approximately 42% of supplier gross revenues in the U.S. alcohol market, Total Wine remains a critical player in domestic light beer sales.

    “The U.S. domestic beer market is a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse, fueling American traditions and bringing people together in celebration. As America’s Patriotic Beer, American Rebel Light Beer is not just making waves—we are redefining what it means to be a beer brand with heart, grit, and unwavering American values. With explosive growth and a rapidly expanding footprint, we are proud to be recognized as America’s Fastest Growing Beer and well on our way to becoming America’s Next Great Success Story.’ said Andy Ross, CEO of American Rebel Holdings, Inc. “Adding a premier alcohol retailer like Total Wine & More to our distribution network is a critical milestone in our mission to bring American Rebel Light Beer to more consumers nationwide. Total Wine’s reputation for excellence and expansive reach will allow us to connect with new audiences who share our passion for quality beer and patriotic pride. This expansion reinforces our commitment to making American Rebel Light Beer a household name across the country.”

    “American Rebel Light Beer’s entry into Total Wine & More is another significant milestone for American Rebel Light Beer,” said Todd Porter, President at American Rebel Beverages. “Total Wine’s expansive reach and reputation as a trusted retailer will allow us to connect with more consumers who share our passion, patriotic values and see the market opportunity for a quality, better for you, domestic light beer.”

    Total Wine & More Market Influence, Sales Impact & Customer Experience

    Total Wine generates billions in annual revenue, surpassing many competitors in wine and spirits sales. The retailer plays a crucial role in the U.S. alcohol market, where beer alone accounts for 42% of supplier gross revenues.

    Customer Experience & Brand Strategy

    Total Wine enhances its customer experience with in-store tastings, educational events, and private-label offerings, making it a go-to destination for beverage enthusiasts. Its ability to provide exclusive products and expert recommendations sets it apart from general grocery and warehouse retailers

    American Rebel Light Beer’s presence in Total Wine locations will be supported by in-store promotions, digital marketing campaigns, and brand ambassador activations to engage customers and drive awareness. The company remains committed to delivering a premium domestic light beer that embodies the spirit of American pride and resilience.

    The placements have already begun with several locations currently in stock including

    Tennessee

    Brentwood (Nashville), TN

    Brentwood Place Shopping Center
    330 Franklin Rd., Suite 306C
    Brentwood, TN 37027

    Knoxville, TN

    Pinnacle at Turkey Creek
    11370 Parkside Dr., Suite 2400
    Knoxville, TN 37934

    North Carolina

    Charlotte (Rivergate), NC

    RiverGate
    14151 Steele Creek Rd., Suite 200
    Charlotte, NC 28273

    Charlotte (Promenade on Providence), NC

    Promenade on Providence
    5341 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. S. 100
    Charlotte, NC 28277

    Concord, NC

    Pavilion at Kings Grant
    8054 Concord Mills Blvd.
    Concord, NC 28027

    Charlotte (Myers Park), NC

    Park Towne Village (Myers Park)
    1600 East Woodlawn Road
    Charlotte, NC 28209

    Cornelius, NC

    The Shops at the Fresh Market
    20615 Torrence Chapel Road, Unit 101
    Cornelius, NC 28031

    Kentucky

    Lexington Green, KY

    The Mall at Lexington Green
    161 Lexington Green Circle
    Lexington, KY 40503

    Sir Barton, KY

    Sir Barton Place Shopping Center
    2321 Sir Barton Way Suite 165
    Lexington, KY 40509

    Connecticut

    Norwalk, CT

    Main Avenue Shopping Center
    380 Main Ave.
    Norwalk, CT 06851

    Milford, CT

    230 Cherry St.
    Milford, CT 06460

    Kansas

    Overland Park, KS

    Pinnacle Village Shopping Center
    12100 Blue Valley Parkway
    Overland Park, KS 66213

    Wichita, KS

    Greenwich Place
    2762 N Greenwich Ct.
    Wichita, KS 67226

    Florida

    Jacksonville, FL

    St. John’s Town Center North
    4413 Town Center Parkway 300
    Jacksonville, FL 32246

    For more information on American Rebel Light Beer and its availability at Total Wine & More, visit americanrebelbeer.com.

    About American Rebel Light Beer

    American Rebel Light is more than just a beer—it’s a celebration of freedom, passion, and quality. Brewed with care and precision, our light beer delivers a refreshing taste that’s perfect for every occasion.

    For more information about American Rebel Light and its sponsorship of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, visit American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals | Events | Charlotte Motor Speedway or follow us on social media @AmericanRebelBeer

    Since its launch in September 2024, American Rebel Light Beer has rolled out in Tennessee, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Florida and Indiana and is adding new distributors and territories regularly. For more information about the launch events and the availability of American Rebel Beer, please visit americanrebelbeer.com or follow us on our social media platforms.

    Produced in partnership with AlcSource, American Rebel Light Beer (americanrebelbeer.com) is a domestic premium light lager celebrated for its exceptional quality and patriotic values. It stands out as America’s Patriotic, God-Fearing, Constitution-Loving, National Anthem-Singing, Stand Your Ground Beer.

    American Rebel Light is a Premium Domestic Light Lager Beer – All Natural, Crisp, Clean and Bold Taste with a Lighter Feel. With approximately 100 calories, 3.2 carbohydrates, and 4.3% alcoholic content per 12 oz serving, American Rebel Light Beer delivers a lighter option for those who love great beer but prefer a more balanced lifestyle. It’s all natural with no added supplements and importantly does not use corn, rice, or other sweeteners typically found in mass produced beers.

    About Total Wine & More

    Total Wine & More is America’s Wine Superstore® — the country‘s largest independent retailer of fine wine. We started in 1991 when brothers David and Robert Trone opened a small store in Delaware. Today, Total Wine & More operates 282 superstores across 29 states and continues to grow. Total Wine & More employs more than 11,000 dedicated men and women

    Total Wine and More offers nation’s best wine selection, with an emphasis on fine wines. The typical store carries more than 8,000 different wines from every wine-producing region in the world. The typical Total Wine & More also carries more than 2,500 beers, from America’s most popular brands to hard-to-find microbrews and imports, and more than 3,000 different spirits in every style and price range.

    About American Rebel Holdings, Inc.

    American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AREB) has operated primarily as a designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded safes and personal security and self-defense products and has recently transitioned into the beverage industry through the introduction of American Rebel Light Beer.. The Company also designs and produces branded apparel and accessories. To learn more, visit www.americanrebel.com and www.americanrebelbeer.com. For investor information, visit www.americanrebel.com/investor-relations.

    Media Inquiries:
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    Todd Porter, President
    tporter@americanrebelbeer.com

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. American Rebel Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: AREB; AREBW) (the “Company,” “American Rebel,” “we,” “our” or “us”) desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “forecasts” “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include benefits of placements in Total Wine & More locations, success and availability of the promotional activities, our ability to effectively execute our business plan, and the Risk Factors contained within our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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  • MIL-OSI: Orion180 Launches Its Customizable Private Flood Insurance in Florida

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MELBOURNE, Fla., June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion180, a leading provider of innovative insurance solutions, today announced the availability of its Residential Private Flood Insurance in Florida. Designed to provide fair, competitive, and comprehensive coverage, Orion180’s flood insurance solution leverages advanced risk analysis and customizable policy options to offer homeowners a smarter alternative to traditional options.

    Despite rising sea levels and increased hurricane frequency causing more flooding in Florida, only about 12% of Florida’s nine million properties had flood insurance as of June 2024—leaving a vast majority of homeowners financially vulnerable. These environmental changes have led to residential flooding extending beyond traditionally high-risk zones, with approximately 25% of all flood claims nationwide now coming from moderate- to low-risk areas.

    With low coverage rates, high premiums, and increasing flood risks, Florida homeowners need a reliable and accessible insurance solution that provides adequate protection without unnecessary hurdles. Orion180 goes beyond Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps, as their data-driven underwriting incorporates advanced third-party flood mapping and property-specific risk assessments, ensuring more accurate pricing and better protection for policyholders. With competitive pricing and a seamless, digital-first experience, Orion180 is making flood insurance more accessible, flexible, and beneficial for Florida homeowners.

    Key Benefits of Orion180’s Residential Private Flood Insurance include:

    • Comprehensive Coverage: Offers up to $1M in building coverage with a 10-day or less waiting period, far exceeding many traditional flood insurance policies like the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) managed by FEMA, which only offers up to $250,000 with a 30-day waiting period.
    • No Elevation Certificate Required: Most homeowners can secure coverage without additional paperwork or home inspections.
    • Mortgage-approved: Policies meet FMAC and FNMA guidelines, ensuring seamless acceptance by mortgage lenders.
    • Additional Policy Enhancements: Includes loss of use, personal property replacement cost, water backup/sump pump overflow coverage, swimming pool cleanup/repair, and debris removal, among other benefits.
    • Expanded Zone Coverage: Covers all flood zones (X, A, & V) to provide protection where it’s needed most.

    “Flooding is a growing concern for homeowners in Florida, and too often, people find themselves underinsured or facing expensive policies with limited options,” said Ken Gregg, CEO of Orion180. “Our goal is to simplify the process, offer more competitive rates, and provide homeowners with superior protection that aligns with their actual risk—not just their zip code.”

    Homeowners can purchase Orion180’s Residential Private Flood Insurance as a standalone policy in Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee or as an add-on to their existing Orion180 surplus lines home insurance in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit Orion180.com/flood.
      
    About Orion180
    Orion180 is a technology-driven and customer-centric insurance brand that combines proprietary technology, real-time data, and straightforward underwriting practices to provide a seamless and premier insurance experience. Orion180 operates through Orion180 Insurance Co., a surplus lines insurance company serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Colorado (Flood only), Tennessee (Flood only), Illinois (Flood only) and Arizona, and Orion180 Select Insurance Co., an admitted insurance company offering coverage in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Ohio. With its proprietary MY180 platform and third-party integrations, Orion180 offers unmatched efficiency and innovation, fulfilling its vision of becoming the global leader in insurance solutions while maintaining its mission to deliver superior customer experiences and a comprehensive suite of products. Connect with Orion180 on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TruthSocial, and YouTube. For more information, visit www.Orion180.com.

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    Fusion Public Relations
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  • MIL-OSI: Broadcom Ships Tomahawk 6: World’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) announced today that it is now shipping the Tomahawk® 6 switch series, delivering the world’s first 102.4 Terabits/sec of switching capacity in a single chip – double the bandwidth of any Ethernet switch currently available on the market. With unprecedented scale, energy efficiency, and AI-optimized features, Tomahawk 6 is built to power the next generation of scale-up and scale-out AI networks, delivering unmatched flexibility with support for 100G/200G SerDes and co-packaged optics (CPO). It offers the industry’s most comprehensive set of AI routing features and interconnect options, designed to meet the demands of AI clusters with more than one million XPUs.

    “Tomahawk 6 is not just an upgrade – it’s a breakthrough,” said Ram Velaga, senior vice president and general manager, Core Switching Group, Broadcom. “It marks a turning point in AI infrastructure design, combining the highest bandwidth, power efficiency, and adaptive routing features for scale-up and scale-out networks into one platform. Demand from customers and partners has been unprecedented. Tomahawk 6 is poised to make a rapid and dramatic impact on the deployment of large AI clusters.”

    “AI clusters are scaling from tens to thousands of accelerators, turning the network into a critical bottleneck while expected to deliver unprecedented bandwidth and latency,” said Kunjan Sobhani, lead semiconductor analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence. “By breaking the 100Tbps barrier and unifying scale-up and scale-out Ethernet, Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 gives hyperscalers an open, standards-based fabric—free of proprietary lock-in—and a clear, flexible path to the next wave of AI infrastructure.”

    Join us here for the Tomahawk 6 digital launch event on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 9:00 AM PDT / 12:00 PM EDT, featuring insights from Broadcom and leading industry experts.

    Flexible Connectivity Options with Co-Packaged Optics Support

    The innovations of Tomahawk 6 extend far beyond the chip, delivering full system-level power efficiency and cost savings, enabled by Broadcom’s best-in-class SerDes and optics ecosystem. With industry-leading 200G SerDes, it provides the longest reach for passive copper interconnect, enabling high-efficiency, low-latency system design with the highest reliability and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). The Tomahawk 6 family includes a groundbreaking option for 1,024 100G SerDes on a single chip, enabling customers to deploy AI clusters with extended copper reach and efficient use of XPUs and optics with native 100G interfaces.

    For systems requiring optical connectivity, Tomahawk 6 will also be available with co-packaged optics, providing the lowest power and latency while reducing link flaps and improving long-term reliability – essential advantages for hyperscale AI network operators. The Tomahawk 6 CPO solution builds upon the technology Broadcom delivered with CPO versions of Tomahawk 4 and 5.

    AI-Optimized Routing for Scale-Up and 1M+ XPU Scale-Out Networks

    Tomahawk 6’s architecture enables unified networks for AI training and inference at unprecedented scale. Cognitive Routing 2.0 in Tomahawk 6 features advanced telemetry, dynamic congestion control, rapid failure detection, and packet trimming, enabling global load balancing and adaptive flow control. These capabilities are tailored for modern AI workloads, including mixture-of-experts, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and reasoning models.

    With scale-out and scale-up networking support, Tomahawk 6 meets all networking demands for emerging 100,000 to one million XPU clusters. Leveraging Ethernet for both scale-out and scale-up interfaces offers significant advantages for network operators, enabling them to use a unified technology stack and consistent operational tools across the entire AI fabric. It also enables fungible interfaces where cloud operators can dynamically partition their XPU assets into the optimal configuration for different customer workloads.

    The momentum behind Tomahawk 6 and Ethernet for all backend networking needs      is unmistakable. Multiple deployments are planned with more than 100,000 XPUs using Tomahawk 6 for both the scale-out and scale-up interconnect.

    Open Scale-Up Innovation with the Scale Up Ethernet (SUE) Framework

    Tomahawk 6 is designed to be part of a vibrant, open scale-up Ethernet ecosystem. To this end, Broadcom is enabling the industry with open specifications for efficient scale-up interfaces for XPUs and NICs. The SUE Framework was announced by Broadcom at Open Compute Project (OCP) Dublin in April 2025 and is freely available at this link. This technology will be shared with open standards development organizations, including OCP.

    Open, End-to-End Platform for AI Infrastructure

    Broadcom’s end-to-end Ethernet AI platform includes the Tomahawk and Jericho switch families, Thor NICs, Agera retimers, Sian optical DSPs, co-packaged optics, and software development kits – delivering a complete solution for next-generation AI infrastructure.

    Tomahawk 6 is a key proof point for Broadcom’s commitment to enabling Ethernet for both scale-up and scale-out. Tomahawk 6 is Ultra Ethernet Consortium compliant and supports modern AI transports, congestion signaling, and telemetry for large, distributed training environments. It also supports arbitrary network topologies, including scale-up, Clos, rail-only, rail-optimized, and torus.

    Tomahawk 6 Series Key Benefits:

    • 102.4 Tbps of Ethernet switching in a single chip
    • Scale-up cluster size of 512 XPUs
    • 100,000+ XPUs in a two-tier scale-out network at 200 Gbps/link
    • 200G or 100G PAM4 SerDes with support for long-reach passive copper
    • Option for co-packaged optics
    • Cognitive Routing 2.0
    • Unmatched power and system efficiency for AI training and inference
    • Works with any NIC or XPU Ethernet endpoint
    • Support for arbitrary topologies, including scale-up, Clos, rail-only, rail-optimized, and torus
    • Compliant with Ultra Ethernet Consortium specifications

    To learn more about the Broadcom Tomahawk 6 family, click here. Explore the comprehensive Scale-Up/Scale-Out media kit here for resources and insights on Broadcom’s scalable solutions. For in-depth details on Broadcom’s CPO technology, click here.

    About Broadcom

    Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including cloud, data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, and enterprise software. Our solutions include service provider and enterprise networking and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe, cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Broadcom is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.

    Broadcom, the pulse logo, and Connecting everything are among the trademarks of Broadcom. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc., and/or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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    Global Communications
    press.relations@broadcom.com
    Telephone: +1 310 498 5254

    Industry Quotes

    Michael KT Lee, Senior Vice President of Research & Development Center, Accton
    “To keep pace with the rapid growth of AI workloads, Broadcom continues to innovate and lead the industry in speed and power of Ethernet Networking. With the 512-XPU scale-up at 200G/link for SUE, 1M+ XPUs cluster scale-out, and the leading-edge SerDes capability to support long-reach passive-copper of Tomahawk 6, Accton is excited to embrace the launch and collaborate closely with Broadcom to bring the Tomahawk 6 solutions to the market and enable open networking products with SONiC.”

    ML Chien, General Manager of Business Office, Alpha Networks
    “It has been a privilege to collaborate with Broadcom on the Tomahawk 6 platform. Not only does it scale-up and scale-out the Ethernet ecosystem, but it also enables us to offer higher reliability and lower TCO to our customers.”

    Forrest Norrod, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Center Solutions Group, AMD
    “As AI networking demands continue to grow, AMD is committed to advancing AI infrastructure through strategic collaborations with Broadcom and other industry leaders. Combining the AMD Infinity Fabric™ and Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 enables the creation of massive-scale, low-latency GPU clusters that deliver the performance, scalability, and efficiency required for AI training and inference — empowering organizations to build next-generation AI infrastructure within an open ecosystem.”

    Hardev Singh, General Manager, Cloud Titans and AI, Arista Networks
    “Arista is proud of its 15 year partnership with Broadcom and collaboration on the latest Tomahawk 6 silicon combined with feature-rich Arista EOS. We are excited to leverage its low power, high radix, 1.6Tbps port speeds, and advanced packet processing capabilities for AI-aware routing, based on open Ethernet standards.”

    Shekar Ayyar, Chairman and CEO, Arrcus
    “The launch of Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 is a major leap forward. Its impressive scale and efficiency align perfectly with Arrcus’ ArcOS-driven, high-performance ACE networking platform to meet the evolving routing and switching demands of hyperscale AI deployments. Together with Broadcom, we are enabling cloud, telecom, and enterprise customers to build flexible, distributed networks for AI data centers and edge environments.”

    Wangson Wang, General Manager of Data Networks Infrastructure BU, Delta Electronics
    “With our proven experience as the first Taiwanese company to showcase and deliver a high-performance 800G switch featuring Broadcom’s Tomahawk 5, Delta is thrilled to continue its broad collaboration with Broadcom and seamlessly transition to the next-generation Tomahawk 6 switch. With a total switching capacity of 102.4T and 224G SerDes lanes, Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 series significantly doubles the performance of the current generation, enabling us to deliver high-density, high-performance switching platforms to meet the demanding requirements of GPU scale-up and scale-out architectures at the core of next-generation AI and cloud computing. Delta’s in-house expertise in signal integrity, power supply, and fan and cooling solutions allows us to provide fully integrated, energy-efficient switching solutions at scale.”

    Atsushi Ogata, President and CEO, IPI
    “Tomahawk 6 is the next generation in Broadcom’s series of high-performance, high-density switches. Fully realizing the benefits of this technical innovation requires performance-oriented software and an unprecedented combination of power, speed, and scale — paired with open and compatible software. This combination is tailor-made for the unique networking requirements of today’s resource-intensive applications, such as artificial intelligence and other advanced platforms, and represents a logical upgrade for networking customers.”

    Praveen Jain, SVP/GM AI Clusters and Cloud Ready Data Center, Juniper Networks
    “Broadcom’s innovative Tomahawk 6, with its open, UEC-compliant architecture and advanced SUE technology, sets a new benchmark for scale-out and scale-up networks for AI — doubling bandwidth, improving power efficiency, and enabling advanced capabilities AI clusters demand. Juniper builds on this foundation with AI-optimized Junos® software (e.g. AI load balancing), multivendor fabric management, and leading AIOps from our Mist™ AI-native networking platform — delivering a secure, high-performance solution that simplifies operations, accelerates time to value, and reduces total cost of ownership.”

    Bob Wheeler, Analyst at Large, LightCounting
    “The explosive growth in AI workloads and rapid evolution of AI models in the data center are driving million-GPU clusters and higher system complexity. Networks must be designed to support both generative AI inference and training to meet the insatiable need for bandwidth. With the launch of the Tomahawk 6 switch and its full stack of Ethernet AI innovations, Broadcom is enabling its customers and the larger ecosystem to develop the next generation of scale-out and scale-up AI networks.”     

    Andrew Qu, CTO, Micas
    “Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 sets a new bar for AI networking, and we’re thrilled to be building next-generation switches around it. Its groundbreaking 102.4 Tbps capacity, native CPO support, and advanced network features like Cognitive Routing 2.0, congestion-aware flow control, and high-resolution telemetry are game changers for hyperscale data centers. Tomahawk 6 enables us to deliver AI and cloud networking systems that are both massively scalable and intelligently adaptive. It sets a new standard for performance, efficiency, and operational visibility at scale.”

    Jeff Jakab, Vice President of Hardware, Nokia
    “With an impressive switching capacity of 102.4Tb/s and extensive range of AI networking topologies and features, Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 series provide a valuable tool set in support of Nokia’s expanding portfolio of modern data center switches for AI networks.”

    Vincent Ho, Chairman and CEO, Ufispace
    “Broadcom is once again setting a new standard in high performance networking with the Tomahawk 6. UfiSpace is proud to be among the first to integrate this advanced technology into our S9331-64HO 1.6T open networking platform. Our close collaboration reflects a shared vision to deliver the scale, efficiency, and innovation that today’s data center and carrier networks demand.”

    Johnson Hsu, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Connected Home BG and Networking BG, WNC
    “We’re excited to work with Broadcom on the groundbreaking Tomahawk 6. This next-generation solution delivers unmatched performance, efficiency, and scalability empowering our customers to build faster, more flexible, and more cost-effective data center networks.”

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  • MIL-OSI: Optery Wins 2025 Fortress Cybersecurity Award for Privacy Enhancing Technologies

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN FRANCISCO, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Optery has been named a winner in the 2025 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The company was recognized in the category of Privacy Enhancing Technologies for its work in reducing the online exposure of employee and executive personal data—the most exploited vulnerability in modern cyberattacks.

    The Fortress Cybersecurity Awards program honors the industry’s leading companies and professionals who are going beyond compliance to build and maintain secure systems and processes. Winners are selected based on innovation, measurable impact, and commitment to security best practices.

    “The volume and complexity of threats facing organizations today is growing by the minute,” said Russ Fordyce, CEO of the Business Intelligence Group. “The winners of this year’s Fortress Cybersecurity Awards are not only keeping up—they’re setting the pace. We’re proud to honor Optery for building systems and solutions that make us all more secure.”

    Optery was recognized for its enterprise-grade personal data removal platform that finds and eliminates exposed PII from the web, protecting organizations from a range of PII-based threats such as social engineering and credential compromise.

    “We are honored to receive this award from the Business Intelligence Group,” said Lawrence Gentilello, CEO of Optery. “Today’s threat landscape demands that companies tackle personal data exposure to prevent cyber and physical attacks, but it requires the right tech and expertise. Innovation means little without measurable impact, and this recognition validates the work our team puts in every day to ensure we remain the industry leader in personal data removal.”

    “Personal data exposure across data broker sites fuels today’s most successful attack vectors—phishing, smishing, and business email compromise—making privacy essential to security,” said Paul Mander, GM of Optery for Business. “We’re grateful to be acknowledged for helping organizations close this critical vulnerability with unmatched scale and precision.”

    To learn more about the Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, visit: https://www.bintelligence.com/awards/fortress-cybersecurity-awards

    About Optery www.optery.com

    Optery is the first company to offer a free report with dozens of screenshots showing where your personal information is being posted by hundreds of data brokers online, and the first to offer IT teams a completely self-service platform for finding and removing employee personal information from the web. Optery subscription plans automatically remove customers from these sites, clearing your home address, phone number, email, and other personal information from the Internet at scale. The service provides users with a proactive defense against escalating PII-based threats such as phishing and other social engineering attacks, credential compromise, identity fraud, doxing, and harassment. Optery has completed its AICPA SOC 2, Type II security attestation, and distinguishes itself with unparalleled search technology, data removal automation, visual evidence-based before-and-after reporting, data broker coverage, and API integration options. Optery was awarded “Editors’ Choice” by PCMag.com as the most outstanding product in the personal data removal category in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, received Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech award for security and privacy in 2023, was named winner in the Employee Privacy Protection, Attack Surface Management, and Digital Footprint Management categories of the 2024 and 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, received the Top InfoSec Innovator Award for Attack Surface Management by Cyber Defense Magazine in 2024, and won the Best Service for Attack Surface Management award from Cyber Defense Magazine in 2025. Hundreds of thousands of people and hundreds of businesses use Optery to prevent attacks and keep their personal information off the Internet.

    About Business Intelligence Group www.bintelligence.com

    The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry award programs, these programs are judged by business executives with real-world experience. The organization’s proprietary scoring system measures performance across multiple business domains and rewards companies whose achievements are significant and measurable.

    Media Contact

    Sara Trammell
    Director of Marketing
    Optery for Business
    sara@optery.com

    Eliana Starbird
    Chief Nominations Officer
    Business Intelligence Group
    +1 909-529-2737
    contact@bintelligence.com

    A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5d8828cb-356a-4054-afc9-2ac825528e28

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Reforms to bolster flood protection for communities across the country

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    News story

    Reforms to bolster flood protection for communities across the country

    Delivering on the government’s Plan for Change, proposals will introduce a simplified approach benefitting poorer communities and speeding up project delivery

    A photo of flood defences on a beach

    New proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes and protect thousands of homes and businesses in the nation’s cities and rural areas from the risks of flooding have been unveiled today (Tuesday 3 June) by Floods Minister Emma Hardy.  

    A simpler, transparent approach will replace the current complex and labour-intensive process of applying for funding, which disproportionately affects councils with less resources. 

    The proposals will make it easier for authorities, including councils, to bid for central government funding. This will benefit poorer councils who have less resource to commit to the application process. 

    They will also ensure money is distributed more effectively across the country – including for rural and coastal communities. 

    And faster applications will help speed up delivery of vital schemes – crucial to boosting the country’s preparedness for extreme weather events. 

    Established more than a decade ago under the previous government, the existing outdated formula for distributing money to proposed flood defences is complicated, slows down applications and neglects more innovative approaches such as natural flood management. 

    Speaking at the Flood & Coast Conference in Telford, Minister Hardy outlined fresh proposals to replace this system and introduce a simple, flexible and strategic approach to investment in flood resilience projects.

    Floods Minister Emma Hardy said:

    Councils have struggled for years with securing money for flood defences due to a complex and archaic application process. Dealing with the impacts of flooding gets in the way of growth for businesses and can be devastating for hard-working families.

    That is why, as part of our Plan for Change, this Government is reforming how flood funds are distributed to protect businesses, rural and coastal communities as we invest over £2.65 billion in flood defences across the country.

    Minister Hardy set out how the government will fully fund the first £3 million of proposed flood and coastal erosion projects, giving a crucial boost to schemes. For remaining costs above this, schemes would only need to secure 10% of the remaining costs from other sources, such as private investment, as the government would cover the rest. This approach would mean more schemes will see their funding gaps filled and stop local communities needing to secure more funding themselves.

    The consultation – which opens today – will also seek views on how projects are prioritised each year for delivery, such as on their value for money or whether certain outcomes should be bolstered, such as for flood resilience in deprived communities or the level of private funding raised.  

    Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, these proposals will help boost economic growth, by empowering businesses to inject money into local areas and thereby creating more jobs.  

    Environment Agency Executive Director for Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Caroline Douglass said:

    Better protecting communities in England from the devastating impacts of flooding is one of our top priorities as climate change brings more extreme weather. 

    We support the government’s bold strategic vision to transform the approach to investment in resilience to flood and coastal erosion, helping to streamline the delivery of flood schemes and improve existing assets to protect communities better.

    The consultation also outlines plans to mainstream investment in natural flood management, which uses nature to reduce the risk of flooding, while also providing wider benefits such as improved water quality, vital habitats for wildlife and increased access to nature. This will help boost protection for rural communities, with dozens of projects under the Government’s Natural Flood Management programme already achieving this.  

    It also considers how communities can make better use of property flood resilience measures, such as flood doors or smart air bricks. These items help prevent water from entering a property or reduce the amount of floodwater that enters during significant flooding.

    Updates to this page

    Published 3 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI China: China calls for strengthening financial cooperation among SCO members

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 3 — Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Tuesday called for strengthening financial cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to give strong impetus to the development of regional countries.

    Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a group meeting with foreign representatives attending a meeting of the SCO member states’ finance ministers and central bank chiefs.

    Ding said that Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a series of important suggestions and measures for jointly building a more beautiful home of the SCO at the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus” meeting last year in Astana.

    China is willing to take its rotating presidency of the SCO as an opportunity and work with other member states to prioritize development, strengthen financial cooperation, expand the local currency settlement, promote digital inclusive finance, and actively work for the establishment of an SCO development bank, Ding said.

    Speaking on behalf of the foreign side, SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev spoke highly of the work carried out by China as the rotating chair of the SCO, and expressed the willingness to collaborate with the Chinese side to uphold the “Shanghai Spirit” and promote regional prosperity and development.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China rolls out ‘ASEAN visa’ for 10 ASEAN countries, ASEAN observer Timor-Leste

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China has launched an “ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Visa” for the 10 ASEAN countries and ASEAN observer Timor-Leste, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press briefing on Tuesday.

    According to Lin, China will issue the corresponding category of “ASEAN Visa” for business personnel from the 11 countries, as well as their spouses and children, who meet the requirements. The visa will allow multiple entries within five years and a maximum stay period of 180 days.

    Lin said the “ASEAN visa” is launched on the basis of the comprehensive mutual visa exemption with Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries and the issuance of the “Lancang-Mekong visa” to Mekong River countries, aiming to further facilitate the cross-border movement of people within the region.

    In recent years, the building of the China-ASEAN community with a shared future has been continuously advanced, and important achievements have been made in jointly building a common home that features peace, tranquility, prosperity, a beautiful environment, and friendship, Lin noted.

    Noting that China and Southeast Asian countries have frequent personnel exchanges, Lin said further facilitating personnel exchanges is a common aspiration for both sides. 

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Your guide to live music in Canberra

    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

    Canberra is a vibrant hub for live music, offering a rich mix of international, national, and local performances. No matter your taste, there’s a venue and genre to suit everyone.

    Whether you’re heading to your local pub for a casual gig or counting down to a major concert you’ve had booked for months, Canberra’s diverse music scene has something for you.

    The Baso Belconnen (formerly known as the Basement)

    The Baso is known for its underground vibes and hosting some of the biggest touring acts in Canberra. A long-standing venue with a reputation for packed gigs and good music.

    The Pot Belly nourishes the soul of those seeking a venue that feels like a house party. From rock gigs to acoustic nights, it caters to your hard-core needs.

    The George is well-known for having great music and supporting local up and coming talent. Catch live music Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays.

    From Friday night jazz jams to debut tours, Gang-Gang has a list of gigs, comedy, trivia and music for everyone. A well-known inner-north hub for good music and times.

    Are live music and craft beer your jam? Then the Taphouse is a great spot to enjoy a chilled Friday night or Sunday with friends and a schnitzel.

    The Old Canberra Inn is a well-known pub in Lyneham. It has live music from local bands from Wednesday to Sunday. If you want a family-friendly meal and some quiet jazz or acoustic music, this is a great place to go.

    Live at the Polo is a beloved inner-north hub. It’s a live music venue that features local artists and musicians from around the world. You can check their music page to find out about intimate acoustic sets, energetic band nights, and music you can groove to.

    Iconic live music venues renowned for showcasing top international and national talent across all genres. Under the ucliveˣ brand, fresh lineups are released every month.

    On Tuesday evenings, enjoy performances by the city’s best local duos, trios, and quartets showcasing the smooth sounds of jazz. On Wednesday nights, there are jam sessions where top jazz musicians from Canberra play fun and lively Chicago-style jazz.

    Giddy up! Fun Time Pony is the perfect spot for those seeking a blend of lively music and a dance floor. Trivia, comedy, and live local bands every Saturday attract large crowds.

    Shadows is a vibrant venue that often spills out of the well-known Sydney Building. It features a diverse lineup of DJs and live bands, showcasing genres such as New Wave, Darkwave, Post-Punk, Goth, Glam, Art Rock, Industrial, and EBM.

    Squeaky Clean above Verity Lane has mastered the art of burgers and live music. Check out their Verity Lane Way Festivals and enjoy a mix of Canberra and surrounding talent.

    Smack bang in the heart of Canberra, King O’Malley’s offer at least four nights of live music a week. Catch up with friends over a drink and dinner and enjoy up-beat folk on Thursdays. There is rock’n’roll on Fridays and Saturdays and classic Irish folk music every Sunday evening.

    Live music and great food — Dissent is a café by day, dive bar by night. Join the team for an eclectic mix of live music and entertainment. Help support a vibrant live music scene and the strong community spirit that makes Canberra truly unique.

    A powerhouse for national and emerging talent, the Street Theatre is a staple for the Canberra communities performing arts and live music scene.

    Llewellyn Hall hosts a wide range of local and international performers, with frequent appearances by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Musica Viva. It also serves as an exceptional stage for diverse events, including contemporary music, comedy, dance, and public lectures.

    The pulse of live music and entertainment in Canberra, Canberra Theatre offers something for everyone, across all ages and musical tastes. From family favourites like Bluey to iconic artists like Paul Kelly, it delivers an unforgettable lineup sure to satisfy every live music lover.

    The capital’s largest events venue hosting major artists. Located in the heart of the city, within the CBD’s entertainment precinct, there’s superb sounds and a view from every seat.

    A buzzing southside community hub. The Irish Club showcases top talent from Canberra and nearby regions every Friday night. Known for its family friendly atmosphere, they also have traditional Irish music and live music each month.

    Rose Cottage showcases a variety of local talent. Whether you’re cozying up by the fire inside or enjoying the sunshine in the courtyard, there’s always a great lineup and plenty to enjoy.

    From jazz to First Nations open-mic nights and coventry jams, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre house a diverse and exciting range of artists and talents all year-round. Keep an eye out for live music and entertainment at the lakeside centre.

    Enjoy live music every Saturday night at the Durham, where Canberra’s best local bands and DJs come together for a fun night out.

    Renowned for its rich history of hosting legendary acts like Cold Chisel, INXS, AC/DC, and John Farnham. The German Club continues to build its reputation as a destination for great food and exceptional live music. Discover a dynamic lineup of local, interstate, and international artists and entertainment on their website.

    The Wesley Music Centre, located in Canberra’s inner south, is a lively hub for classical and chamber music. The Centre is home to numerous community arts groups and is dedicated to nurturing local musical talent. Join their popular Wednesday lunchtime concert series or weekly program of performances.

    More than one location

    Smith’s is one of Canberra’s most iconic and loved performance venues. The bar and performing arts café showcase events of all genres of music, comedy, poetry, cabaret, burlesque, performance art.

    P.J O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, Canberra City & Tuggeranong

    Canberra’s classic Irish pubs, located in both the City and Tuggeranong, offer a diverse range of entertainment and live music for everyone. From DJs to acoustic performers, you’re guaranteed a great meal and fantastic tunes no matter which side of town you’re on.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Missing middle reforms to boost housing choice

    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

    The reforms aim to create more diverse housing options that blend seamlessly into Canberra’s suburbs.

    In brief:

    • The ACT Government has proposed housing reforms.
    • These aim to enable more low-rise housing within existing Canberra suburbs.
    • Canberrans can have their say on the reforms via YourSay Conversations.

    The ACT Government has proposed reforms to increase housing supply and choice across the ACT.

    Changes to suburban zoning and new design requirements aim to boost supply of high quality, sustainable ‘missing middle’ housing types in Canberra.

    Canberrans can now learn more about the reforms and share their thoughts via the YourSay Conversations website.

    What is the ‘missing middle’?

    The term ‘missing middle’ refers to homes that are somewhere between detached standalone houses and medium- to high-rise apartments.

    These include:

    • multi-occupancy houses on a block
    • townhouses
    • terrace homes
    • low-rise apartments.

    These housing types offer Canberrans greater choice, close to existing:

    • schools
    • transport
    • shops
    • parks
    • community facilities and services.

    More choice, not just more homes

    Canberra’s population is set to reach 700,000 by 2050. The Missing Middle Reforms will greatly increase the Government’s ability to reach its goal of 30,000 new homes by 2030.

    The reforms go beyond simply building more homes. The aim is to create more diverse housing options that blend seamlessly into Canberra’s suburbs.

    This means increasing the land availability within the ACT’s existing urban footprint, to increase opportunities for development.

    Have your say on the reforms

    Canberrans can now share their thoughts on the reforms, which comprise:

    • suburban zoning changes
    • a Missing Middle Housing Design Guide, developed with local industry design and construction experts.

    To have your say, go to the YourSay Conversations website.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Public Notice of Intent to Issue a Categorical Exclusion to Prudence Park Water Co-Op

    Source: US State of Rhode Island

    Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is seeking public comment on intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion.

    RIDOH has reviewed for approval the request by the Prudence Park Water Co-Op for a Categorical Exclusion determination for proposed installation of three (3) bladder pressure tanks and a water flow meter. The proposed tanks and flow meter are to be installed within Prudence Park Water Co-Op’s existing pumphouse located on in Prudence Park, Portsmouth, RI.

    It has been determined that any impacts would be minor and short term in duration and that the project will not individually, or cumulatively over time, have a significant effect on the quality of the environment. Therefore, RIDOH is hereby giving notice of intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion for the proposed project pursuant to the requirements and authority set forth in Chapter 46-12.8 of the General Laws of Rhode Island and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund regulations (216-RICR-50-05-6).

    A copy of the proposed Categorical Exclusion can be obtained by calling RIDOH’s Center for Drinking Water Quality at 401-222-6867 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by emailing DOH.RIDWQ@health.ri.gov. All material submitted for review is available for public inspection weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at RIDOH, Center for Drinking Water Quality, Three Capitol Hill, Room 209, Providence, RI 02908.

    Written comments should be sent to the Center for Drinking Water Quality at the address above or emailed to DOH.RIDWQ@health.ri.gov within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice.

    A public hearing to hear or otherwise receive comments on the proposed intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion will be held if RIDOH receives such a request by twenty-five (25) persons, or by a governmental agency, or by an association having not less than twenty-five (25) members, within ten (10) days of published notice. If a public hearing is held, it will be open to the public, recorded and held at least five (5) days before the end of the public-comment period. A hearing will not be held earlier than ten (10) days after notice of its location, date, and time published. A request for a public hearing should be sent to the Center for Drinking Water Quality at the address above or emailed to DOH.RIDWQ@health.ri.gov. Notice should be taken that if RIDOH receives a request(s) as provided above on or before 4:30 p.m., July 03, 2025, a public hearing will be held at the following time and place:

    July 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. RIDOH Auditorium Three Capitol Hill Providence, Rhode Island 02908

    Interested persons should contact RIDOH to confirm if a hearing will be held at the time and location noted above.

    The location of the public hearing will be accessible to the handicapped. Interpreter services for people with hearing impairment and audiotapes for people with vision impairment will be made available. RIDOH is handicap accessible to individuals with disabilities.

    Please call RIDOH’s Center for Drinking Water Quality at 401-222-6867 for further information. For individuals requesting communication assistance, call Rhode Island Relay (TTY) at 711 or 800-745-5555 at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance.

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  • MIL-OSI: Primech AI Signs Lease Agreement with Leading Facilities Management Leader for HYTRON LITE Robot Deployment at One of Singapore’s Largest Hospitals

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SINGAPORE, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Primech AI Pte. Ltd. (“Primech AI” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Primech Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: PMEC), today announced the signing of a two-year lease agreement with one of the leading facility management service providers for the deployment of its innovative HYTRON LITE autonomous bathroom cleaning robot at one of Singapore’s largest public hospitals.

    The two-year agreement represents a milestone in commercializing Primech AI’s robotics technology. It underscores the growing market demand for advanced cleaning automation in complex, high-traffic environments such as healthcare facilities. This deployment represents another milestone with Primech AI’s entry into the critical healthcare sector, where stringent cleaning and hygiene standards are paramount, confirming the commercial viability of the HYTRON LITE robot for high-stakes environments where consistent sanitization is essential for patient and staff safety.

    “Securing this deployment at one of Singapore’s premier healthcare institutions marks a significant milestone in our commercialization strategy,” said Charles Ng, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Primech AI. “Healthcare environments demand the highest standards of cleanliness and operational reliability. This deployment demonstrates our HYTRON LITE robot’s capabilities in meeting these exacting requirements while addressing the critical labor challenges faced by the healthcare sector.”

    HYTRON LITE incorporates the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Super, a state-of-the-art System-on-Module (SoM) designed for robust edge AI and robotics applications. Known for its compact size and powerful AI capabilities, the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Super facilitates high-energy efficiency and superior AI processing at the edge. The HYTRON LITE robot will provide autonomous cleaning services, delivering consistent, high-quality sanitization while reducing the manual labor burden on facility management staff. The robot’s advanced features include the self-generation of electrolyzed water for eco-friendly cleaning, contactless and contact-based cleaning capabilities, self-charging systems, automated water handling, air-drying, and floor-mopping functions.

    “This deployment is particularly significant as it allows us to demonstrate our technology’s value in an environment where cleaning quality directly impacts patient outcomes,” added Mr. Ng. “The healthcare sector represents a key growth market for our robotics solutions, and we’re excited to showcase how automation can enhance both operational efficiency and hygiene standards.”

    The first HYTRON LITE robot is scheduled to be delivered by early June 2025, with installation, setup, and training to be provided by Primech AI’s specialized technical team.

    About Primech AI

    Primech AI is a leading robotics company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation in technology. With a team of passionate individuals and a commitment to collaboration, Primech AI is poised to revolutionize the robotics industry with groundbreaking solutions that make a meaningful impact on society. For more information, visit www.primech.ai.

    About Primech Holdings Limited

    Headquartered in Singapore, Primech Holdings Limited is a leading provider of comprehensive technology-driven facilities services, predominantly serving both public and private sectors throughout Singapore. Primech Holdings offers an extensive range of services tailored to meet the complex demands of its diverse clientele. Services include advanced general facility maintenance services, specialized cleaning solutions such as marble polishing and facade cleaning, meticulous stewarding services, and targeted cleaning services for offices and homes. Known for its commitment to sustainability and cutting-edge technology, Primech Holdings integrates eco-friendly practices and smart technology solutions to enhance operational efficiency and client satisfaction. This strategic approach positions Primech Holdings as a leader in the industry and a proactive contributor to advancing industry standards and practices in Singapore and beyond. For more information, visit www.primechholdings.com.    

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago

    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Oksana Hubina, Research Fellow, English literature, University of Leeds

    Self-Portrait by J.M.W Turner (1799) and an engraving of Austen by William Home Lizars (1869). Wiki Commons, CC BY-SA

    Harewood House, with its impressive history and classic English beauty, is a magnificent place to visit in Leeds, west Yorkshire. The house frequently hosts remarkable exhibitions and cultural events devoted to art, poetry and history.

    This time, its doors are open for a new exhibition Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter, which marks the 250th anniversaries of the landscape painter J.M.W. Turner and the novelist Jane Austen.

    The anniversaries have presented an opportunity for the co-curators of Harewood House Trust and the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York to unite the incredible works of two outstanding personalities of the Regency era.

    Their masterpieces reflect their common engagement with the cultural and societal significance of British country houses and their landscapes. Though the pair seem to have never met, the expressiveness of Turner’s paintings are complemented by the literary richness of Austen’s manuscripts.

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    The exhibition creatively highlights the common threads within Austen and Turner’s work through shared themes. The first is Austen Meets Turner, which explores how Austen and Turner’s interests and experiences intersected in the country estates that inspired their works.

    I was especially struck by Harewood House from the North East (1797). Turner captured the magnificent building with such softness and light. The painting makes the landscape feel peaceful and alive, showing his ability to transform a real place into something almost dreamlike.

    It highlights the grandeur of the landed aristocracy of the time, symbolising wealth, influence and a strong social hierarchy that was rooted in land ownership. Austen also used houses as symbols of status and wealth in her novels. Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice (1813), for example, reflects the class, riches and style of the love interest, Mr Darcy.

    Another theme that attracted my attention was Encounters with Austen and Turner, located at the heart of the Harewood House library. Here, among the letters is another of his well-known paintings, Harewood Castle from the South East (1798). A visit to the exhibition can be complemented by a short walk to the real castle ruins in the Harewood grounds.

    You just cannot take your eyes off this painting. Turner captures the ruin bathed in soft, natural light, blending the architectural detail of the castle with the surrounding pastoral landscape. His delicate use of colour and atmospheric perspective evokes a sense of romantic nostalgia, highlighting the harmony between human history and nature – a key feature of his style.

    Objects of genius

    The theme Interior Worlds deserves special attention. It is especially engaging because it offers the opportunity to feel the presence of Austen and Turner through the very objects that once made them famous.

    Turner’s travelling watercolour box from 1842, for example, was made by the artist using two cards attached to a linen cloth. It was designed to hold a new kind of watercolour block, variations of which are still manufactured today.

    Another such item is the original handwritten version of Austen’s unfinished novel Sanditon, penned during the last months of her life in 1817.

    A first edition of Sense and Sensibility is also on show, with a fascinating explanation of the history behind its creation. Originally titled Elinor and Marianne and written in 1795, it was intended to be a novel in letters. But Austen later revised the text, and the version as we know it was published anonymously in 1811.

    Finally, a collection of period costumes from Austen adaptations makes this exhibition truly memorable. An impressive collection of costumes from Sense and Sensibility (1995), Pride and Prejudice (1995) and Emma (2020) are on display.

    Each garment reflects the elegance and social nuance of the Regency era, bringing Austen’s characters vividly to life. The craftsmanship and historical detail in the costumes evoke a sense of timeless charm that deepen the viewer’s connection to the novels.

    This incredible exhibition is sure to move everyone who really wishes to engage with the high art and experience the historical spirit of the Regency era.

    Oksana Hubina works at the School of English, University of Leeds. She receives funding from the British Academy in the field of the humanities.

    – ref. Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago – https://theconversation.com/austen-and-turner-a-country-house-encounter-captures-the-spirit-of-two-great-geniuses-born-250-years-ago-257492

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Why climate professionals are often held to unrealistic standards

    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maddie Sinclair, PhD Candidate, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow

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    Climate professionals, people who work in roles which address climate change, are often criticised for what they eat or how they travel. Criticism of lifestyle choices by colleagues, family members or even strangers can be demotivating. Worse, it can hinder efforts towards building a sustainable future.

    As more people start working in sustainability, both in traditional sectors such as climate researchers or public health professionals and within other workspaces where sustainability is embedded into an existing role, this type of criticism is in danger of becoming more familiar.

    Climate change affects everyone, whether we like to admit it or not. It can be overwhelming to know how best to act on all the advice about living more sustainably. In fact, increased knowledge about what is necessary for a sustainable lifestyle can be paralysing, and prevent someone from taking action.

    Of course, many of us do want to live more sustainably. But some people may feel restricted by the efforts and costs of taking these extra steps to change multiple aspects of our busy daily lives.

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    Instead of revamping our own lifestyles, it can be easier to challenge those recommending these changes to our behaviour, to see if they are following their own rules.

    Climate professionals know which choices are best for the environment. But when you see one of them flying to a UN climate summit, drinking from a plastic water bottle or caught red-handed eating a beef burger, how do you feel? Confused? Vindicated? Perhaps, relief? If the very people who are advising us how to live sustainably aren’t practising what they preach, does this absolve us of responsibility to act?

    Whether intentional or not, holding climate professionals to unrealistic standards is a tactic which delays effective climate action. It slows down climate action by redirecting responsibility and foregrounding low-impact solutions.

    Calling out the failure of climate professionals can emphasise the difficulties of sustainable living and reinforce the idea that slowing down climate change is impossible. You may think that these imperfections are a reflection on their hypocrisy and limits the integrity of their work. In reality, it’s an indication that we are all people operating in a broken system, no matter our expertise.

    Criticising climate scientists doesn’t tackle the root of the problem.
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    Recent research from the World Resource Institute think tank into sustainable dietary, energy and transport choices stresses the importance of systemic change.

    The report found that a system in which governments and businesses support and normalise sustainable behaviour would be far more effective than the weight of individuals taking action alone. And so, as a society, we need to value the work of those advocating for systems change, rather than scrutinising their lifestyle choices.

    Ultimately, rich nations, wealthy people and fossil fuel companies are disproportionately to blame for climate change. However, their preferred narrative concerning the importance of individual action, rather than system change, prevails.

    And this is nothing new. BP popularised the concept of a carbon footprint over 20 years ago. This displaced responsibility for environmental impact from large organisations and systems and towards citizens.

    While people tend to view the impact of climate change as relevant to them, they may not be able to envisage a greener future. This is because people tend to focus on immediate effects rather than longer term outcomes. Short-term environmental policies can fuel this short-term thinking, preventing us from conceptualising a future that recovers from climate change.

    Quick climate dictionary: the meaning of a carbon footprint.

    Change from within the system

    It’s easier to blame climate professionals for not sticking to their own advice, than to think about change at a higher level. But climate professionals must be part of the system to change the system, much to their frustration.

    In fact, climate researchers like us actually fly more than researchers in other fields, because structural factors such as limited funding, accessibility of locations and professional pressures matter more than individual attitudes for reducing flights. How can we expect all the necessary voices to be at the table during international climate conferences if flying is the only feasible way for many to attend?

    Some climate professionals do lead very impressive sustainable lifestyles. We should celebrate these efforts. But we need to dispel the expectation that all climate professionals have the resources to act the same within a broken system.



    Read more:
    Quick climate dictionary: what actually is a carbon footprint?

    Remember, climate professionals are working towards a system which empowers all citizens to choose these sustainable lifestyles, including their own. For instance, some researchers are studying the positive climate impact of protected cycle lanes, producing evidence in support of their construction in cities worldwide.

    Imagine if public transport and active travel were the most obvious choice for everyone. If you wanted to drive, then you would have to meticulously plan a route incorporating private transport lanes, or be prepared to adapt if they don’t exist. Which would you choose?

    Climate professionals are experiencing a whole spectrum of emotions related to climate change, including feeling stuck between what they say and what they do. Focusing on their personal behaviour risks discrediting and devaluing important climate-focused work.

    This can detract from valuable conversations about the urgent need for wider systemic change. The next time you speak to a climate professional, try not to catch them out. Instead, ask about their work and its influence on changing the system – we guarantee they will be more receptive.

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

    – ref. Why climate professionals are often held to unrealistic standards – https://theconversation.com/why-climate-professionals-are-often-held-to-unrealistic-standards-253859

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Fewer men are choosing to become vets – ‘male flight’ could be the reason

    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Hamish Morrin, Veterinary Lecturer in Clinical Communication Skills, University of Central Lancashire

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    If you take your dog, cat or fish to see a vet in the UK, the person who treats them is likely to be a woman. According to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 61% of current UK vets are female. University admissions are even more skewed. Among vets who had recently qualified, nearly 80% were female.

    This wasn’t always the case. In the 1930s, when James Herriot – author of books including All Creatures Great and Small and for many the iconic British vet – was practising, almost all vets were male.

    The women’s liberation movement of the 60s and 70s saw an influx of female vet students. You might expect a levelling of the playing field to lead to a profession now equally split between genders, but that isn’t so.

    I teach veterinary clinical communication skills to veterinary students. My research relates to developing communication strategies that are effective across a wide range of cultures and social groups. However, vets are not very culturally diverse: as well as the majority being female, nearly all are heterosexual and white.

    This can limit their experience and understanding of different perspectives. As part of a wider piece of research into student experience of communication, I have reviewed the history of veterinary demographics, with some surprising results.

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    Historically, vets worked mainly in farms with large animals, for which clients perceived physical strength to be crucial. Increasing pet ownership means most vets now work with small animals.

    This change in focus has altered society’s perception of veterinary work from “practical” to “caring”, and it has been suggested that this has discouraged boys from considering the profession. Veterinary salaries have also stagnated for some time, which may make the job less attractive to men.

    In the past, much more veterinary work took place with large animals on farms.
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    There is very little research to support any of these theories, but the most relevant and largest study available comes from the US in 2010. When applications to vet schools across the country from the 1960s to early 2000s were reviewed, one factor predicted student choice: the more female students there were, the less likely males were to apply.

    This is an understudied sociological phenomenon called “male flight” or “gender flight”. It seems that, in some professions at least, men lose interest once the number of women rises above 60%.

    Another study of UK workplaces found the same thing when modelling various reasons for gender disparities. Men not choosing professions such as pharmacy and accountancy due to increased female presence was the best explanation.

    These findings are concerning when connected with a UK study from 2018 called Drawing the Future. Thirteen thousand UK school children aged between seven and 11 were asked to draw pictures of their dream job. Researchers found that – perhaps unsurprisingly – dream jobs were strongly gendered, and that this happens from a young age.

    “Vet” was third overall, a very popular job choice. But when you split that by gender, it was the second most popular job for girls, but only ninth for boys. This very much matches the gender balance of vet school applicants, so we can hypothesise that attitudes to being a vet are set early in life.

    Need for diversity

    Most diversity initiatives aim to reduce barriers for underrepresented groups. The veterinary profession isn’t nearly as diverse as it could be – only around 4% of vets come from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, compared to 18% of people in the UK population overall.

    Various reasons for this have been suggested, including lack of representation and financial barriers. But we actually don’t know why this is; applications to veterinary medicine by non-white students are lower than for other degrees.

    But in the case of gender, boys can become vets. They simply don’t want to.

    There’s value of diversity in general within the veterinary profession. Vets don’t just work in clinics with pets: they also play a key public health role preventing disease in animal populations and ensuring the health and welfare of farm animals.

    There are many animal charities that rely on vets to help support the human-animal bond, such as rescuing and rehoming animals, working with pets belonging to homeless people, or caring for the pets of people fleeing domestic violence. This means working with people from all over the UK, from all backgrounds.

    Many studies of stress in the veterinary profession identify difficulties with communication as a key problem. Indeed, communication is highlighted as a key skill for veterinary students by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and many studies of veterinary education. But there lies a challenge common to homogeneous professions. Learning to communicate effectively with others is more difficult when there is less diversity.

    This issue of gender flight has broader social implications. When men leave a profession due to increased numbers of women, wages tend to stagnate, which is a serious issue for students who frequently leave their five-year vet degrees with substantial debt.

    One place to start might be looking at how young children view vets – and what might make it a profession to choose as a result of personal ability and preference, rather than social pressure.

    Hamish Morrin 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. Fewer men are choosing to become vets – ‘male flight’ could be the reason – https://theconversation.com/fewer-men-are-choosing-to-become-vets-male-flight-could-be-the-reason-254827

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Daniel Treisman, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles

    Autocrats today tend to govern by manipulation of the public, among other tactics, rather than solely using violence. Nanzeeba Ibnat/iStock/Getty Images Plus

    President Donald Trump’s critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. Some Democrats warn that the U.S. is sliding toward autocracy – a system in which one leader holds unchecked power.

    Others counter that labeling Trump an autocrat is alarmist. After all, he hasn’t suspended the Constitution, forced school children to memorize his sayings or executed his rivals, as dictators such as Augusto Pinochet, Mao Zedong and Saddam Hussein once did.

    But modern autocrats don’t always resemble their 20th-century predecessors.

    Instead, they project a polished image, avoid overt violence and speak the language of democracy. They wear suits, hold elections and talk about the will of the people. Rather than terrorizing citizens, many use media control and messaging to shape public opinion and promote nationalist narratives. Many gain power not through military coups but at the ballot box.

    The softer power of today’s autocrats

    In the early 2000s, political scientist Andreas Schedler coined the term “electoral authoritarianism” to describe regimes that hold elections without real competition. Scholars Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way use another phrase, “competitive authoritarianism,” for systems in which opposition parties exist but leaders undermine them through censorship, electoral fraud or legal manipulation.

    In my own work with economist Sergei Guriev, we explore a broader strategy that modern autocrats use to gain and maintain power. We call this “informational autocracy” or “spin dictatorship.”

    These leaders don’t rely on violent repression. Instead, they craft the illusion that they are competent, democratic defenders of the nation – protecting it from foreign threats or internal enemies who seek to undermine its culture or steal its wealth.

    President Donald Trump appears at an Air Force base in Doha, Qatar, on May 15, 2025.
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    Hungary’s democratic facade

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán exemplifies this approach. He first served from 1998 to 2002, returned to power in 2010 and has since won three more elections – in 2014, 2018 and 2022 – after campaigns that international observers criticized as “intimidating and xenophobic.”

    Orbán has preserved the formal structures of democracy – courts, a parliament and regular elections – but has systematically hollowed them out.

    In his first two years he packed Hungary’s constitutional court, which reviews laws for constitutionality, with loyalists, forced judges off the bench by mandating a lower retirement age and rewrote the constitution to limit judicial review of his actions. He also tightened government control over independent media.

    To boost his image, Orbán funneled state advertising funds to friendly news outlets. In 2016, an ally bought Hungary’s largest opposition newspaper – then shut it down.

    Orbán has also targeted advocacy groups and universities. The Central European University, which was registered in both Budapest and the U.S., was once a symbol of the new democratic Hungary. But a law penalizing foreign-accredited institutions forced it to relocate to Vienna in 2020.

    Yet Orbán has mostly avoided violence. Journalists are harassed rather than jailed or killed. Critics are discredited for their beliefs but not abducted. His appeal rests on a narrative that Hungary is under siege – by immigrants, liberal elites and foreign influences – and that only he can defend its sovereignty and Christian identity. That message resonates with older, rural, conservative voters, even as it alienates younger, urban populations.

    A global shift in autocrats

    In recent decades, variants of spin dictatorship have appeared in Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Leaders such as Hugo Chávez and the early Vladimir Putin consolidated power and marginalized opposition with minimal violence.

    Data confirm this trend. Drawing from human rights reports, historical records and local media, my colleague Sergei Guriev and I found that the global incidence of political killings and imprisonments by autocrats dropped significantly from the 1980s to the 2010s.

    Why? In an interconnected world, overt repression has costs. Attacking journalists and dissidents can prompt foreign governments to impose economic sanctions and discourage international companies from investing. Curbing free expression risks stifling scientific and technological innovation – something even autocrats need in modern, knowledge-based economies.

    Still, when crises erupt, even spin dictators often revert to more traditional tactics. Russia’s Putin has cracked down violently on
    protesters and jailed opposition leaders. Meanwhile, more brutal regimes such as those in North Korea and China continue to rule by spreading fear, combining mass incarceration with advanced surveillance technologies.

    But overall, spin is replacing terror.

    America too?

    Most experts, myself included, agree that the U.S. remains a democracy.

    Yet some of Trump’s tactics resemble those of informational autocrats. He has attacked the press, defied court rulings and pressured universities to curtail academic independence and limit international admissions. His admiration for strongmen such as Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele alarms observers. At the same time, Trump routinely denigrates democratic allies and international institutions such as the United Nations and NATO.

    Some experts say democracy depends on politicians’ self restraint. But a system that survives only if leaders choose to respect its limits is not much of a system at all.
    What matters more is whether the press, judiciary, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, churches, unions, universities and citizens have the power – and the will – to hold leaders accountable.

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivers a speech at a hotel in Madrid on Feb. 8, 2025.
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    Preserving democracy in the US

    Wealthy democracies such as the U.S., Canada and many Western European countries benefit from robust institutions such as newspapers, universities, courts and advocacy groups that act as checks on government.

    Such institutions help explain why populists such as Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi or Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, although accused of bending electoral rules and threatening judicial independence, have not dismantled democracy outright in their countries.

    In the U.S., the Constitution provides another layer of protection. Amending it requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states – a far steeper hurdle than in Hungary, where Orbán needed only a two-thirds parliamentary majority to rewrite the constitution.

    Of course, even the U.S. Constitution can be undermined if a president defies the Supreme Court. But doing so risks igniting a constitutional crisis and alienating key supporters.

    That doesn’t mean American democracy is safe from erosion. But its institutional foundations are older, deeper and more decentralized than those of many newer democracies. Its federal structure, with overlapping jurisdictions and multiple veto points, makes it harder for any one leader to dominate.

    Still, the global rise of spin dictatorships should sharpen awareness of what is happening in the U.S. Around the world, autocrats have learned to control their citizens by faking democracy. Understanding their techniques may help Americans to preserve the real thing.

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

    – ref. Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation – https://theconversation.com/autocrats-dont-act-like-hitler-or-stalin-anymore-instead-of-governing-with-violence-they-use-manipulation-256665

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  • MIL-OSI Video: UK The FCDO’s approach to displaced people – International Development Committee

    Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

    Ahead of the Spending Review and amid sharp aid cuts, how will the UK Government ensure its development spending delivers value for money, and how is it approaching the long-term needs of people displaced from their homes?

    MPs will ask Development Minister Baroness Chapman to set out the Government’s position on these issues as she gives evidence to the International Development Committee on Tuesday 3 June. Defending the Government’s decision to cut aid to 0.3% of gross national income (GNI) the Minister previously told the Committee that the days of “viewing the UK Government as a global charity are over”, and said the UK would focus on “partnering, not paternalism,” helping other countries to build their own capacity for development.

    MPs will likely ask the Minister how she and her department would define value for money in aid, what role philanthropic organisations and the private sector will play in development, and whether these partnerships can deliver the same value for money as direct UK aid spending.

    Key witness: The Baroness Chapman of Darlington

    Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and the Caribbean at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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  • MIL-OSI: Sagtec Unveils AI-Powered Robotics Platform to Redefine Front-of-House Dining Operations

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sagtec Global Limited (NASDAQ: SAGT) (“Sagtec” or the “Company”), a technology innovator in customizable software and AI systems, today announced the commercial launch of its AI-powered robotics platform, engineered to transform front-of-house operations across the global hospitality sector.

    Designed to address one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: labor-intensive service operations, the platform combines autonomous robotics, proprietary AI algorithms, and real-time software orchestration. With early traction from multinational restaurant groups and franchise chains, Sagtec is positioning this solution as a foundational pillar for intelligent automation in dining environments.

    “This launch represents more than just a new product; it’s a leap forward in hospitality automation. Our AI-powered platform evolves with each deployment, enhancing user experience, brand personalization, and service efficiency. We are targeting over 500 new robotic kiosk subscriptions within the next 12 months, supported by growing demand across Southeast Asia and the Middle East,” said Kevin Ng, Chairman, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer of Sagtec.

    Key features of the platform include:

    • Autonomous robotic navigation and AI-driven spatial awareness for seamless, real-time delivery in dynamic restaurant environments
    • Natural language ordering with multilingual voice engagement and facial recognition
    • Precision robotic arm integration for hygienic, consistent delivery
    • Full point-of-sale (POS) software integration enabling real-time syncing with ordering systems
    • Customizable UI/UX for brand-specific voice design, themes, and ambient behaviour.

    The platform is structured to generate high-margin, recurring revenue through multiple monetization streams:

    • Hardware sales and robotic leasing subscriptions
    • Licensing of Sagtec’s proprietary AI software layer, including conversational and behavioral intelligence
    • Predictive diagnostics and tiered maintenance contracts for optimized uptime and support
    • Customization and branding packages tailored to enterprise and franchise clients

    This launch marks a significant expansion of Sagtec’s total addressable market (TAM) and strengthens the Company’s long-term earnings visibility. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global service robotics market is projected to exceed US$90.1 billion by 2032, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.2% from 2025. Sagtec’s offering is strategically positioned to capitalize on this momentum, particularly as the hospitality sector faces a projected shortfall of 14 million workers by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum.

    By entering the intelligent robotics space, Sagtec is establishing itself as a key AI systems provider within one of the fastest-growing automation segments. With a scalable SaaS-style licensing model, flexible hardware leasing, and enterprise-grade customization, the Company is building a defensible, multi-layered ecosystem designed to deliver predictable, repeatable revenue growth in the years ahead.

    About Sagtec Global Limited

    Sagtec is a leading provider of customizable software solutions, primarily serving the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector. The Company also offers software development, data management, and social media management to enhance operational efficiency across various industries. Additionally, Sagtec operates power-bank charging stations at 300 locations across Malaysia through its subsidiary, CL Technology (International) Sdn Bhd.

    For more information on the Company, please log on to https://www.sagtec-global.com/.

    Contact Information:

    Sagtec Global Limited Contact:
    Ng Chen Lok
    Chairman, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
    Phone: +6011-6217 3661
    Email: info@sagtec-global.com

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Lisa Nandy speech at Media & Telecoms 2025 and Beyond Conference

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Speech

    Lisa Nandy speech at Media & Telecoms 2025 and Beyond Conference

    Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s keynote speech at the Deloitte and Enders Analysis’ Media & Telecoms 2025 & Beyond Conference in London.

    I said when I addressed the Royal Television Society at the end of last year that there is a choice ahead of us, whether we choose to be the last guardians of this chapter or the first pioneers of the next. And those of you in this room are those pioneers, public service broadcasters, providing an engine room of talent development and creativity, a strong independent sector producing and distributing British content seen at home and around the world on screens big and small, a rich and varied press holding the powerful to account, not always comfortably for us in government, but essential to the functioning of a healthy democracy, and an advertising ecosystem that underpins all of this and makes it possible. 

    You and your sectors are central to the cultural, democratic and economic life of this country and many other countries around the world. This government values what your sectors bring to the economy, to skills and good jobs, and as a symbol of that, we have chosen to back the creative industries as one of the eight highest growth industries in the UK in our forthcoming industrial strategy. Over the last decade, the creative industries have increased their output at more than one and a half times the rate of the rest of the economy. They, you, are a major UK employer. You drive growth at home and you project the UK overseas. Collectively, you underpin a hugely important industry for this country. And whilst we will have more to say on the sector plan shortly, that will put rocket boosters under the creative industries, I want to say now that this government recognises your value and we have your back.

    But the media is, and always has been, about much more than that. And there’s one issue above many others that I want to talk with you about today. Trust. Last summer, when many of our towns and cities went up in flames, nobody could ignore the fractured nature of society. We have found multiple ways to divide ourselves from one another over recent decades, and it feels at times that we’ve lost the ability to understand one another. When people are working harder than ever before, but can’t make ends meet, when their contribution is not seen or valued, when politicians display a violent indifference to the things that matter, a decent high street, transport, a viable football club, it is no wonder that people lose trust, trust in our leaders, trust in our democratic institutions and trust in each other.

    That’s when news and information becomes critical. Not the sort of news and information that helps to polarise and divide, but trust in news that builds a shared understanding of the world.

    And we’re all of us in this room custodians, custodians of our institutions, but more than that, custodians of a cohesive, self confident country. And who of us can look at this country and the world right now and say that we’re succeeding?

    We know that people rate traditional news sources high on trust, accuracy and impartiality. We also know that news sourced via social media is rated significantly lower, and I think we’re all aware of the darker side of social media, where facts are disputed and division is sown. Against that backdrop, your work is not just important, it is central to the future of this nation.

    I’ve always believed in the power of media, because it is in my blood. My mum was one of the only female editors at Granada TV in 1989, running a busy newsroom on the day that Hillsborough happened. I remember vividly as a 10 year old sitting in the newsroom with my sister until late into the night as the horrific scenes unfolded, watching her make the agonising call for the cameramen on the ground to keep filming rather than aid the rescue effort. That footage would later become critical in achieving justice for the 97, revealing evidence of a cover up and improving safety in stands at football grounds.

    I watched my stepdad make the call to commission ‘Who Bombed Birmingham?’ and persist with the program over several months despite intense opposition. That documentary didn’t just go on to ensure the release of the Birmingham Six. It exposed a miscarriage of justice that would send shockwaves through the country and lead to major reforms to the criminal justice system that persist to this day. It’s in these moments that great journalism shines a light into the darkest parts of our country, holds up a mirror to those in power, and reasserts the power of the people.

    I can think of no better recent example of this than last summer, as our towns and cities were set ablaze by violent thugs. It was local media on the ground who countered mis- and disinformation in real time. And they told the real story, the story of our communities, who came together to defend all of us in all of our diversity and led the community fightback.

    Our national and local media is, in short, too important to fail. But we appreciate as a government that you are businesses with a bottom line, and you have been operating in the toughest of environments for some time. You don’t need me to tell you that consumer habits are changing. Seventy one percent of UK adults consume online news in some capacity, twice as many as a decade ago, and that includes some eighty eight percent of 16 to 24 year olds. Just one in 10 pick up a print newspaper, compared to over half of over 75s. And for Gen Z, internet influencers are considered almost as trustworthy as traditional media. So I’m glad that the next session in this conference is focused on news and media in the AI age. 

    But these aren’t the only changes that we are collectively grappling with. When it comes to the media sector, there is enormous upheaval. Print advertising is down by a third, but online advertising has more than doubled. Broadcast viewing is down by a quarter, but on demand viewing is soaring, and the advent of AI, with its enormous potential to support creativity, comes with fresh challenges around copyright, authorship and fair compensation. The consequences of this can be stark and they can be uneven. Take, for example, the dramatic shift in TV commissioning patterns that have seen the UK become a world leader in high end, at the same time that smaller producers have seen the value of their commissions fall by a third and too many talented creatives left out of work.

    We’re living through a revolution, but just as with the invention of the printing press and every revolution since, we don’t run from it, we adapt again, and we learn how to become stronger for it, in a new age. And at a crucial point in our history, governments have always proactively partnered with industry to forge a new path forward, like the Annan Committee in 1974, a landmark review into the future of broadcasting that my dad was a member of. It led to the creation of Channel Four, a recognition that the country had changed, with working classes, women and minority communities crying out to be heard in this new society and a nation that needed to define itself once again. 

    We’re in a similar period of transition now, and transitions need to be managed. Our job as a government is to create the framework so you can keep providing rigorous journalism in an evolving news landscape, among which the creative output that is only produced by people coming together across every part of the United Kingdom, that resonates with them and their lives. That’s why we’ve already acted in the last year to fix the foundations, implementing the Online Safety Act to keep users safe while protecting press and media freedom, recognising the value and importance of recognised news publisher content. Implementing the new digital markets regimes to allow you to challenge market dominance that negatively impacts your business, and convening the National Committee for the Safety of Journalists, to bring industry and government together to protect journalists and allow you to speak truth to power.

    I’ve heard from you the need for fair competition and a government that supports you. That’s why we’ve already acted to protect the sustainability of the sector, implementing the Media Act, delivering a new, more sustainable settlement for our public service broadcasters, so they can continue to invest in high quality original UK content, as well as a level playing field for our radio stations. Hearing your concerns about less healthy food advertising restrictions and acting quickly to support clarity and common sense. Increasing funding for community radio stations this year to £1 million to help support hyper local stations that represent and unite their communities. Providing clarity on foreign state ownership of newspaper enterprises, a tough and crucially workable regime to protect our newspapers from foreign interference, while ensuring sustainable investment so that our papers can thrive, and making changes to the media ownership regime to protect news in all its forms from influences that could risk our plural and trusted media.

    But I do want to pause for a moment on AI, which has been the subject rightly of so much debate, not just here, but across the world. We are determined to find a way forward that works for the creative industry and creators, as well as the tech industries. Creators are the innovators, fundamental to our economic success in the future. And with my colleague Peter Kyle, we’re working together to find a better solution. The issue of AI and copyright needs to be properly considered and enforceable legislation drafted with the inclusion, involvement and experience of both creatives and technologists. And so as soon as the Data Bill is passed by Parliament, Peter and I will begin a series of roundtables with representatives from across the creative industries to develop legislation, with both houses of Parliament given time to consider it before we proceed. We approach you with no preferred option in mind. During the consultation we have heard you loud and clear that what works for one part of the creative industries doesn’t work for another. Now you know as well as I do that in this international landscape, there are no easy solutions, but this government is determined to work with you to find a solution with transparency and trust as its foundation. We have heard you loud and clear. 

    I will never stop working for creatives to deliver solutions, transparency and the empowerment that you need in the digital age. We are a Labour government, and the principle of people must be paid for their work is foundational, and you have our word that if it doesn’t work for the creative industries, it will not work for us.

    People are at the heart of this industry, and so we’ve also acted to support the people at the heart of this sector, supporting the launch of CIISA to tackle head on the issues of workplace culture that have plagued our creative industries for too long and denied us a chance to harness the full range of talent that exists in our country. I’ve been particularly pleased to see the BBC’s recent announcement that it will no longer commission companies who are not signed up to the CIISA standards. That is what leadership looks like. I’m publishing updated online safety guidance to support journalists to report in the public interest without fear. I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve together in just one year.

    But as the sector evolves, so must we, and we want a vibrant and sustainable media ecosystem with PSBs, streamers, indies, radio, TV, press, thriving across the UK, and not just individually, but collaborating together to invest in the skills, infrastructure and co-productions that we need, and when you do well, we won’t penalise you through new taxes and levies, but ensure that we have a regulatory framework that incentivises inward investment that creates opportunities for businesses, both big and small, and the UK talent to be showcased across the world.

    Take Bad Wolf as an example. First, a successful indie partnering with the BBC, then getting long term investment from Sky, HBO and most recently Sony, and now with the help of the Welsh Government, one of the anchor tenants of the Cardiff creative cluster. Or the growing cluster of audio producers in Manchester, such as Made in Manchester and Audio Always supported by the shift of BBC commissioning to the region.

    I told you this government would have your back, and we will. Over the coming months, we will build on Ofcom’s Public Service Media Review during the summer by taking action to ensure our public service broadcasters can continue to do what they do best long into the future. We will publish a Local Media Strategy to ensure that people in every town, city and village can access trust in news that reflects their lives as reserves better, helping them to hold local public services to account. As a government, we are committed to the biggest devolution of power out of Westminster and Whitehall in a generation, which will make local news and local media the most important that it has ever been. 

    We will launch the BBC Charter Review later this year to support a BBC that is empowered to continue to deliver a vital public service funded in a sustainable way. A BBC that can maintain the trust and support of the public in difficult times, support the wider ecosystem, and that is set up to drive growth in every part of the United Kingdom. 

    Later this month, we’ll publish a Creative Industries Sector Plan to turbocharge the growth of creative industries right across the UK. To support film and TV clusters from Birmingham to Belfast. To tap into the huge potential for growth that exists across our country.

    My commitment to you is an open and collaborative partnership with the government so that we can walk through this transition together. We will play our part, but we need you to play yours. We need more collaboration within your sector and especially between our public service broadcasters, to tackle these great social and economic challenges, working together in a number of areas, particularly tackling mis- and disinformation and promoting high quality news by investing in your journalism arms, partnering more rather than competing with or undercutting local news publishers, improving media literacy by helping consumers find and recognise accurate and impartial news reporting, supporting initiatives like BBC Verify and the Local Democracy Reporting Service. 

    We need you to work together to promote high quality children’s content. We all want our young people to grow up to see the high quality content that will educate and inform and equip them for the world. But also to inspire young people who see themselves and their opportunities in your content, bringing untold benefit to the industry in inspiring future generations of content makers. We make great children’s content in the United Kingdom, but we don’t collectively promote it enough.

    And also to understand how you can lead on this great transformation, thinking creatively about alternative ways to monetise your content and assets, and crucially, working together to move to where people are building on and developing more shared platforms and operations, like freely at radio player to help manage costs that make it easier for audiences to access your content.

    We need you to take seriously the need to shift resources, opportunities and commissioning power to every nation and region. There is a principle that will run through our industrial strategy like a thread: economic growth, good jobs, skills and opportunities. Not just in one part of the country, but in every single nation and region, across our towns, villages and cities. So we need you to step up and do more, not just paying lip service to the need for regional and national content, but really embedding yourselves in those communities to make sure that those voices are heard, those stories are told. Because talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.

    In a world where trust is at a premium, it’s easy to draw divisions: broadcasters versus streamers, online versus print, local versus national, big versus small. But we have to reject that way of thinking. Because despite all the talk of challenges, and there are many, the fundamentals of our media sectors are strong. They have great talent and infrastructure, and I hope that we can work together to create a great policy framework too, so that you can continue to be the custodians of our national life and usher this country into the coming decade.

    It’s my firm belief that this country has been through difficult times, buffeted by global forces and decision-making at home, and we need to take this moment to recover our sense of self confidence. When it comes to the creative industries, whether it’s film, TV, fashion, music, arts, culture, we are really good at this stuff. We light up the world with the content that we’re able to make and produce and we change lives here, at home and overseas. 

    Recently, I was in India and then Japan, and I couldn’t fail to be impressed by the esteem in which British media and creatives are held. Millions of people around the world watch big budget dramas like ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Bridgerton’, but they also watch a slew of other fantastic shows and formats from ‘Planet Earth’ to ‘Come Dine With Me’ and everything in between. They read our news, they watch our adverts, they listen to our podcasts. 

    What that does is not just project the UK to the rest of the world, but it connects people in an increasingly fragmented, divided and polarised world. So many of the people I spoke to wanted to come and make things in the UK with the UK, we are a cultural powerhouse. No one will be a more passionate advocate for our sectors than me or our ministerial colleagues at DCMS. 

    So know that you have our full support as we enter this new era. Know that I am confident that if we work together, we can face head-on these challenges and make the most of change as a country. We’ve been drifting too long, but now is the time to chart a new course, a media that is fiercely independent, that creates and produces some of the best content in the world. That draws on the talent that exists in every corner of our country to shape, define and give voice to our national story, and provide those moments that bring us together in shared experience at a time when so much of our consumption is fractured and polarising. As we look to this new era and a new country, let nobody say that it falls to anybody else. It falls to us.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: ASIA/VIETNAM – Marian Jubilee Pilgrimage: places Mary at the center of the feast of Pentecost

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    Da Nang (Agenzia Fides) – More than ten thousand faithful, from all the parishes and communities of the vast diocese of Da Nang – which covers more than 10,000 square kilometers in central Vietnam – participated in the Jubilee pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Tra Kieu, on the occasion of the Holy Year 2025. The Marian site, deeply rooted in popular devotion, commemorates an apparition of the Virgin Mary that occurred 140 years ago, when, according to local tradition, the Mother of God appeared to console, encourage, and help her children in times of difficulty. The pilgrimage – celebrated on the Solemnity of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary – has been defined as “an event of love, faith, commitment, and service, an opportunity to profess one’s faith in the face of the challenges of the present time,” explained to Archbishop Joseph Dang Duc, Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Hue and, at the same time, Apostolic Administrator of Da Nang. The prelate presided over the solemn Eucharist, concelebrated by hundreds of priests, and attended by numerous men and women religious, and lay faithful.The pilgrimage had a double meaning: on the one hand, it concluded the traditional “month of flowers” – the month of May, dedicated in Vietnam to Marian devotion—and, on the other, it served as spiritual preparation for the Solemnity of Pentecost. The Vietnamese Catholic community, which represents approximately 7% of the country’s population (about seven million faithful), expresses a profound devotion to the Virgin Mary. Throughout the month, the faithful participated in celebrations, prayer vigils, open-air Masses, and community rosaries at Marian shrines, where fresh flowers were offered as a sign of love and gratitude to the Mother of God. The pilgrimage was also a celebration of Mary as the “Woman of Pentecost,” which falls on June 8. The faithful go to the places where the Virgin Mary appeared to save Catholics during the bloody persecutions in the history of the Vietnamese Church, such as Our Lady of La Vang in the Diocese of Hue, Our Lady of Nui Cui in the Diocese of Xuan Loc, or Our Lady of Tra Kieu in the Diocese of Da Nang, to ask for her protection. Mary, in fact, filled with the Holy Spirit, demonstrates in herself the work that the Spirit accomplishes in every believer. “Mary,” was the reflection proposed to the faithful by the Vicar General, Father Bonaventura Mai Thai, “is in the Cenacle as the first to receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Mary is a great connoisseur of the Spirit’s action. She lives in a profound relationship with God and the Holy Spirit, thus becoming a model for the apostles and for all of us. Mary is a model of openness and acceptance of the Spirit of God. Contemplating Mary at Pentecost, we have the opportunity to allow ourselves to be shaped by the Holy Spirit to transmit God’s love to the world.”The figure of Mary, who sets out to reach Elizabeth’s house, Archbishop Joseph Dang Duc noted, is “the image and model of a synodal Church, a Church that knows how to go out of herself to encounter, listen to, and serve her neighbor.” “Mission today means not remaining locked up at home or in church, but is an invitation for all to reach out to the poor, the suffering, and the marginalized who need support, comfort, and encouragement, starting with those at our side, in our families or in our communities.” Mary,” he added, “was filled with the Holy Spirit. This is an important reminder for all members of the People of God in our diocese. All activities, community gatherings, liturgies, and pilgrimages, without the grace of the Holy Spirit, will be purely social gatherings. With the presence of the Holy Spirit, they will be spiritual moments lived in the presence of God, and will bring renewal, true joy, and peace to hearts. Today, each of us, regardless of our status and mission, whether priest, religious, or lay person, is invited to live in a spirit of gratitude, humility, and dedication, like the Virgin Mary, to know how to trust, praise, and give thanks to God.”Thus, he concluded, “the pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Tra Kieu is not only an individual act, but a communal act to renew our vocation and mission, since we are all the people of God and we are all walking together in faith, in love, toward evangelization.”The Diocese of Da Nang has been the cradle of Catholicism in southern Vietnam. The roots of Christian preaching date back to three Jesuit missionaries who landed in Hoi An in 1615 and began their work of evangelization. One of the fruits of their preaching was the first Vietnamese blessed and martyr, Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen, a catechist beatified in 2000 by Pope Saint John Paul II. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Da Nang was one of the main centers of the diocese of Cochinchina (in southern Vietnam), a place from where missionaries departed.The Marian shrine of Tra Kieu, located in Quang Nam province, is a well-known pilgrimage destination. In September 1885, the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have appeared at the top of the church in the Catholic village of Tra Kieu to help parishioners defeat the royal soldiers who were trying to exterminate the village’s Christian inhabitants. John XXIII created the Diocese of Da Nang on January 18, 1963. The territory includes the city of Da Nang and the province of Quang Nam. Currently, the diocese has 73,000 Catholics out of a population of 2.7 million, and has 51 parishes. (PA/AD) (Agenzia Fides, 3/6/2025)

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Flash: Lee Jae-myung, candidate of the Toburo Democratic Party, leads in the presidential election in the Republic of Korea according to exit polls – media

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    Flash: Lee Jae-myung, candidate of the Toburo Democratic Party, leads in the presidential election in the Republic of Korea according to exit polls – media Flash: Lee Jae-myung, candidate of the Toburo Democratic Party, leads in the presidential election in the Republic of Korea according to exit polls – media

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  • MIL-OSI: New Data Demonstrates Significant Clinical and Quality-of-Life Benefits of Flexitouch® Plus in Treating Lymphedema Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MINNEAPOLIS, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (“Tactile Medical”; the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TCMD), a medical technology company providing therapies for people with chronic disorders, today announced the presentation of new clinical data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2025 Annual Meeting that demonstrates significant clinical and quality-of-life benefits associated with use of the Company’s Flexitouch Plus versus usual care in treating patients with head and neck cancer-related lymphedema.

    “Current modalities for managing head and neck cancer-related lymphedema include therapist guided lymphedema treatment and lifelong home-based self-care. However, data shows that patients face substantial barriers to accessing these modalities, which limits the number of patients receiving treatment and delaying therapy initiation for those who do,” said Principal Investigator, Barbara Murphy, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Head and Neck Research Program, and Director, Pain and Symptom Management Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. “Our study found that advanced pneumatic pump technology provides a feasible alternative that reduces swelling, increases speed to initial therapy, and generates strong quality-of-life outcomes.”

    The two-month analysis featured data from the Company’s six-month clinical trial, which examines the effectiveness of Flexitouch Plus, an advanced pneumatic compression device (APCD), versus usual care in treating lymphedema among head and neck cancer survivors. The study includes 236 subjects across 10 academic and community sites, representing the largest prospective, randomized controlled study on this patient group ever conducted in the United States. Outcome measures include changes in disease-specific patient-reported symptom survey scores and objective clinical assessments, including CT imaging.

    Two-month data demonstrated that usual care and APCD are similarly effective treatment modalities for head and neck lymphedema. Specific areas of differentiation showed:

    • Usual care participants took an average of 29.8 days to begin therapist guided lymphedema treatment (TGLT), while APCD participants received their device in 17.9 days;
    • Of participants randomized to usual care, only 71% received TGLT compared to 94.9% of those in the APCD group;
    • APCD participants had significant reduction in swelling via digital photography and total Head and Neck Cancer Related Lymphedema and Fibrosis Grading (HN-LEFG) scores while usual care participants exhibited marginal improvements; and
    • Self-reported symptom improvement occurred in both groups, with APCD demonstrating significant improvement on three of the six health-related quality-of-life sub scales.

    “Tactile is committed to elevating lymphedema therapy with meaningful evidence generation, and these early results validate Flexitouch Plus as an effective option in treating head and neck cancer-related lymphedema,” said Sheri Dodd, Chief Executive Officer of Tactile Medical. “90% of head and neck cancer survivors will develop lymphedema, and we are pleased to provide a solution that supports the patient’s needs and timeline for effective symptom management. We look forward to the six-month results from this significant trial later this year. We expect this to support more expansive reimbursement coverage by commercial payers, inform clinical guidelines, and drive broader patient and provider awareness, ultimately improving access to care.”

    Flexitouch Plus is an FDA-cleared therapy designed for at-home treatment of lymphedema, chronic edema, chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), and chronic wounds.*

    About Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (DBA Tactile Medical)

    Tactile Medical is a leader in developing and marketing at-home therapies for people suffering from underserved, chronic conditions including lymphedema, lipedema, chronic venous insufficiency and chronic pulmonary disease by helping them live better and care for themselves at home. Tactile Medical collaborates with clinicians to expand clinical evidence, raise awareness, increase access to care, reduce overall healthcare costs and improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of patients each year.

    Investor Inquiries:
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    investorrelations@tactilemedical.com

    *Individual results may vary. For full prescribing information, including contraindications, warnings and instructions for use, please visit www.tactilemedical.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Intermex and Houston Dynamo FC Partner to Celebrate Latino Heritage and the Spirit of Fútbol

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MIAMI, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  International Money Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMXI) (“Intermex” or the “Company”, a leading money remittance provider to Latin America and the Caribbean, today announced a new official partnership with Houston Dynamo FC, one of Major League Soccer’s most community-driven teams. This collaboration unites two organizations deeply committed to uplifting and celebrating Latino culture through the unifying passion of soccer.

    Soccer is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, with more than 85 million fans nationwide. In Houston, a city where over 45% of the population identifies as Latino, the connection runs even deeper. Latino fans make up nearly 70% of the MLS audience, making the city a natural home for this partnership. Together, Intermex and Houston Dynamo FC aim to champion cultural pride, family connection, and community empowerment.

    “Intermex is the only remittance company built by Latinos for Latinos. Partnering with Houston Dynamo FC allows us to celebrate that shared heritage and connect with our customers beyond financial services, through a sport that speaks to identity, passion, and tradition,” said Marcelo Theodoro, Chief Product, Marketing & Digital Officer at Intermex.

    “We are thrilled to welcome Intermex to the club, they are a cutting-edge organization that shares our commitment to elevating our community and fostering civic pride,” Dynamo Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, Ben Carruthers said. “Intermex’s dedication to serving diverse communities aligns perfectly with our mission both on and off the pitch. Together, we look forward to delivering exciting experiences to our fans and supporting the vibrant, diverse culture synonymous with our city.” Through this partnership, Intermex and Houston Dynamo FC will collaborate on in-stadium experiences, community events, and cultural celebrations that highlight and honor the vibrancy of the Latino community.

    About Intermex
    Founded in 1994, Intermex applies proprietary technology to enable consumers to send money from the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany to more than 60 countries. The company facilitates digital money movement through its website and mobile app, as well as through a vast network of retail agents and company-operated stores. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Intermex also operates international offices in Puebla, Mexico; Guatemala City, Guatemala; London, England; and Madrid, Spain. Learn more at www.intermexonline.com.

    About Houston Dynamo FC
    Houston Dynamo FC is a Major League Soccer team and part of the Houston Dynamo Football Club, a multi-faceted organization that includes the Dynamo, the Houston Dash and the Houston Dynamo Academy, and Dynamo and Dash Charities. Ted Segal acquired a majority ownership interest in HDFC in June 2021 and serves as the chairman of the Club. Under his leadership the organization completed a multi-million-dollar renovation of Shell Energy Stadium in March 2023 and the Club moved into a 27,000 square foot headquarters in East Downtown in July 2023. Houston Dynamo FC has won two MLS Cup championships, two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and four conference championships in its first 19 seasons and has qualified to represent the United States in international competition eight times. The team trains at the Champions Field at Houston Sports Park (HSP), the premier training facility in Southeast Texas, and plays its home matches at Shell Energy Stadium in downtown Houston. For more information, log on to www.HoustonDynamoFC.com or call (713) 276-7500.    

    Investor Relations Contact:
    Alex Sadowski
    Investor Relations Coordinator
    ir@intermexusa.com
    305-671-8000

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  • MIL-OSI: Fierce Medtech Names AI Pathology Leader Proscia to 2025 Fierce 15

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    PHILADELPHIA, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Proscia®, a software company accelerating pathology’s transition to digital and AI, today announced its inclusion in Fierce Medtech’s “Fierce 15” of 2025. This annual list honors private companies making an outsized impact on healthcare. Proscia earned its spot for its AI pathology leadership across the precision medicine value chain.

    Proscia’s Concentriq® platform delivers a uniquely comprehensive approach to AI from drug discovery to diagnostics. It incorporates a portfolio of best-in-class applications, tools for building algorithms, and AI-native features into routine workflows, helping its user base of over 12,000 pathologists and scientists to drive efficiencies, identify novel biomarkers, and develop and deploy companion diagnostics. Concentriq is trusted by 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies as well as major laboratories set to diagnose 32,000 patients per day on the platform this year.

    “AI in pathology is about much more than use case-specific applications and individual foundation models,” said David West, Proscia’s CEO. “We’re equipping both life sciences organizations and diagnostic laboratories to fully harness AI’s potential to rewire pathology and drive precision medicine forward. Fierce Medtech’s recognition validates the impact of our broad approach for our users and patients.”

    This honor builds on a series of high-impact milestones for Proscia. Last week, Labcorp announced it adopted Concentriq LS to accelerate clinical trials and companion diagnostic development as part of its expanded precision oncology portfolio. Proscia also recently launched Concentriq Embeddings to accelerate AI development with foundation models, demonstrating a 13x efficiency gain. Additionally, the company introduced a real-world data offering enabling data scientists to leverage over 10 million pathology images with associated clinical and genomic data to fuel their AI algorithms.

    Proscia is continuing to accelerate its momentum. In March, the company announced $50M in funding led by Insight Partners to increasingly weave AI into Concentriq’s core and drive its commercial growth. The company is also adding to the 120+ research and diagnostic applications already available on the platform through its precision medicine AI portfolio.

    Proscia will demonstrate the accessibility of its AI development tools at the Digital Pathology & AI Congress in its hometown of Philadelphia. On June 4, it will host a pre-conference workshop where participants can build functional AI applications in under two hours without programming experience. Learn more about ‘From Pixels to Insight’ and register to attend here.

    View the full Fierce 15 list here.

    About Proscia
    Proscia is a software company accelerating pathology’s transition to a digital, data-driven discipline and enabling AI to advance precision medicine. Its Concentriq enterprise pathology platform, precision medicine AI portfolio, and real-world data fuel the development and use of novel therapies and diagnostics to drive the fight against humanity’s most challenging diseases, like cancer. 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and a global network of diagnostic laboratories rely on Proscia’s solutions each day. The company has FDA 510(k) clearance and CE-IVDR certification for its diagnostic software. For more information, visit proscia.com, and follow Proscia on LinkedIn and X.

    Contact:
    Sydney Fenkell
    VP, Marketing Communications
    sydney@proscia.com
    215.816.3436

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