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MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Navy Unit in Singapore Recognizes Guyana, Brooklyn Native as Top Sailor

Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

Once a young boy from Brooklyn, petty officer first class Jamal Thompson’s journey began with the dreams of his Guyanese parents who sought freedom, democracy, and prosperity in New York City. As he grew up, he found solace in the cheers for the New York Yankees and the rhythm of music from Nas. Venturing south to Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia, he not only found love in meeting his future spouse, but also discovered his calling by joining the U.S. Navy. Fast forward seven years, Brooklyn’s finest, Thompson, stood tall as he was honored with the prestigious title of the 2023 U.S. Navy Sailor of the Year (S.O.Y.) for Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73) in Singapore. Equipped with a no-nonsense New York state of mind, Thompson was unanimously recognized as S.O.Y. by senior leaders for operating as a personified Swiss Army knife, successfully balancing five jobs simultaneously in a single calendar year.
“I’m honored to be the CTF-73 Sailor of the Year, yet, I take more pride in serving and caring for my Sailors,” said Thompson. “Whether it is ensuring their award recognition or helping them achieve their goals, I’m there to serve and support. Whether their ambitions are to be a chief petty officer, a commissioned officer, or to transition to the corporate world, I take pride in helping junior personnel reach their professional goals, whether in the Navy or after.”
Thompson practices what he preaches, as in 2023, he operated as second in command for CTF-73’s human resources (admin) department, where he approved hundreds of urgent travel claims for personnel. He also served as a victim’s advocate for the command’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program while operating as the then-elected president of the non-profit first class petty officer association (FCPOA). Thompson continued setting the example by also leading weekly early morning group fitness sessions for fellow Sailors and Marines through a program called Sailor 360, and stood over 100 hours of security watch — often on nights and weekends.
“Sailor 360 coordinator is my favorite collateral duty because I can impact the entire command with just 30 minutes of morning fitness,” said Thompson. “It’s a great way to let our hair down because of the physicality of the workouts before we all start the workday. I never waste anyone’s time because I truly enjoy helping co-workers improve themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually.”
The six-foot four Brooklynite who grew up in a predominantly Caribbean-cultured household, credits his unmatched work ethic to his upbringing and “humble beginnings, where I saw a lot of people financially struggle,” he said.
According to the American Forces Network (AFN), Thompson is among the approximately 19 percent of Hispanic Americans currently serving in the Armed Forces today. Cuban-born Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro echoed this year’s theme, ‘Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together’, when he said, “Hispanic Americans have had a profound and positive influence on our country. As we discover more of these stories and honor their ultimate impact, we enrich our understanding and strengthen our collective identity.”
Thompson identifies as Guyanese-American or Afro-Latino, with his collective South American, Caribbean, and North American identities making him the man he is today. A man whose profound influence is strengthening the U.S. Navy by investing in his fellow Sailors in Southeast Asia.
When Thompson isn’t juggling multiple roles, he says he likes to enjoy the sights and tastes of Singapore with his spouse and young children because “it reminds me of home with the train system and the melting pot of different cultures. You can walk the streets of downtown and hear countless different languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, French, Japanese, or English. Singapore feels a lot like New York.” Thompson says he also enjoys the Lion City’s spicy Indian cuisine as it “reminds me of the food I ate growing up like Roti and Chicken Curry,” he said.
While Thompson is more than 15,000 kilometers from the Big Apple and over 17,000 kilometers from South America, he says childhood lessons from his heritage are always with him, regardless of his geographic location. Thompson says he was taught, “Haz con los demás, lo que te gustaría que te hicieran a ti, or in other words, ’Just pay it forward.’ We don’t need to backstab or belittle to get ahead in the workplace. If you continue to work hard to the best of your ability, everything will work itself out.”
Thompson is living proof of how the U.S. Navy is strengthened by the diversity and inclusion of our people from the rich tapestry of the United States. Thompson plans to continue his humble servant-style leadership at his forthcoming duty station in Spain where he aspires to promote to the rank of chief petty officer.
For more information on Sailors and Marines like Thompson serving in Singapore, visit https://www.clwp.navy.mil/

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Managing Director’s Opening Remarks: 2024 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture

Source: IMF – News in Russian

Washington, DC

September 20, 2024

Excellencies, Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to the IMF, and welcome to the eleventh annual Michel Camdessus Lecture—our signature lecture series on central banking.

Let me also welcome our speaker today: the President of the European Central Bank, Madame Christine Lagarde. Christine’s extraordinary professional standing and personal charisma have earned her remarkable prominence, respect and admiration all over the world. She needs no introduction — least so here, at the IMF. Welcome home, Christine!

During your years at the helm you led the Fund through turbulent times — the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, and the Euro area sovereign debt crisis.

And you steered the Fund to adapt to a changing world — by broadening the institution’s perspective on the macro-criticality of inequality, governance, gender, and climate; and by making sure the quotas reform is advanced, so the Fund can better represent its membership. During COVID the social spending floors introduced in 2018 made a material difference in Fund support to the membership.

I am immensely grateful for the fortune to come after you and advance your legacy. I am also a direct beneficiary of your relentless pursuit of breaking new ground for women — first woman-chair at Baker McKenzie, first woman-Minister of Economy and Finance in France, first woman-Managing Director of the Fund, first woman-President of the ECB. I can vouch from experience that when you break the glass ceiling it is so much easier for the next woman to come!

Of course, another indelible mark you left at the Fund is the creation of the Michel Camdessus Lecture series!

So, on behalf of all of us here today: thank you for your friendship, leadership, and exceptional contributions to our entire membership. And thank you for gifting us the Camdessus Lecture series and coming to give one today.

Cautious Optimism about a Soft Landing

Before I turn the floor to you, let me briefly reflect on developments in the world since last year’s Camdessus Lecture.

This has been a year of determined action of central banks — of synchronized tightening of monetary policy to address the surge of global inflation. Not popular, but necessary.

Despite of it, inflation remained stubbornly high and it generated in some places concern about the effectiveness of monetary policy.

Fast forward to today, and we are clearly in a better place.

Inflation has declined significantly, to or near target in many economies. It is the result of resolute actions of central banks, as well as fading supply shocks. The forces of monetary policy transmission have re-asserted themselves in the end.

We are in a better place, but we can’t be complacent. First, in many countries, services inflation is persistent, and inflation could yet tip upwards.

Second, in more shock-prone environment, we simply don’t know what surprise may hide around the corner. Since COVID and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has become clear central banks need to scan the horizon beyond monetary and financial sector developments.

Above all, as we know central bankers face a balancing act. They must ensure that inflation sustainably returns to target — and remain there — while avoiding the risk of excessively tight policies. This is particularly important in a world faced with a low growth/high debt conundrum.

Yet, we can be reasonably confident we have entered the “last mile” in the fight against inflation, allowing most central banks to enter an easing cycle—with ECB in June and the Fed this week marking the most important developments.

Over the last year at the Fund we have been on the side of the “softlanders” — a win against inflation without a sharp global downturn. In fact, while clearly weaker than we would want, economic activity has been remarkably resilient: we are projecting global growth to be more than 3 percent this and next year.

Structural shifts and Monetary Policy

So what next? The fight against inflation has come against the backdrop of four and a half years of extraordinary challenges for central banks.

And while inflation is retreating, rates are going down and recession appears unlikely, challenges will abound. We are living in a more shock-prone world, a world in which geopolitical considerations turn into geo-economic fragmentation, and a world of tremendous structural shifts due to the green and digital transformation.

In this new world, central banks must be vigilant to the potential for shocks to unleash powerful inflationary forces and create difficult tradeoffs.

And they must grapple with ongoing structural changes in the financial sector and the broader economy.

We must urgently invest in understanding how the growing importance of non-bank financial institutions could affect the transmission of monetary policy and create new tradeoffs between price and financial stability.

As you do in ECB (and we do at the Fund), we need to recognize the rapid increase of climate-related financial stability risks and the tremendous growth and jobs potential of greening the economy.

We must manage the gains and the disruptions of AI, which could provide a major impetus to productivity growth but also increase inequality if not accompanied by supportive policies. And we need to monitor how further advances in digitalization transform the financial landscape. Digital assets, including central bank digital currencies, stand out as potential game changers.

Last but not least, the conduct of fiscal policy is and will remain relevant to the job of central bankers — complicated by the higher levels of public debt.

Christine, in such a rapidly changing environment, your lecture on structural shifts and monetary policy could not be more timely.

With your exceptional career, you are uniquely positioned to consider the future of monetary policy strategies and toolkits, both conventional and unconventional.

You have often said that your experience as an elite athlete in the French synchronized swim team helped define your managerial style. You have embraced collaborative leadership. You value discipline, endurance and strategic planning.

And you always act with grace under pressure. These are all essential qualities for a central banker — especially one blessed to do the job in such interesting times!

We look forward to hearing your insights on “Setbacks and Strides Forward: Structural Shifts and Monetary Policy in the Twenties.”

The floor is yours!

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for Rush City Regional Airport

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Minnesota Amy Klobuchar
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced they secured significant federal funding for Rush City Regional Airport for infrastructure improvements. The grant provides $1,729,897 to reconstruct 4,400 feet of Taxiway A pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.
“Rush City Regional Airport is an essential link for residents and businesses in Chisago County and beyond,” said Klobuchar. “This federal grant will make needed infrastructure updates to ensure the airport can continue serving travelers for years to come.”
“I’m glad to see the Biden-Harris administration once again delivering for travelers in Minnesota and around the country,” said Smith. “Small and regional airports like the Rush City Regional Airport are vital parts of their communities and this funding will go directly towards repaving the runway so it is safe and functional for travelers.”
This funding is from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which provides federal grants for airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, signage, lighting, and markings.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tech – Samsung Launches Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo™[1], an Innovative All-in-One Laundry Solution

Source: Samsung

A washer and dryer combined into one hassle free, space efficient machine with large capacity, along with various AI features that enhances users’ lifestyles

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – September 30, 2024 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has just announced that it is launching the Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo in New Zealand. First introduced at IFA 2023 in Berlin, the all-in-one washer and dryer combo is set to redefine laundry experiences by combining a washer and a dryer into a single space efficient appliance that finishes the wash and dry cycle in one queue. The Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo also leverages advanced AI, and a 7” display to provide an easy, entertaining laundry experience.

All-in-One Laundry Solution for a Hassle-free Laundry Experience

Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo seamlessly integrates a washer and dryer into a single unit while performing as effectively as two separate machines by utilising Samsung’s BubbleWash and Heatpump Drying Technology. It can provide an efficient and space-saving laundry solution.

First, as it combines two machines into one, it eliminates the hassle for customers to move the laundry after washing. Users that wait for their laundry cycles to finish to immediately move it to the dryer to prevent odours, are allowed more flexible use of their time. Users can also save their valuable space, enabling users to take advantage of the freed-up space for their interior needs while enjoying benefits of a washer and a dryer at the same time.

Moreover, the Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo provides the large capacity of 18kg of washing and 10kg of drying, which makes better use of advantages of an All-in-One design. The big drum size is large enough to load even a king-sized comforter, and lots of clothes into a single load as well. Users now can spend less time in the laundry room and can enjoy more time outside.

Elevating the Laundry Experience at Home with AI

A key feature of the Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo is the AI Wash & Dry,[2] which revolutionises laundry efficiency. This advanced system uses a range of sensors to optimise both washing and drying for each load, freeing users from having to contemplate over the optimal settings for each cycle. Upon sensing the weight of the laundry, it accurately dispenses the right amount of water and detergent. It also detects the fabric and monitors the level of soiling during the cycle, and adjusts washing time and detergent use accordingly. After the wash cycle, the technology customises the drying process based on the weight and fabric,[3] ensuring excellent cleaning and drying results. With AI Wash & Dry, users benefit from a thorough, more efficient[4] and personalised laundry experience.

The Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo offers an enhanced user experience with the intuitive 7” wide LCD display that serves as a central control hub for laundry, and moreover the entire home. With a wide display, it delivers substantial information about the laundry starting with course details, remaining amount of detergent, and energy consumption. When showing courses, the combo uses machine learning to remember user habits and recommend cycles[5] based on periodic and seasonal needs.[6] When the course is finished, it provides an energy and water consumption report that can be viewed on the LCD display or in the SmartThings App.[7] Additionally, users have clear view of the 3D Map View, which shows all connected appliances[8] within the home and enables users to seamlessly monitor and turn them on/off. Users can check if the air conditioner is on, or get the robot vacuum cleaner to start cleaning, all while they are in the laundry room.

Availability

The Bespoke AI Heat Pump Combo will be available in New Zealand from 23rd September 2024.

For more information on Samsung refrigerators and other home appliances, please visit Samsung.com.

1 Does not mean all services available on the product are AI or generate information or outcome using AI. AI Smart Dial, AI Wash & Dry, Voice enabled with Bixby utilise AI-based algorithms, which be updated periodically to improve accuracy. AI-based algorithms may generate incomplete or incorrect information.

2 Detection and sensing capabilities are based on our deep learning models trained using predefined set of data and may yield inaccurate or incorrect results. New datasets may be introduced to our learning models from time to time to enhance its accuracy.

3 To prevent wear, wash like fabrics together.

4 Based on AI-based algorithm and internal testing using the AI Wash & Dry cycle on an IEC 8lb load. A turbidity sensor operates for all weights, while fabric sensing operates for 8lbs and under. Actual results may vary depending on individual use.

5 Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App.

6 Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App.

7 The SmartThings App is available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required.

8 Available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required. Users must use the same log-in account between devices

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, home appliances, network systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions, and delivering a seamless connected experience through its SmartThings ecosystem and open collaboration with partners. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at samsung.com/nz/news/.

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[1] Does not mean all services available on the product are AI or generate information or outcome using AI. AI Smart Dial, AI Wash & Dry, Voice enabled with Bixby utilise AI-based algorithms, which be updated periodically to improve accuracy. AI-based algorithms may generate incomplete or incorrect information.

[2] Detection and sensing capabilities are based on our deep learning models trained using predefined set of data and may yield inaccurate or incorrect results. New datasets may be introduced to our learning models from time to time to enhance its accuracy.

[3] To prevent wear, wash like fabrics together.

[4] Based on AI-based algorithm and internal testing using the AI Wash & Dry cycle on an IEC 8lb load. A turbidity sensor operates for all weights, while fabric sensing operates for 8lbs and under. Actual results may vary depending on individual use.

[5] Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App.

[6] Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App.

[7] The SmartThings App is available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required.

[8] Available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required. Users must use the same log-in account between devices.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for Falls International Airport

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced they secured significant federal funding for Falls International Airport located in International Falls, MN. for infrastructure improvements. The grant provides $3,635,242 to reconstruct 19,400 square yards of the existing general aviation apron pavement, shift Taxiway C1 by 50 feet to bring the airport into conformity with current standards, and reconstruct 220 feet of Taxiway B1 pavement.
“Falls International Airport is an essential link for residents and businesses in Northern Minnesota, Canada, and beyond,” said Klobuchar. “This federal grant will make needed infrastructure updates to ensure the airport can continue serving travelers for years to come.”
“I’m glad to see the Biden-Harris administration once again delivering for travelers in Minnesota and around the country,” said Smith. “Small and regional airports like the Falls International Airport are vital parts of their communities and this funding will go directly towards structural upgrades so it is safe and functional for travelers.”
This funding is from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which provides federal grants for airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, signage, lighting, and markings.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI NGOs: Joint Statement: Tunisia is Not a Place of Safety for People Rescued at Sea
Source: Amnesty International –

In view of the rampant human rights violations against migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Tunisia, especially those who are Black; Tunisia’s lack of an asylum system; the Tunisian government’s crackdown on civil society, judicial independence, and the media; and the impossibility of fairly and individually determining nationalities or assessing the protection needs of migrants and asylum seekers while at sea, it is clear that Tunisia is not a safe place for the disembarkation of people intercepted or rescued at sea. The ongoing cooperation between the European Union (EU), EU member states, and Tunisia on migration control which includes reliance on the possibility to disembark people rescued or intercepted at sea in Tunisia – similar to previous cooperation with Libya – is contributing to human rights violations.

European policies to externalize border management to Tunisia are supporting security authorities who are committing serious violations. They are also obstructing people’s rights to leave any country and to seek asylum, containing refugees and migrants in countries where their human rights are at risk. Moreover, disembarkation in Tunisia can endanger individuals and expose them to serious harm, and further puts refugees and migrants at high risk of collective expulsion to Libya and Algeria, which can violate the principle of non-refoulement. The establishment on 19 June 2024 of the Tunisian Search and Rescue Region (SRR), called for and supported by the European Commission, risks becoming another tool to violate people’s rights rather than a legitimate fulfillment of the responsibility to protect safety at sea. Mirroring its cooperation with Libya, the EU and its member states’ engagement with Tunisia may have the effect of normalizing serious violations against people seeking protection and undermining the integrity of the international search and rescue system by twisting it to serve migration control purposes.

As humanitarian and human rights organizations, we call on the EU and its member states to terminate their cooperation on migration control with Tunisian authorities responsible for serious human rights violations at sea and in Tunisia. Search and rescue NGOs and commercial ships should not be instructed to disembark anyone in Tunisia.

Widespread and repeated violations of human rights

Findings from Tunisian and international organizations, as well as UN bodies, over the past two years indicate that Tunisia cannot be considered a ‘Place of Safety’ for people intercepted or rescued at sea, most notably Black people as defined by the 1979 SAR Convention, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and UN bodies.

Despite being party to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, Tunisia has no national asylum law or system. People who enter, stay in, or exit the country irregularly are criminalized by law. Following interceptions at sea or after arbitrary arrests on Tunisian territory, Tunisian authorities have repeatedly abandoned refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in the Tunisian desert or remote border regions with Libya and Algeria. These practices can amount to unlawful collective expulsions, demonstrate a total disregard for refugees’ and migrants’ right to life, and may violate the principle of non-refoulement. People expelled face the risk of serious human rights violations in Libya and onward expulsions from Algeria to Niger. According to reports citing information from the UN, Tunisian security forces have notably rounded up people presumed to be irregular migrants on land and directly transferred them to Libyan authorities, who subsequently subjected them to arbitrary detention, forced labour, extortion, torture and other ill-treatment, and unlawful killings.

According to the accounts of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers documented by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, OMCT, and Alarm Phone, Tunisian authorities at sea have committed abuses and put lives at risk during boat interceptions – including by high-speed manoeuvers threatening to capsize the boats, physical violence, firing tear gas at close range, and colliding with the boats – followed by a failure to systematically ensure individualized assessments of protection needs at disembarkation. Tunisian authorities have also subjected refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to torture and other ill-treatment in the contexts of disembarkations, detention, or collective expulsions.

At the same time, several international and local organizations, human rights defenders and lawyers have reported an alarming deterioration of civil liberties and fundamental rights in Tunisia, impacting both the migrant population and Tunisian citizens.. Since 2021, the country has witnessed a significant rollback of human rights, characterized by a dismantling of institutional safeguards for their protection, an erosion of judicial independence and a clampdown on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. The disembarkation in Tunisia of Tunisian nationals intercepted or rescued at sea, which could include people fleeing persecution, torture or other serious harm and intending to seek asylum abroad, could effectively deny the right to seek asylum to those in need of international protection.

The European Union’s complicity in human rights abuses

Despite the documented human rights violations by Tunisian authorities, the EU and its member states have stepped up their support for Kais Saïed’s administration. Through the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2023, the EU promised Tunisia 1 billion Euros, including 105 million EUR dedicated to border and migration management, effectively in exchange for preventing sea departures towards Europe, which includes people in need of protection. With the implementation of a Tunisian Search and Rescue Region (SRR), the Tunisian government has met a long-standing priority set by the EU. While on the one hand this represents a formal step towards the fulfillment of Tunisia’s responsibility to protect life at sea, the reality is that European Rescue Coordination Centers (RCC) will now refer boats in distress within the Tunisian SRR to the Tunisian RCC, reinforcing a gradual disengagement of EU actors in favor of actors with a poor human rights record.

By supporting an increased role for the Tunisian Coast Guard (National Guard) – without any human rights benchmarks or monitoring system in place, nor arrangements to ensure that rescued people are disembarked in a place of safety which cannot be Tunisia – the EU is contributing to a risk of further serious human rights violations at sea and in Tunisia against refugees and migrants and people at risk of persecution in the country.

Humanitarian space for search and rescue (SAR) NGOs will also be further curtailed, if European RCCs instruct SAR NGOs to liaise with the newly established Tunisian MRCC for disembarkation, which they may refuse to respect the principle of non-refoulement. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has noted that vessels at sea are not the appropriate place for determining protection needs. Under international maritime law, states have the primary responsibility for coordinating rescues within their SRRs and for arranging disembarkation in a place of safety, which may be another state.

European support of human rights violations must end

These developments follow the pattern witnessed in Libya since 2016. In addition to material, technical and political support, the EU and Italy supported the establishment of a Libyan SRR and MRCC, thus leading to a transfer of SAR responsibility to the Libyan Coast Guard and increased pullbacks and disembarkations in Libya, all while being aware that this would expose refugees and migrants to a serious risk of horrific and deadly violations in Libya. Both the Italian government and EU institutions have not only continued this cooperation, but sought to extend it to other countries, including in Tunisia.

We therefore urge the EU and its member states to:
- Call on Tunisian authorities to end human rights violations against refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, including urgently with regards to life-threatening and unlawful collective expulsions.
- Call on Tunisian authorities to end the crackdown on civil society.
- Ensure that SAR NGOs and commercial ships are not instructed to disembark people they rescue at sea in Tunisia, given the risks of human rights violations there, and given that fair individual assessments concerning these risks cannot be made at sea. Tunisia cannot be considered a place of safety for people rescued at sea under applicable international law.
- Terminate financial and technical support to Tunisian authorities responsible for serious human rights violations in relation to border and migration control.
Afrique-Europe Interact

Alarme Phone Sahara (APS)

All Included Amsterdam

Amnesty International

Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull’Immigrazione (ASGI)

Association CALAM

Association for Justice, Equality and Peace

Association Lina Ben Mhenni

Association Marocaine d’aide des Migrants en Situation Vulnérable (AMSV)

Association pour la promotion du droit à la différence (ADD)

Association Sentiers-Massarib

Association tunisienne de défense des libertés individuelles

Aswat Nissa

Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF)

BAOBAB EXPERIENCE

Campagna LasciateCIEntrare – MaipiuCIE

Carovane Migranti

CCFD-Terre Solidaire

Chkoun? Collective

Comité de Sauvegarde de la LADDH

Comité pour le respect des libertés et des droits de l’Homme en Tunisie (CRLDHT)

CompassCollective

Damj – l’Association Tunisienne pour la justice et l’égalité

Dance Beyond Borders

EMERGENCY

Fédération des Tunisiens pour une Citoyenneté des deux Rives (FTCR)

Fédération Internationale pour les Droits Humains (FIDH)

Forum Tunsien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux (FTDES)

FUNDACION SOLIDAIRE

Human Rights Watch

Intersection pour les droits et les libertés

iuventa-crew

L’association Tunisienne pour les Droits et les Libertés (ADL)

La Cimade

LDH (Ligue des droits de l’Homme)

Maldusa

Médecins Sans Frontières

MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans

Melting Pot Europa

migration-control.info project

Migreurop

Missing Voices (REER)

Mission Lifeline International e.V.

PRO ASYL Bundesweite Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Flüchtlinge e.V.

r42-SailAndRescue

Reclaim the Sea

Refugees in Libya – APS

Refugees Platform In Egypt (RPE) منصة اللاجئين في مصر

Resqship

SALVAMENTO MARITIMO HUMANITARIO -SMH

SARAH Seenotrettung gUG

Sea-Eye e.V.

Sea-Watch e.V.

Search and Rescue Malta Network

Seebrücke

SOS Humanity e.V.

SOS MEDITERRANEE

Statewatch

Union des diplômés-chômeurs (UDC)

United4Rescue – Gemeinsam retten e.V.

Univ. of Southern California Gould School of Law Immigration Clinic

Watch the med Alarm Phone
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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: HSE to Expand Cooperation with Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Develop Advanced Solutions

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Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

The Higher School of Economics hosted the Day of Acquaintance between the University and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI). The parties presented their research and analytical projects and outlined areas for joint work. The task of scientists and experts is to increase efficiency and accelerate the implementation of breakthrough scientific developments in a wide range of areas – from economic forecasts to neuroprosthetics.

First Vice-Rector, Director Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Leonid Gokhberg, opening the meeting, noted that the focus of the cooperation between the university and ASI is neurotechnology, development of regions and cities, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, etc. The university has strong teams of scientists in many disciplines, modern databases on various aspects of the country’s socio-economic development have been formed, Leonid Gokhberg emphasized. HSE teachers and research staff annually publish more than 3 thousand articles in leading world journals, including 40% of all Russian reports on artificial intelligence at international A* conferences, and also carry out more than 600 research projects.

HSE is one of the most important partner universities for the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, which has the potential to develop breakthrough solutions, which is extremely important for ASI, said Georgy Belozerov, Deputy Director General of ASI. “We are not a financial institution, we do not allocate money, but we help overcome administrative barriers that can hinder the emergence and implementation of new initiatives,” he said. Georgy Belozerov believes that an important task of ASI is to identify and scale up successful regional practices and transfer advanced experience to other territories.

During the meeting, representatives of ASI and HSE presented promising projects. Thus, Director of the Center for Creative Economy Development of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Ekaterina Cherkes-zade believes that the creative economy can become one of the key drivers of the country’s development. “We are striving to build a new block of the economy so that artists in Russia are not hungry, so that creative industries influence the social sphere and related industries,” she said. Among the possible joint areas of work, Ekaterina Cherkes-zade highlighted strategies and forecasts for the development of creative industries until 2030 and 2036 and the creation of regulations aimed at stimulating the creative economy.

Director of the ASI National Ratings Center Mikhail Utkin noted: “The main objective of our ratings is not to rank, but to offer the best solutions.” Currently, the center, in cooperation with the HSE, is improving methods in accordance with new challenges, including refining indicators and algorithms for their calculation. A promising task for joint efforts is the creation of an evidence-based information base.

HSE representatives spoke about fundamental and applied projects. Director of the HSE ISSEK Center for Strategic Forecasting Mikhail Goland reported on the preparation of the report “Scenarios for the Development of the Russian Economy in the Context of Geopolitical Turbulence” dedicated to the analysis of possible scenarios for the development of key areas of the economy and social sphere for the period up to 2030-2036. The report is updated annually, it is registered as know-how, and access to it is provided under a license. A number of large state and private companies have already acquired the corresponding licenses. Along with the report, HSE specialists regularly prepare accompanying materials, including reviews of Russian and foreign forecasts, unique databases, specialized consensus forecasts based on a survey of more than 500 leading Russian experts, and quarterly reviews of the Russian economy and social sphere in 14 key areas. Access to all of this analytics is provided to businesses on a commercial basis.

HSE Director for Regional Cooperation Natalia Ryazantseva recalled that HSE projects are being implemented in 62 regions of Russia. The university has implemented 250 urban and regional development projects, created integrated systems for monitoring and forecasting key indicators of the socio-economic development of regions and cities. They objectively reflect the development of entrepreneurship and human potential, demographic processes and the situation on the labor market. Particular attention was paid to projects for the integrated development of territories. Striking examples of the university’s developments were the renovation projects of Norilsk and the expansion of its green and park areas, as well as the creation of a health quarter on the basis of the National Center of Medicine in Yakutsk.

Deputy Director of the HSE ISSEK Pavel Rudnik added: “Machine learning and big data analysis methods play an increasing role in our research on regional development. Thus, to assess a wide range of socio-economic development indicators in an automated mode, we actively use the ISSEK system for intelligent analysis of large volumes of dataiFORA“.

Director Center “Russian Cluster Observatory” ISSEK HSE Evgeny Kutsenko reported that his team has been systematically studying innovations in regions and cities since 2012. Thus, in September of this year, the third issue was presented at the forum “Cloud Cities. Forum on the Future of BRICS Cities”Innovative attractiveness ranking of world cities — HSE Global Cities Innovation Index 2024, covering more than 1,000 agglomerations in 144 countries. By collecting data on 90 different indicators, it was possible to fully cover three areas: technological development, creative industries and the quality of the urban environment. Among the longest-running studies of the center, he also named the Rating of Innovative Development of Subjects of the Russian Federation, the 9th issue of which was published in August of this year. Among the landmark works, the Atlas of Economic Specialization of Russian Regions, the Rating of Creative Regions of Russia, reports on creative specializations of Russian cities, import dependence of Russian subjects and the potential for their cooperation with the EAEU countries in the industrial sphere, as well as monitoring of entrepreneurial activity were noted.

Deputy Director Institute “Development Center” HSE University Sergey Smirnov reported that the institute is completing the development of a database of regional forecast indicators up to 2030, comparable with the overall forecast for Russia. The nowcasting method is used for current forecasts, and longer-term forecasts are developed based on the production function.

Director Geodata Center Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technologies, National Research University Higher School of Economics Tatyana Aniskina spoke about the rating of regions by the level of climate risks, which assesses the risks and probability of natural disasters. Another major area was the assessment and support of climate projects aimed at increasing carbon absorption through afforestation.

Director of the National Research University Higher School of Economics scientific research and development Igor Sokolov spoke about neurocognitive research, including the development of clinical neurotechnologies for preserving cognitive functions. Currently, the HSE neurocluster has an international team of researchers and unique scientific equipment, including an automated system of non-invasive brain stimulation with the ability to synchronously record brain biocurrents and eye movement. A system of evidence of the influence of the urban environment on the physical and mental health of residents is being developed, which will make it possible to develop indices of the psychological well-being of the city. HSE scientists have created a neuroorthosis based on the principles of neurofeedback to restore motor functions of the upper limb in children with congenital or traumatic motor disorders, allowing for faster return of arm and hand functions. These developments can be extended to adults. According to Igor Sokolov, it is necessary to develop proposals in cooperation with the ASI to change the legal regulation of experimental medicine, which, on the one hand, will make it possible to expand the clinical base for the development of technologies, and on the other, will allow people in need of the latest treatment methods to receive modern medical care. “Everything is done in accordance with the HSE motto ‘Not for school, but for life’,” he is confident.

At the end of the meeting, Georgy Belozerov emphasized that many of HSE’s developments could become the basis for creating specific solutions, and proposed supplementing the cooperation plans and intensifying coordination in areas where HSE and ASI are conducting projects on similar topics. “The list of areas of our activity is not limited to the topics discussed today; during the discussion, I sketched out several dozen ideas. We have great potential for cooperation, and together with the agency team, we will continue to develop initiatives in the format of bilateral cooperation,” Leonid Gokhberg concluded.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: [SDC24] Keynote: A Decade of Innovation and a Journey Toward AI for All

Source: Samsung

Samsung Electronics showcased its vision and innovations in software, services and platforms during the Samsung Developer Conference 2024 (SDC24) on October 3 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Samsung Developer Conference, SDC24 welcomed approximately 3,000 developers, partners and media from around the world under the theme “AI for All — A Decade of Open Innovation and Beyond.”

Samsung Newsroom attended SDC24 to observe the possibilities of a new future powered by AI.

Personalized and Secure AI Experiences
The event commenced with a keynote address by Jong-Hee (JH) Han, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics. During his speech, Han unveiled a vision of delivering more personalized and secure experiences through multi-device AI technology.

“In the future, Samsung devices will recognize who is speaking and deliver a customized experience. What’s more, connected devices and sensors throughout the home will be able to recognize your location to provide another level of personalization,” he said. “As Samsung has the widest range of devices from mobile to TVs and home appliances, I believe we are best positioned to provide this customized AI experience.”

▲ Vice Chairman JH Han delivers his speech at SDC24.

Daehyun Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Global AI Center, Samsung Research, outlined the company’s AI research direction and security technology strategy.

“We have more solutions that protect your privacy without compromising game-changing technology and experiences, for both on-device AI and cloud AI experiences,” he said. “Our generative AI for text, images and speech has come to life through work with our partners and plays a crucial role in shaping our vision for the future of AI.”

▲ EVP Daehyun Kim explains the intersection of AI and security.

AI-Driven Innovations for Smarter Experiences
Samsung is integrating AI across its portfolio to enhance customer experiences. The company announced plans to extend One UI beyond mobile devices to become the software experience for all Samsung consumer products.

“As we want more people to benefit from AI experiences, we will be expanding a selection of these Galaxy AI experiences beyond our flagship devices into our A series and continue to bring Galaxy AI to the entire Galaxy ecosystem,” said Sally Hyesoon Jeong, Executive Vice President and Head of Framework R&D, Mobile eXperience (MX) Business.

She also gave attendees a sneak peek into the forthcoming One UI 7. The beta version will be available to developers before the end of this year.

“We’re exploring a brand new UX design,” Jeong added. “One UI 7 will bring a fresh new look to the entire interface.”

▲ EVP Sally Hyesoon Jeong previews One UI 7.

“We’ve been working on new ways to integrate Bixby into our AI home to control appliances and improve experiences,” said Young Ah Lee, Vice President and Head of UX, Digital Appliances (DA) Business. “Our latest update for Bixby leverages AI technology to make your interactions with appliances as easy as talking to a friend.”

▲ VP Young Ah Lee discusses user experiences with Bespoke AI home appliances.

Moon-soo Kim, Vice President and Head of Application S/W R&D, Visual Display (VD) Business, shared how the upgraded Bixby helps users find and enjoy tailored TV content with simple voice commands. Meanwhile, Samsung AI Cast allows AI-generated materials from mobile devices to be sent directly to Samsung TVs.

“These kinds of interactions make Samsung TVs truly the best experience for AI interoperability,” he said.

▲ VP Moon-soo Kim highlights the new features of Samsung’s AI TVs.

In January of this year, Samsung launched Samsung Visual eXperience Transformation (VXT) — a next-generation content management solution. Alex YW Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Visual eXperience PM, Visual Display (VD) Business, showcased how users can create and organize B2B displays with AI and access a broad range of Pre-Integrated Repeatable Solutions from partners.

“As we look ahead to the future of VXT, we’re continuing to find new ways to partner with developer communities,” he said. “Join us in shaping this new ecosystem and producing the world’s best apps and services on VXT.”

▲ EVP Alex YW Lee emphasizes the importance of AI in the B2B space.

Platform Innovation and Responsible AI
In addition, Samsung revealed the latest SmartThings updates that rely on open collaboration and AI to offer more personalized and seamless user experiences.

“We just released Home Insight,” said Jaeyeon Jung, Executive Vice President and Head of SmartThings, Device Platform Center. “Designed to understand the way you live, it provides timely home reports and delivers recommendations tailored to your usage patterns, preferences and even the time of year.”

▲ EVP Jaeyeon Jung introduces the newest SmartThings services.

Hobum Kwon, Vice President and Head of Platform, Samsung Research, highlighted how Tizen OS includes AI models powered by Samsung’s neural processing unit chips and offers improved connectivity with Galaxy devices.

“Tizen’s clean software architecture ensures that Tizen devices receive OS upgrades for up to seven years,” he said.

▲ VP Hobum Kwon presents the newest features of Tizen OS.

Platform innovation is propelled by advanced security technology.

“Samsung is committed to advancing AI responsibly, and we have three core AI ethics principles — fairness, transparency and accountability — that guide everything we do,” said Shin Baik, Head of Security Assurance, Device Platform Center. “We believe that automating vulnerability detection is essential to keeping pace with this evolving threat landscape. This means that we use AI technology to conduct automated security checks on new products. You’ll see this first on Tizen products, and we’ll continue rolling this capability out across Samsung’s entire product and service portfolio.”

▲ Shin Baik, Head of Security Assurance, stresses the need for responsible AI innovation.

Building Tomorrow With Developers and Partners
Throughout the presentation, attendees witnessed Samsung’s latest software technologies and developer support initiatives. Samsung will continue growing its AI ecosystem through open collaboration with developers and partners to reinforce the company’s competitive edge in the AI era.

▲ Developers and partners watch the keynote at SDC24.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Banking: Our ongoing work to build and deploy responsible AI

Source: Google

Editor’s note: This week, at the Google Responsible AI Summit in Paris, our VP of Trust & Safety Laurie Richardson delivered a keynote address to an audience of experts across academia, industry, startups, government and civil society. The following excerpt has been edited for brevity.

AI has the potential to solve big challenges, from saving lives by predicting when and where floods may occur, to transforming our understanding of the biological world and drug discovery. However, in order to realize these opportunities, it is critically important that we build and maintain trust in AI’s potential.

That’s why, as people begin to use AI in their daily lives, we are building technology in ways that seek to maximize benefits and minimize risks.

Our AI Responsibility Lifecycle

Our Trust & Safety teams are pioneering testing, training and red-teaming techniques to ensure that when our GenAI products go to market, they are both bold and responsible. Every day, we learn more about how to test for safety, neutrality, fairness and dangerous capabilities, and we’re committed to sharing our approach more broadly.

This year we launched our AI Responsibility Lifecycle framework to the public. This is a four-phase process — covering Research, Design, Governance and Sharing — that guides responsible AI development end-to-end at Google.

Detecting abuse at scale

Our teams across Trust & Safety are also using AI to improve the way we protect our users online. AI is showing tremendous promise for speed and scale in nuanced abuse detection. Building on our established automated processes, we have developed prototypes that leverage recent advances, to assist our teams in identifying abusive content at scale.

Using LLMs, our aim is to be able to rapidly build and train a model in a matter of days — instead of weeks or months — to find specific kinds of abuse on our products. This is especially valuable for new and emerging abuse areas, such as Russian disinformation narratives following the invasion of Ukraine, or for nuanced scaled challenges, like detecting counterfeit goods online. We can quickly prototype a model and automatically route it to our teams for enforcement.

LLMs are also transforming training. Using new techniques, we can now expand coverage of abuse types, context and languages in ways we never could have before — including doubling the number of languages covered with our on-device safety classifiers in the last quarter alone. Starting with an insight from one of our abuse analysts, we can use LLMs to generate thousands of variations of an event and then use this to train our classifiers.

We’re still testing these new techniques to meet rigorous accuracy standards, but prototypes have demonstrated impressive results so far. The potential is huge, and I believe we are at the cusp of dramatic transformation in this space.

Boosting collaboration and transparency

Addressing AI-generated content will require industry and ecosystem collaboration and solutions; no one company or institution can do this work alone. Earlier this week at the summit, we brought together researchers and students to engage with our safety experts to discuss risks and opportunities in the age of AI. In support of an ecosystem that generates impactful research with real-world applications, we doubled the number of Google Academic Research Awards recipients this year to grow our investment into Trust & Safety research solutions.

Finally, information quality has always been core to Google’s mission, and part of that is making sure that users have context to assess the trustworthiness of content they find online. As we continue to bring AI to more products and services, we are focused on helping people better understand how a particular piece of content was created and modified over time.

Earlier this year, we joined the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), as a steering committee member. We are partnering with others to develop interoperable provenance standards and technology to help explain whether a photo was taken with a camera, edited by software or produced by generative AI. This kind of information helps our users make more informed decisions about the content they’re engaging with — including photos, videos and audio — and builds media literacy and trust.

Our work with the C2PA directly complements our own broader approach to transparency and the responsible development of AI. For example, we’re continuing to bring our SynthID watermarking tools to additional gen AI tools and more forms of media including text, audio, visual and video.

We’re committed to deploying AI responsibly — from using AI to strengthen our platforms against abuse to developing tools to enhance media literacy and trust — all while focused on the importance of collaborating, sharing insights and building AI responsibly, together.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Africa: Afreximbank approves US$20.8 million for Starlink Global’s cashew factory project in Lagos

Source: Africa Press Organisation – English (2) – Report:

CAIRO, Egypt, October 4, 2024/APO Group/ —

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has approved a US$20.8 million financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global & Ideal Limited to enable the company construct and operate a 30,000-metric tonne per annum cashew processing factory in Lagos.

According to the facility agreement signed in on July 22, 2024, Afreximbank will provide the funds in two tranches with the first tranche of US$7.48M going toward capital expenditure for the construction of the factory and the second, totalling US$13.25M to be deployed as working capital for the operations of the factory.

The facility is expected to promote value addition which will guarantee increased earnings to the company while also fostering the creation of about 400 new jobs once the factory becomes operational. It is also expected to support about 40 small and medium-sized enterprises.

Commenting on the transaction, Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra Africa Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, said that by supporting Starlink Global to establish a modern processing facility, Afreximbank is making it possible for Africa to add value to its agro-commodities, thereby facilitating exports and subsequent inflow of much-needed foreign exchange into the continent.

“We are delighted at this partnership which promises to deliver significant impact on employment in Nigeria. It will contribute to value creation and to the development of the local community while also improving the lots of smallholder farmers and small business suppliers that will work with Starlink across the value chain,” Mrs. Awani added.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft presented innovative digital developments in the oil and gas industry

MILES AXLE Translation. Region: Russian Federation –

Source: Rosneft – Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

From October 1 to 4, the Rosneft Research Institute in Ufa held a unique oil and gas conference, “Digital Technologies in Hydrocarbon Production: Modern Challenges.” This year, more than 700 participants from 54 Russian cities registered for the large-scale event.

On the first day, the conference venue featured an alley of Rosneft’s science-intensive software. Participants were given a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the functionality of 17 software packages designed to support exploration, design, and development of oil and gas fields.

12 conference sections were devoted to current issues of geological exploration and oil production using digital products. Industry experts discussed modern technologies of artificial intelligence, extraction of reserves in complex geological conditions, as well as trends in professional training of personnel. Participants demonstrated the latest achievements in seismic exploration, robotics, 3D printing.

The conference announced the release of new software “RN-Alpha” for joint modeling of field development, underground and surface infrastructure. With the help of this software, it will be possible to implement a seamless format for data transfer from field developers to designers. To date, 24 software modules and 9 calculation services have been created and tested. More than 200 conceptual design projects have been digitized and loaded into the software database. A distinctive feature of “RN-Alpha” is the prompt calculation of hundreds of options. This helps to make engineering and management decisions quickly and efficiently.

The conference also included a series of tournaments using digital simulators created by specialists from a scientific institute in Ufa. Participants solved tasks related to the work of a chief geologist at an oil-producing enterprise and a geonavigator.

Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft October 4, 2024

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Anniversary Statement: UAS CGT 50, (UAS registration n/a), 5 October 2023
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Right wing separated from airframe in-flight, Radnor Range, Powys, 5 October 2023
This statement provides an update on the ongoing AAIB investigation into an accident involving a UAS CGT 50 unmanned aircraft at Radnor Range, Powys on 5 October 2023. During a demonstration flight, the unmanned aircraft suffered a structural failure of the right wing. It entered an uncontrolled descent, striking the ground near to some personnel working on the range. There were no injuries.

The investigation, which is nearing completion, has considered the reason for the structural failure, and for the ground personnels’ proximity to the aircraft’s flight path. A final report will be published in due course.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: InnoCarnival 2024 to run from October 26 to November 3 (with photos)

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

InnoCarnival 2024 to run from October 26 to November 3 (with photos)
InnoCarnival 2024 to run from October 26 to November 3 (with photos)
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Organised by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), the InnoCarnival 2024 (IC 2024) will be held from October 26 to November 3 at the Hong Kong Science Park with the theme of “Let’s Sail with Innovation and Technology”. The event is receiving support from over 75 programme partners, including local universities, research and development centres, government departments and other organisations. Through an array of interesting activities, it aims to promote innovation and technology (I&T) culture. IC 2024 is also one of the Special 75 events and Highlight Events of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Speaking at the media preview for IC 2024 today (October 4), the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Mr Ivan Lee, said that the Commission has been committed to driving the I&T development of Hong Kong and raising the awareness of I&T culture in the community. He believed that the Carnival was an annual flagship event which could foster popularity of science culture, nurture the young generation’s interest in I&T, and attract more I&T talent in the long run. The media preview exhibited the research and development (R&D) projects of several participating teams. Project team representatives presented their inspirational ideas, R&D processes, features and functions, and project applications. These projects include the “Flexible Exoskeleton for Load Transportation”, developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong which provides personalised assistance to the wearer when moving heavy objects to reduce back strain and muscle activity, minimising the risk of lower back pain while maximising comfort and safety; as well as the “Dye Removal from Denim Textile Wastewater by a Combinative Adsorption and Regeneration System” developed by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), which is an environmental-friendly and cost-effective indigo dye treatment method using alumina-based adsorbents as efficient dye-adsorbent materials to remove indigo dye from textile wastewater. In addition, representatives of Carmel Divine Grace Foundation Secondary School, introduced their anti-phone scam invention for seniors, “ElderDefender”. Equipped with speech recognition technology, the device would make use of artificial intelligence and big data technology to scan phone message to reduce phone scams by issuing a visual alert. This invention earned awards in the Hong Kong Student Science Competition organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, as well as the Second City I&T Grand Challenge organised by the ITC together with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. Exhibition booths will be set up at the Hong Kong Science Park to showcase local I&T achievements, some of them with interactive games. Moreover, a diverse line-up of about 150 workshops and webinars across various subjects including artificial intelligence and energy conservation will be available during the carnival. Prototypes of some of the winning I&T solutions of the Second City I&T Grand Challenge will also be displayed for trial in the IC 2024. To promote an I&T culture and enhance the application of I&T in the community, the second City I&T Grand Challenge was launched in March this year under the theme of “Hong Kong’s Got I&T”. It invited submissions from different sectors of the community to develop I&T solutions focusing on two subjects, namely “I&T for Nature (Yama)” (improving the operation and management of country parks and campsites, and enhancing hikers’ experiences in nature) and “I&T for Community (Community Wellness)” (enhancing support for carers). After rounds of assessment and pitching, over 50 awards under the four categories, which were the Primary School Group, the Secondary School Group, the University/Tertiary Institute Group and the Open Group, were presented at the Grand Pitch in August this year. All IC 2024 activities are free of charge. Some of the activities require preregistration. Details are available at the thematic webpage (innocarnival.hk). Members of the public are most welcome to join.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: CE, principal officials get flu jab

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Chief Executive John Lee today led Principal Officials to receive the seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) and called on the public to get vaccinated early for better protection before the winter flu season.

Mr Lee and some of the officials also received the COVID-19 booster jab at the same time.

The Chief Executive said it is the best time to receive the SIV for effective protection in the coming year against the influenza strains predicted by the World Health Organization in preparation for the impending winter and summer influenza seasons.

He noted that through the concerted efforts of various stakeholders in the community under the Government’s leadership, 1.87 million doses were administered under various government vaccination programmes in the 2023-24 season – a record high 20% increase from the 2022-23 season.

“I hope the vaccination rate in this season can reach even greater heights so as to build a more robust protection barrier in society to safeguard citizens’ health.”

Mr Lee added that high-risk priority groups should also receive an additional COVID-19 booster six months after the last dose or COVID-19 infection, whichever is later, to enhance protection and reduce the risks of serious complications and death.

Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau, who had earlier received the SIV and COVID-19 vaccination, was also present to show his support.

Prof Lo said: “Various SIV programmes commenced on September 26 to provide free or subsidised SIV for eligible people. I urge members of the public to act now and receive the SIV in October.”

Special arrangements were made under the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination School Outreach Programme this year, wherein kindergartens and childcare centres can choose both injectable inactivated influenza vaccines and live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) (ie nasal vaccines) for the same or different outreach vaccination activities.

Additionally, a pilot scheme was rolled out in which LAIV will be provided for the first time to primary and secondary schools that had indicated earlier this year their preference for arranging LAIV for their students.

To offer greater convenience for receiving the SIV this year, the Government specifically designated additional vaccination venues for citizens’ selection.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: 13 Polytechnicians Among the World’s Most Cited Scientists

MILES AXLE Translation. Region: Russian Federation –

Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

Elsevier has published updated lists of the most cited scientists in the world over the past year and throughout my entire scientific career.

Stanford University (USA) annually collects and analyzes information from the international scientometric database Scopus about the most authoritative scientists. When compiling the ratings, both qualitative and quantitative citation metrics are taken into account. The obtained information is posted on the Elsevier website. According to the company, the scientists presented in the lists make up 2% of the most influential scientific specialists. Among them are 13 SPbPU scientists.

Nine of the university’s researchers were included in both rankings at once: the most cited authors at the end of 2023 and for their entire research career. The greatest successes were achieved by:

Nikolay Vatin is the director of the Scientific and Technological Complex “Digital Engineering in Civil Engineering”, chief researcher at the Laboratory of Protected and Modular Structures, Professor at the Higher School of Advanced Digital Technologies NIS “Digital Engineering”, Doctor of Technical Sciences;
Vladimir Mostepanenko is the chief researcher at the Scientific Laboratory “Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems on a Chip” at the NIS “Digital Engineering”, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
Vadim Davydov is a leading engineer at the Center for New Materials of the Research and Modeling of Materials Research Center of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
Galina Klimchitskaya is the chief researcher at the Scientific Laboratory “Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems on a Crystal” at the NIS “Digital Engineering”, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
Anatoly Popovich – Director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, Professor of the Research Center “Structural and Functional Materials” of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Chief Researcher of the Laboratory “Synthesis of New Materials and Structures” of the Advanced Engineering School “Digital Engineering”, Doctor of Technical Sciences;
Lev Utkin is a professor at the Higher School of Artificial Intelligence Technologies at the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity; Leading Researcher at the Research Laboratory “Supercomputer Technologies and Machine Learning” NIS “Digital Engineering”, Doctor of Technical Sciences;
Anton-Jiri Krivtsov – Director of the Higher School of Theoretical Mechanics and Mathematical Physics of the Institute of Physics and Mechanics, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
Mikhail Shur is a leading researcher at the Laboratory of Computational Hydro-Aeroacoustics and Turbulence at the Scientific and Technical Complex “Mathematical Modeling and Intelligent Control Systems” of the NIS “Digital Engineering”, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Andrey Travin is a senior researcher at the laboratory “Computational hydroaeroacoustics and turbulence” of the Scientific and Technical Complex “Mathematical modeling and intelligent control systems” of the NIS “Digital Engineering”, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

In addition, two Polytechnic University researchers are included in the list of the most cited researchers for the past year. The 2023 ranking includes Mikhail Strelets, head of the Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence Laboratory at the Mathematical Modeling and Intelligent Control Systems Scientific and Technical Complex at the Digital Engineering Institute, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Sergey Barykin, professor at the Higher School of Service and Trade at the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, Doctor of Economic Sciences.

Also, two SPbPU scientists are included in the annual list of the most cited authors by indicators for the entire career path. These are Sergey Shevkunov, a leading researcher at the Center for Technological Projects, Doctor of Technical Sciences, and Sergey Roshchupkin, a professor at the Higher School of Fundamental Physical Research of the Physics and Mechanics Institute, Doctor of Technical Sciences.

We are proud that Polytechnics have entered the ranking of the most cited scientists in the world. This is a clear confirmation of the high level of scientific research conducted at our university and the significance of contributions to global science. Being included in such rankings is not only a sign of recognition of individual merits, but also the result of the hard work of the entire scientific team, which strives for innovation and high research standards. I am sure that many discoveries and achievements await us ahead, which will inspire students and young scientists to new achievements, – commented Vice-Rector for Research Yuri Fomin.

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https://vvv.spbstu.ru/media/nevs/achivments/13-polytechnicians-among-the-most-cited-scientists-in-the-world/

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: AML Focus newsletter published

Source: Isle of Man

Published on: 04 October 2024

The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has published the second edition of its AML Focus newsletter.

The publication, which is available to view on the Authority’s website, showcases the many workstreams taking place in relation to Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision.

An insight is provided into recent developments, including the findings of thematic reviews and questionnaires, details of forthcoming events, proposed legislative changes, and collaborations with UCM and compliance professionals.

There is also an update on compliance matters in relation to beneficial ownership, and an article exploring the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace, particularly in relation to customer onboarding.

We hope you find the contents of interest and please contact the team at aml@iomfsa.im with any ideas for future topics.

Newsletter contents

1 Welcome from the Head of AML/CFT Supervision

2 Acting on your feedback

3 Compliance forum / Countering Financial Crime Conference

4&5 Summary of thematic reviews

6 Introduced Business webinar / Human Trafficking factsheet

7 Spotlight on beneficial ownership compliance

8 Legislative updates / UCM collaboration

9 National Risk Assessment

10&11 Pros and cons of AI in the workplace

12 Questions and Answers

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: PM to visit Maharashtra on 5th October

Source: Government of India

PM to visit Maharashtra on 5th October

PM to launch various initiatives related to the agricultural and animal husbandry sector worth around Rs 23,300 crore in Washim

Celebrating the rich heritage of the Banjara community, PM to inaugurate Banjara Virasat Museum

PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of various projects worth over Rs 32,800 crore in Thane

Key focus of the projects: Boosting urban mobility in the region

PM to inaugurate Aarey JVLR to BKC section of Mumbai Metro Line 3 Phase – 1

PM to lay foundation stones of Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project and Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension

PM to lay foundation stone of Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) project

Posted On: 04 OCT 2024 5:39AM by PIB Delhi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on 5th October. He will travel to Washim and at around 11:15 AM, he will perform Darshan at Jagdamba Mata Temple, Poharadevi. He will also pay tribute at Samadhis of Sant Sevalal Maharaj and Sant Ramrao Maharaj in Washim. Thereafter, at around 11:30 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Banjara Virasat Museum, celebrating the rich heritage of the Banjara community. At around 12 noon, he will launch several initiatives related to the agricultural and animal husbandry sector worth around Rs 23,300 crore. At around 4 PM, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various development projects worth over Rs 32,800 crore at Thane. Thereafter at around 6 PM, from BKC Metro Station, he will flag off the Metro train scheduled to run from BKC to Aarey JVLR, Mumbai. He will also undertake a ride in the metro between BKC and Santacruz stations.

PM in Washim

In line with his commitment to empower farmers, Prime Minister will disburse the 18th instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi worth about Rs 20,000 crore to around 9.4 crore farmers. With the 18th instalment release, the total funds released to farmers under PM-KISAN will be around Rs 3.45 lakh crore. Further, Prime Minister will also launch the 5th instalment of NaMo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana disbursing about Rs 2,000 crore.

Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation more than 7,500 projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), worth over Rs 1,920 crore. The major projects include custom hiring centres, primary processing units, warehouses, sorting and grading units, cold storage projects, post-harvest management projects among others.

Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation 9,200 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) with a combined turnover of around Rs 1,300 crore.

Further, Prime Minister will launch the Unified Genomic Chip for cattle and indigenous sex-sorted semen technology. This initiative aims to increase availability of sex sorted semen at affordable price to farmers and reduce the cost by around Rs 200 per dose. Unified Genomic Chip, GAUCHIP for indigenous cattle and MAHISHCHIP for buffaloes, have been developed along with genotyping services. With the implementation of genomic selection, young high-quality bulls can be identified at an early age.

Further, Prime Minister will dedicate five solar parks with a total capacity of 19 MW across Maharashtra under Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana – 2.0. During the programme, he will also honour beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana.

PM in Thane

In a major push to boost urban mobility in the region, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of key metro and road projects. Prime Minister will inaugurate the BKC to Aarey JVLR section of Mumbai Metro Line – 3 worth around Rs 14,120 crore. This section will have 10 stations, of which 9 will be underground. Mumbai Metro Line – 3 is a key public transport project that will improve commuting between Mumbai city and Suburbs. Fully operational line-3 is expected to cater to about 12 lakh passengers daily.

Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project to be constructed at the cost of around Rs 12,200 crore. The total length of the project is 29 km with 20 elevated and 2 underground stations. This ambitious infrastructure project is a key initiative to address the growing transportation needs of Thane, a major industrial and commercial hub in Maharashtra.

Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension from Chheda Nagar to Anand Nagar, Thane worth around Rs 3,310 crore. The project will provide seamless connectivity from South Mumbai to Thane.

Further, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Phase-1 of Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) project worth around Rs 2,550 crore. The project comprises construction of major arterial roads, bridges, flyovers, underpasses and integrated utility infrastructure.

Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Thane Municipal Corporation to be constructed at a cost of around Rs 700 crore. The high rise administrative building of Thane Municipal Corporation will provide benefits to citizens of Thane by accommodating most Municipal offices at a centrally located building.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Prime Minister to Release 18th Instalment of PM-KISAN Scheme at Washim, Maharashtra on 5th October 2024

Source: Government of India

Prime Minister to Release 18th Instalment of PM-KISAN Scheme at Washim, Maharashtra on 5th October 2024

More than 9.4 crore farmers to benefit with over ₹20,000 crore in direct transfers

Distribution of 5th Instalment of Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana (Govt of Maharashtra)

Dedication of 7516 completed projects under Agri. Infrastructure Fund

Dedication of around 9,200 FPOs to the Nation

Launch of Unified Genomic Chip for Cattle and Indigenous Sex Sorted Semen Technology

e-Distribution of Social Development Grant to Gram Panchayat

Dedication to the nation 5 Solar parks for 19 MW under MSKVY 2.0

Posted On: 04 OCT 2024 1:34PM by PIB Delhi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will release the 18th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on 5th October 2024 in Washim, Maharashtra. This significant event will see over 9.4 crore farmers across the country receive direct financial benefits, amounting to more than ₹20,000 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) without involvement of any middlemen.

The occasion will be attended by prominent dignitaries, including Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, Minister of Agriculture, Government of India, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Shri Ajit Pawar and Shri Devendra Fadnavis and Minister of Soil & Water Conservation, Shri Sanjay Rathod, who is also the Guardian Minister for Washim and Yavatmal districts. Around 2.5 Cr. farmers will join the event including those at 732 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), over 1 lakh Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies and 5 lakh Common Service Centres across the country through web cast. Special events will also be organised in the States/UTs celebrating the day of the release as PM-KISAN Utsav Divas.

Launched on 24th February 2019, the PM-KISAN scheme provides ₹6,000 annually to landholding farmers in three equal instalments. The Prime Minister will release the 18th instalment of PM-KISAN on 5th October. With the 18th instalment release, the total disbursement under the scheme will exceed ₹3.45 lakh crore, supporting more than 11 crore farmers nationwide and further reaffirming the government’s commitment to rural development and agricultural prosperity.

In Maharashtra, about ₹32,000 crores have been transferred to around 1.20 cr farmers in 17 instalments of the scheme which is second highest among all the States in India. In the 18th instalment, around 91.51 lakh farmers will receive the benefits of over ₹1,900 crore.

Alongside the PM-KISAN instalment distribution, the Prime Minister will also release the additional benefit of around ₹2,000 crore to the farmers of the Maharashtra under the 5th instalment of the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana, to further support their efforts.

Further, as a significant step for boosting agricultural infrastructure, the event will witness the dedication of several projects completed under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the first 100 days of New Govt. The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), launched in 2020, is a medium to long-term debt financing facility aimed at enhancing post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets. The scheme provides one lakh crore rupees in loans to eligible borrowers with a 3% interest subvention and a credit guarantee facility. Over the last 100 days, more than 10,066 Agri-infrastructure projects have been sanctioned nationwide, involving a sanction of of ₹6,541 crore (including 101 projects for FPOs with a sanctioned amount of ₹97.67 crore). Additionally, 7,516 projects with a total sanction of ₹1,929 crore have been completed, including 35 FPO projects valued at ₹13.82 crore will be dedicated. These projects are strengthening the agricultural infrastructure, improving storage, and processing and logistics facilities, and enabling FPOs to scale operations, significantly benefiting farmers and the agricultural sector on the whole.

To establish a strong value supply chain and support small, marginal, and landless farmers, the Government of India launched the Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for the formation and promotion of 10,000 FPOs, covering every block in the country. To date, around 9,200 FPOs have been formed, benefiting 24 lakh farmers, including 8.3 lakh women and 5.77 lakh ST and SC beneficiaries. These FPOs now have a combined annual turnover of over ₹1,300 crore, and they will also be dedicated by the Prime Minister to the nation during the event.

In alignment with the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, an indigenous sex-sorted semen production technology will also be launched at the event. This affordable technology aims to increase the availability of sex-sorted semen for farmers, reducing the cost by approximately ₹200 per dose. Additionally, the Prime Minister will launch a Unified Genomic Chip – the ‘Gau Chip’ for cattle and ‘Mahish Chip’ for buffalo – developed by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD). This chip, tailored for Indian breeds, will enable farmers to make informed decisions on animal selection by identifying young, high-quality bulls at an early age, improving the efficiency of dairy farming in India.

Looking ahead, the Prime Minister will also lead the e-Distribution of Letters of Award for around 3,000 MW under the KUSUM-C (MSKVY 2.0) scheme and the e-Distribution of Social Development Grants to Gram Panchayats. Five solar parks with a total capacity of 19 MW will be dedicated to the nation under MSKVY 2.0, contributing to sustainable power solutions and providing farmers with daytime electricity and an additional income source through land leasing.

The 5 Solar parks are as follows:

(i) Dhondalgaon, Cha. Sambhaji Nagar-3 MW

(ii) Bamni Bk. Nanded – 5 MW

(iii) Kondgiri, Kolhapur – 3 MW

(iv) Jalalabad, Akola – 3MW

(v) Palshi Bk. Buldhana – 5MW

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Govt is committed to make defence industry export-oriented with India as a global manufacturing hub, says Raksha Mantri at 7th annual session of SIDM

Source: Government of India

Govt is committed to make defence industry export-oriented with India as a global manufacturing hub, says Raksha Mantri at 7th annual session of SIDM

Exhorts the industry to reduce import to export ratio with a target-oriented approach

Shri Rajnath Singh urges SIDM to prepare a roadmap to encourage big companies & foreign OEMs to invest in India or open joint ventures on a firm-to-firm basis

Calls for increased investment in cutting-edge tech, such as AI, cyber defence & autonomous systems to be future ready

Posted On: 04 OCT 2024 2:34PM by PIB Delhi

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to empower India’s defence industry by working hand-in-hand with them, and realise Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of making the country a global manufacturing hub. Addressing the seventh annual session of Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) in New Delhi on October 04, 2024, Raksha Mantri described the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict as a reminder to build a strong defence industrial base, which can be bolstered and expanded with time.

Shri Rajnath Singh asserted that the Government, in its third consecutive term, will provide a renewed thrust to its ongoing efforts towards developing a robust, innovative and self-reliant defence ecosystem. He enumerated the steps taken to attain ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence, including creation of defence industrial corridors in Uttar Pradesh & Tamil Nadu, issuance of positive indigenisation lists (PILs), corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board, handholding of private industries by DRDO, and unveiling of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020.

On the 10 PILs notified with over 5,500 items, Raksha Mantri stated that the idea is to equip the Armed Forces with platforms/equipment manufactured on Indian soil. Terming the lists as dynamic & not static, he exhorted the industry to achieve complete self-reliance for these items within the stipulated time, and keep shortening the list. He also urged them to assess and identify products that can be added to the PILs in view of the rapid changes being witnessed in the field of defence across the globe.

Shri Rajnath Singh emphasised that due to the Government’s efforts, an environment conducive to ease of doing business in the country has been created, and a target set for making India’s defence industry export-oriented. While he lauded the major contribution of the private sector in taking the defence exports to a record high of over Rs 21,000 crore in Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, he called upon the industry to keep in mind the export and import figures, and strive to reduce the ratio between the two with a target-oriented approach.

Raksha Mantri expressed happiness over the fact that the annual defence production touched a record high of Rs 1.27 lakh crore in FY 2023-24. While the share of DPSUs was Rs one lakh crore, private companies contributed with about Rs 27,000 crore. He stated that there is a huge scope for increasing the share of private industries, and the next target should be to bring their participation to at least half of the total defence production. He promised full support of the Government in achieving this target.

Highlighting the Government’s focus to encourage foreign companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to invest in India or open joint ventures with the private industry, Shri Rajnath Singh called upon SIDM to prepare a roadmap for collaboration on a firm-to-firm basis. He was of the view that the Indian industry has the potential of bringing niche technologies or processes to India.

Recognising the potential of small & medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups in the defence sector, Raksha Mantri acknowledged the challenges they face in achieving ease of doing business. He urged SIDM to work closely with the government to address ground-level issues & help these enterprises to play a larger role in defence manufacturing. “It is important to ensure that our policies translate into ease of doing business at the ground level. SIDM can help in identifying the practical challenges faced by start-ups and SMEs so that we can address them,” he said.

Shri Rajnath Singh urged the industry to invest more in cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), cyber defence, & autonomous systems. “India’s defence industry must keep pace with global trends and focus on high-end technology. There is a need to increase investments in areas like AI & autonomous systems, which will define the future of warfare. The government is ready to provide all necessary support,” he said.

During the session, Raksha Mantri also presented the SIDM Champion Awards, which recognise outstanding achievements in defence manufacturing. He termed the awards as a reflection to the dedication & excellence of Indian manufacturers, which will serve as a benchmark for best practices in the sector.

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar, SIDM President Shri Rajinder Singh Bhatia and captains of the industry were among those present on the occasion. The theme of the session was ‘Empowering Indian Defence Industry: Catalysing Exports and Indigenous Innovation’. It served as a forum for stakeholders to discuss India’s growing role as a global defence exporter and innovation hub.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: 13 private properties receive Gold Awards for best landscape design and maintenance (with photos)

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Winners of the Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development 2024, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), were announced at a prize presentation ceremony today (October 4). Thirteen private properties with outstanding landscape design and quality horticultural maintenance received Gold Awards. Thirty Merit Awards and 12 Environmental Efficiency Awards were also given out at the ceremony to commend organisations for their efforts in greening and enhancing public awareness of green issues.

     Addressing the ceremony, the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Vincent Liu, said the Best Landscape Award, held once every two years, is one of the LCSD’s major activities to promote greening. The award aims to honour private property developments that excel in landscape design and horticultural maintenance.

Mr Liu added that to offer members of the public more green space, last year the LCSD planted over 500 flowering trees in Sha Tin Park and along Shing Mun River and Yuen Long Nullah. Over the next five years, 2 500 additional trees will be planted in leisure venues and along roads across all the 18 districts to create more flower-viewing hotspots. Also, the LCSD has started to systematically replace senescent Acacia confusa with other flowering trees, in compliance with the Development Bureau’s guidelines. This serves the dual aim of reducing the risk of tree collapses and satisfying public interest in flower appreciation. Replacement work has started in Victoria Peak Garden, Sai Kung and Kwun Tong; by the end of the year, around 400 trees are expected to be planted.

Apart from planting trees and shrubs, the LCSD has been organising a wide range of community engagement and public education activities. The Best Landscape Award is a notable example. The response to this year’s competition was fervent, with close to 200 nominated entries received. Each entry had its own characteristics, demonstrating the immense efforts made by the participating organisations in greening.

     In terms of landscape design, the winning projects integrated distinctive landscape features, large trees, seasonal flowers and plants to create a natural and soothing haven. Rooftop gardening and vertical greening concepts were also employed to enhance greenery coverage.

     As for horticultural maintenance, some winning projects highlighted plant care and adopted a variety of environmentally friendly measures to promote environmental awareness and green living. These served to reduce the effects of urban heat island and also offer comfortable greening spaces to residents.

     The prize presentation ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre today. Other officiating guests included representatives from the co-organisers. They were the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Mr Benny Chan; the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, Mr Paul Chan; the Chairman of the Professional Green Building Council, Mr Kenneth Yun; the President of the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies, Dr Edmond Cheng; Vice President of the Institute of Horticulture (Hong Kong) Mr Kingsley Choi; and the Chairman of the Planning and Development Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Mr Victor Ng.

     The competition presented awards in five categories. The Gold Award winners are as follows:

Domestic property:

(1) Large-scale Domestic Property (with a site area of 20 000 square metres or above)
i) Properties below six years of age: Wetland Seasons Bay
ii) Properties between six and below 21 years of age: Valais
iii) Properties of 21 years of age or above: Aegean Coast

(2) Medium-scale Domestic Property (with a site area from 2 000 sq m to below 20 000 sq m)
i) Properties below six years of age: Mount Regency
ii) Properties between six and below 21 years of age: 18 Farm Road
iii) Properties of 21 years of age or above: Royal Peninsula

(3) Small-scale Domestic Property (with a site area under 2 000 sq m)
i) Properties below six years of age: The Holborn
ii) Properties between six and below 21 years of age: Lime Habitat

Non-domestic property (such as hotels, shopping malls, commercial buildings, schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme [private premises] and private schools):

(4) Large-scale Non-domestic Property (with a gross floor area of 40 000 sq m or above)
i) Properties below six years of age: AIRSIDE
ii) Properties between six and below 21 years of age: Domain
iii) Properties of 21 years of age or above: Nina Mall 1 – Nina Park

(5) Small and Medium-scale Non-domestic Property (with a gross floor area under 40 000 sq m)
i) Properties below six years of age: Union Hospital Extension
ii) Properties between six and below 21 years of age: Lee Tung Avenue

     The results of the Best Landscape Award are available on the LCSD webpage
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/green/property/awards/awards_2024.html.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI: Antidote Announces $100M for Community Building and User Rewards

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Antidote platform, known for its innovative solutions in the field of investment strategies, has announced the distribution of $100 million to its users. This step is aimed at supporting hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and providing access to the most advanced arbitrage technologies.

Alex Miron, co-founder, Vice President, and CVO of Antidote, who launched the platform in November 2023, comments on this initiative: “We have chosen a strategy where each user may earn up to 1% in daily returns. This result is achieved thanks to our arbitrage bot, which automatically analyzes numerous exchanges, identifying price discrepancies, and executes trades with maximum speed.” $100 million will be distributed among users who have joined the community and actively participate by investing any amount. Thus, all participants will receive higher return percentages, supplemented by bonuses for contributing to the development of the algorithm.

However, as the company’s capitalization grows to $500 million, Antidote plans to gradually reduce the estimated yield percentages to 5-10% per month, maintaining high profitability while adapting to market conditions. “We are focused on long-term sustainable growth. Our goal is to offer stable and secure returns based on real arbitrage market opportunities,” adds Alex Miron.

The Antidote technology relies on powerful algorithms that monitor millions of data points in real-time, automatically executing trades as soon as an opportunity arises to profit from price differences on different exchanges. This technological process makes the platform one of the most competitive in the world.

Antidote is headquartered in Dubai and adheres to all international safety standards and regulatory requirements. It is encouraging that regulators are facilitating the global operation of cryptocurrency, thereby providing opportunities for a broad audience. (Please note: Antidote does not operate within the United States and does not accept investments from American citizens, nor from entities listed on the FATF blacklist.)

One of the company’s partners, ByBit, provided the meeting and negotiation office in Dubai. Understanding that we are all working towards a common goal – educating the public on financial literacy and cryptocurrency – this collaboration was the right strategic move for Antidote.

Recently, the company attracted the attention of international media, including Nasdaq TV, where the company’s successes and plans were discussed. The interview was conducted by Nasdaq’s leading journalist, Jane King, which is already a unique event for startups. Usually, journalists interview only stars and large corporations. It seems we are indeed witnessing the rise of a new unicorn in the financial market.

In addition to its arbitrage opportunities, Antidote is developing initiatives in financial literacy, including educational projects in BRICS countries. These programs are aimed at giving people access to modern financial tools and helping them improve their financial well-being.

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Media contact

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: News Release – Nine Inmates Earn Certificates, Degree Graduation Ceremony Honors First Inmate to Earn AA While in Custody

Source: US State of Hawaii

News Release – Nine Inmates Earn Certificates, Degree Graduation Ceremony Honors First Inmate to Earn AA While in Custody

Posted on Oct 3, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION

KA ‘OIHANA HOʻOMALU KALAIMA A HOʻOPONOPONO OLA

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

TOMMY JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

KA LUNA HO‘OKELE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 3, 2024

Nine Inmates Earn Certificates, Degree Graduation Ceremony Honors First Inmate to Earn AA While in Custody

HONOLULU — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) in partnership with Windward Community College (WCC) hosted a graduation ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, for nine women who earned a Certificate of Competence in WCC’s Mental Health Technician Program.

One of the nine women also earned her Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts, the first woman at the correctional facility to receive an AA degree while in custody.

Honored guests attending the ceremony in the WCCC Maunawili Cottage courtyard included: Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) Director Tommy Johnson; Dr. Michael K. Champion, senior advisor for Mental Health and the Justice System, Office of the Governor; State Rep. Lisa Marten (D – Waimānalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, portion of Kailua) State Rep. Linda Ichiyama, member of the House Committee on Corrections, Military and Veterans; Honolulu Councilmember Esther Kia‘aina who represents District 3 (Windward O‘ahu); and WCC Chancellor Ardis Eschenberg.

During the event, Director Johnson addressed the graduates and said, “We all make mistakes in life but the content of our character is better defined by what we do after that. To move forward, to put those things behind us. To show people we’re not that person that they think we are, that we can change.”

“We’re so proud of you. No matter what, never give up,” he added.

“This should be the beginning of your educational journey, not the end, and likewise, your achievements represent the start of opening doors to new and exciting paths forward to change the trajectory of your lives and those of your loved ones that supported you through your period of incarceration and positive changes forward,” Director Johnson said.

Inmates’ Sarah Liaszenik,Tamila Alcoran, Mickie Kolo, Necia Hao, Ashley Nihipali, Juanita Grammer, Randikeli Banagan, Charisse Lawelawe and Ewalani Cluney earned a Certificate of Competence in the Mental Health Technician Program. Seven of the nine inmates attended Wednesday’s graduation ceremony.

Individuals in the program earned nine college credits that encompass two required courses: Survey of Psychology and Conflict Resolution and Mediation and one elective psychology course.

In addition to earning a Certificate of Competence in the Mental Health Technician Program, Kolo, 52, received her Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts, the first woman to receive her AA degree awhile in custody at WCCC.

“It was hard work and a long journey for me. It took a lot of discipline and a lot of focus and a lot of perseverance,” Kolo said after the ceremony. Earning an AA degree and certificate helped Kolo gain a positive outlook where she aims to continue her education and work as a case manager when she reenters the community.

The nine graduates are participants of the WCC Pu‘uhonua Program which provides incarcerated individuals the opportunity to earn college credits through coursework and classes taught by WCC staff.

WCCC Warden Ione “Noni” Guillonta said, “I’m very proud of them, all nine of them.” The AA and Mental Health Technician programs, Guillonta added, are examples of the efforts by WCC, WCCC and DCR’s Corrections Program Services – Education Services’ staff to better prepare inmates to transition back into the community when released from custody.

WCC Chancellor Ardis Eschenberg said she is thankful for the partnership with DCR to help change the lives of female inmates. At the ceremony, Eschenberg addressed graduates: “Your palapala (degree) is your gateway to your next dream. It is a testament to your knowledge, your skills, your abilities and hard work. I wish each of you big dreams.”

For graduation photos and videos, please go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vxuBB1qfr_zupq0kWTaZ4_l8JpUqL96L.

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Media Contact:

Rosemarie Bernardo

Public Information Officer

Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Office: 808-587-1358

Cell: 808-683-5507

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://dcr.hawaii.gov

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI: Calfrac Well Services Ltd. to Announce 2024 Third Quarter Earnings Release and Hold a Conference Call and Webcast

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (“Calfrac”) (TSX:CFW) intends to release its 2024 third quarter results before the market opens on Wednesday November 6, 2024, and has scheduled a conference call to begin at 10:00 A.M. MT (12:00 P.M. ET) on the same day.

Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis will be posted onto Calfrac’s website and on SEDAR+ after the press release has been disseminated.

A webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the link below:

https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/u6rkjvae

A replay of the conference call will also be available on Calfrac’s website for at least 90 days.

To participate in the Q&A session, you may dial-in (toll free) 1-833-630-1956 (or at 1-412-317-1837 for international participants) fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the call and ask for the Calfrac Well Services Ltd. 2024 Third Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call to register.

About Calfrac:

Calfrac’s common shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “CFW”.

Calfrac provides specialized oilfield services to exploration and production companies designed to increase the production of hydrocarbons from wells with continuing operations focused throughout North America and Argentina. The Company executes on its brand promise of “Do It Safely, Do It Right, Do It Profitably” to generate long-term, sustainable returns for its shareholders.

Further information regarding Calfrac Well Services Ltd., including the most recently filed Annual Information Form, can be accessed on Calfrac’s website at http://www.calfrac.com or under the Company’s public filings found at http://www.sedarplus.ca.

For further information on this conference call, please contact:

Michael Olinek
Chief Financial Officer
(403) 234-6673

Suite 500, 407 – 8 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1E5
Website: http://www.calfrac.com

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January 23, 2025

MIL-OSI: Hut 8 Operations Update for September 2024

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

19.5 EH/s and 762 MW under management in mining with path to 33.5 EH/s

Announced partnership with BITMAIN to host next-generation ASIC miner with purchase option to reach 20 EH/s of self-mining

GPU-as-a-service subsidiary generating revenue with first cluster fully online

Outstanding balance of Anchorage Digital loan equitized at price of $16.395 per share

MIAMI, Oct. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq | TSX: HUT) (“Hut 8” or the “Company”), a leading, vertically integrated operator of large-scale energy infrastructure and one of North America’s largest Bitcoin miners, today released its operations update for September 2024.

“We made significant strides in scaling our compute layer across Bitcoin mining and AI this month,” said Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8. “In partnership with Bitmain, we launched a next-generation, DLC-cooled ASIC miner. We are targeting a 15 EH/s hosting deployment at our Vega site in the Texas Panhandle by H1 2025, which is expected to generate ~$135 million in annualized hosting revenue on a fully ramped basis. The agreement’s purchase option creates a clear path to 20 EH/s of self-mining capacity by allowing us to fully acquire the hosted machines for our fleet. This deal demonstrates our commitment to pushing the mining industry forward while positioning for expansion into AI data centers.”

“Our GPU-as-a-service vertical is now fully operational and generating revenue. As we advance discussions with potential partners to expand our digital infrastructure layer across Bitcoin mining and AI compute, we remain committed to maintaining balance sheet strength and creative structuring. To that end, we have also enhanced our financial position by fully converting our ~$38 million Anchorage Digital loan into equity at $16.395 per share of common stock, which represents a 51% premium to the Company’s 20-day VWAP through the day prior to the signing of the equitization agreement.”

Highlights:

Announced partnership with BITMAIN to host U3S21EXPH ASIC miner in H1 2025 with path to 20 EH/s of self-mining capacity; partnership is expected to generate ~$135 million in annualized hosting revenue on a fully ramped basis
Brought 1,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs online and began generating revenue for new GPU-as-a-service subsidiary Highrise AI, Inc.
Announced equitization of ~$38 million Anchorage Digital loan at a price of $16.395 per share
Continued construction of Ionic Digital’s Cedarvale site and remain on track to complete site buildout by December

Operating Metrics

Average during the period unless otherwise noted	September 2024	August 2024
Total energy capacity under management^1,2,3	762 MW	762 MW
Total deployed miners under management⁴	189.9K	179.5K
Total hashrate under management⁵	19.5 EH/s	18.5 EH/s

Self-Mining⁶
Deployed miners⁷	58.6K	58.5K
Deployed hashrate⁸	5.6 EH/s	5.6 EH/s
Bitcoin produced^1,9	85 BTC	87 BTC
Bitcoin on balance sheet¹	9,106 BTC	9,105 BTC

Managed Services^2,10
Energy capacity under management¹	582 MW	582 MW
Deployed miners under management	140.8K	130.5K
Hashrate under management	14.9 EH/s	13.9 EH/s

Hosting
Deployed miners under management^11,12	76.7K	76.7K
Hashrate under management¹³	8.6 EH/s	8.5 EH/s

Energy Infrastructure Platform¹

				Current/Contracted Revenue Stream(s)¹⁴
Site	Location	Owner	Power Capacity	Self- Mining	Managed Services	Hosting	HPC	Power Sales
Vega¹⁵	Texas Panhandle	Hut 8	205 MW			Yes¹⁶
Medicine Hat	Medicine Hat, AB	Hut 8	67 MW	Yes
Salt Creek	Orla, TX	Hut 8	63 MW	Yes
Alpha	Niagara Falls, NY	Hut 8	50 MW	Yes		Yes
Drumheller¹⁷	Drumheller, AB	Hut 8	42 MW
Kelowna	Kelowna, BC	Hut 8	1.1 MW				Yes
Mississauga	Mississauga, ON	Hut 8	0.9 MW				Yes
Vaughan	Vaughan, ON	Hut 8	0.6 MW				Yes
Vancouver II	Vancouver, BC	Hut 8	0.5 MW				Yes
Vancouver I	Vancouver, BC	Hut 8	0.3 MW				Yes
King Mountain¹⁸	McCamey, TX	Hut 8 (JV)	280 MW	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
Iroquois Falls¹⁹	Iroquois Falls, ON	Hut 8 (JV)	120 MW					Yes
Kingston¹⁹	Kingston, ON	Hut 8 (JV)	110 MW					Yes
North Bay¹⁹	North Bay, ON	Hut 8 (JV)	40 MW					Yes
Kapuskasing¹⁹	Kapuskasing, ON	Hut 8 (JV)	40 MW					Yes
Cedarvale³	Barstow, TX	Managed	215 MW		Yes
East Stiles	Midland, TX	Managed	30 MW		Yes
Rebel	Midland, TX	Managed	25 MW		Yes
Stiles	Midland, TX	Managed	20 MW		Yes
Garden City	Midland, TX	Managed	12 MW		Yes
Total			1,322 MW

Upcoming Conferences & Events:

October 7–9, 2024: Yotta 2024
October 15, 2024: USC Marshall Energy Business Summit 2024
November 13–14, 2024: Cantor Fitzgerald Crypto, Digital Assets & AI Infrastructure Conference 2024
November 19, 2024: Craig-Hallum 15th Annual Alpha Select Conference
November 19, 2024: Benzinga Future of Digital Assets Conference 2024

^Notes:
⁽¹⁾	^{As of the end of the period}
⁽²⁾	^{Includes all Self-Mining, Managed Services, and Hosting infrastructure, including 100% of the energy capacity at the King Mountain site, which is owned by the King Mountain JV in which the Company has a 50% membership interest and a Fortune 200 renewable energy producer has the remaining 50% membership interest (the “King Mountain JV”).}
⁽³⁾	^{Includes 215 megawatts assuming full capacity at Cedarvale, which was first energized in April and is currently under construction.}
⁽⁴⁾	^{Includes all miners that are racked with power and networking, rounded to the nearest 100, in Self-Mining, Managed Services, and Hosting infrastructure with power and networking, including all miners at the King Mountain site.}
⁽⁵⁾	^{Includes all Self-Mining, Managed Services, and Hosting hashrate, including 100% of the hashrate at the King Mountain site.}
⁽⁶⁾	^{Self-Mining operations for Hut 8 include 100% of operations at the King Mountain site.}
⁽⁷⁾	^{Deployed miners are defined as those physically racked with power and networking, rounded to the nearest 100; deployed self-mining miners net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner was 49.6K during September and 49.5K during August.}
⁽⁸⁾	^{Indicates the target hashrate of all deployed miners; deployed self-mining hashrate net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner was 4.7 EH/s during September and August, respectively.}
⁽⁹⁾	^{Bitcoin produced net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner was 72 BTC during September and 74 BTC during August.}
⁽¹⁰⁾	^{The Managed Services figures reflected in this table include the Self-Mining and Hosting metrics from the sites where Hut 8’s Managed Services business is an additional service layer in the operation of the site (at King Mountain, Rebel, Stiles, East Stiles, and Garden City). As a result, the sum of the Self-Mining, Managed Services, and Hosting numbers will not add up to the “Total energy capacity under management”, “Total deployed miners under management”, and “Total hashrate under management” figures that are also reflected in the table.}
⁽¹¹⁾	^{Miners are rounded to the nearest 100.}
⁽¹²⁾	^{42.6K deployed miners under management net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner during September and August, respectively.}
⁽¹³⁾	^{4.7 EH/s under management net of Hut 8’s joint venture partner’s 50% share of the King Mountain JV during September and August, respectively.}
⁽¹⁴⁾	^{Reflects revenue sources to Hut 8, its subsidiaries, and/or joint ventures in which they participate.}
⁽¹⁵⁾	^{Site is currently under development.}
⁽¹⁶⁾	^{Anticipated to begin generating revenue in H1 2025}
⁽¹⁷⁾	^{Site currently shut down; Hut 8 maintaining lease with option value of re-energizing site.}
⁽¹⁸⁾	^{Owned by a JV between Hut 8 and a Fortune 200 renewable energy producer in which Hut 8 has an approximately 50% membership interest.}
⁽¹⁹⁾	^{Owned by a JV between Hut 8 and Macquarie in which Hut 8 has an approximately 80% membership interest.}

About Hut 8

Hut 8 Corp. is an energy infrastructure operator and Bitcoin miner with self-mining, hosting, managed services, and traditional data center operations across North America. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Hut 8 Corp. has a portfolio comprising twenty sites: eleven Bitcoin mining, hosting, and Managed Services sites in Alberta, New York, and Texas, five high performance computing data centers in British Columbia and Ontario, and four power generation assets in Ontario. For more information, visit http://www.hut8.com and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @Hut8Corp.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward–Looking Information

This press release includes “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and United States securities laws, respectively (collectively, “forward-looking information”). All information, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Hut 8 expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of the business, operations, plans and other such matters is forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is often identified by the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “allow”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “predict”, “can”, “might”, “potential”, “predict”, “is designed to”, “likely” or similar expressions. Specifically, such forward-looking information included in this press release includes statements relating to our path to increase our EH/s under management to 33.5 EH/s, our path to increase self-mining EH/s to 20 EH/s through the purchase option with Bitmain, the timing and potential revenues for the hosting deployment at our Vega site, our plans to expand into AI data centers, our discussions with potential partners to expand our digital infrastructure layer across Bitcoin mining and AI compute, our commitment to balance sheet strength and creative structuring, and the timing to complete the Cedarvale site buildout for Ionic Digital.

Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts, but instead represent management’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events based on certain material factors and assumptions at the time the statement was made. While considered reasonable by Hut 8 as of the date of this press release, such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to, security and cybersecurity threats and hacks; malicious actors or botnet obtaining control of processing power on the Bitcoin network; further development and acceptance of the Bitcoin network; changes to Bitcoin mining difficulty; loss or destruction of private keys; increases in fees for recording transactions in the Blockchain; erroneous transactions; reliance on a limited number of key employees; reliance on third party mining pool service providers; regulatory changes; classification and tax changes; momentum pricing risk; fraud and failure related to digital asset exchanges; difficulty in obtaining banking services and financing; difficulty in obtaining insurance, permits and licenses; internet and power disruptions; geopolitical events; uncertainty in the development of cryptographic and algorithmic protocols; uncertainty about the acceptance or widespread use of digital assets; failure to anticipate technology innovations; the COVID19 pandemic, climate change; currency risk; lending risk and recovery of potential losses; litigation risk; business integration risk; changes in market demand; changes in network and infrastructure; system interruption; changes in leasing arrangements; failure to achieve intended benefits of power purchase agreements; potential for interrupted delivery, or suspension of the delivery, of energy to mining sites and other risks related to the digital asset mining and data center business. For a complete list of the factors that could affect Hut 8, please see the “Risk Factors” section of Hut 8’s Transition Report on Form 10-K, available under the Company’s EDGAR profile at http://www.sec.gov, and Hut 8’s other continuous disclosure documents which are available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov.

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Sue Ennis
ir@hut8.com

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January 23, 2025

MIL-OSI: Qylur Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract for a Tactical AI Spectrum Classifier Systems (TASCS)

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Sunnyvale, CA, Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qylur Intelligent Systems announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on a new Tactical AI Spectrum Classifier Systems (TASCS) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on September 17th, 2024, Qylur has started its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

“Our mission has always been to leverage our unique AI experience and innovative AI-based intelligent machine solutions in the service of protecting life and our way of life” said Dr. Lisa Dolev, Founder and CEO of Qylur. “The spectrum environment is growing increasingly complex and more contested from both adversarial and unintentional sources. We are honored, through this SBIR contract, to be further extending our technology with new agile autonomous spectrum capabilities to help maintain spectrum superiority in support of Air Force mission imperatives.”

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

About Qylur Intelligent Systems

Qylur Intelligent Systems is an AI the systems company with breakthrough technologies that redefine intelligent machine capabilities for both the commercial and defense sectors. At the heart of Qylur’s innovation is its pioneering Mission Autonomous AI, delivering transformative software and hardware solutions for next-generation intelligent systems. Its flagship offerings include the SNIM® AI platform and the Q Sentinel, the world’s first fully autonomous self-service security screening solution. With a portfolio of patented AI core technologies, and under the visionary leadership of Founder and CEO Dr. Lisa Dolev—an accomplished technology entrepreneur and inventor with over 35 years of expertise in security and defense—Qylur continues to shape the future of AI-driven intelligent machines, visit http://www.Qylur.com.

About AFRL

The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the Department of the Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace force. With a workforce of more than 12,500 across nine technology areas and 40 other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit afresearchlab.com.

About AFWERX

As the innovation arm of the DAF and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4 billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has executed over 6,200 new contracts worth more than $4.7 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For more information, visit: http://www.afwerx.com.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI: 20 Years Strong: RIB CostX Marks Two Decades of Revolutionizing the Construction Industry
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

2 OCTOBER, 2024, BRISBANE — RIB Software, a global leader in construction software solutions, this year celebrates 20 years of its award-winning all-in-one takeoff, estimating, and reporting software, RIB CostX.

CostX is a unified costing platform which seamlessly connects BIM and 2D takeoff and estimating with carbon accounting. With CostX, cost estimators have an easy-to-use tool which reduces errors and improves accuracy. It enables 2D takeoffs with a single click, which increases speed. Its advanced 3D/BIM support means that customers get more accurate calculations, considerable time savings, and improved quality within their estimates.

For two decades, RIB CostX has been at the forefront of innovation in takeoff and estimation, consistently delivering the tools customers need to achieve accurate and reliable results. From pioneering digital takeoff technology to 5D BIM integration, RIB CostX has continually pushed the boundaries to empower professionals to work more efficiently.

CostX’s ability to upload models so that all estimators can see the project in 3D is invaluable for our company,” says Allison Koester, Preconstruction Technology Lead at Austin Commercial in the U.S. “New design aspects that appear in the 3D model allow us to discover design features and price them at an early stage of design, helping to optimize our budget.

“We consider CostX part of the Austin team – they’ve been integral in our preconstruction technological transformation,” says Allison. “Costx’s outstanding customer support and product help us deliver accurate information that our customers rely on.”

Ben White, Estimating Manager at Ausco Modular in Australia, adds that CostX is faster and more accurate than other industry software. “CostX is intuitive and widely taught, making it easy to find skilled staff. It suits various business sizes and offers a familiar, user-friendly interface similar to [Microsoft] Excel. It’s effective for companies with both office-based and remote teams.”

CostX Highlights Through the Years

CostX launched in 2004 with its first customer win, Rawlinsons, based in Brisbane, Australia. Shortly after, the groundbreaking Auto-Revisioning feature was introduced, facilitating revisions tracking between drawing designs, meaning estimates can be updated without missing critical alterations. Furthermore, CostX began supporting 3D/BIM models, enabling users to leverage large repositories of data to improve the accuracy of their estimates. These early innovations helped establish CostX as a leader in the construction estimation software.

In 2007, CostX expanded outside Australia, making its mark on the global stage. The product range was extended in 2009 with the introduction of CostXL, which seamlessly links CostX takeoff data with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

By February 2017, CostX reached the milestone of selling 10,000 licenses globally. Since then, it has won the Estimation and Valuation of the Year award at the Construction Computing Awards for five years in a row.

In 2018, CostX Cloud was launched to align with new ways of working, offering improved access and collaboration for globally dispersed teams while reducing reliance on internal IT infrastructure.

In 2021, CostX made significant strides toward sustainability by introducing embodied carbon measurement, allowing users to calculate the carbon impact of materials in the construction process. These innovations have strengthened CostX’s position as a leading solution for the construction industry.

RIB understands that every business has unique challenges and requirements. That’s why this year, the company has moved to subscription options to ensure customers have the right takeoff and estimation tools at their fingertips for added flexibility. These products, namely CostX Quantify, CostX Core, and CostX Complete, offer varying functionalities to suit any business’s needs, from focusing solely on takeoff (providing robust measurement and quantification features) through to delivering the full suite of CostX capabilities (offering 2D and BIM takeoff, estimating spreadsheets, robust reports, and more in one program).

Conclusion

Since the release of Version 1.0 in 2004, RIB CostX has taken customers on a journey of precision, accuracy, and efficiency. Two decades of users have improved their flexibility, reduced errors, and saved time and money through the company’s award-winning takeoff and estimating.

From Version 1.0 to Version 7.2, CostX’s journey has been guided by invaluable feedback from users. With each iteration, RIB has added features and functionalities, continuously striving to fulfil its commitment to make construction more efficient and sustainable for all.

Tony Shaw, Product Solutions Director at RIB Software says, “From its inception twenty years ago, through the nascence of BIM, the advent of sustainability, and the emergence of AI, CostX has remained at the leading edge of technological changes across the construction industry. It has been a privilege to be a part of the team that continues to look forward and strives to exceed the demands of our customers, both present and future.”

For more information on RIB CostX, please visit http://www.rib-software.com/en/rib-costx.

About RIB Software

Driven by transformative digital technologies and trends, RIB is committed to propelling the industry forward and making engineering and construction more efficient and sustainable.

Throughout its 60-year history, the business has expanded its global footprint to incorporate more than 550,000 users and 2,600 talents, with the vision of transforming the operation into a worldwide powerhouse and providing innovative software solutions to its core markets – while placing its people at the heart of everything it does.

Managing the entire project lifecycle, from planning and construction, to operation and maintenance, the development of RIB’s portfolio of software solutions is driven by industry expertise, best practice and a passion to remain at the cutting edge of technology.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: As State, Federal Response Efforts Continue, Biden-Harris Administration Provides Over $10 Million to Hurricane Helene Survivors
Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency

Headline: As State, Federal Response Efforts Continue, Biden-Harris Administration Provides Over $10 Million to Hurricane Helene Survivors

As State, Federal Response Efforts Continue, Biden-Harris Administration Provides Over $10 Million to Hurricane Helene Survivors
WASHINGTON — As search and rescue, power restoration and communications capability remain top priorities throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more than $10 million in flexible, upfront funding.

More than 4,800 personnel from across the federal workforce are deployed and more than 1,000 are from FEMA. To date, FEMA has shipped over 8.8 million meals, more than 7.4 million liters of water, 150 generators and more than 225,000 tarps to the region.

Today, President Biden will be in North Carolina and Vice President Harris will be in Georgia meeting with community leaders and first responders. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will remain in North Carolina to oversee response efforts and ensure the federal government provides urgent and extensive support to Asheville and surrounding areas.

President Biden has approved a Major Disaster declaration for 24 counties and cities in Virginia. This declaration comes in addition to areas of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Disaster survivors in these areas can begin their recovery process by applying for federal assistance through FEMA.

People with damage to their homes or personal property who live in the designated counties should apply for assistance, which may include upfront funds to help with essential items like food, water, baby formula and other emergency supplies. Funds may also be available to repair storm-related damage to homes and personal property, as well as assistance to find a temporary place to stay.

There are three ways apply for FEMA assistance:

Homeowners and renters with damage to their home or personal property from previous disasters, whether they received FEMA funds or not, are still eligible to apply for and receive assistance for Hurricane Helene.

Voluntary organizations are also providing personnel and resources to the hardest hit areas. The American Red Cross has more than 850 trained disaster workers providing comfort and operating shelters. They are also helping find loved ones through their helpline 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting the Red Cross Hurricane Helene Reunification page, where you can enter pertinent information about the person you’re looking for. If someone is missing a child related to this disaster or any other incident, they need to call 9-1-1 and then 1-800-THE-LOST to receive assistance from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

People can receive free services like cutting fallen trees, tarping roofs and mold mitigation with the help of Crisis Cleanup by calling 844-965-1386. The hotline is open through October 11 and can connect people with volunteers from local relief organizations, community groups and the faith-based community who may be able to assist.

North Carolina

President Biden will visit today to survey damage and meet with community leaders and first responders. So far, FEMA has received over 30,000 applications and provided more than $2.6 million to survivors.

As of today, more than 62% of originally reported power outages have been restored. Nearly 8,000 crews continue to assist with remaining power restoration efforts.

Cellular restoration continues to improve, with less than 50% of cellular sites down as of today. Ten counties, down from 17, have 50% or more cell sites down. Two Federal Communications Commission surveillance teams are conducting inspection operations on equipment in targeted counties.

To date, FEMA has helped provide 67 total Starlink to the state, including 3 Starlinks for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation and 4 Starlinks for critical lifeline locations as determined by the state.

As of today, search and rescue teams have conducted nearly 1,500 structural evaluations and over 1,660 human and animal interactions including rescues, evacuations and other assistance. Additional federal search and rescue teams are enroute to support the mission.

Voluntary organizations are supporting mass feeding operations with bulk food and water deliveries coming via truck and aircraft delivery.

Four additional shelters opened yesterday, totaling 29 shelters with over 1,000 occupants.

The Salvation Army has provided over 1,000 meals, 1,900 snacks and 1,900 beverages to survivors. Mobile feeding operations continue to help survivors in heavily impacted areas.

The North Carolina National Guard has delivered 12 aircraft pallets, totaling more than 100,000lbs of food and over 38,000lbs of water to Asheville.

Information for Residents:
- Residents should not travel to western North Carolina to keep the roadways clear for search and rescue teams and utility crews.
- Residents can get in touch with loved ones by calling 2-1-1 or visiting unitedwaync.org to add them to search and rescue efforts.
Florida

Today, FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams are on the ground in neighborhoods across the affected counties helping survivors apply for FEMA assistance and connecting them with additional state, local, federal and voluntary agency resources.

In Florida, FEMA has received over 85,000 applications for assistance and has provided more than $4.8 million to survivors.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting either debris assessments or water/wastewater assessments across seven counties.

The American Red Cross is conducting direct emergency feeding and working with feeding partners to provide distribution in support of partner production. Sixteen shelters remain open with over 500 occupants.

The Salvation Army has 29 active mobile feeding units serving meals and distributing supplies in nine counties.

Residents in need of information or resources should call the State Assistance Information Line (SAIL) at 1-800-342-3557. English, Spanish and Creole speakers are available to answer questions.

Georgia

Vice President Harris will visit Richmond County today to survey damage and meet with the community. As of today, more than 60% of originally reported power outages have been restored.

In Georgia, FEMA has received over 60,000 applications for assistance. FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams are on the ground in neighborhoods across the affected counties helping survivors apply for FEMA assistance and connecting them with additional state, local, federal and voluntary agency resources.

The Salvation Army has 26 active mobile feeding units providing meals and support to 10 counties in the affected areas.

The American Red Cross is conducting direct emergency feeding and working with feeding partners to provide distribution in support of partner production. One new shelter opened yesterday, totaling 8 shelters with over 500 occupants.

Team Rubicon continues route clearance operations in Ray City.

Residents can find resources like shelters and feeding sites at gema.georgia.gov/hurricane-helene.

South Carolina

Today, Disaster Survivor Assistance teams will begin canvassing impacted communities across the state, meeting survivors where they are, to register for FEMA assistance.

As of today, more than half of originally reported power outages have been restored, including all Trauma 1-level hospitals.

In South Carolina, FEMA has received over 70,000 applications and distributed more than $4.4 million to survivors.

The state has established a Mass Feeding Task Force to include multiple voluntary agencies. FEMA is supporting the state’s feeding mission with Meals Ready to Eat and drinking water.

Information for Residents:
- Residents with questions on Hurricane Helene can call the state’s toll-free hotline, open 24 hours a day, at 1-866-246-0133.
- Residents who are dependent on medical equipment at home and who are without power due to Helene may be eligible for a medical needs shelter. Call the state’s Department of Public Health Care Line at 1-855-472-3432 for more information.
Virginia

Last night, President Biden approved a major disaster declaration for the commonwealth.

Residents in Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe counties and the independent city of Galax can begin applying for assistance today. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

Damage assessments are continuing in other areas and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated after the assessments are fully completed.

Tennessee

In Tennessee, shelter and mass feeding operations are ongoing. The Salvation Army has provided over 250 meals, 60 snacks and more than 180 beverages to survivors.

Eight shelters remain open with decreasing populations, as people are able to safely return home.

Power and cellular restoration continues to improve. Now less than 0.2% of customers are without power and less than 15% of cellular sites are down. As of today, there are no counties with 50% or more cell sites out.

Information for Residents
- Residents can call 1-800-824-3463 to report a missing person. Callers should be prepared to relay as much information as possible including names, phone numbers, vehicle identification and last known whereabouts.
- Counties have started establishing donation centers. For the evolving list, visit TEMA’s website.
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MIL OSI USA News –
January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Collins’ Two Bills to Combat Alzheimer’s Signed into Law
US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Maine Susan Collins

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, announced that two bipartisan bills she authored—the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Reauthorization and the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act (AAIA)—have been signed into law. These bills will cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease.

“We have made tremendous progress in recent years to boost funding for Alzheimer’s research, which holds great promise to end this disease that has had a devastating effect on millions of Americans and their families,” said Senator Collins, a founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease. “These two bills will maintain our momentum and make sure that we do not take our foot off the pedal just as our investments in basic research are beginning to translate into potential new treatments. We must not let Alzheimer’s to be one of the defining diseases of our children’s generation as it has ours.”

“The bipartisan NAPA Reauthorization Act and the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act being signed into law today represents a major step forward in the fight against this devastating disease,” said Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association chief public policy officer and AIM president. “On behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association, thank you to Sen. Collins for your continued, outstanding leadership in advancing these critical bills through the legislative process and getting them signed into law today. Together they will build on the progress made in the fight against Alzheimer’s and other dementia for years to come.”

“With the bipartisan NAPA Reauthorization Act and the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act being signed into law, our nation has renewed its commitment to the fight against Alzheimer’s and other dementia,” said Drew Wyman, executive director, Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter. “Thank you to Sen. Collins for your leadership in introducing and advancing these pivotal bills, and for your longstanding dedication to the Alzheimer’s community in Maine and across the nation.”

“These two bills are incredibly important to the work we are doing to end the scourge of Alzheimer’s,” said George Vradenburg, chair and co-founder of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. “By reinforcing our national commitment to fighting this crisis and requiring accountability for every federal dollar spent, these bills help ensure that our country will keep its foot on the gas to stop this disease. We look forward to working with Health and Human Services on establishing new national goals for 2035 and engaging the business community in those conversations so we can address the enormous economic impact of Alzheimer’s. We’re also grateful for the leadership of Senators Collins, Markey, Warner, and Capito and for every member of the Senate who joined them in getting these bills across the finish line.”

More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s costs our nation an astonishing $360 billion per year, including $231 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid. If we continue along this trajectory, Alzheimer’s is projected to claim the minds of 13.8 million seniors by 2060 and nearly surpass $1 trillion in annual costs by 2050. In 2022, family caregivers provided 18 billion hours of unpaid care for loved ones with dementia.

In 2011, Senator Susan Collins authored the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) with then-Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN). NAPA convened a panel of experts, who created a coordinated strategic national plan to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. The law was set to expire and needed to be reauthorized to ensure that research investments remain coordinated, and their impact maximized.

The NAPA Reauthorization Act will:
- Reauthorize NAPA through 2035 and modernize the legislation to reflect strides that have been made to understand the disease, such as including a new focus on promoting healthy aging and reducing risk factors.
- Update language in recognition of the need to include underserved populations, including individuals with Down syndrome, who are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s as they age.
This bill is endorsed by the National Down Syndrome Society, the National Down Syndrome Congress, and LuMind IDSC Foundation.

The Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act will:
- Continue through 2035 a requirement that the Director of the National Institutes of Health submit an annual budget to Congress estimating the funding necessary to fully implement NAPA’s research goals.
  
  Only two other areas of biomedical research – cancer and HIV/AIDS – have been the subject of special budget development aimed at speeding discovery.
Senator Collins authored the NAPA Reauthorization Act with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA). Both bills are cosponsored by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

The NAPA Reauthorization Act and the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act are endorsed by the Alzheimer’s Association and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s.

The complete text of the NAPA Reauthorization Act can be read here.

The complete text of the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act can be read here.
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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Cammack Joins Sen. Rubio To Meet With Cedar Key Residents Impacted By Hurricane Helene

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03)

GAINESVILLE, FL — Congresswoman Kat Cammack and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) met with Cedar Key residents and homeowners who were impacted by Hurricane Helene. The Florida lawmakers met with members of the aquaculture industry to discuss the impact multiple hurricanes have had on the industry.

Senator Rubio and Representative Cammack meet with the Cedar Key community and Florida Chief Financial Officer Patronis.

Congresswoman Cammack talks with Senator Rubio and state and local leaders before the tour begins.

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January 23, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: The next step in Bing generative search

Source: Microsoft

Headline: The next step in Bing generative search

In July, we introduced an early view of generative search in Bing, and today we’re taking the next step as we continue to evolve our vision of the future of search.

With the introduction of generative search, Bing utilizes AI to deliver a truly unique experience by not only optimizing the search results but also how those results appear in a cohesive layout. This transformation is more than aesthetic; it’s about creating a seamless experience that empowers you to explore, learn, and find information in new ways.

The search engine has also remained at the core of where humans turn to answer a question. That’s why today we’re rolling out an expansion of generative search to cover informational queries such as “how to effectively run a one on one” and “how can I remove background noise from my podcast recordings.” Whether you’re looking for a detailed explanation, solving a complex problem, or doing deep research, generative AI helps deliver a more profound level of answers that goes beyond surface-level results.

You can explore the look, feel, and capabilities of generative search in Bing in the US by simply typing “Bing generative search” into the search bar. You’ll be met with a carousel of queries to select and demo, allowing you to experience how generative search can deliver more relevant and comprehensive answers for a wide range of topics.

You can also try generative search for other queries through the “Deep search” button on the results page. While we’re excited to give you this opportunity to explore generative search firsthand, this experience is still being rolled out in beta. You may notice a bit of loading time as we work to ensure generative search results are shown when we’re confident in their accuracy and relevancy, and when it makes sense for the given query. You will generally see generative search results for informational and complex queries, and it will be indicated under the search box with the sentence “Results enhanced with Bing generative search” as you can see in the GIF below.

Bing generative search is just the first step in upcoming improvements to define the future of search. We’re continuing to roll this experience out slowly to ensure we deliver a quality experience before making this broadly available. We also continue to ensure there are additional citations and links that enable users to explore further and check accuracy, which in turn will send more traffic to publishers to maintain a healthy web ecosystem.

Please let us know what you think by utilizing the thumbs up and thumbs down icons at the top of the generative search results or click the Feedback icon at the bottom of the search results page to provide further comments.

We look forward to sharing more updates in the coming months.

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January 23, 2025

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