News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
Amazon Games has announced the release of "New World: Aeternum," a new action RPG set to debut on October 15, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This game marks the first time console players can explore the world of Aeternum, previously available only on PC.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
Hitachi Ltd. (TSE:6501) and Microsoft Corp. announced a projected multibillion-dollar collaboration over the next three years aimed at accelerating social innovation with generative AI. This strategic alliance will propel the growth of Hitachi's Lumada business, targeting a revenue of 2.65 trillion yen (18.9 billion USD) in FY2024, while enhancing operational efficiency for Hitachi Group’s 270,000 employees.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
CDT and dozens of other organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts have released a joint letter highlighting the threat posed to encryption by the latest "compromise" proposal from the EU presidency on the proposed EU Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse. Members of the Global Encryption Coalition organized the letter, which argues that the proposal’s mandate for mass "upload moderation" is essentially a rehashed version of client-side scanning approaches seen in earlier iterations of this regulation. Detection of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) images would...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
On June 3, 2024, Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim delivered remarks concerning a plea agreement in which Envigo admitted to criminally conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act and the Clean Water Act. The announcement was made following coordinated efforts between various law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
The Republic of The Gambia has conveyed to Morocco its endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) following its attendance at the PSI African Political Meeting and Outreach Event, co-hosted by Morocco and the United States on January 31-February 2, 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco. The United States welcomes The Gambia’s endorsement and participation in the Initiative and looks forward to working with the Government of The Gambia to advance the counterproliferation goals of the PSI and its Statement of Interdiction Principles. The Gambia is the 113th state to...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
From May 31 to June 1, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador as the Head of the United States Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of President Nayib Bukele. Secretary Mayorkas was accompanied by United States Ambassador to El Salvador William H. Duncan; Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago; Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols; Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes; and Special Assistant to the...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
BANGKOK—May 30, 2024—Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced that aCommerce, the largest ecommerce enabler in Southeast Asia, has launched the new generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature AskIQ into its Market Insights suite on AWS. Market Insights, a SaaS platform, provides leading brands with competitor and category performance tracking capabilities from major ecommerce sites in Southeast Asia.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe has submitted feedback to Member States regarding the latest proposal by the Belgian Presidency of the Council on the regulation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). As Belgium's rotating presidency concludes, Member States are striving to reach an agreement that will enable negotiations with the European Parliament post-elections.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
Since its release on May 1, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar has garnered significant global attention. Within the first week, it climbed Netflix's Top 10 TV (Non-English) list in 43 countries, becoming the most-viewed Indian series worldwide. The series has maintained the number one spot in India's Top 10 list since its launch.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
Andrew Adams, a partner at the New York office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP and a former acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has called for the US government to halt sharing forfeited property with Nigeria. This statement comes in response to the detention of Tigran Gambaryan, a former US federal agent and current Binance employee, who has been "wrongfully detained" in Nigeria since February 26. Adams shared his views in a May 29 opinion piece titled "The U.S. Response to Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan's...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
NVIDIA has announced the general software availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise-IGX with NVIDIA Holoscan on the NVIDIA IGX™ platform, aimed at addressing the increasing need for real-time AI computing at the industrial edge. This combination empowers solution providers in medical, industrial, and scientific computing sectors to develop and deploy edge AI solutions more efficiently with enterprise-grade software and support.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
The United States has extended its congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah on his appointment as the new Crown Prince of Kuwait. Sheikh Sabah has a notable history of public service, having previously served as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
The United States has extended congratulations to the South African populace on the successful conduct of their national and provincial elections. This year's elections signify three decades since all South Africans gained the opportunity to exercise their fundamental right to vote.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
NVIDIA announced the widespread adoption of its NVIDIA Spectrum™-X Ethernet networking platform and an accelerated product release schedule at COMPUTEX. CoreWeave, GMO Internet Group, Lambda, Scaleway, STPX Global, and Yotta are among the first AI cloud service providers to adopt NVIDIA Spectrum-X to enhance their AI infrastructures. Additionally, several partners such as ASRock Rack, ASUS, GIGABYTE, Ingrasys, Inventec, Pegatron, QCT, Wistron and Wiwynn have announced Spectrum-based products. These companies join Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo and...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken engaged in a conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant regarding the proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza, which is part of a broader hostage deal. This proposal aims to secure the release of all hostages and increase humanitarian assistance throughout Gaza.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
NVIDIA and leading computer manufacturers have introduced a series of systems powered by the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, featuring Grace CPUs, NVIDIA networking, and infrastructure. These systems are designed to facilitate the construction of AI factories and data centers aimed at advancing generative AI technologies.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
NVIDIA announced today at COMPUTEX that major Taiwanese electronics manufacturers are adopting its technology to enhance the autonomy of their factories. The new reference workflow integrates NVIDIA Metropolis vision AI, NVIDIA Omniverse™ for rendering and simulation, and NVIDIA Isaac™ for AI robot development and deployment.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 2, 2024
NVIDIA announced that leading global robotics developers are adopting the NVIDIA Isaac™ robotics platform for the research, development, and production of AI-enabled autonomous machines. Companies such as BYD Electronics, Siemens, Teradyne Robotics, and Intrinsic are integrating NVIDIA Isaac's accelerated libraries, physically based simulation, and AI models into their software frameworks to enhance efficiency and safety in factories, warehouses, and distribution centers.
