News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta will travel to Berlin, Germany; Helsinki, Finland; and Paris, France from June 3-12. During this visit, the Ambassador will meet with senior government officials, civil society leaders, international partners, and other gender equality advocates.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2024 – As part of National Homeownership Month, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is celebrating 75 years of assisting millions in purchasing, repairing, and building affordable homes in rural and Tribal communities.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Water Act. These pleas are connected to a dog breeding facility in Cumberland County, Virginia, from which over 4,000 beagles were surrendered by the Justice Department in 2022.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
During a visit to Heilongjiang Province in September 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the nation to mobilize “new quality productive forces” (新质生产力) to drive economic growth. This message was reiterated at the annual Central Economic Work Conference in December and emphasized by Premier Li Qiang during his annual work report at the National People’s Congress in March 2024. Additionally, on January 31, a coalition of seven ministries led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a list of “future industries” (未来产业), which are intended to be major...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 3, 2024
The Center for American Progress' Reel Progress program will host a special screening of the documentary "The Bitter Pill" as part of the DC/DOX Film Festival. This 99-minute film follows plaintiff attorney Paul Farrell Jr., who confronts pharmaceutical companies to address the opioid crisis that devastated his hometown. His legal strategy gains national attention, leading to the largest civil litigation in U.S. history.
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...
