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Summary ISA has announced the upcoming rollout of the ISASecure Industrial Automation Control System Security Assurance (ACSSA) inspection and certification scheme. ISASecure Announces New IACS Security Assurance (ACSSA) Inspection and Certification Scheme BRUSSELS, Belgium – June 18, 2025 – The International Society of Automation (ISA)—the leading professional society for automation—has announced the upcoming rollout of the ISASecure Industrial Automation Control System Security Assurance (ACSSA) inspection and certification scheme. ISASecure program manager Dr. Mark DeAngelo shared early details on the new initiative at the ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit today…

Andy Jassy, Amazon president and CEO, attends the premiere of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” at The Culver Studios on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Culver City, Calif parts of its business, shuttering stores and slashing 29,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs. Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Amazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates generative artificial intelligence will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years as the online giant begins to increase its usage of the technology. “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and…

OpenAI said Monday the U.S. Department of Defense granted it a contract for up to $200 million to help the agency identify and build prototype systems that use its frontier models for administrative tasks and more. OpenAI provides a few examples of possible tasking, such as helping service members get healthcare, streamlining data on various programs, and “supporting proactive cyber defense.” The company also said that “All use cases must be consistent with OpenAI’s usage policies and guidelines.”  The DoD’s announcement used slightly more straightforward wording. It says, “Under this award, the performer will develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to…

Walk around a big city like New York or Amsterdam long enough and you’re bound to notice something: tiny four-wheeled cargo carriers zipping down bike lanes. These battery-assisted vehicles, often called e-quads, are distinct from cargo e-bikes, which tend to be geared toward households. E-quads are larger and sport enclosed cargo holds, making them a darling of delivery companies, including Amazon and UPS, allowing them to sidestep congestion that bogs down regular box trucks. Now, Honda is offering its own take on the vehicle type, the Fastport eQuad.  The eQuad comes in two sizes built on the same basic platform,…

A Lincolnshire potato storage facility has triumphed in court against its local council, overturning a noise complaint that threatened its ability to store future crops and risking major food waste.The case, brought before the court following a complaint about fan noise affecting neighbouring residents, concluded with the district judge ruling in favour of the storage business. The court found that the local authority had acted unreasonably in issuing the abatement notice and failed to properly engage with the facility during its investigation.The four-day trial found there was no statutory nuisance, as the noise was not severe enough to cause significant…

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersA key, revamped government panel of vaccine advisors appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will soon vote on a shot preservative that contains mercury, which is safely used in some flu jabs but has been incorrectly linked to autism in the past. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will hear…

The British government on Sunday appointed Blaise Metreweli as the country’s first woman to serve as chief of the UK’s foreign spy service MI6. But though she will be the first woman to lead the agency, Britain – and the world – have long had women play leading roles in espionage. So who is Metreweli, what does the boss of MI6 – also known as “C” – do, and who are some of the other female spies that have left a mark on the field? Who is Blaise Metreweli? Metreweli, 47, is a career intelligence officer. Until her appointment as…

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. China may offer to play ‘constructive’ role in mediating Iran-Israel conflictChina is expected to play an “active” role in trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but analysts warned there may be limits to what it could achieve.2. After tight-lipped talks in London, the US-China silence speaks volumesA week after the second round of high-profile trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington, analysts break down what happened before, during and after.3. At Paris Air…

June 18, 2025 Seeq Corporation News Summary The annual list recognizes the businesses that set the standard for workplace success and awards excellence in company culture. Seeq Corporation Named to Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces List SEATTLE – June 18, 2025 – Seeq Corporation, the global leader in industrial analytics, AI and enterprise monitoring for industrial companies, is proud to announce it has been named to Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces list honoring companies that have built exceptional workplaces and vibrant cultures that support their teams and businesses.   This year’s…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed a lawsuit challenging a New York state law that requires social media companies to report how they moderate hate speech and disinformation. The complaint, filed in a federal court in Manhattan, seeks to halt the law, which X argues violates the First Amendment by forcing platforms to disclose sensitive information about their content moderation practices. “Today, @X filed a First Amendment lawsuit against a New York law, NY S895B,” X’s Global Government Affairs team posted Tuesday, adding that it had successfully challenged a similar law in California. “X is the…