Tag: world
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The Pentagon’s innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy
[ad_1] The Pentagon’s new innovation chief wants to redefine how the Defense Department adopts commercial technology, starting with extending the Defense Innovation Unit’s reach into the combatant commands. “There was a time where, a bit, disruptors of the team was what was needed, because we just had to finally break through and change the way ... -
Today’s D Brief: New takes on Taiwan; Arms-export twist; UK’s next defense chief; West Point surprise; And a bit more.
[ad_1] The White House just approved an arms sale to Taiwan under terms typically designed for sovereign countries. “The package is modest—only $80 million of what Congress had set aside as a potential $2 billion—but the implications of using the so-called Foreign Military Financing program to provide it infuriated China,” the Associated Press reported Thursday. ... -
Amal Clooney Is Vintage Style Icon — Here Are Her Best Looks
[ad_1] Photography by Getty ImagesThese looks are as timeless as it gets. By Natalie Michie Date August 30, 2023 Amal Clooney brings a special kind of style prowess to the celebrity fashion world. Working behind the scenes as a human rights attorney, the 45-year-old star (and wife to George Clooney) doesn’t typically spend her days ... -
Climate Action Africa, Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pilot ‘Faith for Climate Action’
[ad_1] Climate Action Africa and Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Catholic Church, Clegg have embarked on an extraordinary journey to instil environmental stewardship in the hearts of young minds through the Faith for Climate Action (F4CA) a program by Climate Action Africa. The inaugural project, themed “Integrating Religion and AI for Climate Action,” kicked off ... -
‘Quite the eerie feeling’: Navy divers complete search for remains in Lahaina Harbor
[ad_1] HONOLULU, Hawaii—Navy divers have surveyed the bottom of Lahaina Harbor and finished a “very thorough” but non-invasive underwater search for remains in the continuing response to the Maui wildfires. A team of 21 Pearl Harbor-based divers arrived in Maui last week and immediately began underwater mapping and survey operations at the request of the ... -
The Y2K Belt Is Back — Here’s Where To Find Yours
[ad_1] Photography by Getty ImagesNo functional purpose in sight. Just amped-up accessorizing. By Natalie Michie Date August 29, 2023 Did you survive the useless belt era of the 2000s? You may be entitled to financial compensation. Just kidding — but you are entitled to break out your old waist-accentuating accessories. Because like it or not, ... -
How Dream VC is Empowering the Next Generation of African Angels, VCs & Ecosystem Builders
[ad_1] Visionary leaders play a crucial role in the emerging economies’ dynamic environment, where entrepreneurship and innovation are defining the future. In a recent chat, I had the privilege of engaging with the Co-founders of Dream VC, Mark Kleyner and Cindy AI. With a trail of expertise in ecosystem building and early-stage investing, the co-founders’ ... -
Is the Post-Pandemic Era Ripe for Rethinking High School?
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a Friday morning in March, students and teachers gathered at a hip hotel here to reimagine what their high schools could be. The delegation from Calvin Coolidge High School was thinking big — as in, global. For months, they’d been crafting plans to reframe their school’s curriculum around the United ...











