New Interstellar Initiative Reportedly Brings Permanent Archive of Music to the Moon

Electronic dance music producer Brayden Pierce has joined an effort that carries the implication of bringing the genre all the way to the cosmos.  Taking to X, Pierce has claimed that he’s one of just 222 creators to have contributed to the Lunaprise Museum with his track, “Capture the Moon.” The mission, which includes delivery … Read more

Milan Fashion Week showcases emerging Black designers, launches initiative to fight discrimination

MILAN — Milan Fashion Week highlighted diversity and in a new initiative that aims to promote inclusion across the industry and the return of a showcase for underrepresented designers as five days of mostly womenswear previews for Fall-Winter 2024-25 got underway on Wednesday. An agreement signed Tuesday by the Italian fashion council, a governmental anti-discrimination … Read more

New York City to utilize 8,500 acres of parking lots for incredible new initiative: ‘A bold step forward’

New York City has plenty of famous nicknames: The City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice, and so on. Now, thanks to a ground-breaking zoning code update, New Yorkers may be excited to embrace one of its newest titles: the “City of Yes.” Earlier in 2023, the … Read more

Italy reportedly drops out of China Belt and Road initiative that failed to deliver

Media reports say Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with foreign countries through infrastructure investments ByThe Associated Press December 6, 2023, 9:47 AM MILAN — Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with foreign countries through … Read more

Microsoft Does Damage Control With Its New ‘Secure Future Initiative’

Today, in a blog post and email to employees, Microsoft is announcing a broad vision for tackling the cybersecurity challenges that have increasingly plagued the company and its customers in recent years. Known as the Secure Future Initiative, the plan leans heavily on artificial intelligence tools as a “game changer” and also includes a call … Read more

Russia’s Putin praises China’s Belt and Road initiative at meeting

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday laid out a vision for a revamped version of his signature “Belt and Road” investment initiative and promised continued economic support for nations that sign on to China’s remade world order. With guest of honor Russian President Vladimir Putin, who shares … Read more

How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts

BEIJING — China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns. The shift comes as leaders from across the developing world descend on Beijing this week for a government-organized forum on what is known as BRI … Read more

As Xi Celebrates a Decade of the Belt and Road Initiative, Its Future Looks Uncertain

When President Xi Jinping first assembled world leaders to map out his vision for expanding Chinese soft power via a web of infrastructure investment in 2017, he called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) the “project of the century.” As the Chinese statesman opens the third Belt and Road Forum this week, the future of … Read more

Stormzy’s Merky FC initiative explained: Star wants allyship in football to increase representation across the industry | Football News

Stormzy and adidas have announced the expansion of their Merky FC partnership by broadening the scope of their attempt to increase diversity within the football industry. In 2022, the initiative launched by the musician provided 15 people with roles within the industry but this year’s cohort will more than triple that number with the announcement … Read more

CISA’s security-by-design initiative is in danger: Right here’s a path ahead

Trey Herr is the director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Maia Hamin is an affiliate director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Will Loomis is an affiliate director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Stewart Scott Contributor Stewart Scott is an affiliate director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative. The Biden administration’s 2023 Nationwide Cybersecurity Technique … Read more