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WorkOn 'Red Dior' And The Limits Of Fashion Diplomacy The story of an artist is a history of a people. Zaitsev put his fierce creativity at the service of a vision for a nation aligned with the greater common good of a peaceful world. He was bold in his defiance of both the personal and collective odds at the time of a great social upheaval. He leaves behind a creative blueprint for changing the world. "Once war begins, diplomacy doesn't end but often escalates," wrote Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of PEN America in an op-ed on the failures and promises of international diplomacy. Whenever fashion diplomacy is tasked once again with contributing momentum to sustainable peace and postwar reconstruction efforts, may Slava Zaitsev's memory inspire the next generation of countercultural Russian visionaries.
WorkDisasters, exacerbated by climate change, displaced more people than war in 2022—the year Russia invaded Ukraine The report is bleak reading, but it offers suggestions for how richer countries can help. Cash assistance is top of the list, followed by help for internally displaced people to develop skills and livelihoods, investment to strengthen communities’ resilience to disasters natural and manmade, and collecting better data to truly understand who is being forced to leave their home, and why.
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WorkHow Russia’s Rich Get Their Luxuries Now Anton Troianovski reported from Dubai and Jack Ewing from New York. Reporting was contributed by Vivian Nereim from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Al Omran from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Oleg Matsnev from Berlin.
WorkThe Ukraine war is driving a wedge between Moscow and its mercenaries — and the Kremlin knows it When asked by reporters in Russia on Thursday what the Kremlin thought about Prigozhin\'s \"critical statements ... against some generals during a special military operation,\" Russian news agency Interfax reported, the Kremlin\'s spokesman Peskov deflected the query, telling journalists: \"I leave this question unanswered.\"
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WorkUS accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia In response, last month Ramaphosa said the ANC had resolved that South Africa should quit the ICC – before backtracking hours later citing what his office called a communications “error”.
WorkRussian woman given suspended sentence for 'insulting' note on Putin's parents' grave The Kremlin's sweeping campaign of repression has criminalised criticism of the war. In addition to fines and jail sentences, those accused have been fired, blacklisted, branded as "foreign agents" or fled Russia.
WorkHigher interest rates are fostering a fintech comeback story  Let’s observe how that plays out for Robinhood. In the first quarter, Robinhood’s transaction-based revenue — the revenue stream it rode to the public markets — came to $207 million, while net interest revenue came in slightly higher at $208 million. WorkElon Musk Dismisses Warren Buffett's 'Kindly Grandfather' Image As Overrated  Warren Buffett and Elon Musk have become some of the biggest names in finance. But they, like many others, started out with an idea, built a startup and scaled. The next generation of business leaders are currently building startups across the country. While previously, investing in the early stages of pre-IPO Tesla and Berkshire Hathaway were only open to accredited investors, thanks to changes in federal law, that\'s all changing. | � | | WorkEV Startups Are Proving Warren Buffett Right  This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed byour Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contactDow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. Work | � | | WorkCountry star Jimmie Allen accused of sexual assault by former manager  Allen first rose to prominence on American Idol in 2011, and has since released hits including Best Shot and Make Me Want To. He became the first Black solo performer to win new male artist of the year at the 2021 Country Music Association awards and was also nominated for a best new artist Grammy. He has also written the children’s book My Voice Is a Trumpet. Work | � | | WorkTechCrunch is heading to London for London Tech Week  It’s certainly been a minute but we’re bringing some of the TechCrunch crew across the pond during London Tech Week to meet up with U.K.-based investors and rising early-stage founders. We’ll be hosting an intimate invitation-only cocktail hour on Tuesday, June 13, so if you’ll be around, apply now for a chance to join us! We’ll be accepting applications until May 26 and we’ll let you know by June 1 if you’ve snagged one of these exclusive spots to mingle with some of the U.K.’s most prominent influencers in the startup community! Work'AI-powered' VC firm Vela emerges from stealth with $25M under management  “The pandemic had a positive impact on our business, as was the case for many other venture capital firms,” Ihlamur said. “OpenAI’s ChatGPT’s release provided further tailwinds for us as an AI-powered VC firm … With respect to the broader slowdown in tech, we’re not concerned as we’re break-even as a company and have capital to invest. Despite the slowdown, there are significant opportunities to seize partially thanks to the rapid progress in AI.” | � | | WorkWorkSLAIT pivots from translating sign language to AI-powered interactive lessons  “We see two directions for growing in,” Fomin said. “The first is to cover more language groups, like British sign language and Japanese sign language. Also we would like to make the curriculum more adaptive, or provide a curriculum for medical and scientific signs. If we have enough investment to grow and scale we can be a leading platform globally to automate talking to doctor in sign language.” | � | | WorkAMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund  On the subject, AMP plans to grow its secondary sortation business in the U.S. across its three production facilities in the Denver, Atlanta and Cleveland metro areas. In addition to providing robotics infrastructure and software to customers, AMP resells recyclable commodities like bespoke chemical and polymer blends to end-market buyers. WorkWellthy lands $25M to help caregivers feel less overwhelmed  “That’s a big number that will only grow over the next few decades,” he added. “Anyone who has been a caregiver for a loved one will likely tell you it’s one of the toughest jobs they’ve ever had. In fact, people are dropping out of the workforce at alarming rates because they struggle with the challenges of caregiving at home. Wellthy is the market leader in solving that and it’s a privilege to support their mission.” WorkCapchase gets into buy now, pay later with Capchase Pay for SaaS financing  Fernandez said that offering a buy now, pay later product has also expanded Capchase’s user base. There was a typical cutoff for revenue-based financing customers having less than $30 million in annual recurring revenue. However, some of its early BNPL customers have hundreds of millions in ARR, he said. WorkWorkJust 48 hours left to save $800 on passes to Disrupt  TechCrunch Disrupt takes place in San Francisco on September 19–21. You can save up to $800, but you have just 48 hours left to get ’er done. The deadline is Friday, May 12 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Hop to it and buy your Disrupt pass today! WorkCable wants to help banks cut financial crime through automated assurance  “Regulators are particularly interested in effectiveness testing, but also, just the volatility in the banking industry right now, with COVID and if we are in a recession or not, there is increased financial crime,” Vernier said. “We’ve certainly seen, globally, an increase in fraud and other types of financial crime over the last few years. And, as real-time payments get rolled out in the U.S., we’ll see more financial crime.” WorkThe Thompson twins are ready to introduce themselves to the NBA  \"But at OTE I get to develop whatever I want to make myself better for the future because I feel like OTE is more of a development league. Even though we got games, we develop and I think that\'s one of the more important things for a young basketball player.\" WorkHere’s how the Biden administration has prepared for an expected migrant influx.  They may have a phone interview from a border holding facility with an asylum officer, and can be quickly deported if they are found ineligible to apply. Unlike under Title 42, they will receive a permanent mark on their record that bans them from entering the United States for five years, and could face criminal charges. WorkJob satisfaction in the US is at a high—but less so for women than men  But if companies want to keep women in the workplace—and keep them satisfied—they should be paying attention to the gaps in what women need from their employers. We can “put a number” to the differences for women, along with what we lose without flexible work policies, Codd says. Work$24 billion could prepare the US to tackle every viral pandemic imaginable  If the more limited budget was approved, the funds would then have to be allocated to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the ASPR office that would be responsible to oversee and fund the research. The model would replicate what happened during covid’s Operation Warp Speed, a program that with an investment of $18 billion, was able to deliver vaccines in record time, and an integral part of a plan to limit the damage of future outbreaks. WorkInterest rates: How the rise affects you and your money  The US central bank has announced big rate rises which have taken its key rate to levels not seen for 16 years. Banking failures in the US have raised fears about the health of the financial system. It has just raised rates again. WorkHow FTX Missed a Potentially Lucrative Opportunity  Expect the fight to continue. The committee’s Republican chairman, Representative James Comer of Kentucky, said lawmakers “would continue to expose and investigate harmful E.S.G. practices and hold unelected bureaucrats accountable for pushing their interests on the American people.” Work TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives |
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