Congress passed the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) in 2021 as a way to give eligible households a discount on their monthly internet or wireless plan. The program also gave them a one-time discount on a tablet or laptop. Ever since it was passed, the program was able to help around 23 million households. Unfortunately, it’s possible that the program will end soon. This is the condition that will happen if Congress fails to renew its funding. The [read full article]
Housing cooperations are thinking of offering more home shares to single people in an effort to alleviate the lack of social housing and shorten waiting lists. Single households make up over half of social housing tenants, according to figures requested by broadcaster NOS from sector organisation Autoriteit Woningcorporaties. Many are occupying homes that are too big for them according to the criteria applied by European statistics agency Eurostat. A single household with more than one bedroom...
Reliance Jio added 3.59 million mobile connections in February, pushing its market share above 40%With an additional 1.53 million connections, Bharti Airtel so
Trump Suggests Offering Aid To Ukraine In The Form Of A Loan Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump has suggested that he would support Republicans approving Ukraine aid in the form of a loan, but that Europe must “equalize” its efforts to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), President Trump said they are “thinking about making it in the form of...
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would have allowed young Britons to live, study and work in EURishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or work in the bloc for up to four years.The prime minister declined the European Commission’s surprise proposal of a youth mobility scheme for people aged between 18 and 30 on Friday, after Labour knocked back the suggestion on Thursday night, while noting that it would...
The Nigerian Ports Authority says has secured a $700m loan from Citibank for the rehabilitation of the Apapa and Tincan Island Ports in Lagos. The loan was funded by the UK Export Finance, an export credit agency, Announcing this in a statement on Wednesday, the NPA said it had also opened discussions with another funding Read More
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSE:LAC) has released an update. Lithium Americas Corp., a Canadian lithium resource company, plans to expand its financial portfolio by sel
Despite companies like Bumble, Eventbrite, 23andMe and Stitch Fix setting an example, female founders still face a glass ceiling.
As always, we continue to remind our readers to not share their verification code with anyone, even if this person explains that they are a T-Mobile representative. This is always the case with scams as they have victimized numerous consumers through this method. A T-Mobile subscriber shared his recent encounter with a scammer pretending to be a T-Mobile representative. The poster shared he received multiple phone calls [read full article]
It is part of a “wider" programme to “ensure the most vulnerable and marginalised" are protected against serious disease and illness
Tangent, a jobseekers network targeting aspiring tech workers from less advantaged backgrounds, has raised $1.1m (£882,000). Founded by former LinkedIn employee Gary Izunwa, Tangent is a platform that connects jobseekers from low socioeconomic backgrounds with people in tech offering mentorship and referrals. The recently launched Tangent network is initially starting with entry-level tech sales roles, […]
A Brazilian woman tried to pull a "Weekend at Bernie's" with her dead uncle wheeling his body into her local bank and trying to take out a loan in his name, which got her busted. Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes got caught on camera earlier this…