Luxury is in flux. This year, consumers questioned why luxury prices are continuing to skyrocket as quality seemingly dwindles. Creative directors shuffled from house to house. Fashion merged more ...

In the era of vibe coding, when even professionals are pawning off their programming work on AI tools, Microsoft is throwing it all the way back to the language that launched a billion devices. On ...

You’re hard pressed to find a “good” TV that’s not also a “smart” TV. In fact, I’m not really sure one exists. All of the best TVs come with smart features. Whether it’s Google, Amazon Fire, Tizen, ...

Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.

The gap between what Americans earn and how much they need to bring in to achieve a basic standard of living is growing, according to a new report. The analysis, from the Ludwig Institute for Shared ...

About three in five college students experienced some level of basic needs insecurity during the 2024 calendar year, according to survey data from Trellis Strategies. Over half (58 percent) of ...

In 2022, the city of Durham launched one of the state’s first guaranteed-income programs, offering cash payments to people returning to Durham after prison. For almost a year, the Excel program gave ...

The Texas Senate has passed a bill aimed at stopping local governments from funding universal basic income programs, specifically taking aim at Harris County’s “Uplift Harris” initiative. Senate Bill ...

Many Franklin County residents struggle to afford basic necessities despite a significant portion being employed. Two local pilot programs, the Ohio Mother's Trust and the City of Columbus' Economic ...

Abstract: The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is commonly used for inter-process communications over network, allowing a program to invoke a procedure in another address space, even in another machine as ...

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