Rebekah Brandes

6 days ago | nicenews.com | Rebekah Brandes

When Britt Riley had her first daughter, Harper, she took 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave from her remote marketing job. After returning to work, she felt like she was falling behind, both as a mom and in her career. When her second daughter, Zoe, was born less than two years later, it became even more apparent that Riley needed a type of support that didn’t seem to exist. So she set out to create it herself.

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Rebekah Brandes

8 hours ago Klarna is hiring humans again as AI replacements offer "lower quality" output Facepalm: As companies fall over each other replacing real employees with AI that doesn't require monthly wages, sick pay, maternity leave, etc., … 17 hours ago No boss approval needed for vacation, 6-9 months pay if laid off...: Indian techie shares his perks of working in Sweden Ashutosh, an Indian software developer living in Sweden, recently sparked conversation online after sharing a video detailing...

1 week ago | nicenews.com | Rebekah Brandes

There are approximately 400,000 children currently living in foster care in the United States. These kids often shuffle from house to house, sometimes toting what few belongings they own in just a trash bag. Every year, around 20,000 young people age out of the system, and for them, the process of finding and furnishing a place of their own can be overwhelming — if not impossible. In Los Angeles, the problem is particularly pressing.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rebekah Brandes

It’s difficult to see a heartbroken dog after they have lost their best friend. For Gus, a rescue Chihuahua, life after saying goodbye to his bonded …

1 week ago | nicenews.com | Rebekah Brandes

Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa. The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in the past two decades, Business Insider Africa reports, including expanding its airport capacity and improving its road networks.