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WHAT'S NEXT?: The number of smart homes is expected to grow further and by 2020 it is expected 46.2 million homes in the US and 44.9 million in Europe will be classed as smart homes. By 2022 there could be nearly 500 smart devices that can be connected to a smart home.

  • [New] The Saudi Royal Family has started a nonprofit group that plans to spend $1 billion a year to do research on the biology of ageing and find ways to extend the number of years people live in good health. Life Extension Magazine
  • [New] Individuals will not pay UK tax on any foreign income and gains arising in their first four years of tax residence (if non-UK resident for the prior 10 years). Keystone Law
  • [New] With livestock remaining in the wet season grazing areas through early to mid-August, household access to milk will seasonally reduce as conception ahead of the 2024 long rains begins, but milk production will remain near average-to-average levels. Fews Net
  • [New] The improvements in household access to food and income will support declining acute malnutrition rates with widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes likely by the end of the long rains. Fews Net
  • [New] As household access to food and income improve, households will reduce their application of more severe consumption and livelihood-based coping strategies and likely engage in coping strategies more indicative of Stressed (IPC Phase 2). Fews Net
  • [New] Increased household income and availability of household food stocks are expected to support households' access to food, but the high cost of living and need to repay past debts will likely hinder non-food purchases, maintaining Stressed (IPC Phase 2) area-level outcomes. Fews Net
  • [New] More green apprenticeships will help businesses innovate at every level, supporting the UK's push to electrify our homes, vehicles and businesses and move away from fossil fuels. FE News
  • [New] When comparing the statistical ranges of water consumption in Europe from [36] to the absolute basic consumption (ABC) defined in of 33.6 m3 per inhabitant per year, the potential for implementing further minimization of water consumption in households is not look so promising. MDPI
  • [New] Comparing the recommended minimum basic annual demand of 18 m3 to the statistical range of 25-50 m3 of water consumption per year in the vast majority of European countries, it can be seen that there is still significant potential to introduce savings in water consumption in households in Europe. MDPI
  • [New] The researchers and academics of the future will help the UK retain its place as a world-leading hub: Our universities are home to around 36% of all postgraduate students studying in the UK and over half of all postgraduate research students. The Russell Group
  • [New] Project is expected to provide flexible, dispatchable low-carbon power equivalent to the average electricity requirements of around 1.3 million UK homes, and to progress the deployment of carbon capture technology in line with the UK Government's net-zero programme. MarketScreener
  • [New] Individuals who are UK resident for four tax years or fewer, and who have not been UK resident for a period of ten years prior to becoming UK resident, may opt to be taxed only on UK income and gains, and will be able to remit overseas income and gains tax free. KPMG
  • [New] Artisan bread trends are historically fueled by consumer demand for high-quality foods made from simple, clean ingredients that will elevate their meals at home. Baking Business
  • [New] Anyone who has been tax resident in the UK for more than 4 years will pay UK tax on any newly arising FIG, as is the case for all other UK residents. Elemental CoSec
  • [New] Normally UK residents will be taxed on the 'arising basis' which means they are liable to pay UK tax on their worldwide income and gains, whenever they arise or accrue. Elemental CoSec
  • [New] The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, one of the world's most popular social media apps. CNN
  • [New] The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. IOL
  • [New] The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. BBC News
  • Britain homes could one day be powered by electricity generated in America under plans to install up to six power cables across the Atlantic. The Telegraph
  • The CCPA definition creates the potential for extremely broad legal interpretation around what constitutes personal information, holding that personal information is any data that could be linked with a California individual or even a household. ISACA
  • Including mobile phones, home appliances, medical or office equipment and essentially any other consumer technology powered by electricity, e-waste represents one of the fastest growing waste streams globally, with generation expected to double 2014 levels by 2030. Metal Tech News
  • From April, families will be paying their lowest prices for energy since Putin's invasion of Ukraine, with the average household bill set to fall by almost £250. GOV.UK

Last updated: 23 March 2024



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