The VIC-20 had only 5KB of total RAM, and it only had 3.5KB free for programming. But that was enough to hook Musk. “It came with this manual about how to program BASIC,” he said.

The Child Tax Credit is a form of universal basic income: a government program in which qualifying adults receive regular payments; recipients can choose how to best spend that money.

The first government-led test of a basic income is underway in Stockton, California. Tomas Vargas Jr. is among a pool of 125 recipients of a $500 a month cash transfer funded by the city. The ...

The program will provide $500 a month for 24 months to 305 families in Sonoma County with children 5 years old and younger.

Families in the city of Sacramento can now apply to be one of 80 households chosen for the second edition of a local guaranteed basic income program. Chosen participants will receive monthly ...

The program will provide $1,200 a month for two years, if approved. It is one of four guaranteed basic income initiatives being tested by Santa Clara County, most of which are in the planning phase.

A direct cash assistance program to boost the income of 5,000 struggling Chicagoans with a $500 monthly check won’t be funded for a second year beginning in 2023, city officials told aldermen ...