Even with a U.S. government shutdown beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 74 million Americans who collect Social Security will continue receiving their monthly checks, although some services could be ...

Social Security reform is inevitable and could take many forms. The SSA could cut benefits, or freeze or slow cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). They could start means-testing recipients to deny or ...

Interestingly, the taxable maximum only increases if Social Security had a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) the previous year. The maximum remained steady from 2009 to 2011 and in 2016, for example — ...

Social Security and SSI benefits will increase by 2.8 percent in 2026 due to a cost-of-living adjustment. The average Social Security retirement benefit will increase by about $56 per month starting ...

Will the government shutdown affect Social Security payments this month? On Oct. 1, the federal government shut down as lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over funding, causing some services to ...

The Social Security Administration announced Oct. 24 that Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The ...

For much of 2025, Oct. 15 was hailed as the most important day of the year for Social Security. That's because it was the date when the Social Security Administration (SSA) was scheduled to announce a ...

The average Social Security benefit today for retired workers is a little more than $2,000. If you want a larger monthly payday than that, you'll need to approach your career strategically. Delaying ...

U.S. cybersecurity company F5 disclosed that nation-state hackers breached its systems and stole undisclosed BIG-IP security vulnerabilities and source code. The company states that it first became ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have sped up everything from app development and problem-solving to scientific discoveries and medical research. Yet, at the same time, experts have also warned ...

A threat actor called TigerJack is constantly targeting developers with malicious extensions published on Microsoft's Visual Code (VSCode) marketplace and OpenVSX registry to steal cryptocurrency and ...