You can also change the time using the xset s [value] command, where [value] is the time in seconds. The default value is 600 ...

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Google to close Dark Web Report function. An email from Google landed in my inbox late on December 15, and it was a security shocker. As reports of massive password compromise continue to dominate the ...

As Americans plan for the year ahead, it is worth knowing about several important Social Security updates that will take effect in January 2026. These changes will influence monthly benefits, payroll ...

The wage base limit is the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax. The wage base limit will increase to $184,500 beginning in 2026. Changes in the national average wage ...

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For millions of Americans relying on Social Security, small changes to the formula that calculates annual benefit increases can have an outsized impact. Social Security checks are a cornerstone of ...

Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino’s new terms of service (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company’s open source DNA at ...

Changes to Social Security are coming next year, and some of the changes happening to the program are not good for retirees. Social Security has been providing for retirees since the 1930s. Since that ...

WASHINGTON — Looking to retire next year? You might want to double-check your full retirement age. In 2026, a decades-old rule is set to push the threshold higher for when retirees can receive their ...

(NEXSTAR) — The retirement age in the U.S. is about to hit a new high next year as the final stage of a 1983 rule takes effect. More specifically, it is the full retirement age that is changing in ...

Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...