Early irrigation systems unlocked the first cities. Early railroad networks rewired entire economies. The internet’s core protocols, TCP/IP, turned slow and siloed information networks into a single, ...

A Minnesota woman is going to prison for assuming the identity of her dead mother and collecting more than $360,000 in Social Security benefits. Mavious Redmond, 55, of Austin, was sentenced Thursday ...

Sharon Wu, a senior writer with over a decade of experience, specializes in consumer-focused content covering home and finance topics such as insurance, investments, credit, debt, mortgages and home ...

QR codes have been slow to take off in the U.S., but two fintechs are hoping that connecting them to instant payment schemes such as FedNow will provide a boost. QR codes are popular in Brazil thanks ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Hometown Heroes Housing (HTH) Program reopened Monday, giving first-time homebuyers who serve their communities a chance to receive down payment and closing cost ...

AT&T is expected to pay $177 million in a class action settlement related to alleged data breaches last year, and Louisiana customers could receive settlement payments. One incident, on March 30, 2024 ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S.

AT&T will pay $177 million to settle class-action lawsuits related to two 2024 data breaches. Impacted customers can receive up to $5,000 for the March breach and $2,500 for the July breach. Claims ...

Millions of current and former AT&T customers could receive compensation as part of a $177 million class-action settlement linked to two major data breaches, after a federal judge granted preliminary ...

The first Social Security payment for the month of August is set to be sent to recipients this week, however those who were previously overpaid by the Social Security Administration may see smaller ...