NEW YORK (TechGenez) – Hackers have stolen more than $100 million worth of Bitcoin from users of Coldcard hardware wallets in what is now one of the largest crypto thefts in recent years. The attack targeted a vulnerability in Coinkite’s Coldcard firmware that allowed attackers to guess users’ seed phrases…

NEW YORK (TechGenez) – Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun offering its X Money banking service to all U.S. subscribers of the paid Premium and Premium+ tiers. The move marks a significant step in Musk’s long-standing goal of turning X into a comprehensive “everything app” that combines social…

WASHINGTON (TechGenez) – President Donald Trump has sharply criticised the European Union after it imposed a record €890 million ($1 billion) fine on Google, saying Washington would launch a formal trade investigation into what he called the bloc’s “robbing” of American companies. In a post on social media on Friday,…

BRUSSELS (TechGenez) – The European Union’s record fine against Google has sparked a fresh wave of private lawsuits across the continent, with rivals demanding as much as $10 billion in damages for alleged abuse of its dominant position. The penalty, announced on July 23, is the first major action taken…

PARIS (TechGenez) – French lawmakers have approved a new law banning social media access for children under 15, putting France at the forefront of similar efforts across Europe. The bill passed the National Assembly on Tuesday by 279 votes to 81. President Emmanuel Macron immediately hailed the decision as a…

WASHINGTON / BEIJING (TechGenez) – The United States and China will hold talks on artificial intelligence in September. The discussions follow the Trump–Xi summit in May and mark a key step as the two rivals work to manage the risks from each other’s increasingly powerful frontier AI models. The meetings…

SAN FRANCISCO (TechGenez) – Uber Technologies has entered into a business combination agreement with Delivery Hero, the world’s leading local delivery platform, in a deal valued at $14.8 billion. The transaction will extend Uber’s global mobility and delivery network to a total of 99 markets, with combined pro-forma Gross Bookings…

SEOUL (TechGenez) – South Korea’s biotechnology sector is preparing to move into the final frontier of medicine by using microgravity in space to discover and produce better drugs. For decades, Korea’s space programme has focused on rockets and satellites. Now, however, a new generation of biotech companies is turning its…

BRUSSELS (TechGenez) – The European Commission will present a proposal in the coming weeks to restrict children’s access to social media platforms, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday. The new rules would require platforms to prove they are safe before making them available to young people, and…

SAN JOSE, California (TechGenez) – Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI in Northern California, accusing the company of stealing its trade secrets to help build its own consumer hardware. The legal action marks a sharp reversal for the two companies, which once worked closely together. In 2024, ChatGPT…