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Bitget Hack Exposes the Persistent Security Risks Behind Crypto’s Growth
Bitget has confirmed a major security breach involving losses estimated at roughly $350 million, placing renewed attention on the security architecture of centralized crypto exchanges and the increasingly sophisticated nature of digital-asset attacks. While Bitget’s chief executive has said user funds remain safe, the incident illustrates how a breach involving an exchange’s infrastructure can quickly […] The post Bitget Hack Exposes the Persistent Security Risks Behind Crypto’s Growth appeared first on Tekedia.
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Crypto Theft by North Korea Tops $1 Billion in 2026 After Bitget Attack
Crypto theft has become one of the biggest security challenges facing the digital asset industry, with hackers and state-linked groups targeting crypto platforms, wallets, and other blockchain infrastructure for billions of dollars. Among the most persistent actors is North Korea, whose cyber operations have increasingly focused on stealing digital assets to generate revenue. North Korean-linked […] The post Crypto Theft by North Korea Tops $1 Billion in 2026 After Bitget Attack appeared first on Tekedia.
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U.S Senator Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Create U.S. Department of AI
Prominent American politician Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation to permanently ban artificial superintelligence, temporarily pause the development of advanced AI models, and establish a new cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence to regulate the technology. The legislation defines artificial superintelligence as any AI system that exceeds human cognitive performance across most domains or possesses capabilities […] The post U.S Senator Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Create U.S. Department of AI appeared first on Tekedia.
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Bill Gates Warns AI Is Powerful Enough to Cause A Billion Deaths
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has issued one of his starkest warnings yet about artificial intelligence, stating that the technology is powerful enough to drive events that could harm mankind. In excerpts from an interview with NBC,  Gates said AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that can cause a billion deaths. He added that […] The post Bill Gates Warns AI Is Powerful Enough to Cause A Billion Deaths appeared first on Tekedia.
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Paramount Revamps Streaming Strategy Ahead of $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Paramount is trying to redesign its streaming business before it absorbs HBO Max and Discovery+, with a series of product changes aimed at increasing viewing time, reducing cancellations, and creating new advertising revenue. The initiatives are part of the technology strategy David Ellison is pursuing at Paramount Skydance as the company prepares to complete its […] The post Paramount Revamps Streaming Strategy Ahead of $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger appeared first on Tekedia.
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Fed Proposes New Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act, Tightening Reserve and Bank Requirements
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday proposed a new set of rules for issuers of dollar-backed cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, beginning the process of putting into effect the federal regulatory framework created by last year’s GENIUS Act. The proposal would establish requirements for payment stablecoin issuers supervised by the Fed, including rules requiring them to […] The post Fed Proposes New Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act, Tightening Reserve and Bank Requirements appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Regulation Debate Intensifies as Altman and Amodei Warn of Global Risks
The artificial intelligence debate is entering a more complicated phase. The same technology that its leading developers increasingly describe as requiring international guardrails is also demonstrating its ability to produce discoveries that could expand the boundaries of science. At the United Nations Security Council, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei again highlighted […] The post AI Regulation Debate Intensifies as Altman and Amodei Warn of Global Risks appeared first on Tekedia.
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Appeals Court Deals Kalshi Another Legal Setback, Upholds States’ Right to Regulate Sports Prediction Contracts
The legal battle over whether sports prediction contracts are financial derivatives or a form of gambling has deepened after a federal appeals court ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can apply their state gambling laws to sports-related contracts offered by Kalshi. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Friday that Kalshi had failed […] The post Appeals Court Deals Kalshi Another Legal Setback, Upholds States’ Right to Regulate Sports Prediction Contracts appeared first on Tekedia.
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Trump, Speaker Johnson to Meet Tech CEOs on AI as Washington Faces Pressure Over Regulation
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are due to meet technology executives on September 29 for discussions on artificial intelligence, bringing the White House and congressional leadership into a debate that has intensified over the pace of AI development, safety, and regulation. A source familiar with the plans confirmed the meeting, which was […] The post Trump, Speaker Johnson to Meet Tech CEOs on AI as Washington Faces Pressure Over Regulation appeared first on Tekedia.
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US Bond Yields Hold Near Multi-Year Highs as Inflation, Oil and Fed Tightening Keep Markets on Edge
US Treasury yields held near multi-year highs on Friday as a combination of persistent inflation, elevated oil prices, stronger economic data and hawkish Federal Reserve signals pushed investors to demand higher returns on government debt. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was little changed around 5.17%, after climbing to about 5.22% on Thursday, its highest level […] The post US Bond Yields Hold Near Multi-Year Highs as Inflation, Oil and Fed Tightening Keep Markets on Edge appeared first on Tekedia.
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Tesla Begins First Semi Deliveries as Electric Truck Enters Commercial Freight Market
Tesla is beginning deliveries of its Semi electric trucks to a new group of customers this week, executives said at the company’s Nevada factory, marking a major step for a vehicle that has taken almost nine years to move from unveiling to broader commercial production. The Semi expands Tesla’s business beyond passenger cars and SUVs […] The post Tesla Begins First Semi Deliveries as Electric Truck Enters Commercial Freight Market appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI’s Trillion-Dollar Bet Faces a New Challenge as Cheap Chinese Models Threaten Anthropic, OpenAI’s Revenue
The biggest risk facing the AI industry may not be that artificial intelligence fails to live up to its promise, but that it becomes too cheap to support the extraordinary sums being spent to build it. OpenAI and Anthropic are committing enormous amounts of capital to computing power, data centers, chips and other infrastructure in […] The post AI’s Trillion-Dollar Bet Faces a New Challenge as Cheap Chinese Models Threaten Anthropic, OpenAI’s Revenue appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Strategic Challenge Meta Poses to OpenAI
OpenAI’s competition with Mark Zuckerberg is no longer simply a contest between two technology companies. It is becoming a broader battle over who gets to define the next interface between humans and artificial intelligence. On one side is OpenAI, whose ChatGPT helped make conversational AI mainstream. On the other is Meta, which has the enormous […] The post The Strategic Challenge Meta Poses to OpenAI appeared first on Tekedia.
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Paramount+’s Reinvention Signals David Ellison’s Bigger Streaming Ambition
David Ellison’s vision for Paramount+ is beginning to look less like a conventional streaming upgrade and more like an attempt to rebuild the service around the habits of the internet. As Paramount Skydance moves toward completing its massive Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, internal documents reveal a streaming strategy focused on engagement, advertising, personalization and free […] The post Paramount+’s Reinvention Signals David Ellison’s Bigger Streaming Ambition appeared first on Tekedia.
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Peter Thiel Warns JD Vance and Marco Rubio Could Face a Tough 2028 Election
Peter Thiel’s latest comments about the 2028 presidential race offer an unusually cautious assessment of the Republican Party’s prospects. Asked whether Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be the stronger Republican standard-bearer, Thiel avoided choosing between the two. Instead, he said he remains a Vance supporter but worries that it […] The post Peter Thiel Warns JD Vance and Marco Rubio Could Face a Tough 2028 Election appeared first on Tekedia.
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Anthropic Signs $11.6 Billion Seven-Year Cloud Infrastructure Deal with Akamai
Anthropic is committing $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai’s cloud infrastructure, a deal that highlights the extraordinary scale of computing resources now being secured by leading AI laboratories and points to a less visible constraint in the industry’s expansion: demand for conventional CPUs. The agreement, announced by Akamai on Thursday, is more than six […] The post Anthropic Signs $11.6 Billion Seven-Year Cloud Infrastructure Deal with Akamai appeared first on Tekedia.
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Trump’s H-1B crackdown: For African tech talent, the road to America is getting narrower
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Bitcoin Whales Buy the Dip as Accumulation Accelerates
Bitcoin’s latest pullback appears to be creating an opportunity for some of the market’s largest investors. As prices slipped from recent highs, one whale stepped in with another substantial purchase, adding hundreds of Bitcoin to an already aggressive accumulation campaign. According to Lookonchain data, the whale bought 536.93 BTC for approximately $45.28 million, paying around […] The post Bitcoin Whales Buy the Dip as Accumulation Accelerates appeared first on Tekedia.
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Kenya Cyber Threats Hit 11 Billion as DDoS Attacks Double
Kenya cyber threats reached 11.12 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the country’s communications regulator. That is 29% more than the 8.62 billion events recorded a year earlier. The sharpest jump came from DDoS attacks, which rose 114.3%. The figures come from the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) fourth-quarter Sector Statistics Report, […]
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How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First)
How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First) Your battery used to last until dinner. Now it’s dead by lunch. There’s an app on your home screen you don’t remember installing, and this morning a login code arrived for an account you weren’t trying to open. Here’s how to tell if your phone is hacked, and what to do about it. Any one […] TechCity
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The Startup Compliance Mistake Fintech Founders Keep Making
The Startup Compliance Mistake Fintech Founders Keep Making A founder builds a payments app, reads through the regulations, and can’t find a single rule that describes exactly what the app does. So they launch. Aderonke Alex-Adedipe knows that founder’s reasoning well enough to say it in their voice: “I’ve looked at all the regulations, there’s nothing spot on that affects me.” What comes […] TechCity
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The Best Tablets of 2026 for Every Kind of User
The Best Tablets of 2026 for Every Kind of User A tablet can be almost anything you want it to be. For one person, it is a bigger screen for Netflix and YouTube. For another, it is a digital notebook for university. Someone else may use one to edit photos, draw illustrations or replace a laptop while travelling. That makes choosing the best tablet 2026 […] TechCity
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The Best Smartwatches of 2026 Ranked by What They Actually Do
The Best Smartwatches of 2026 Ranked by What They Actually Do There is no single best smartwatch. That might sound strange when every smartwatch buying guide seems determined to crown one. But the watch that makes the most sense for an iPhone owner is not necessarily the one you should buy for running. A Samsung user has different options from someone with a Pixel, while an […] TechCity
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How to Spot a Phishing Email in 2026
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How to Speed Up Any Computer Without Buying a New One
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JA Africa and Z Zurich Foundation Empower 20,000 Young People across Francophone Africa
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African Development Bank Group and partners launch free AI training for African public officials
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Bank Zero Turns a Profit as It Gains 500,000 Mukuru Customers
Bank Zero broke even in August 2026 as about 500,000 Mukuru customers began moving onto its platform. Here is what the milestone means for you and how alliance banking and new lending plans shape Bank Zero profitability and expansion.
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The vacuum Lisk’s exit leaves in Africa’s Web3 funding
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Yango’s 2026 Pan-African fellowship puts local talent behind local problems
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Larry Yon: Why Africa’s tech ecosystem should be building the next NVIDIA
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What happens when a PoS terminal becomes an investment outlet?
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Egypt’s biggest data grab
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Nigeria Digital Economy Event Highlights Push for Cleaner Business Models
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Tunisia Expands Startup Financing Efforts Through New Fund Initiative
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Morocco Launches Startup Fund to Expand Digital Investment
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