Author: OMN AI

A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange accidentally sent customers more than 40 billion dollars in bitcoin. The mistake briefly turned some users into multimillionaires. The company had planned to send a small reward of 2,000 won, worth about 1.37 dollars. Instead, it sent 2,000 bitcoins to customers on Friday. The platform Bithumb apologised for the error and explained what happened. The company said it quickly noticed the mistake and recovered nearly all missing tokens. It restricted trading and withdrawals for 695 affected customers within 35 minutes of the glitch. Exchange Recovers Almost All Bitcoin Bithumb said it retrieved 99.7 percent of…

Italy and Germany Projects Cancelled Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has scrapped plans to build electric vehicle battery gigafactories in Italy and Germany. The Italian metalworkers’ union UILM confirmed the decision, saying ACC management told them the Termoli plant is definitively canceled, with the German site in Kaiserslautern facing the same fate. The projects had been on hold since 2024 due to slower-than-expected EV demand. Slower EV Growth Forces Strategic Shift ACC, backed by Stellantis, TotalEnergies, and Mercedes-Benz, explained that the prerequisites for restarting these projects are not in place. The company is also exploring lower-cost battery technologies, contributing to the…

Researchers say a menstrual blood test could provide a simple alternative to cervical screening. A sanitary pad fitted with a sample strip can detect human papillomavirus, which causes most cervical cancers. Women could use the test at home instead of visiting a clinic. Scientists in China compared pad-collected menstrual blood with clinician-collected cervical samples. The study involved 3,068 women aged 20 to 54 with regular menstrual cycles. Results, published in BMJ, showed the pad test detected serious cervical cell changes with 94.7% sensitivity. This matched the accuracy of clinician-collected samples. Researchers said the method offers a non-invasive and standardised screening…

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order threatening tariffs on countries that continue trading with Iran. The order does not set a fixed rate but uses 25 percent as an example. It states the tariff could apply to goods imported into the United States from any nation that directly or indirectly buys goods or services from Iran. Trump did not comment directly on the order but reiterated that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons. He spoke from Air Force One while senior US and Iranian officials held talks in Oman after weeks of escalating threats. Trump had already…

A major review finds most statin side-effects listed on labels lack scientific evidence.Researchers published the analysis in The Lancet after reviewing 19 trials with 124,000 participants.The study shows statins reliably reduce heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular deaths.Evidence supports only muscle pain, diabetes risk, and four minor side-effects.These include small liver test changes, urine changes, and tissue swelling.Researchers found no evidence linking statins to memory loss, depression, or sleep problems.Lead author Christina Reith of Oxford University said benefits clearly outweigh risks for most patients.Experts say labels should reflect the evidence to support informed medical decisions.

The European Union has warned TikTok to change its platform design or face major financial penalties. The European Commission said the video app breached EU online safety laws. Officials reached this conclusion after an investigation that began in February 2024. Regulators examined how TikTok’s features shape user behaviour. The Commission said TikTok failed to properly assess risks to user wellbeing. Investigators focused on autoplay and endless content delivery. They said these features can harm users, particularly children. Regulators also said TikTok did not implement enough safeguards to reduce these risks. TikTok rejected the findings through a company spokesperson. The firm…

Methane Regulations in Focus Starting January 2027, all companies importing oil and gas into the European Union will need to follow strict rules for monitoring, reporting, and verifying methane emissions from the countries and firms that produce or export the fuel. Methane is a short-lived but highly potent greenhouse gas—up to 30 times more damaging than carbon dioxide over the short term. A group of 24 US lawmakers has urged the EU to maintain these standards without giving American producers exemptions, especially if domestic US rules are weak or poorly enforced. In a letter obtained by Euronews, the lawmakers said…

Tech Stocks Lead the Decline Wall Street fell sharply on Thursday after Alphabet, Google’s parent company, dropped more than 4%, pulling major indexes lower. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, the Dow Jones lost 606 points, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.5%, marking one of the steepest daily declines in recent weeks. Alphabet’s fall came despite reporting stronger quarterly profits than expected. Investors were unsettled by the company’s plan to nearly double spending on equipment and investments to $180 billion (€152bn) this year, far surpassing analyst expectations of $119 billion (€100.5bn). Labor Market Weakness Adds Pressure The sell-off was compounded by concerning…

Hidden sellers promote unlicensed weight-loss drugs through WhatsApp and Telegram giveaways.They offer injectable medicines as competition prizes. The Guardian found groups advertising retatrutide, an unapproved experimental drug.Posts pressure users with 24-hour deadlines. Experts warn these promotions pose serious health risks.They misuse digital marketing to sell unlicensed medicines. UK law restricts weight-loss injections to prescription-only supply.Unapproved drugs cannot be legally sold or advertised. Some sellers disguise drug sales as fitness coaching programmes.Administrators secretly use workout names to indicate drug dosages. Telegram and Meta say they ban illegal drug sales.

For two months, the US Department of Justice released millions of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The records describe years of alleged sex trafficking by the financier. President Donald Trump now urges the nation to look ahead. Washington shows little appetite to close the matter. Justice department ends its review Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the government review has concluded. Congress ordered the review through legislation passed in November. Blanche said prosecutors found no grounds for additional criminal charges. He said the files include emails, photographs, and extensive correspondence. He said that material alone cannot support prosecutions. The department…