Crypto
Dense vs. MoE Models: Active Parameters, Throughput, and When to Choose Each
Dense and Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models organize parameters differently, affecting throughput, memory, and serving complexity.
Prism
Europe’s EV sales soar as North America drops 44% – here’s the catch
The surge came as global EV sales reached 2.15 million units in September, up 17% from August but down 2% from September 2025.
Prism
Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve
Social media bans for minors are multiplying, but children are quickly finding ways around them.
Startup
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 has crowned Intero Biosystems as the winner of its Startup Battlefield competition.
Startup
Balaji’s ‘Singapore of social media’ begins with a wave of bans
Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School acquired Farcaster from Neynar and rebranded it the Network State Protocol.
Crypto
Bitcoin buyers snap up a brief drop below $80,000 as Asian stocks rebound
Bitcoin rebounded 1.3% to nearly $82,000 on Friday morning in Asia after briefly falling below $80,000.
AI
Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals
Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital firms, has acknowledged that the artificial intelligence boom is eroding the industry’s long-standing unwritten rule against backing direct competitors.
Startup
Microsoft Commits Maia to Multi-Gigawatt Inference, and Its Efficiency Metric Draws Questions
Microsoft will scale its Azure Maia accelerator family to multi-gigawatt deployments beginning in 2027, positioning Maia as 'the primary inference system for Microsoft products and services.' The commitment, laid out in a technical post accompanying Satya Nadella's announcement, moves the in-house silicon from a supporting role to the center of the company's AI infrastructure.
Crypto
Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express
A scammer lost about $4.8 million in stolen crypto after buying three tampered Ledger hardware wallets, according to Chainalysis.
Prism
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
Citizen Lab reported Thursday that mercenary hackers used targeted ads to deliver zero-click exploits installing malware on iOS and Android devices.