Microsoft Gives Maia 300 the Copilot Bill. The Megawatts Still Apply.

Microsoft’s Maia 300 promises more AI output per megawatt in 2027. A serious efficiency bet, with benchmark caveats and no promise of a smaller bill.

Bybit Adds U.S. Stocks. The Crypto Revolution Has Hired a Broker.

Bybit adds U.S. stocks and ETFs funded with USDC. Inside the Alpaca brokerage setup, trading costs and custody questions behind its latest fintech expansion.

This Week in Snark: Sponsored Imagination, Gemini's Employee Badge, and a Penny That Went 200x

This week, your daydreams got a media buyer, an AI got a company email address, and SiliconSnark's penny went 200x. Please do not check the expenses.

Apple, Build Your Own Smart Home. We Already Have Enough LG Agreements.

Apple reportedly co-developed smart home devices with LG. Please build your own, Apple: the front door deserves your privacy, support, and product obsession.

Superintelligence Is Better Than Artificial Intelligence Because It Has “Super” in It

Trump renames AI, Salesforce unveils SIForce, and Satya Nadella talks Super Intelligence. Same fears about jobs and harm. Much more reassuring stationery.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Preview Finds the Future Waiting for Its Badge to Print

The definitive TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 preview: speakers, startups, AI, robots, ticket tips, and the difficult business of networking with the future.

Airtel Money Takes Africa’s Cash Counters to London’s Stock Market

Airtel Money begins London trading at a £5.3 billion IPO valuation. Behind the listing are cash agents, payment fees and a business investors can finally price.

Amazon’s Alexa Tablets Kill Fire OS and Charge $550 for Adulthood

Amazon ditched Fire OS for Android, premium aluminum, and Alexa+. The $550 flagship is impressively grown-up—and still trying to sell you something.

BNY Brings Crypto Custody to Europe. The Revolution Has a Filing Cabinet.

BNY expands crypto custody in Europe under MiCA. What institutional safekeeping protects, what it cannot fix, and why banks want the keys to digital assets.

Pimax Turns Wireless VR Into a $1,899 Line-of-Sight Negotiation

Pimax’s Crystal Pro makes wireless PC VR look technically brilliant, wildly expensive, and very committed to shipping sometime in 2027.

Tensor Machines Raised $1.5 Million to Find Out What Your GPU Actually Did

Tensor Machines raised $1.5M to measure useful AI compute. The idea is smart, the hardware is hot, and the spreadsheet needs a thermometer.

Ring Built a $249 Smart Lock You Crank Back From the Dead

Ring’s $249 smart lock drops the backup key for a hand-cranked power dial. It is clever, practical, and one dead battery from becoming cardio.