S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoinReutersA South Korean cryptocurrency exchange accidentally gave away more than $40bn (£32bn) worth of bitcoin to customers, briefly making them multi-millionaires.It had planned to give customers a small cash reward of 2,000 won - $1,37 - but instead gave them 2,000 bitcoins on Friday.The platform, Bithumb, apologised for the error,...

Co-founders behind Reface and Prisma join hands to improve on-device model inference with Mirai Much of the conversation around AI today is focused on building cloud capacity and massive data centers to run models. Companies like Apple and Qualcomm are in the early stages of making on-device AI more useful. Amid all that, the 14-person technical team of London-based Mirai is working to improve...

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the message, the Japanese company said that “an unauthorized party gained access to the professional email account of one of our employees,” which gave the hacker access to the contents of the employee’s inbox. This...

Mexico's military regains control after violence over the killing of a cartel leader Mexico braced for more violence following an eruption of clashes after the armed killed the leader of a powerful cartel

Trump’s critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric The Trump administration announced this week the U.S. government would work to build a $11.7 billion stockpile of critical minerals. That’s the headline; the subtext is more intriguing. The stockpile initiative, branded as Project Vault, is the latest attempt by the administration to secure supplies of critical...