June 29, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix: Uber said it is readying the launch of a separate autonomous vehicle partnership in the city, but did not name the partner. Read More

Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business: The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September. Read More

Cursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the go: Cursor has launched a new mobile app for remote oversight over coding agents. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Flipper Device's new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity: The company's productivity-focused gadget helps you set timers, block apps, and display custom messages and widgets on an LED display. Read More

Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise: The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands. Read More

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role: VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception. Read More

WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames: WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters. Read More

Pocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devices: Pocket sells a $129 credit card-shaped puck, which sticks to the back of your phone, and promises unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and to-do items. Read More

Last but Not Least

Gemini's personalized AI image generation is now free for US users: Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps. Read More

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