TECHNOLOGYArena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M businessThe startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September.TechCrunch·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYCursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the goCursor has launched a new mobile app for remote oversight over coding agents.TechCrunch·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYTIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetizationIn addition, TIDAL will use automated tools to remove AI-generated music that attempts to impersonate an artist or a group, the company said.TechCrunch·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYIn San Francisco’s A.I. Era, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer EnoughAs OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.NY Times·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYLawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health dataA new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are planning to debut a new vThe Verge·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYShares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026<p>Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higher</p><p>Shares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom, according to analysis.</p><p>InvestorsThe Guardian·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYRobot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raiseThe startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.TechCrunch·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYPocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devicesPocket sells a $129 credit card-shaped puck, which sticks to the back of your phone, and promises unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and to-do items.TechCrunch·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYOmen AI’s plan to optimize data centers is all wetOmen AI raised a $31 million Series A to monitor chip coolant and stop bacterial outbreaks in data centers.TechCrunch·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYYeasound RIC800 Hearing Aids Review: Good Audio, Glitchy AppWith AI-powered noise reduction, an automatic speech-focusing system, and a simple, effective hearing test, it’s a shame these aids don't come with a better app.Wired·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYA.I. ‘Employees’ Might Disrupt Work in Unexpected WaysScholars say the “unknown unknowns” of using artificial intelligence in the workplace may be undermining the technology’s advertised benefits.NY Times·2w ago
TECHNOLOGYThis Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office InternFlexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work.Wired·2w ago
