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

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

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

Watch out, Amazon: The Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival: Kobo users can now automatically sync their reading progress to StoryGraph, making it easier to track books, reading stats, and challenges without relying on Amazon’s Goodreads. Read More

TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization: In addition, TIDAL will use automated tools to remove AI-generated music that attempts to impersonate an artist or a group, the company said. Read More

Last but Not Least

In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights: The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright ban. Read More