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Arcturus could halve the grid’s electrical losses using its nano-infused copper

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:01
Stealthy startup Arcturus uses lasers to infuse carbon nanomaterials into copper, dramatically improving its ability to conduct electricity.
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Podcasting platform Riverside enters the newsletter publishing game

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:00
Users will be able use AI to create newsletters based on their recordings.
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Amazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:00
Engineers on the new team will embed within companies to deploy purpose-built agents, focusing on fast deployments and customer self-sufficiency.
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Your brand deserves its own stage — Side Events at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 07:00
From October 10-16, host a Side Event and command the room during the week of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
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Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 07:00
Proton's Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.
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Crypto exchange OKX wants AI agents to hire and pay each other

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 02:00
OKX is bringing together payments, identity and reputation into a marketplace for AI agents.
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The AI jobs debate just got messier

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 21:01
A new report finds "high-intensity AI adopters” saw headcount increase 10.2%. Among those companies, entry-level headcount rose by 12%, countering the rhetoric that AI kills junior jobs. 
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Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 19:28
Wix-owned vibe coding platform Base44 has started rolling out its own AI model — with hopes that it will eventually outperform frontier models.
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Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 13:55
VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor, Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception.
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Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for U.S. users

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 13:12
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.
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Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 12:06
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.
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Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 11:45
The companies confirmed to TechCrunch that their unusual partnership in Phoenix recently ended after nearly three years..
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Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 11:10
As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival.
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South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘ RAMageddon’

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 11:07
The world's two largest memory chip companies vow to build more memory lab fabs as South Korea positions itself as an AI tech powerhouse country.
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Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 10:39
The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September.
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Cursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the go

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 10:03
Cursor has launched a new mobile app for remote oversight over coding agents.
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Trump administration threatens 92 GW of new electricity supply with red tape

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:58
The Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capacity in the U.S.
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TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:29
TIDAL's new policy will prevent AI-generated music from making money on its service.
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In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:05
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.
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WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:00
WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters length
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