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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

Rocket Lab continues buying spree by acquiring satellite company Iridium: The all-stock deal values Iridium at $8 billion and gives Rocket Lab even more firepower to compete against Amazon and SpaceX. 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

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

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

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

Last but Not Least

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