Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard |

A new startup wants to bring AI to the software you use the most: your smartphone’s keyboard. On Tuesday, Singapore-based Acti (short for “action”) launched…

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

The world uses a lot of copper, but thanks to the energy transition and data centers, it’ll need a lot more. Between now and 2050,…

Your brand deserves its own stage — Side Events at Disrupt 2026 |

7:00 AM PDT · June 30, 2026 The countdown is on. In just a few months, over 10,000 innovators, founders, investors, and industry leaders will…

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role |

In Brief Posted: 1:55 PM PDT · June 29, 2026 Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture capital firm Social Capital and the All-In podcast,…

Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business |

Just eight months after launching its commercial service, AI leaderboard provider Arena, which originated as a research project at UC Berkeley in 2023, has reached…

Omen AI’s plan to optimize data centers is all wet |

The AI-driven demand for compute power has data centers looking to squeeze more from every rack of GPUs. One consequence? Bacterial outbreaks. The liquid for…

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on |

On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos. That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model…

Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product |

Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup Corgi became embroiled in yet another controversy earlier this week when Papermark, maker of open source data room software, accused…

OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US |

11:19 AM PDT · June 26, 2026 OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India. It has appointed former Uber India and South…

Robotaxis drive miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that |

Take a stroll around San Francisco and it won’t take long to spot an empty autonomous vehicle cruising the city’s streets, waiting to be hailed…