Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 29 June 2026 at 21:39 The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September.
FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 27 June 2026 at 04:38 Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
Patronus AI lands $50M to build βdigital worldsβ that stress-test AI agents TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 26 June 2026 at 00:19 Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
AI was supposed to kill engineering jobs, but new data suggests theyβre the most resilient TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 25 June 2026 at 01:56 While AI dominates the layoff narrative, engineers are actually making up a larger share of new hires, according to SignalFire data.