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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.

Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence

The Supreme Court just placed once-independent agencies more firmly under presidential control. The court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter with a 6-3 vote that President Donald Trump had the authority to fire the Federal Trade Commission's two Democratic commissioners, even though it broke with decades of prior legal precedent at the time. The justices have […]

Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development

Article URL: https://quesma.com/blog/qwen-36-is-awesome/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721903

Points: 50

# Comments: 14

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.

Dbrand cancels Companion Cube because it didn’t actually ask Valve for permission

Dbrand announced Monday that it's refunding everyone who bought its Steam Machine Companion Cube, which it said it made "without a license from Valve." Dbrand announced the Portal-themed Steam Machine accessory in November and took preorders for it last Monday. But a few days later, the product had disappeared from the company's website and the […]

Trump administration threatens 92 GW of new electricity supply with red tape

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.

The best July 4th sales we found so far

July 4th sales are typically a precursor to what we’d see during a mid-July Prime Day, but obviously things are flipped around this year. Last week’s big Prime Day sale is over, yet there are a number of familiar deals still poking around in the week leading up to the nation’s birthday. Best Buy is […]

TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization

TIDAL's new policy will prevent AI-generated music from making money on its service.

In San Francisco, Even $180k Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/technology/san-francisco-tech-salaries.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721227

Points: 20

# Comments: 20

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/european-isps-want-rightsholders-held-accountable-for-overblocking-damage/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721072

Points: 92

# Comments: 10