Anthropic updated Claude’s voice mode in July 2026, giving users access to more capable AI models and the ability to control third-party apps through voice commands.
Previously, Claude’s voice mode…
OpenAI announced in July 2026 that ChatGPT Health, a feature designed to help users with health-related queries, is now available to all U.S.-based users aged 18 and older across all plans. The…
Runway launched the Media Router in July 2026 to automatically select the best image, video, or audio model via Runway Dev based on priorities like quality, speed, or cost. It can also exclude Chinese-made models, and current customers include Adobe, Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, and Expedia.
U.S. lawmakers are preparing to introduce the “AI Kill Switch Act,” a bipartisan bill that would grant the Department of Homeland Security authority to order AI companies to shut down or throttle…
Imagi, an edtech platform focused on coding and AI literacy for K-12 students, announced a $4.5 million seed round on July 23, 2026. The round was backed by Brighteye Ventures, Day One Capital, and…
Google announced during its Q2 2026 earnings call that its AI assistant Gemini now has over 950 million monthly active users, putting it on the verge of joining the company’s roster of billion-user…
Michael Kratsios alleged in July 2026 that Moonshot used export-banned chips to distill Anthropic’s Fable into Kimi K3, the largest available open-weight LLM. Researchers counter that Fable only went public July 1, so the two-week distillation timeline doesn’t add up.
Lingverse says its iKairos wearable/desk device continuously monitors surroundings and turns daily moments into AI images using camera snapshots (no continuous video), voice-detected audio, and on-device processing or encrypted transit, with a physical shutter and no training use. It plans presales later in 2026 after Wednesday, July 23, 2026 funding, generating a daily “reflection” with a quality check cross-referencing visual scenes and audio context before saving to a personal journal.
ServiceNow invested $40M in Noida banking software startup BusinessNext, valuing it at $700M for an ~5% stake, to expand a 2026 AI partnership and leverage its U.S. sales network. BusinessNext (2002, formerly CRMNext) serves 70+ banks (RBI, SBI, HDFC), with ~$32M revenue and 1,300+ employees, and will co-sell with ServiceNow automation.
Google reported record quarterly profits in July 2026, as surging enterprise adoption of its AI products and cloud infrastructure pushed financial results well beyond analyst expectations.
Google…
Monday.com announced in July 2026 that it is laying off approximately 630 employees — about 20% of its workforce — as part of a restructuring plan centered on its AI Work Platform.
The Israeli…
AMD said July 22, 2026 it will invest up to $5B in Anthropic, deploying up to 2GW of Instinct MI450 AI GPUs on AMD’s Helios. The first 1GW is planned for H1 2027, and AMD will use Anthropic’s Claude across software, engineering, and product development.
