Apple announced in July 2026 a new software development kit called MapKit for Automotive, which allows automakers to embed Apple Maps navigation and mapping directly into vehicle infotainment…
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.
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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.
Synthesia rolled out Roleplay Sessions in July 2026 for enterprise conversation practice: AI avatars reply in real time, challenge responses, and score people with a rubric. Scenarios include sales pitches, performance reviews, and customer complaints, with performance data and analytics for managers.
Einride will buy EV charging software startup Flipturn for a $38M all-stock deal announced in July 2026, expected to close this month—its first acquisition since going public on Nasdaq in June 2026. Flipturn (founded in 2022) uses the Open Charge Point Protocol and has 17 employees.
Stellantis announced Tuesday that it will use technology from Intel’s Mobileye to power Level 2 hands-free driving features across its vehicle brands, with rollout beginning in 2027.
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Edinburgh-based healthcare billing software maker Craneware disclosed on Monday, July 20, 2026, that hackers stole a “significant volume” of customer data from its systems in a cyberattack that is…
During a July 15–16, 2026 Tokyo trip, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agreed to back Noetra—a 44-company consortium led by SoftBank, Sony, NEC and Honda—with up to ¥1T ($6.2B) over five years for a sovereign AI platform. Nvidia’s planned national data center will ship in 2028 with 13,750 Vera CPUs and 27,500 Rubin GPUs (140MW), plus Cosmos 3 Edge on Jetson Thor.
ICE plans to renew Thomson Reuters Special Services access up to $25M/yr for up to five years (from $24M total over the prior five-year deal), disclosed July 17, 2026. The filing cites “multiplied” data demand to identify unaccompanied minors and government-funds fraud, including vetting sponsors via CLEAR’s public records and license-plate reader data.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers woke up on Friday, July 18, 2026, to alarming billing estimates claiming they owed millions or even billions of dollars for cloud services they had never used….
Trump Media will monetize real-time access to Truth Social via “Truth API,” announced July 17, 2026, launching Aug. 1 for Wall Street. It’s billed as “in milliseconds,” operating 24/7 with post archives back to 2022; pricing wasn’t disclosed, and the Trump family is the largest shareholder in the publicly traded company.
