Google says Android 17 (July 22, 2026) will include a built-in, wireless iPhone-to-Android migration tool that transfers data without downloading an app. Support includes photos, videos, contacts, messages, calendars, plus Google Account credentials, passwords, Wi‑Fi, and eSIM; rolling out to select Pixels and Galaxy Z Flip8/Z Fold8.
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…
WhatsApp announced a set of new features in July 2026, expanding its Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, enabling direct iPad account registration, and adding music sharing and in-app PDF…
France passed a July 21, 2026 law banning social media for kids under 15, possibly taking effect Sept. 1, and extending its school phone ban to high schools. Australia rolled out its under-16 ban in Dec. 2025 across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, with penalties up to $49.5M AUD ($34.4M USD).
Instagram’s new “Replace Audio” tool (July 21, 2026) lets you swap music on published feed posts and carousels without deleting them, keeping existing likes, comments, shares, and reach. Use the two-line menu on the post: Edit > replace audio.
Snap reached a tentative settlement in a children’s social media harm lawsuit, confirmed by Bloomberg with no financial terms disclosed, ahead of a jury trial in Los Angeles later this month. TikTok and YouTube also settled, leaving Meta as the only defendant after its 2026 New Mexico child-safety loss and a March LA jury award of $6M for Kaley (“K.G.M”).
A federal judge gave final approval on Monday, July 21, 2026, to Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors and book publishers — believed to be the…
X rebuilt its Android app from scratch on Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, releasing the new version globally on July 20, 2026 via Google Play. Product head Nikita Bier says it improves loading, scrolling, and notifications, but Spaces is still missing and older-device performance remains a work in progress, with features like a video editor and cashtags to follow.
Hackers are exploiting two critical WordPress flaws in the wild as of Mon, July 21, 2026, after patches shipped last week. The issues hit WP 6.9.0–6.9.4 and 7.0.0–7.0.1; Searchlight Cyber’s Adam Kues dubbed one WP2Shell, and Daniel Card estimates <15% still vulnerable (~90M sites).
Google announced in July 2026 that it is open-sourcing its 3D emoji set, making the files freely available for public use as part of World Emoji Day on Friday, July 18.
The company is releasing raw…
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.
