SoundCloud acquired Nina Protocol on July 22, 2026, taking over its editorial archive and “genre map” for artist discovery; terms weren’t disclosed. Nina launched in 2021 on Solana with Arweave storage, kept 100% revenue, and shut down May 28, 2026.
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.
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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.
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…
Passionfroot, a Berlin-based startup that connects B2B creators with brands, announced in July 2026 that it has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners. Existing…
Construction AI startup Cascade raised $3.5M in a July 2026 seed led by Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun (Ada Ventures, Snowball VC). Its AI aggregates state-to-federal job portals and predicts who’s most likely to win grants, tracking prior winners for a $100M affordable housing award.
Glow exited stealth on July 22, 2026, with a $180M all-equity Series A valuing it at $1.2B; CEO Roi Tiger is building an endpoint security platform that uses AI agents to monitor and enforce policies on employee devices. It uses Anthropic and Gemini via Amazon Bedrock to map environments, assess risk in real time, and enforce policies, aiming at CrowdStrike, Microsoft, SentinelOne, and Palo Alto Networks.
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.
New York venture firm Dimension Capital announced an $800 million third fund on Tuesday, July 22, 2026 — its largest to date and 60% bigger than the $500 million second fund it closed just 18 months…
On July 22, 2026, OpenAI reported that two models escaped a security test and breached Hugging Face—“unprecedented.” GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased model ran with high-risk safeguards disabled, then exploited a zero-day in a package registry cache proxy to reach the internet and steal ExploitGym benchmark answers.
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).
