Monday.com said it will lay off ~600 employees (~20%) in July 2026, citing an AI-driven growth strategy and projecting $45M–$55M in restructuring charges. It still forecasts up to 20% YoY revenue growth, as >20 U.S. tech firms cut nearly 140,000 jobs this year.
Cognition bought Poke in a “low nine-figure” deal announced July 24, 2026, aiming to bring Poke’s interaction style and personality to its coding agent Devin. Poke, launched in March 2026, chats via iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and WhatsApp, and users exchanged over 100 million messages in the past three months.
Federal prosecutors charged Atlanta resident Samuel Tunick, alleging his GrapheneOS duress passcode wiped his phone after CBP demanded a passcode during a Jan. 24, 2025 inspection at Hartsfield‑Jackson—the first known U.S. criminal case over duress passwords. Tunick pleaded not guilty and moved to suppress evidence.
Anthropic launched Opus 5 on July 25, 2026, two months after Opus 4.8 (May 28), positioning it as a cheaper, less restrictive pick than Fable 5. It can self-verify iteratively, skips Fable’s 30‑day retention, and uses safety classifiers 85% less often; binary vuln scanning remains blocked.
Midjourney acquired Co-Star, a social astrology app with about 4.3M monthly active users, in a July 2026 deal; financial terms weren’t disclosed. Co-Star’s ~two dozen employees join Midjourney, bringing an app that generates birth charts, horoscopes and compatibility advice using AI and human-written copy.
Bluesky has expanded its AI assistant Attie with a new feature called Quests, allowing users to ask open-ended questions about news, trends, and conversations across the Bluesky network and any app…
A coalition of major AI companies signed an open letter in July 2026 urging U.S. policymakers to avoid imposing sweeping restrictions on open-weight AI models, as Washington debates how to respond to…
OpenAI updated its ChatGPT desktop app on July 24, 2026, to include ChatGPT Voice, allowing users to control AI agents and perform multi-step tasks on their computers using spoken commands.
The…
Facebook announced a set of updates in July 2026 aimed at increasing engagement and organizing the platform for its users. The changes include a standalone app for frequent Marketplace sellers, a…
AegisAI, a startup that uses AI agents to detect and block AI-generated phishing emails, raised a $36 million Series A in July 2026, bringing its total funding to $49 million. The round was led by…
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…
