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.
Substack launched in July 2026 an AI detection feature powered by Pangram for web and iOS (Android “soon”). For content over 100 words, readers use “Scan for AI text” in the three-dot menu; creators also get “How I make this,” and Pangram only flags AI use.
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.
The partnership…
Google’s July 2026 Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber targets lower-cost vulnerability finding, running via CodeMender where it can be called multiple times at high speed and low cost. On CyberGym it showed “competitive performance” up to 5 invocations; on V8 it confirmed 55 issues vs 47 (Gemini 3.5 Flash) and 36 (Opus 4.6), including 10 no other model found.
LG UltraGear monitors auto-trigger silent Windows 11 installs of LG driver updates and the “LG Monitor App Installer” with no permission prompt, then display bottom-right McAfee promos. Gamers Nexus documented this in July 2026 on 31/32 bootups; Microsoft Store pairing installs without user notification.
Two of China’s leading AI companies, Moonshot AI and Alibaba, unveiled major new models in July 2026 that they claim rival the best systems from OpenAI and Anthropic — and plan to release them…
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…
TikTok is testing a new opt-in tool that scans for AI-generated content using a creator’s likeness and allows them to report unauthorized uses to the company. The tool was first spotted in 2026 by…
Federal agents arrested Zyaire Wilkins, 21, on July 14, 2026, accusing him of using eight malware-infected Steam games (May 2024–Feb 2026) to steal at least $220,000 in cryptocurrency. The scheme allegedly infected ~8,000 devices, accessed 80 wallets, and one title, BlockBlasters, accounted for over $150,000 stolen.
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.
EU DMA rulings (July 16, 2026) require Google to share Android and Google Search access with competitors comparable to Google’s own systems. Android assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity must get Gemini-level features/data, and Search data sharing starts by January 2027; penalties can reach 10% of annual worldwide turnover.
1Password’s July 2026 “1Password for Claude” lets Anthropic’s Claude complete multi-step tasks using stored logins after per-task biometric approval. Its “zero-exposure” channel injects credentials Claude can’t view and it scans pages after autofill. Available now on Mac for business, family, and individual plans, with both 1Password and Claude desktop/browser extensions.
