Surveillance technology company Flock Safety is denying that it sent cease and desist letters to groups discussing its technology, saying the letters are forgeries created as part of a disinformation…
Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in July 2026, alleging that former Apple employees who now work at the AI company stole confidential hardware secrets “for the benefit of OpenAI.” The complaint…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the platform should give users the ability to remove AI-generated content from their feeds — but stop short of banning it outright. Mosseri made the comments in a…
In July 2026, the European Commission said Meta breached the EU Digital Services Act after a May 2024 probe into Instagram/Facebook “addictive” design. It flagged personalized recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll, with potential remedies or fines up to $12B.
Microsoft’s carbon emissions increased 25 percent in 2025, reaching 34 million metric tons “without select interventions,” according to the company’s 2026 sustainability report published in July…
Google says that starting July 2026, users can see a “created or edited with AI” label for ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube via a new section in My Ad Center under “how this ad was made.” Google auto-labels ads made with its generative AI tools, but third-party AI ads require advertisers to apply the label manually.
OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its autonomous web browser, with a deprecation date set for August 9th, 2026 — less than a year after the product launched. The company confirmed the decision…
Starting July 2026, Google adds a “created or edited with AI” label to ads on Search, Discover, and YouTube, shown in My Ad Center’s “how this ad was made” panel. Google auto-applies it for its own gen-AI tools; others must add it manually.
OpenAI will deprecate ChatGPT Atlas on Aug. 9, 2026—under a year after its Oct. 2025 launch. OpenAI says the browser’s lessons are now powering ChatGPT Work, a new desktop app with an updated in-ChatGPT browser and a cloud browser for Work mode.
Microsoft says it will use AI in its security update pipeline starting July 2026 to identify potential issues earlier, boosting the volume of security fixes in each Windows 11 Patch Tuesday release. It’s also updating its Secure Development Lifecycle to cover AI-enabled attack techniques and exploit paths.
OpenAI has received approval from the Trump administration to publicly release GPT-5.6, its latest AI model, and simultaneously unveiled a new AI agent called ChatGPT Work. The rollout began in July…
Announced in 2026, Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 improves complex bug detection and fixing and adds multimodal perception for images, videos, and documents. The Meta Model API goes public preview today for US developers, plus $20 free credits per new account.
