Meta Platforms announced Horizon Chat, a messaging platform that encrypts all conversations end‑to‑end and offers AI‑driven content moderation to comply with upcoming EU regulations.
Apple has filed a lawsuit in California, claiming that OpenAI stole trade secrets related to hardware design from former Apple employees, a lawsuit that could reshape the competitive landscape for AI hardware development.
Xreal launches a budget-friendly AR headset that offers a pocket‑cinema experience with 120 Hz OLED displays and HDR10 support.
Microsoft announced that Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available on Azure through its Foundry platform, making the frontier model family accessible across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
OpenAI unveiled GPT‑5.6, a new family of models that promise higher performance and lower cost per token, marking a significant leap in AI capability.
OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Work, a desktop super‑app that bundles ChatGPT, Codex, and a web browser to streamline productivity tasks across apps.
Meta’s new Muse Image feature lets anyone generate AI images from public Instagram photos, sparking privacy concerns and prompting users to opt‑out of the feature.
Singapore‑based Voiskey launched its AI voice‑typing platform that uses Expression Intelligence to convert spoken intent into polished text, targeting productivity across coding, office, and creative workflows.
Revolut rolled out an AI‑driven budgeting assistant on July 5, 2026, that analyses spending patterns and offers real‑time savings suggestions. The feature is built on Revolut’s proprietary machine‑learning engine and is available to all UK users.
Figma announced the acquisition of the team that built a popular vibe‑coding application, expanding its design‑to‑code capabilities.
Tesla announced the launch of its robotaxi service in Miami, expanding its autonomous vehicle fleet and testing new AI‑driven operational models.
Apple confirmed its foldable iPhone Ultra will launch in September, but supply chain analysts warn initial shipments may be limited to 500,000–1 million units.
OpenAI unveiled the GPT‑5.6 models, offering three tiers—Sol, Terra, and Luna—alongside a new ultra setting that boosts performance for demanding AI tasks.
SpaceXAI announced Grok 4.5, its newest agentic‑coding model that outperforms competitors on engineering benchmarks and is priced aggressively for enterprise use.
Amazon announced new R8in, R8ib, R8idn, and R8idb EC2 instances with higher compute performance and network bandwidth in Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Ireland.
OpenAI announced GPT‑5.6 as the preferred model powering Microsoft’s 365 Copilot, easing tensions after reports of Microsoft shifting to its own in‑house models.
SpaceXAI unveiled Grok 4.5, a new mixture‑of‑experts LLM trained on trillions of real‑world coding tokens. It targets complex software‑engineering, autonomous‑agent workflows and broader enterprise knowledge tasks, priced at $2 / M input and $6 / M output tokens.
OpenAI announced the release of GPT‑5, a new language model that delivers 30% faster inference speeds and a 25% reduction in hallucinations compared to GPT‑4, according to a blog post from the company.
Meta launches the Meta Glasses line—$299‑priced, camera‑equipped, and powered by Meta AI—partnering with EssilorLuxottica to compete in the smart‑glasses market.
OpenAI rolled out its latest large‑language model GPT‑5.6 and Meta released the Muse Spark 1.1 agentic coding API, marking a significant step in AI tooling for developers and enterprises.