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OpenAI launched the GPT-5.6 family of models, including Sol, Terra, and Luna, for general availability on July 9, 2026.

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Work, an agent designed to handle ambitious, long-running projects across applications and files, on July 9, 2026.

Canva launched Canva Code 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI-powered coding tool, on July 14, 2026.

OpenAI launched GPT-Live, a new generation of voice models, on July 8, 2026.

SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5, its smartest model built for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work, on July 8, 2026.

Microsoft announced on July 13, 2026, that it is making passkeys the default authentication method in Microsoft Entra ID.

1Password launched AI Spend and Consumption Management, a new capability within its SaaS Manager platform, on July 14, 2026.

Deutsche Telekom announced its transformation into an AI-native telecommunications company on July 10, 2026.

OpenAI published its National Security Principles on July 8, 2026, outlining its approach to partnerships with governments and national security entities.

OpenAI published an article on July 14, 2026, detailing five practical steps for enterprises to manage AI investments in the agentic era.

Anthropic committed $10 million CAD to Canadian AI research institutions on July 14, 2026.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Microsoft announced on July 9, 2026, their co-engineering partnership to reimagine customer service using an AI-powered omni-channel platform.

Anthropic launched a new initiative on July 9, 2026, inviting the public to submit their hardest questions about AI and committing to transparently address them.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Google Arts & Culture unveiled two new generative AI initiatives on July 14, 2026, celebrating 15 years of partnership.

Microsoft published its 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report on July 9, 2026, detailing progress on environmental goals and innovations for a sustainable future.

OpenAI released a new ChatGPT desktop app for macOS and Windows on July 9, 2026, integrating Chat, Work, and Codex functionalities.

Google Workspace updated its "Help me write" feature in Gmail with new custom refinement capabilities on July 14, 2026.

ChatGPT became available again on WhatsApp in the European Economic Area (EEA) on July 13, 2026.

Anthropic introduced a new beta feature on July 9, 2026, allowing Claude users to reflect on and refine their AI usage patterns.

Google expanded Gemini in Chrome to desktop users in the U.K. on July 14, 2026, with iOS expansion planned for next month.

OpenAI announced on July 9, 2026, that it is retiring the ability to create new group chats in ChatGPT for users on web, iOS, and Android.

Microsoft announced new agentic capabilities in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Dynamics 365 on July 7, 2026, aimed at transforming sales and service organizations.

Slack launched an integration on July 8, 2026, connecting Slackbot to the entire Salesforce platform, enabling CRM data pulling, chart generation, and DocuSign sending from chat.

OpenAI announced that GPT-5.6 became the new preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot on July 9, 2026.

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Sites in public beta on July 9, 2026, allowing users to create interactive websites or lightweight apps directly from ChatGPT.

Google Vids expanded support on July 8, 2026, allowing users to convert Google Slides content into AI-generated videos in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Google introduced new AI transparency features for ads on July 9, 2026.

Mistral AI introduced Robostral Navigate, its first model built for embodied navigation, on July 8, 2026.

Anthropic introduced Claude for Teachers, offering free access to premium Claude capabilities for verified K-12 educators in the US, on July 14, 2026.

Microsoft Research announced Aurora 1.5 on July 9, 2026, extending its open Earth System foundation model with 22 new weather variables, hourly temporal resolution, and probabilistic ensemble forecasting.

Waze released new customization features and Gemini updates on July 13, 2026.

Gemini published its first 2026 Southeast Asia Report on July 14, 2026, detailing its rapid adoption in the region.

Cognition announced on July 10, 2026, that it trusts Claude Fable 5 to run unattended for eight hours within its AI software engineer, Devin, to deliver production-ready code.

Google published a story on July 8, 2026, detailing how Henry's House of Coffee uses Gemini to save time on graphic design, email marketing, and sales forecasting.

OpenAI published a guide showing how data science and analytics teams use ChatGPT Work to turn dashboards, exports, and stakeholder notes into finished analysis documents.

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model achieved Hebbia's largest-ever accuracy gain in finance-specific model evaluations, as announced on July 13, 2026.

Google announced a new feature called "study notebooks" in the Gemini app on July 10, 2026.

OpenAI Academy, in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, announced on July 8, 2026, that it will host a flagship AI Skills Jam for K–12 Educators this summer.

Microsoft Education published six key takeaways from ISTE 2026 on July 8, 2026, highlighting how educators are moving AI from experimentation to practical classroom use.

Anthropic's marketing operations team shared how they use Claude Cowork to automate weekly reporting and marketing campaign builds on July 8, 2026.

Thomson Reuters detailed how it uses Claude Fable 5 to build AI for high-stakes professional work in legal, tax, and accounting on July 8, 2026.

Google DeepMind reconstructed Pelé’s legendary 1959 "lost goal" using AI technology and released a mini-documentary on July 14, 2026.

Microsoft AI announced on July 9, 2026, a collaboration with William Sieghart and Gravity Road to launch Ode Poetry, leveraging MAI's audio models to create a digital poetry experience.

Google Cloud announced on July 9, 2026, the general availability of AlphaEvolve to everyone on its platform.

Mistral AI announced on July 9, 2026, the availability of a new feature in Studio that provides a system of record for AI prompts and skills.

Google Research introduced TabFM, a new foundation model for tabular data, on July 10, 2026.

OpenAI published an analysis on July 8, 2026, revealing that approximately 30% of tasks in SWE-Bench Pro, a popular coding benchmark, are broken due to various flaws.

NVIDIA and Hugging Face published an article on July 8, 2026, discussing the importance of open and synthetic data for AI agents.