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Anthropic launched Claude for Teachers on 14 July 2026, opening free access to its premium Claude capabilities for verified US K, 12 educators. Educators who sign up before 30 June 2027 receive a full year of free access, with a dedicated offering for schools and districts listed as coming soon.

GenCost is an annual capital-cost modelling exercise by CSIRO and AEMO that uses levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) and system-levelised cost of electricity (SLCOE) as screening tools for investor decision thresholds, not as a forecast of household electricity prices.

Anthony Albanese announced on 15 July 2026 that Australia would establish an Office of AI inside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, giving the Commonwealth its first dedicated body to set AI standards and accelerate planning approvals for datacentre developments.

Trump posted it at 11:14 pm on 13 July 2026. According to his Truth Social post, the United States would henceforth be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT" and would collect a 20% reimbursement fee on all cargo shipped through it. No treaty. No congressional authorisation.

Darline Graham Nordone walked into the US Senate chamber on 14 July 2026 and took the oath of office, filling the seat left vacant by her brother Lindsey Graham's death three days earlier.

President Donald Trump dropped his proposed 20 per cent transit levy on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz on 14 July 2026, replacing it with a promise of Gulf state trade and investment flows into the United States.

Warner Bros released the first trailer for Digger on 13 July 2026, and the first thing audiences noticed was what they could not see: Tom Cruise.

Sam Neill died on 13 July 2026 in Sydney, aged 78. His family confirmed the news the same day, in words that matched the man they were describing.

At 4:45 p.m. ET on 13 July 2026, US Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, acting at the direction of the Commander in Chief.

Barn temperatures cracked 40 °C across Emilia-Romagna during July 2026 heatwaves, and the cows felt it straight away. Yields dropped by up to 10% when temperatures inside sheds exceeded that threshold, squeezing the raw milk supply that feeds one of Europe's most tightly regulated food chains.

Satya Nadella published two versions of the same argument on 12 July 2026: a LinkedIn article titled "Some thoughts on the Reverse Information Paradox" and a longer X essay under the same theme. The core claim was blunt.

The combined capitals preliminary clearance rate rose to 54.8% on the weekend of 11 July 2026, marking the highest reading in seven weeks and the first time above 50% in three weeks , up from 49.8% the prior weekend. Cotality published the preliminary figures on Sunday 13 July 2026.