Technology

Apple inked a multiyear supply agreement with Broadcom on 8 July 2026 valued at more than US$30 billion and covering the production of over 15 billion US-made chips. Apple called it the largest single commitment made under its American Manufacturing Program.

Anthropic's annualised revenue run-rate surpassed US$30 billion on 6 April 2026, jumping from roughly US$9 billion at the close of 2025. That figure places Anthropic ahead of OpenAI, whose 2026 annualised run-rate was reported at approximately US$25 billion.

OpenAI released the GPT-5.6 family for general availability on 9 July 2026 across ChatGPT, Codex and the OpenAI API. The rollout delivered three distinct variants in a single announcement, the most granular product segmentation OpenAI has made to date.

Anthropic launched Ode on 4 May 2026 alongside three of Wall Street's heaviest hitters: Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs.

Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, gave the House Foreign Affairs Committee a blunt assessment on 14 July 2026.

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.

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.

A software defect in network time-keeping nodes brought down Telstra's mobile and data services nationwide from around 4:30 am AEST on 8 July 2026, disrupting some Triple Zero connections and triggering 395 welfare checks.