Technology
Technology
Claude Cowork goes mobile and web for Max subscribers
Anthropic rolled out Claude Cowork to web, iOS and Android in beta for Max subscribers on 7 July 2026, extending a feature that had been desktop-only. Sessions run remotely on Anthropic's servers, so tasks keep executing in the background even when a user's device is offline or switched off.
Marketing
Google's AI answers cut publisher clicks by nearly 40%
A randomised field experiment published on SSRN found Google AI Overviews reduce outbound organic clicks by 39.8% and lift zero-click searches by 34.5%.
Technology
Illinois enacts first-in-nation AI law with third-party audits
Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, on 6 July 2026, making Illinois the first US state to require independent third-party safety audits for frontier AI systems.
Technology
Australia launches AI Safety Institute against manipulation risks
The Albanese government has established the Australian AI Safety Institute, backed by A$29.9 million from the National AI Plan, to evaluate frontier AI models before deployment.
AI
Trump administration lifts export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Nineteen days after the Commerce Department cut off access, Anthropic's most powerful Claude models are back.
AI
Claude Fable 5 is back in Australia, but the 7 July cliff looms
Claude Fable 5 is back for Australian users, but the 50 per cent weekly usage window at Pro and Team tiers ends 7 July.
Technology
Nvidia unveils RTX Spark superchip for Windows AI PCs, with autumn 2026 ship date
Nvidia announced the RTX Spark superchip at Computex 2026 with over 30 laptops and 10 desktops shipping in autumn. An engineering teardown of what Spark does and where it sits against Apple Silicon.
Iran-war
Iran's Guard Threatens Apple, Google, and Microsoft in the Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a formal strike directive on March 31, 2026, naming 18 American and Gulf-based technology companies as legitimate military targets across the Middle East.
Technology
Google Says Encryption Breaks Within Years. Migrate by 2029.
New research slashes the qubit threshold for cracking today's encryption by 95 per cent. Banks, crypto networks, and every organisation running elliptic curve cryptography are on notice.
