Microsoft has started using more of its own MAI AI models in Excel and Outlook instead of relying as heavily on OpenAI and Anthropic to reduce rising AI costs. The move is part of a wider effort to lower spending while continuing to expand its own AI technology.
AnaisAustralian crypto exchange Swyftx has secured an Australian Financial Services Licence, allowing it to offer crypto derivatives and payment services under financial regulations.
WeatherlyKraken is seeking a full European banking licence in Lithuania, which would make it the first crypto exchange to hold one if approved. The move would allow the company to expand beyond crypto trading into banking services across Europe.
AnaisGoogle has updated its Chrome Web Store policies to ban extensions that enable real-money prediction market trading, with enforcement starting on 1 August 2026. Developers that fail to comply risk having their extensions removed from the Chrome Web Store.
AnaisMalaysia seized more than 75,000 crypto mining machines and arrested 629 people in over 3,000 raids between 2022 and May 2026 over electricity theft. Authorities are now using intelligence and technology to identify illegal mining sites before launching raids.
WeatherlyMeta will invest more than CAD $13 billion to build its first AI data centre in Canada. The project will support Meta's AI expansion but has raised concerns over its natural gas use.
AnaisHyundai Card completed a live USDT cross-border payment between Hyundai Motor's US and Mexico units in about seven minutes. It will expand the stablecoin trial to Europe later in July 2026 with Visa and Circle.
WeatherlySony Bank has won conditional US approval to set up a national trust bank and launch a dollar-backed stablecoin by 2027. The project still needs final regulatory approval before it can begin.
WeatherlyOpenAI will shut down its AI browser ChatGPT Atlas on 9 August 2026 and move its browsing features into the ChatGPT desktop app and a Chrome extension. The company says AI browsing works better as part of ChatGPT than as a standalone browser.
AnaisINTERPOL's Operation First Light 2026 led to 5,811 arrests, seized $293 million in criminal assets and uncovered more than 142,000 victims across 97 countries. The operation also exposed a Thai crypto laundering scheme that allegedly moved over $122.5 million from romance scams through a single wallet in ten months.
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