Top 19 Business News and Technology Updates This Week In July

Here are the top 19 technology updates, artificial intelligence and business news, and trending AI tools this week in July:

This Week’s Latest Business News and Tech Updates

1. Microsoft has shared research on how AI can sequentially investigate and solve medicine’s most complex diagnostic challenges.
   
   
2. Google Veo 3 is becoming available in every country where the Gemini App is available, including India.
   
   
3. Meta: According to Bloomberg, Meta’s AI efforts have shifted to center on superintelligence.
   
   
4. Rivian received $1 billion from Volkswagen Group. Per SEC filings, the investment is part of the $5.8 billion agreement associated with the Rivian and Volkswagen Group technology joint venture.
   
   
5. Qantas, an Australian airline, announced that it experienced a data breach involving the personal information of at least 6 million passengers.
   
   
6. Wearable Devices showcased its Mudra Link, an AI-based neural wristband for smart glasses, at the XR Fair Tokyo 2025.
   
   
7. Alibaba announced a proposed offering of roughly $1.53 billion of zero-coupon exchangeable bonds. Alibaba seeks to raise funds to boost its AI, cloud, and global expansion efforts while maintaining Alibaba Health.
   
   
8. Proton, a privacy-focused service provider, is suing Apple for predatory practices against developers and consumers.
   
   
9. Cursor, an AI coding editor, has launched on the web and mobile to help you easily manage AI coding agents.
   
   
10. Tinder: According to Axios, Tinder requires face checks for new users in California to verify their profiles.
    
    
11. Grammarly is set to acquire SuperHuman to accelerate its AI productivity platform.
    
    
12. xAI raised $10B in debt and equity in a partnership with Morgan Stanley.
    
    
13. Microsoft has partnered with the Premier League as the official Cloud and AI partner.
    
    
14. Perplexity launched the Perplexity Max plan at $200/ month. It includes unlimited Labs, early access to Comet (their new browser), advanced model options, and priority support.
    
    
15. TikTok: According to Bloomberg, TikTok is laying off more employees working on TikTok Shop US because it is not performing well.
    
    
16. Microsoft announced that it will lay off 9,000 employees in the latest round of cuts.
    
    
17. WhatsApp announced new features, such as centralized campaigns, AI support, and more for businesses.
    
    
18. Microsoft expands its AI-powered legacy with the Department of Education in the Philippines to empower educators and learners.
    
    
19. Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, is acquiring Olo for $2 billion. This acquisition will boost Olo’s growth and strengthen its platform.
    
    

This Week’s Trending AI Tools

• BigBear – provides AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security.
  
  
• Tempus – a healthcare tech company using AI and data to advance precision medicine.
  
  
• SoundHound – a voice AI company offering conversational intelligence solutions.
  
  
• Google AI Mode – a chatbot-style research experience using Gemini 2.5 to provide answers with links.
  
  
• Blotato – a content creation platform that helps entrepreneurs, creators, and producers repurpose viral posts.
  
  
• Cognizant – leverages generative AI, multi-agent systems, and platforms to drive data-driven decision-making solutions.
  
  
• Gamma – an AI-powered platform that creates presentations, websites, and documents from text prompts.
  
  
• Cursor – an AI-powered code editor built on VS Code, designed to enhance developer productivity.
  
  
• Cosine – an autonomous AI software engineer that mimics human reasoning by handling complex coding tasks.
  
  

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