Unicode's Emoji 18.0 preview adds a pickle, meteor and monarch butterfly, its smallest new batch in years, ahead of a September 2026 vote.
Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 fixes the Battery Share charging loop and quietly restores the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro to Google's beta program.
French startup Syntetica raised $30 million to scale chemical nylon recycling, backed by Lululemon, MAS Holdings and Bpifrance's Ecotechnologies fund.
The SEC approved NYSE Arca's move to quadruple BlackRock's IBIT options position limit, from 250,000 to 1 million contracts, effective immediately.
Bitcoin ETF inflows are rebounding after Larry Fink called crypto markets more stable, even as BlackRock's own crypto funds bled billions this quarter.
Moonkie raised a $38.5 million Series B on huge search growth, but wholesale racks, marketplaces and a paid affiliate program drive its real scale.
Pie raised $23.7 million to help small businesses show up in ChatGPT and Google, betting Main Street's AI shift is still just beginning.
Swiss startup RAROG has raised €162,000 from Venture Kick to build a detector that finds missing hikers using signals from their own phones and smartwatches.
Czech medtech startup HTG Medical has cleared EU MDR certification for its automated ICU urine monitor and raised €450,000 for global expansion.
Anthropic extended free Claude Fable 5 access for Pro, Max and Team users to July 19, 2026, ahead of a metered pricing switch on July 20.