Today’s Daily Tech News – 23 July 2026
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1. 💰 Alphabet Raises AI Spending Target to $205 Billion
📅 July 23, 2026
Alphabet has lifted its 2026 capital expenditure guidance up to $205 billion due to surging cloud demand, signaling a massive bet on AI infrastructure. Initial budget: $190 Billion.
2. 📱 WhatsApp Brings Direct iPad Sign-Up & PDF Editing
📅 July 23, 2026
The latest update lets users finally create a WhatsApp account directly on their iPad! It also adds PDF viewing, annotation, and enables music sharing to Status.
3. 📶 NPCI Develops Offline UPI for Digital Payments
📅 July 23, 2026
India’s NPCI is building an offline UPI system that enables NFC-based merchant payments without internet connectivity using secure tokens and deferred settlement.
4. 🚀 China’s Gravity-1 Sea Launch Marks Milestone
📅 July 23, 2026
Orienspace’s Gravity-1 mission perfectly showcased China’s growing private launch capability and offshore launch ambitions, expanding their private space ecosystem.
5. 💼 JPMorgan Plans 1,000 India GCC Hires in Tech
📅 July 23, 2026
Despite global AI-driven workforce cuts, JPMorgan Chase is hiring 1,000 technology roles across cloud architecture, cybersecurity, and AI data pipelines in India.
6. 🇮🇳 Govt Supports 20 Indigenous AI Models Under IndiaAI Mission
📅 July 23, 2026
The Indian government has officially identified 20 indigenous sovereign AI models for support, spanning LLMs, speech, video, and domain-specific applications.
7. 🤝 BusinessNext Raises $40M from ServiceNow
📅 July 23, 2026
Workplace management software company ServiceNow invested $40 million in Noida-headquartered tech firm BusinessNext, valuing the company at $700 million.
8. 🏥 CARPL.ai Secures $10M in Series A Funding
📅 July 23, 2026
Tech30 startup CARPL.ai has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by IFC to enhance AI computing capabilities hosted entirely within India using NVIDIA hardware.
9. 🧑⚕️ Rocket Doctor Named Top 100 AI Startup
📅 July 23, 2026
Rocket Doctor Inc. was selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 AI & Tech Startups for applying artificial intelligence to improve healthcare access across North America.
10. 🏭 AIXTRON Builds Advanced Semiconductor Facility in Malaysia
📅 July 23, 2026
AIXTRON SE is building a state-of-the-art facility in Penang, Malaysia, to focus on third-generation compound semiconductors for AI infrastructure.
11. ✈️ Scalefocus Wins Silver Globee for Aviation AI
📅 July 23, 2026
Scalefocus won the award for the Best Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Solution, creating a smart assistant that handles complex aviation documents.
12. 🧠 Bioscan Research Raises $1M Seed Round
📅 July 23, 2026
Medtech startup Bioscan Research secured $1 million led by Unicorn India Ventures to scale its non-invasive brain injury detection technology.
13. ☁️ Aerospace Leaders Highlight Non-CO2 Progress
📅 July 23, 2026
Boeing, Airbus, GE Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce shared new research on reducing aviation’s non-CO2 effects like contrails, aerosols, and nitrogen oxides.
14. 📊 EduFund Launches Vittam for Financial Advisors
📅 July 23, 2026
EduFund introduced Vittam, a distribution platform designed to help mutual fund distributors guide families across evolving financial needs, not just education.
15. 💻 Microsoft 365 July Update Integrates AI in SharePoint
📅 July 23, 2026
Microsoft’s latest July 2026 rollout allows SharePoint users to create reusable AI skills using natural language to easily organize content and review documents.
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📝 This article was researched and written by Venkatesh A, Founder of verakworld.com.