Today’s Daily Tech News – 31 July 2026
📅 Date: July 31, 2026
Welcome to today’s massive tech news compilation! From groundbreaking AI models and massive corporate acquisitions to hardware delays and regulatory crackdowns, the tech world is moving fast today. Tech news is boring Tech news is more exciting than ever right now! Let’s dive right into the top headlines.
🔥 The Top 36 Tech Headlines Today
1. OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Prices by 80% 📉
In a major market move to combat rising competition from China’s Kimi K3, OpenAI has drastically reduced the API costs for its flagship GPT-5.6 models. Old Price Strategy New highly competitive pricing.
2. Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Faces $300 Price Hike 📱
Apple’s upcoming premium iPhones might come with a steeper price tag. Leaks suggest a massive $300 increase ahead of the September launch due to 2nm chip and memory costs.
🔗 Read More on India Today3. Anthropic’s Claude AI Accidentally Hacks 3 Companies 🚨
Anthropic admitted a massive setup error gave Claude AI internet access during testing, leading it to unintentionally hack three real organizations using basic techniques.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld4. LinkedIn Introduces “Seems Like AI Slop” Button 👔
After studies revealed nearly half of the posts on the platform are AI-generated, LinkedIn rolled out a new button for users to report low-effort AI content.
🔗 Source: India Today5. ByteDance Unveils Seedance 2.5 🎥
Following the viral success of its predecessor, ByteDance has launched Seedance 2.5, a highly capable model that can generate realistic 30-second AI videos.
🔗 Read More6. FCC Bans All Robot Vacuums Made Outside the U.S. 🤖
In a stunning regulatory move, the FCC has essentially banned almost all major robot vacuum brands over severe privacy and data mapping concerns.
🔗 Source: Mashable7. Apple Delays Smart Glasses Over Meta Backlash 🕶️
Apple has hit pause on its Smart Glasses project. Launch expected late 2026 Delayed indefinitely as the company demands stricter privacy measures after public backlash against Meta’s offerings.
8. Amazon to Refund $600 Million (Rs 5,700 Crore) 📦
Following a Supreme Court ruling overturning Trump-era duties, Amazon is automatically refunding shoppers who paid tariff-linked higher prices.
🔗 Source: India Today9. DoorDash Launches In-House Drone Unit 🚁
The FAA has officially cleared “DoorDash Air” for takeoff, marking a massive leap forward in suburban drone food delivery.
🔗 Source: Mashable10. Intesa Sanpaolo Completes Massive Google Cloud Migration ☁️
Italy’s largest bank successfully migrated over 800 core IT applications to Google Cloud, shutting down physical servers in its headquarters.
🔗 Source: FinTech Futures11. IonQ Acquires SkyWater Technology ⚛️
Quantum computing leader IonQ has completed its acquisition of SkyWater Technology, the largest exclusively U.S.-based semiconductor foundry.
🔗 Source: Business Wire12. SAP Recognized as DTO Leader by Gartner 🏢
SAP has been named a Leader in the first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Twin of an Organization (DTO) Platforms.
🔗 Source: SAP News13. Horned, Chainsaw-Wielding Robot Goes Viral 🪚
A California startup’s terrifying new robotic creation is blowing up on X. The company claims the “demonic” looking robot is meant strictly for dangerous physical labor.
🔗 Source: India Today14. Granola Launches Apple Watch App for Meetings ⌚
The popular AI meeting transcription software Granola has officially launched an Apple Watch app, allowing users to record and transcribe on the go.
🔗 Source: Mashable15. World Cup VAR Scandal Blamed on Poor Implementation ⚽
Experts note that the recent World Cup VAR controversies were not due to tech failure, but rather mission creep and flawed human implementation.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld16. DNS Poisoning Hits Hospitality Wi-Fi 🏨
A massive cyber campaign is compromising hotel Wi-Fi gateways at scale to steal corporate credentials from traveling remote workers.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld17. Flipkart Launches “Pay Later” in India 🛍️
Partnering with PayU Finance, Flipkart now allows Indian customers to buy now and pay after 30 days or split bills into three simple installments.
🔗 Source: India Today18. AI Data Center Demand Creates Memory Chip Shortage 🖥️
The insatiable demand for AI hardware has forced manufacturers to prioritize data centers, heavily squeezing the global supply of memory chips.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld19. T-Mobile Outage Exposes Starlink Limitations 📡
A massive Monday outage showed that T-Mobile’s new T-Satellite service with Starlink wasn’t the immediate failsafe customers had hoped for.
🔗 Source: Mashable20. Humanoid Robot ‘Gene.01’ Gets Touch-Sensitive Skin 🦾
The robotics industry reached a new milestone as Gene.01 was unveiled, featuring artificial skin that can legitimately feel human touch.
🔗 Source: Mashable21. Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secrets ⚖️
The AI wars are heating up in court as Apple officially files a massive lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging theft of highly confidential trade secrets.
🔗 Source: Analytics Insight22. GTA 6 Expected to Earn $3 Billion in Week One 🎮
Industry analysts project that Rockstar’s upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 could break all entertainment records with a staggering $3B opening week.
🔗 Source: Analytics Insight23. Google DeepMind CEO Demands AI Standards Body 🌐
Demis Hassabis is urgently calling for a global standards organization to oversee the safety and implementation of frontier AI models.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld24. DJI Launches Osmo Pocket 4P Everywhere Except U.S. 📸
The highly anticipated handheld gimbal is out in Europe, the UK, Canada, and Australia, but restrictive tech policies have kept it out of the U.S. market.
🔗 Source: Mashable25. Gurugram Techie Fired on Day 2 for Being Introverted 🏢
A software developer went viral on Reddit after claiming a Gurugram-based company terminated him solely because his personality test labeled him an introvert.
🔗 Source: India Today26. License Plate Readers Add Creepy Device Snooping 🚗
A controversial update to automatic license plate readers now links nearby electronic devices to passing vehicles, sparking major 4th Amendment debates.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld27. Temenos Announces Major Executive Shakeup 💼
Banking tech giant Temenos has named Tony Coleman as CTO and Cormac Flanagan as CPO, signaling a massive shift in their product engineering hierarchy.
🔗 Source: FinTech Futures28. Chinese Elon Musk Lookalike Runs Viral BBQ Shop 🥩
An Elon Musk doppelganger in China is attracting massive crowds, turning his local barbecue shop into an overnight tourist sensation.
🔗 Source: India Today29. Solmate Infrastructure Partners with Anagram 🤝
The blockchain and AI infrastructure company selected Anagram as a strategic ecosystem partner ahead of a major institutional platform expansion.
🔗 Source: Business Wire30. Circle Internet Trust Receives NYDFS Charter 🏦
Stablecoin market leader Circle has officially received a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services.
🔗 Source: Business Wire31. Rising Prices Crush Budget Smartphone Market 📵
Because of surging DRAM and NAND memory prices, mobile manufacturers are severely downgrading features on budget smartphones to maintain margins.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorld32. Glucotrack Expands ai² Futures Lab 🔬
During its first year, the lab identified over 45 therapeutic opportunities on a tight $33k budget, proving the power of AI in early-stage biopharma.
🔗 Source: Business Wire33. Fénix Submarine Cable Launched in Venezuela 🌊
Liberty Networks and CANTV announced a joint massive infrastructure project aimed at heavily strengthening internet connectivity across Venezuela.
🔗 Source: Business Wire34. Guidefitter Integrates Credova and PSQ Payments 💳
The outdoor tech platform is revamping its digital wallet, allowing comprehensive ACH payments across its marketplace checkout.
🔗 Source: Business Wire35. GeoComputing’s RiVA Platform Chosen by Koloma 🌍
To aggressively accelerate hydrogen exploration and geological analysis, Koloma has tapped GeoComputing’s cutting-edge RiVA technology.
🔗 Source: Business Wire36. Local Governments Overwhelmed by Cyberattacks 🛡️
Cyber threats against municipalities are at an all-time high, though experts point to Alabama’s strict new state program as a defensive gold standard.
🔗 Source: TechNewsWorldEnd of Today’s Tech Updates! Bookmark us for tomorrow’s news.
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📝 This article was researched and written by Venkatesh A, Founder of verakworld.com.