Technology companies released earnings announcements and product plans on July 23-24, 2026, with divergent bets on artificial intelligence. Alphabet raised AI spending plans to $195-205 billion amid negative free cash flow, Apple announced Mac refresh plans, Intel reported 25% revenue growth driven by AI demand, and OpenAI expanded ChatGPT Health.
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Alphabet raised its 2026 capital-spending outlook to $195 billion to $205 billion after reporting negative free cash flow of $5.9 billion in the second quarter of 2026, its first negative quarter since Google became a public company in 2004 [techspot.com#1][gizmodo.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][propakistani.pk#1]. The Google parent reported record quarterly capital spending on AI infrastructure, while reven
Alphabet and Tesla shares fell sharply Thursday after both companies signaled heavier artificial intelligence spending alongside negative free cash flow. Alphabet closed down 6.89% at $318.34, while Tesla ended 14.52% lower at $319.69; BBC reported similar declines of nearly 7% and 14.5%, respectively [thenationalnews.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][businessinsider.com#1][cnyes.com#2]. CNBC said the post-earn
Apple is preparing a broad Mac overhaul that would refresh every Mac it sells over roughly the next two years, starting this fall with a refreshed entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro using a new M6 chip and the first new iMacs in two years, according to reports citing Bloomberg's Mark Gurman [cnet.com#1][9to5mac.com#1][macrumors.com#1][bug.hr#1]. The reported roadmap covers 11 models, including MacBoo
OpenAI made ChatGPT Health available July 23 to logged-in U.S. users 18 and older on Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans via web and iOS, expanding a feature first tested in January with a smaller group of users [techcrunch.com#1][macrumors.com#1][9to5mac.com#1][beckershospitalreview.com#1][openai.com#1]. The feature lets users connect Apple Health, supported medical records and health platforms so ChatG
Intel reported second-quarter revenue of about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% from a year earlier and above analyst expectations, its fastest quarterly sales growth in about 15 years as AI data center spending increased demand for its central processing units [nytimes.com#1][ft.com#1][gizmodo.com#1][businessinsider.com#1][cna.com.tw#1][cnyes.com#1][bankier.pl#1][yna.co.kr#1]. Adjusted earnings were
Intel reported second-quarter revenue of about $16.1 billion, up roughly 25% from a year earlier and its fastest quarterly sales growth since 2011, as artificial-intelligence data-center spending increased demand for its server processors [cnbc.com#1][ft.com#1][businessinsider.com#1][bankier.pl#1][cnyes.com#1][nytimes.com#1][yna.co.kr#1][skynewsarabia.com#1][cna.com.tw#1][larepublica.co#1]. Adjust
UK consumer confidence rose by six points in July to minus 17, the strongest monthly increase since November 2023, according to figures cited by GfK and reported by The Guardian, the Evening Standard, The Independent and The Bolton News [theguardian.com#1][standard.co.uk#1][independent.co.uk#2][theboltonnews.co.uk#1]. The increase followed higher readings on perceptions of the economy over both th
Spain’s government formally put forward Deputy Prime Minister and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz as its candidate to become director-general of the International Labour Organization, the UN labor agency, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on July 23 [elmundo.es#2][expansion.com#1][expansion.com#2][eleconomista.es#1][eldiario.es#1][infolibre.es#1][euractiv.com#2]. Sánchez said Díaz had shown “with
Ukrainian drones struck logistics sites linked to Wildberries near St. Petersburg early Friday, setting warehouses on fire in the Leningrad region and injuring three people, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said [straitstimes.com#1][france24.com#1][punchng.com#1][meduza.io#1][aa.com.tr#1]. Wildberries said it temporarily suspended operations at two logistics complexes in Shushary and the Utkina Zavod
Steve Kerrigan, chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, was arrested after a June 13 traffic stop in Southborough and later charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation, according to court and police records cited by local news organizations [boston.com#1][nbcboston.com#1][wcvb.com#1]. The New York Post and Boston.co
Socket researchers identified a campaign that used compromised GitHub repositories linked to PHP and DevOps developer dinushchathurya to run distributed scans against cPanel and WebHost Manager servers [thehackernews.com#1][cybersecuritynews.com#1][developer-tech.com#1]. Between July 12 and 13, 2026, Packagist synchronized malicious development versions across 10 packages after attackers pushed ch
Ukraine’s CERT-UA said the Russia-aligned UAC-0099 threat cluster is using phishing emails to deliver a malicious package that bundles a legitimate copy of Notepad++ 8.8.3 with a rogue plugin to compromise Windows systems [thehackernews.com#1][bleepingcomputer.com#1][cybersecuritynews.com#1]. The campaign starts with an email containing an image attachment that sends victims through a shortened UR
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