ElevenLabs adds Stan Lee's AI-generated voice and likeness to its platform through a deal with Stan Lee Universe, launching a book club, creative templates, and music filters.

Spotify and Netflix jointly sign Jay Shetty in a deal worth up to $100 million. The video version of his On Purpose podcast moves exclusively to both platforms on 13 July.

Meta sells AI chatbot subscriptions for the first time with Meta One Plus at $7.99/month and Premium at $19.99/month, rolling out in Singapore, Guatemala, and Bolivia.

Dutch authorities seized 800 servers and arrested two men who provided hosting to the Kremlin-linked group NoName057(16), which has launched DDoS attacks across Europe.

Daylight becomes one of the first MDR providers to monitor AI-native threats inside enterprise AI platforms, starting with Anthropic's Claude Enterprise audit telemetry.

ContourGlobal inaugurates a $500M solar-and-storage plant in Chile's Atacama desert. Chile expects 8,400 MW of battery storage capacity by end of 2026.

SK Hynix’s market cap topped $1 trillion in Seoul trading on Wednesday, making the Korean memory firm the third chip company after Nvidia and TSMC to cross the mark.

Samsung’s 10.5%-of-profit bonus formula closes its labour dispute and creates a precedent the rest of the Korean chaebol system will be benchmarked against.

Defence-AI startup Airis Labs has emerged from stealth with $60M in total funding, including a $31M PSG Equity-led Series B, and is moving its scaling operations to Washington DC.

YouTube shifts from voluntary creator disclosure to automatic AI video detection, with prominent labels and permanent markers for content made with its own tools or verified by C2PA metadata.

NATO formalises strategic cybersecurity partnerships with Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and ESET at CyCon 2026 in Tallinn, covering threat intelligence sharing and coordinated defence.

Milan group-adventure-travel platform WeRoad has raised a $58M Series C led by Airbnb, which took a 10% stake while hiring CEO Andrea D’Amico to lead its hotels division.