The Daily Brief: July 10, 2026

Hi friends, welcome to TechPP Daily Brief, where we bring you the top tech news from the last 24 hours. Today, we have news about OpenAI officially making its latest GPT5.6 family models available to everyone. It also launched its new super app, which combines the latest ChatGPT app, Codex, and its Claude-like feature called ChatGPT Work. They are now live on the desktop and web versions. Anthropic has launched Reflect for Claude, where you can see all your Claude activity and analyze what you’ve been working on.

Meta has introduced Muse Spark 1.1, its latest AI model designed for coding, which claims to beat other frontier models in some areas. NewYork has officially banned smart glasses in courtrooms. Apple has agreed to pay 250 million to settle a US class action lawsuit over delayed Siri AI features. YouTube now lets creators turn their videos into shows. And Google is working on an automatic PC backup solution for Android.

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The Daily Brief: July 10, 2026

OpenAI is finally rolling out GPT 5.6 models for everyone

OpenAI is finally rolling out GPT5.6 models for everyone after a limited preview. These include GPT 5.6 Sol, GPT 5.6 Terra, and GPT 5.6 Luna. GPT 5.6 Sol is the flagship model.

OpenAI says it has better performance in coding, knowledge work, cybersecurity, and science, whereas Terra is a balanced model, and Luna is the most affordable and efficient model in the GPT5.6 family.

All these models are available starting today across all ChatGPT apps, including ChatGPT Codex, and also in ChatGPT Work. Its new work agent is similar to Claude Cowork. All these models are rolling out globally. OpenAI says they will be available for everyone in the next 24 hours. OpenAI also shared the API pricing: $5 for input and $30 for output per 1 million tokens for Sol, $2.50 for input and $15 for output per 1 million tokens for Terra, and $1 for input and $6 for output per 1 million tokens for Luna.

OpenAI Announces New ChatGPT Work to Take on Claude Cowork

OpenAI has officially announced ChatGPT Work, its direct competitor to Claude. OpenAI has also made several changes. First, speaking about ChatGPT Work, it will be available as a work agent inside the new ChatGPT desktop app and on the web. It is live for us on both of these platforms.

ChatGPT Is Shutting Down Its Browser Atlas

ChatGPT is officially sunsetting its browser Atlas. This isn’t surprising as Atlas was never a competitor. When we initially tested it at launch, it missed a lot of features, and it looked like a college project from an intern. OpenAI sets August as the official shutdown date, and all Atlas capabilities are now available in the new OpenAI super app ChatGPT.

Claude Wrapped Is Here

Anthropic has announced a new Spotify Wrapped-like feature called Claude, which reflects your Claude usage, including when you use Claude the most and for what tasks you use it the most. It also gives a detailed summary of your Claude usage, including the common topics, your usage patterns, and the types of tasks you often do with Claude, and much more. In the future, it will also show how much time you spent using Claude.

Anthropic says Claude Reflect is designed to help people easily track, and they are using it. “We built this feature to help answer these types of questions. It lets you easily track and visualize how you use Claude, and decide whether that time aligns with your goals,” Anthropic says.

You need to look back at your Claude activity from the past 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or 12 months. Claude Reflect is available for all users, including Free, Pro, and Max users. I am not sure how much free users would benefit from this, as usage limits are very limited.

Meta Announces Muse Spark, Its Latest Best Coding Model That Is on Par with Claude Opus 4.8 and Other Frontier Models

1/ muse spark 1.1 is an industry-competitive agentic and coding model. across many agentic evals it rivals gpt-5.5 and opus-4.8.

available now through the new meta model api and in meta ai. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/AfaAPDPPxC

— Alexandr Wang (@alexandr_wang) July 9, 2026

Meta announced its new Muse Spark 1.1, its new multimodal reasoning model. Meta says it is a major upgrade over the earlier Muse Spark model. This comes at a time when OpenAI has made its latest GPT 5.6 available to users just after Grok announced its latest Grok 4.5, which also claims to be on par with other frontier models.

(1) Today we're releasing Muse Spark 1.1 — a strong agentic and coding model at a very low price. It's available through our new Meta Model API and in Meta AI.

— Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd) July 9, 2026

Still No Sight of Google’s Gemini 3.5 Pro

It is a busy week for AI announcements, with new models from Claude, OpenAI, Grok, and even Meta. However, Google has remained calm, and even today, with all the buzz, there is still no sign of Google’s new model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, which Google promised to roll out in June 2026 at Google IO 2026.

Google once dominated benchmarks, and even OpenAI, scared of Google, announced Code Red internally to catch up. While Google is shipping other features, we are eagerly waiting for the Gemini 3.5 Pro announcement.

New Model from Anthropic Might Launch Soon

A new model from Anthropic appears online, likely to be Opus 5, to fill the gap for fable once it moves to only credits usage. The model uses the code name honeycomb, and it shows 1 million context window support, with high thinking effort.

🚨 New anthropic model detected

while using cursor i saw new model:

Claude Honeycomb EAP

Anthropic research model with per-turn controls and safety fallbacks. Early access preview.

1M context window

Version: extra high effort pic.twitter.com/aLuwomF5BK

— Chetaslua (@chetaslua) July 9, 2026

Another Executive Is Leaving OpenAI

Another executive is leaving OpenAI. This time, it’s Fidji Simo. She currently leads the company’s AGI division. She said on X that she’s leaving the company for health reasons

Today, I shared with the OpenAI team that I have decided to leave my full-time role at OpenAI and transition to being a part-time advisor.

Three months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness I’ve lived with for seven years. During that…

— Fidji Simo (@fidjissimo) July 9, 2026

If You Live in the US and bought an iPhone recently, You May Get $25 per Device

If you live in the US and bought an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16e, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, or iPhone 16 Pro Max between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, you may get $25 per device thanks to Siri.

Siri is not just costing Apple’s image in AI but also costing money. Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. class-action lawsuit over delayed Siri AI and Apple intelligence features. Apple heavily marketed Apple intelligence features on iPhone when it first got announced; however, it took nearly three years for Apple to ship the feature it announced at launch. Even today, the features are only available in beta for users testing the latest beta versions. However, the settlement is not fully approved.

Google Might Provide a New Option to Back Up Your Android Phones in the Future

Google might provide a new option to back up your Android phone. According to the latest report by Android Authority, Google is working on a new automatic PC backup feature for Android, and uses Quick Share on the desktop to do that. Users may be able to back up their Android phones directly to their computer and store a backup locally on their computer.

This includes files, photos, and other data. It also supports wireless automatic backup if those are within wireless range. The backup is stored locally on your Windows PC. For years, Android users have relied on third-party solutions to back up Android phones to a PC. One of those methods includes manually copying files and using premium options.

Now Google is offering a direct solution for Android backup. This comes at a time when Google is counting other services towards Google Account storage. Surprisingly, Android Authority also mentions that this solution currently doesn’t support Samsung phones, as they offer their own backup solutions. Currently, there is no information on when this feature will be available.

YouTube Is Now Letting Creators Organize Videos Into Series

Excited to roll out a highly requested feature for creators in the @YouTube Partner Program: the ability to organize your content into shows, seasons and episodes.

This will make it easier than ever for fans to watch from the beginning. Excited to see what you build! pic.twitter.com/NDIOQH7I36

— Neal Mohan (@nealmohan) July 9, 2026

YouTube is now letting creators arrange videos into series. YouTube is the biggest platform for entertainment, and now it’s letting creators show their videos in the form of series and episodes. Each show will have a description, metadata, and artwork, similar to how they’re organized on other streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.

We Shared Our Thoughts on Viral Knockoff Extension

Knockoff a new chrome extension build by tomi mostly as a side projects saw unprecedented growth over night. At the time of writing this article the announcements tweet on x has over 11m impressions. This clearly states how much people are pissed with sketchy brands on Amazon.

The extension is currently in a very basic State and not reliable for Amazon sites outside the US for spotting unknown brands; however, it does remove sponsored products from showing up in search results effectively. You can view our detailed thoughts by clicking on the link below.

Link: This Extension Helps You Avoid Sketchy Brands on Amazon, But It’s Not Enough

Google now lets you know if the Google Ads Are Made With AI

Google is rolling out a new update to Google Ads. It now shows an “Ad Info” label so users can see whether an ad was generated with AI or not. Creators can disclose whether the ad was made with generative AI, and ads built with Google’s own generative AI will be automatically labeled as AI-generated.

New York Will Ban Smart Glasses in All State Courthouses Starting July 20, 2026

New York has issued a statewide smart glasses ban across all its courthouses. The ban applies to all eye and headwear devices with a camera and a microphone, and also applies to Prescription smart glasses.

Once the rules came into effect, visitors needed to leave their devices outside the court before entering. This comes just in time as a growing number of privacy concerns against smart glasses capture photos, videos, audio, and surroundings without people clearly noticing.

Now coming to the launch Monitor:

• U&i launched 12 new products in India. The lineup includes nine wireless speakers, two power banks, and one pair of TWS earbuds. The speakers include the Partybox, Party Pulse, Bombass, Carnival, Paris, Sonic 16, Sonic 10, Sonic 4, and Sonic 1, priced between Rs 349 and Rs 8,199. U&i also launched a 50,000mAh power bank for Rs 3,099, a 10,000mAh magnetic power bank for Rs 1,549, and the History TWS earbuds, which are priced at Rs 749.
• Sony launched two new products globally. The company announced a new RX10 V camera. It comes with a 20.1-megapixel sensor, a 24–600mm zoom lens, AI subject detection, 30fps shooting, and 4K video recording. It is priced at $2,300 and ships in August 2026. Sony also launched the IER-M500 professional wired earphones for musicians and stage performers at $120.
• Alienware launched three new gaming monitors. The 34-inch AW3426DW QD-OLED monitor comes with a 280Hz refresh rate and is priced at $799.99 in the US, €809 in Europe, and £709 in the UK. The 34-inch AW3426DWM has a 240Hz refresh rate and costs $399.99 in the US. The 32-inch AW3226DM also has a 240Hz refresh rate and costs $299.99 in the US.
• TCL launched the 27P2A Ultra Mini-LED gaming monitor in China. It comes with a 1440p resolution with a 550Hz refresh rate or 720p resolution with a 1,080Hz refresh rate. It is priced at CNY 3,999.
• BSNL announced its satellite phone in India. The phone is designed for locations without normal mobile network coverage and supports satellite-based voice calls. It is priced at a whopping Rs 1,34,166. BSNL says it is mainly aimed at defense, disaster-response teams, maritime users, mining companies, remote industries, travelers, and emergency workers.

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