--- title: Best TechCrunch posts — July 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted TechCrunch posts from July 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/tc/best-of/2026/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/tc/best-of/2026/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best TechCrunch posts — July 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted TechCrunch posts from July 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of TechCrunch — July 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/phone-maker-oneplus-says-it-won-t-release-new-phones-in-the-u-s-and-europe-hjrfvl7vs "Phone maker OnePlus says it won’t release new phones in the U.S. and Europe") Article TechCrunch · 8w Phone maker OnePlus says it won’t release new phones in the U.S. and Europe OnePlus has officially confirmed it will no longer launch new products in Europe and North America, while also planning to wind down operations in India by 2027\. The move is part of a broader corporate restructuring at parent company Oppo, driven by weak demand, rising consumer electronics prices, and a global smartphone shipment decline projected at over 13% in 2026 due to a memory chip shortage dubbed 'RAMageddon.' Oppo saw double-digit shipment declines in Q2 2026\. OnePlus will continue operating in China, and Realme will handle sales in select international markets like the Nordic region. Analysts note that OnePlus's 'flagship killer' era of aggressive global expansion is over, with the company now retreating to its home market. 36 3 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/already-rich-already-successful-why-the-last-wave-of-tech-winners-is-grinding-again-x5zrthmxn "Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again") Article TechCrunch · 8w Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again A pattern is emerging where already-successful tech founders and executives are returning to hands-on roles in AI. Tom Blomfield (GoCardless, Monzo) is joining Anthropic as a member of technical staff, following Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger and AI pioneer Andrej Karpathy. Others like Chamath Palihapitiya are launching their own AI startups, raising hundreds of millions. The common thread is a fear of missing AI's defining moment, with the flat 'member of technical staff' title at Anthropic and OpenAI becoming a status symbol for those willing to trade executive prestige for frontier AI work. 32 5 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-paid-587m-for-ben-affleck-s-ai-filmmaking-startup-vgi6jyq1w "Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup") Article TechCrunch · 7w Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup Netflix has disclosed via a regulatory filing that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, an AI filmmaking startup co-founded by Ben Affleck. The acquisition, announced in March, brings AI tools designed to help filmmakers fix footage in post-production — addressing issues like missing shots, background replacements, and lighting corrections. The full InterPositive team joined Netflix, with Affleck taking a senior advisor role. 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