Articles from July 7, 2026
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A Humanoid Robot Threw Kung Fu Kicks at Workers—Now IT Must Rethink Safety
On July 6, 2026, a humanoid robot in a workplace went viral for all the wrong reasons. The machine suddenly began performing rapid kung fu-like kicks near staff, forcing workers to scramble and hit...
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag PC Remaster Drops on July 9 with World-Unifying 2 PM UTC Launch
Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, the long-awaited current-gen remaster of the 2013 pirate epic, will launch on July 9, 2026. In an unusual move for a AAA release,...
Mesa 26.2 Brings First GPU-Accelerated AV1 Encoding to WSL via DirectX 12 Prototype
A new prototype merged into Mesa 26.2 on July 6, 2026 gives Windows Subsystem for Linux users their first taste of hardware-accelerated AV1 video encoding. The work, led by Microsoft engineers,...
Hidden Open-Source Code in AI-Generated Software Poses Legal 'Vibe Coding' Threat, Lawyers Warn
Businesses embracing AI-assisted coding are unknowingly exposing themselves to open-source license violations and intellectual property risks, a new legal analysis from U.K. law firm Trethowans...