Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: A Full Rebuild That Earns Its '13 Years Later'
Ubisoft's full Anvil Engine rebuild of the beloved 2013 pirate adventure lands on July 9, 2026, with reworked combat, raytraced visuals, new missions voiced by the original cast, and overhauled naval gameplay. »
TypeScript 7.0 Is Out — The Go Rewrite Delivers 11× Faster Builds
Microsoft's TypeScript 7.0 lands with a full Go rewrite of the compiler — real-world builds are running up to 12 times faster, with VS Code's 2.3M-line codebase compiling in under 11 seconds. »
GhostLock and Januscape: Two Ancient Linux Kernel Bugs Disclosed in the Same Week
GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499) gives any logged-in user full root in five seconds and breaks out of containers. Januscape lets a VM escape its host. Both were disclosed in July 2026 — both are over 15 years old. »
Halo: Campaign Evolved Launches July 28 — First Time on PlayStation, Three Brand-New Missions Included
Microsoft's full rebuild of the original Halo arrives July 28 on Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 5 — the first mainline Halo on Sony hardware — with a new three-mission story arc set before the original campaign. »
OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 Can Listen and Speak at the Same Time — Here's What That Actually Means
On July 8, OpenAI replaced Advanced Voice Mode with GPT-Live-1, a full-duplex model that listens and speaks simultaneously — and its benchmark numbers make the gap with the old system look embarrassing. »