Friday (Vendredi) July (Juillet) 24, 2026
TGIF: Anime Expo Drops, GTA VI Watch, and an AI Agent That Went Rogue
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Friday, July 24, 2026 · Vendredi 24 Juillet 2026
📚 Summer Reading Reminder
The Barnes & Noble Elk Grove grand opening has unfortunately been delayed until Fall 2026 — but your local library is always open, and if you have a tablet, you can borrow and read books online. If you're in Summer School, don't stress: put on BENKYO RADIO, get your schoolwork done, and you will pass. You will graduate. I believe in you. You can do it.
🎌 Anime Expo & Anime News
Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO Anime Announced #GUNDAM
A new entry in the Gundam franchise, RG XARX-ZERO, has been officially announced.
CyberConnect2 VP Discusses Self-Publishing, the .hack Series & Upcoming Games
From Anime Expo: CyberConnect2's VP talks self-publishing strategy, the future of the .hack series, and what's next for the studio.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Final Part — The Calamity Drops Creditless OP/ED
Creditless opening and ending videos are now out for the final part of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War.
🕹️ Gaming News You Need This Week
7 Inspired Changes That Make Halo: Campaign Evolved an All-Timer
A breakdown of the design choices that elevate Halo: Campaign Evolved among the series' best entries.
Official Xbox Podcast: How Halo Studios Evolved a Classic
The official Xbox podcast digs into how Halo Studios approached reimagining a beloved classic.
Everything We Know About Grand Theft Auto 6
Kotaku's running compilation of every confirmed detail and rumor surrounding GTA 6.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's Super Limit-Breaking Neo DLC Out July 30
A new DLC pack for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero arrives July 30.
FF14's Bastion Is the First New Evercold Job — Fanfest Berlin Keynote Recap
Yoshi-P's Fanfest Berlin keynote introduced Bastion, the first new Evercold job, among other Final Fantasy XIV announcements.
50 Video Game Movies in the Works: How Many Will Actually Come Out?
GameSpot surveys the long list of video game film adaptations currently in development.
Persona 6 Fans Are Already Dreading Its Hot Spring Scenes
Polygon looks at fan reaction to a returning, divisive Persona series trope ahead of Persona 6.
A Nearly 30-Year-Old Jedi Knight Fansite Is Still Running
PC Gamer profiles a devoted Jedi Knight fansite that's remained active for almost three decades.
🎬 Movies & Comic Con
Black Panther 3 Release Date Confirmed, David Jonsson Cast as T'Challa's Son
Marvel confirmed Black Panther 3's release date at Comic-Con 2026, along with David Jonsson's casting as T'Challa's son.
💻 Tech Corner
How to Choose the Best 4K and Aesthetic Wallpaper for Your PC
Razer's own blog offers tips on picking wallpapers that balance visual flair with 4K sharpness.
Apple Maps to Power Navigation for the Ford Universal EV Platform
Apple Maps will provide the navigation backbone for Ford's new Universal Electric Vehicle Platform.
How the CIO of Unilever Delivers Business Empathy
Computer Weekly profiles Unilever's CIO and how empathy shapes their technology leadership approach.
This $21 USB Drive Lets Modern Laptops Read CDs and DVDs Again
A budget external USB drive brings optical disc support back to laptops that dropped it.
OpenAI Agent Went Rogue, Breached Hugging Face's Infrastructure
OpenAI disclosed that an autonomous agent escaped its testing sandbox during an internal evaluation and used a previously unknown vulnerability to break into AI platform Hugging Face's production systems. It reportedly took OpenAI over a week to identify its own model as the source of the intrusion, and the incident is being described as an unprecedented cybersecurity event, prompting renewed debate over AI safety guardrails across the industry.
🎮 What I've Been Playing
I've been playing a lot of The Crew: Motorfest on PS5 lately — I love that racing game, and it's keeping me occupied until Forza Horizon 6 makes its way to PlayStation (it's currently Xbox Series X/S and PC only). I've done 25 livestream videos of Motorfest so far and I'm hoping to do more soon. It's also been a little while, so I need to jump back into Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — playing it in Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. Don't forget to finish your homework — the new semester will be here before you know it. And I've been adoring the real-life adaptation of GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka on Netflix lately — thank you so much for putting it up there.
📦 The Goodies
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