--- title: Best The Next Web posts — July 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted The Next Web posts from July 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best The Next Web posts — July 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted The Next Web 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 The Next Web — July 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd "Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy") Article The Next Web · 9w Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a well-received remake arriving 13 years after the original, but its existence reflects the publisher's dire financial situation rather than a coherent creative strategy. After cancelling six games, closing studios, and delaying seven others in 2026, Ubisoft turned to its most beloved franchise entry as a safe revenue source. The remake trend across the industry is driven by the brutal economics of AAA development — new games take nearly a decade to build, so studios monetise back catalogues to fill gaps. Black Flag Resynced brings visual upgrades and some design changes, though not all are improvements. Priced at £50 — below GTA VI and Mario Kart — it signals Ubisoft treats remakes as catalogue revenue, not flagship releases. The broader point: a company that cancels six games and remakes a seventh is bridging a gap, not executing a strategy. 67 2 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox "The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan") Article The Next Web · 7w The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million as part of the FCC's plan to repurpose upper C-band spectrum (3.98–4.14 GHz) for 5G mobile networks. The payment is an incentive for the European satellite operator to vacate the band, with cash expected in 2031 contingent on meeting clearing deadlines. The FCC voted on July 22 to auction 160 MHz, creating a 440 MHz 'super band' for carriers. SES stands to collect far more at $5.6 billion. Eutelsat's own clearing costs are estimated at $750 million, so the incentive is a partial top-up. SpaceX's request to reserve part of the band for direct-to-device satellite broadband was denied. The auction, expected to raise $30–75 billion, must be completed by July 2027, with spectrum clearing deadlines running through mid-2031. 22 2 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl "YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating.") Article The Next Web · 8w YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating. YouTube's picture-in-picture (PiP) mode is broken on both Android and iOS. When users exit the app, audio continues playing but the floating video overlay fails to appear. Google has acknowledged the bug and says teams are actively investigating, though no timeline or workaround has been provided. The feature was recently made free for all users after being a YouTube Premium exclusive. 22 3 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ai-companion-rules-force-doubao-qwen-shutdowns-2pxnjdgx7 "China's AI companion rules force Doubao, Qwen shutdowns") Article The Next Web · 10w China's AI companion rules force Doubao, Qwen shutdowns ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen are shutting down their custom AI agent and companion features ahead of China's new Interim Measures on anthropomorphic AI interaction services, effective July 15\. The regulations, issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China, target bots that simulate human personality and provide sustained emotional interaction, while exempting workplace and productivity tools. Tencent's Yuanbao pulled a similar feature in June. Users are upset over losing chat histories and emotional support bots. The rules reflect Beijing's strategy of allowing AI agents as productivity infrastructure while restricting companion bots, citing risks like addiction, mental health harm, and privacy leaks. 14 8 [See all The Next Web archives](/sources/tnw/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/07#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/07","name":"Best The Next Web Posts — July 2026","description":"The most upvoted The Next Web posts from July 2026, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/07#items","numberOfItems":4,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd","name":"Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox","name":"The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl","name":"YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. 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