Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.

The hidden ways Big Ears lifts up Knoxville long after the music stops

Big Ears Festival helps boost local businesses, coach aspiring professionals, expose children to the arts and showcase ...
ADTmag

Oracle Uses JavaOne to Position Java for AI-Era Development

Oracle uses JavaOne 2026 to launch JDK 26 and argue that Java can stay relevant in the AI era by building on its traditional strengths in performance, language evolution, and enterprise stability.
InfoQ

Java 26 Delivers Language Innovation, Library Improvements, Performance and Security

Oracle has released version 26 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the first non-LTS release since JDK ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Bell-Bottoms Today, Miniskirts Tomorrow

A team led by Professor Daniel Abrams and PhD graduate Emma Zajdela (PhD ’23) created—and mined—the most comprehensive ...

Designing Architecture That Doesn't Just Recover But Also Anticipates

With only the signals of the digital world, these systems can go astray without the human co-pilot cited within architecture.

Open source Mamba 3 arrives to surpass Transformer architecture with nearly 4% improved language modeling, reduced latency

This release is good for developers building long-context applications, real-time reasoning agents, or those seeking to reduce GPU costs in high-volume production environments.