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26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.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

Quantum cryptography pioneers win Turing Award for unhackable encryption breakthrough

The pair will share the $1 million prize for their pioneering work in quantum cryptography and the broader field of quantum information science. Their 1984 paper ...

Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography

At the time, their technique was a fascinating but impractical creation. Forty years later, it is poised to become an ...

An American physicist and Canadian computer scientist devised a way to keep secrets safe from hackers

An American physicist and Canadian computer scientist received the A.M. Turing Award on Wednesday for their groundbreaking work on quantum key cryptography.

Ransomware gang exploits Cisco flaw in zero-day attacks since January

The Interlock ransomware gang has been exploiting a maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco's ...

LeakNet ransomware uses ClickFix, Deno runtime in stealthy attacks

The LeakNet ransomware gang is now using the ClickFix technique for initial access into corporate environments and deploys a ...
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AWS Launches Managed Openclaw on Lightsail amid Critical Security Vulnerabilities

AWS launched managed OpenClaw on Lightsail for AI agent deployment while security concerns mount. The 250k-star GitHub project is affected by CVE-2026-25253, which enables one-click RCE, with 17,500+ ...