Good news: Oracle says the next major version of its Java software will no longer plug directly into the user’s Web browser. This long overdue step should cut down dramatically on the number of ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the availability of Java 25, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 25 ...

The echo of 2017 has dissipated, but the Java community will still need time to digest all of Oracle's end of the year announcements -- from embracing OpenJDK to moving forward with six-month release ...

Starting in April, Oracle will treat JAR files signed with the MD5 hashing algorithm as if they were unsigned, which means modern releases of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) will block those JAR ...

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Oracle has released two out-of-band security updates for the latest zero day vulnerabilities in Java. The patches come within days of reports that one of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2013-0422, was being ...

The company is planning aggressive moves for the critical software platform in the next few years. Here's a rundown. Java, first launched at Sun Microsystems in 1995, remains a critical part of the ...