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26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.

'We'll Continue to Invest, and We'll Always Do So' — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Moves to Reassure Xbox Staff of Commitment to Gaming Following Phil Spencer Exit

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has offered Xbox staff words of reassurance following the exit of previous gaming boss Phil Spencer. Last month, Microsoft announced a huge shakeup at its gaming business, ...
rediff.com

Mercedes's All-New V-Class redines 'private suite on wheels'

The V-Class will be locally produced at the Mercedes facility in Chakan, near Pune, making it the second product, after the Mercedes-Maybach GLS, to begin local production. The luxury personal ...
The Financial Times

Blackstone’s flagship private credit fund hit with wave of redemptions

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blackstone’s flagship private credit fund was hit with $1.7bn of net outflows in the first quarter after an ...
Seeking Alpha

Bitdeer plans $300M private placement of notes, registered direct offering of class A shares

Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) on Thursday announced plans for a $300M private placement of convertible senior notes and registered direct offering of class A ordinary shares. Shares were -15.92% ...
HoopsHype

New KHSAA rule could move private-school football powers up in class

The KHSAA Board of Control passed an "enrollment multiplier" Thursday that could move private-school football programs up in class. There are 16 private-school football programs that could be affected ...
The Courier-Journal

New KHSAA rule could move private-school football powers up in class

LEXINGTON — Some of the commonwealth’s top private-school football programs could be moving up in class after a vote Thursday by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control. KHSAA ...
Phys.org

Interplay of class and gender may influence social judgments differently between cultures

Certain markers of high status may more strongly boost attitudes toward women versus men, and low status markers may more strongly worsen attitudes toward men versus women—with both findings more ...
PCGamesN

Big new World of Warcraft Midnight class tuning patch is bad news for Warriors and Mages, but makes healers more deadly

Blizzard has a big round of class tuning set for its next World of Warcraft patch, targeting "overperforming outliers" while also buffing up a few struggling specs "to ensure all feel viable in all ...
The Economist

Private-equity barons have a giant AI problem

During the 2010s there were two reliable ways to make a fortune. The first involved selling enterprise software, the countless computer applications which now dominate office life. Businesses ...
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This is what a private suite looks like on Japan Airlines’ newest first class

Japan Airlines has introduced a new First Class suite designed around privacy, space, and understated luxury. This video steps inside the fully enclosed cabin, revealing the seat design, dining ...