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Mojang Studios to Remove Code Obfuscation from Minecraft Java Edition

Mojang Studios announced Tuesday it will eliminate code obfuscation in Minecraft: Java Edition, marking a significant shift in how the company distributes the game to its modding community.

GitHub Copilot-Powered Modernization Now Available for Java and .NET Legacy Apps

GitHub launches a new AI-powered application modernization capability designed to simplify and accelerate upgrades and migrations of legacy .NET and Java applications.

OpenAI Opens ChatGPT Developer Platform with In-Chat App Integrations

OpenAI has officially opened the doors to a new developer ecosystem for ChatGPT, introducing in-chat applications and a developer SDK that allows third-party tools and services to integrate directly within ChatGPT conversations.

Oracle Shifts GraalVM Focus Away from Java, Highlights Native Image Updates in JDK 25

Oracle has released GraalVM for JDK 25, introducing new features for its native image technology, while confirming that future development of the platform will shift away from the Java release cycle to focus on non-Java languages, such as GraalPy and GraalJS.

Eclipse Foundation Survey Shows Jakarta EE Surpasses Spring in Enterprise Java Adoption

According to the Eclipse Foundation's 2025 Jakarta EE Developer Survey, Jakarta EE has surpassed Spring as the leading framework for enterprise Java developers.

Lemony Launches On-Prem AI Device for Enterprises

Artificial intelligence startup Lemony launched a hardware-based device on Wednesday, designed to enable businesses to run generative AI systems on-premises without relying on the cloud.

Google's Java Toolkit Opens Access to Third-Party AI Models Through Langchain4j

Google has expanded its Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java to support a wider range of large language models (LLMs) through integration with the LangChain4j framework.

Microsoft Adds AI-Powered Tools to Accelerate App Migration and Modernization

Microsoft unveiled new AI features on Wednesday aimed at accelerating application migration and modernization, highlighting updates to GitHub Copilot, Azure Migrate, and database migration services.

Google Releases Data Commons MCP Server To Expand AI Data Access

Google announced on Wednesday the public release of its Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, a tool designed to make the company's extensive collection of public datasets more accessible to AI developers and data scientists.

Honeycomb Launches AI-Native Observability Suite

Software observability platform Honeycomb launched a new suite of artificial intelligence-powered products on Thursday, designed to help developers detect performance anomalies, investigate issues more quickly, and collaborate in real-time.

AI has the New Baseline: What Google Cloud's 2025 DORA Report Means for Developers

In 2025, AI isn't just in the developer toolbox, it's the foundation of modern software engineering. Google Cloud's 2025 DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) Report makes it plain: 90% of technology professionals now use AI at work, up 14% from 2024. Developers spend a median of two hours per day working with AI tools. Nearly two-thirds rely on AI for at least half their workflow, and one in twelve say their development work is now almost entirely AI-mediated.

Qwiet AI Expands Integrations, Adds AutoFix Features to Application Security Platform

Application security provider Qwiet AI has expanded its integrations with Microsoft Azure and GitHub and introduced new AI-powered AutoFix capabilities aimed at speeding secure software delivery.

Developer Adoption Patterns Reveal AI's Uneven Global Distribution

A comprehensive analysis of AI development tool usage reveals stark disparities in how developers worldwide are integrating AI assistants into their workflows, with profound implications for the future of software development, according to a new study from Anthropic.

SmartBear Partners with AWS to Expand Software Quality Tools Access

Software quality solutions provider SmartBear has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to broaden distribution of its development tools through AWS Marketplace and enhance integration with AWS infrastructure.

NVIDIA Partners with Third-Party Platforms to Distribute CUDA Software

NVIDIA has announced partnerships with several operating system providers and package managers to redistribute its CUDA parallel computing platform, aiming to simplify software deployment for developers working with GPU-accelerated applications.

Tech Leaders Embrace AI Coding Tools While Demanding Strict Oversight

Survey of 300 executives reveals near-universal adoption of artificial intelligence programming aids, but companies insist on human review before deployment.

Microsoft to Retire Graph CLI Tool, Pushes Users to PowerShell

Microsoft Corp will discontinue its Graph command-line interface tool next year, citing declining usage and overlap with existing developer tools as the company consolidates its software development offerings around PowerShell.

Veeam Tackles Enterprise Data Protection Gap with First Software Appliance

Backup software provider Veeam Software has unveiled its first fully integrated software appliance, targeting enterprises struggling with data resilience implementation by delivering pre-configured backup and recovery capabilities that can deploy across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

Microsoft Integrates AI Assistant into Workplace Social Platform

Microsoft has integrated its AI-powered Copilot assistant into Viva Engage, the company's workplace social networking platform, as part of efforts to expand artificial intelligence capabilities across its business software suite.

Research Confirms What Developers Already Know: AI Helps with Routine Tasks, Not Complex Problems

A comprehensive study of more than 500 developers has quantified what many in the field already experience daily: AI coding tools excel at handling repetitive work, but leave the more complex problems to human developers.