The OpenJDK community elevated eight new JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) to Candidate status during the week of April 14, signaling notable momentum ahead of the upcoming JDK 25 feature freeze. Four of these proposals are slated to be finalized following their respective preview phases.
The JRuby team has released JRuby 10, a major upgrade of the Ruby implementation on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), introducing compatibility with Ruby 3.4, full support for Java 21, and several performance and startup-time improvements enabled by recent developments in the Java platform.
A new report released by Perforce Software finds that hiring plans for Java developers have slowed significantly heading into 2025, even as businesses continue to rely on Java to power critical applications.
Oracle hosted the JavaOne 2025 developer conference at its Redwood Shores campus last month, showcasing advancements across the Java ecosystem, including APIs, virtual threads, cloud-native tooling, and artificial intelligence integration.
Linux Foundation Europe and the Open Source Security Foundation have launched a global initiative aimed at helping open-source maintainers and contributors prepare for the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act.
Red Hat announces the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine, a new edition of its OpenShift platform tailored specifically for managing virtual machines (VMs).
UK-based Codethink announced its strategic membership in the Eclipse Foundation and its Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group. The move marks a significant step in Codethink’s mission to advance the development of trustable software, the company says, systems designed to be auditable, transparent, and secure for critical industries and supply chains.
GitHub announces the launch of GitHub Copilot Free, offering a no-cost version of its AI-powered coding assistant to developers worldwide.
The Eclipse Foundation releases its 2024 IoT & Embedded Developer Survey, shedding light on key trends and challenges shaping the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded systems industry.
Payara announces the alpha release of Payara Platform Community 7 Alpha 2, offering developers a first look at Jakarta EE 11 (currently under development).
Red Hat, one of the world's leading providers of open-source solutions, releases Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.5, the latest version of its flagship Linux platform.
Google introduces PipelineDP4j, a differential privacy toolkit built for Java Virtual Machine (JVM) environments, with the goal of making privacy-preserving data analysis more accessible for developers.
Hugging Face announces the launch of Gradio 5, the latest version of its open-source platform for building machine learning (ML) applications. This new release brings a range of features aimed at broadening access to AI, including an innovative AI-powered app creation tool, improved web development functionalities, and strengthened security measures.
OpenAI introduces the public beta of its Realtime API, offering developers a tool to integrate natural, low-latency, multimodal interactions into their applications. Now available to all paid developers, this API facilitates real-time speech-to-speech conversations with minimal delay, providing a smoother and more engaging user experience, according to the company.
The Eclipse Foundation announces the launch of the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group (ORC WG), aimed at helping the global open-source community navigate increasingly complex regulatory landscapes.