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26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.

AppsFlyer Web SDK used to spread crypto stealer JavaScript code

Malicious JavaScript code delivered by the AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked cryptocurrency, potentially in a supply-chain attack.
STAT

Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna’s flu vaccine application

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — Top Food and Drug ...
SFGate

Simple hack for cheaper Ubers, Waymos and Lyfts arrives in Bay Area

A tool is spreading among the frugal. And it’s even handier if you use it in the Bay Area — the site of this weekend’s Super Bowl — or one of Waymo’s other fledgling markets. New app Hackney brings ...
Mashable

Say hello to Google’s ‘Disco’, an AI tool that makes web apps from browser tabs

A screenshot of Google Disco, a new AI tool. Credit: Google Google is always introducing new experimental AI tools, like that time it tried out AI-generated podcasts in Google Search results. Another ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Massive Web—Home to More Than 100,000 Spiders—Found in a Cave in Europe Could Be the World’s Largest

It may sound like something out of a nightmare, but scientists say they weren’t dreaming when they discovered a massive spiderweb that’s home to more than 110,000 arachnids inside a cave in ...
9to5Mac

Apple accidentally leaks new web App Store front-end source code, ends up on GitHub [U: Removed]

Update, November 8, 9:46 a.m. ET: The GitHub repository and its forks have been taken down. The original story follows below. Just hours after Apple launched a revamped web interface for the App Store ...
Beebom

Apple Finally Brings a Full App Store Experience to the Web

Apple has launched a full-fledged web version of its App Store. Users can now browse and explore all apps, even on non-Apple devices. The new design lets you browse apps by platform including iPhone, ...
Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Copilot now enables you to build apps and workflows

Imagine you’re preparing for a product launch. With a few multi-turn interactions, Copilot helps you build what you need for success: Copilot now includes App Builder, making it easy to create and ...
InfoWorld

Oracle Java Management Service adds application analyzer

New Analyze Applications feature analyzes JAR or WAR files for migrations and JFR recordings for performance optimization. Update also brings task scheduling and Kubernetes support. Oracle Java ...
IEEE

Comparative Analysis of Web-to-Mobile App Conversion: Leveraging Nuxt, Capacitor and Java

Abstract: Mobile app development has advanced significantly, with developers navigating the trade-offs between native and cross-platform approaches to meet diverse user requirements. This study ...