Oracle Announces Java 14
Oracle JDK 14 represents more than two years of on-time six-month feature releases, bringing innovation and predictability to developers Oracle JDK 14 adds new features to improve developer productivity, including Java language support for switch expressions, new APIs for continuous monitoring of JDK Flight Recorder data, and extended availability of the low-latency Z Garbage Collector […]
Learning how climate change affects everyday life
Josh Landis lived and worked in Antarctica from 1999 to 2001 as an editor at The Antarctic Sun, the only newspaper on the continent at that time. And while he was hardly the only person on the continent, it could often feel like that in a peaceful sort of way. “Being able to sit on […]
Teaching 100 teachers: What this teenager is doing with Minecraft is mind-blowing
Namya Joshi, a 13-year-old, loves training teachers. The seventh grade student has been helping teachers of her school convert their class lessons into interactive Minecraft sessions. “Minecraft is a great platform. If a child does not like reading books, for example, you can make them in Minecraft and get the child interested,” the student from […]
How Microsoft 365’s new solution uses machine learning to stop data leaks and insider attacks
If an employee who recently gave two weeks’ notice starts downloading large numbers of files from the company network and copying them to a thumb drive, it is entirely possible that he or she has no malicious intent. The employee could be saving innocuous files related to their employment record or examples of marketing pieces […]
Artificial intelligence makes a splash in efforts to protect Alaska’s ice seals and beluga whales
When Erin Moreland set out to become a research zoologist, she envisioned days spent sitting on cliffs, drawing seals and other animals to record their lives for efforts to understand their activities and protect their habitats. Instead, Moreland found herself stuck in front of a computer screen, clicking through thousands of aerial photographs of sea […]
For the love of dog: Dogtopia unleashes swift growth by treating every pup like family
Harper entered the lobby in silence while her body language screamed: “Get me outta here!” The owner of the Colorado daycare center had seen that kind of shyness before. She gently coaxed Harper toward a room filled with brightly colored climbing toys and a pack of eager friends. But Harper refused to surrender. Nearly 2 […]
Delivering on the promise of security AI to help defenders protect today’s hybrid environments
Technology is reshaping society – artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling us to increase crop yields, protect endangered animals and improve access to healthcare. Technology is also transforming criminal enterprises, which are developing increasingly targeted attacks against a growing range of devices and services. Using the cloud to harness the largest and most diverse set of […]
Salesforce is Recognized on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List for the Twelfth Year in a Row
Salesforce is honored to be ranked on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies To Work For®” list for the twelfth year in a row. The recognition reflects the company’s and its employees’ commitment to the effort of making a great workplace for all. To determine the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies To Work For®” list, Great Place […]
Is tech supporting Google? It sure doesn’t appear so.
There is a lot of chatter that “tech” is supportive of Google’s position in Google v. Oracle. That was certainly the impression Google tried to spin when its Amici filed briefs with the Court last month. But a closer inspection of Google’s Amici makes clear that the technology community is not supporting Google’s position. Not […]
How high-speed internet is bringing people ‘out of the dark ages’ to reshape work and life in rural America
As Beth Carlson prepared to take her son to a hospital eight hours away for surgery on a benign brain tumor last winter, one major worry aside from the procedure weighed on her mind. How would the family stay in touch with Xander, 13, while he was away for weeks of treatment afterward? They’d tried […]