InfoQ

Java 26 Delivers Language Innovation, Library Improvements, Performance and Security

Oracle has released version 26 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the first non-LTS release since JDK ...
RealClearPolitics

State Dept. Apologizes To Slovakia For Biden-Era Program: "I Think We Were Trying To Make The Maps More Gay"

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers apologized to Slovakia and Czechia for a Biden administration program to make their maps "more gay," during a House Foreign Affairs ...
The New York Times

The I.R.S. Shut Its Direct File, but Here Are Other Free Filing Options

The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers. By Ann Carrns The federal government tested a free, ...
The Center Square

Democrats introduce bill to restore IRS Direct File program

(The Center Square) – A group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to codify the IRS Direct File program, which the Trump administration shut down in 2025. The Direct File Act, supported ...
Deadline.com

Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot Gets Hulu Pilot Order With Danielle Deadwyler Starring; Jennifer Yale Joins As Showrunner

The hunt for the truth out there is back on. Ryan Coogler‘s long-gestating The X-Files reboot has received a pilot greenlight at Hulu. Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) is set as the co-lead in ...
coloradopolitics

Colorado, some Coloradans make appearances in the Epstein Files

FILE - Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) With the U.S. Department ...