JavaFX 25, an update of the rich client application platform for Java, has arrived with new capabilities including a preview of JavaFX controls in the title bar, the ability to style RichTextArea highlights using CSS, the addition of media queries to JavaFX CSS, and the addition of new geometry-based methods to the Text and TextFlow

Cloud computing forms the backbone of our increasingly digital world, enabling businesses to operate more efficiently, grow faster, and innovate with flexibility. Despite its advantages, the cloud is not immune to data breaches caused by weak security practices. Alarmingly, some of the biggest risks do not stem from technical errors or malicious hackers but from

In the corporate world, blaming the intern is a time-honored, if absurd, tradition. It is a public relations reflex that often emerges after a catastrophic failure, when leaders who are paid millions to exercise oversight deflect responsibility downward to the least powerful person in the organization. In 2021, for example, the former SolarWinds CEO attributed a

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) was rolled out by Anthropic in November of 2024 and has rapidly become a hot topic among developers and enterprises alike. MCP is now a leading standard for connecting large language models (LLMs) with tools and data—and demand for developers who can work with it has skyrocketed. Nevertheless, there’s still

The new H-1B visa fee to sponsor workers in the US will create a multi-billion-dollar annual burden for the tech industry and likely drive tech innovation shifts to India, Eastern Europe and Latin America as companies redirect investments, according to new research. Earlier this month, President Donald J. Trump announced a presidential proclamation reform to

In a recent episode of the First Person podcast we met Dr Francis Goh. Francis told us us about how he really wanted to be an engineer rather than an IT professional, but fell into the industry as a strategist after completing an MBA. He described his subsequent career as a serious of pivots that

When it comes to improving Apple Intelligence and keeping the promise of contextual intelligence next year, Apple is testing its own internally developed artificial intelligence chatbot, code-named Veritas, the Latin word for “truth.” Perhaps that code name is also an ambition. If so, it is a welcome target, given the studies that show the percentage of AI chatbot answers that

A new Agent Mode in Microsoft 365 Copilot will let users collaborate with the AI assistant on multistep tasks in Excel and Word, Microsoft announced on Monday. This will open up more complex application functionality for users and improve the quality of content created, the company claimed. Microsoft also announced a new Office Agent that

Accenture’s AI training courses: Business optimization or age discrimination in disguise? HJBC / Shutterstock Accenture has announced plans to cut employees who are unable to train in artificial intelligence (AI). This is part of a wider restructuring strategy that will see the company focus on AI measures. “Advanced AI is becoming part of everything we

Open-source AI development took centre stage at Huawei Connect 2025 last week, with Huawei laying out implementation timelines and the technical specifics around making its entire AI software stack publicly available by year-end. The announcements came with context that matters to developers: frank acknowledgement of past friction, specific commitments about what components will be released,