The latest updates, Java 7 update 17 and Java 6 update 43, addressed CVE-2013-1493 and a related vulnerability (CVE-2013-0809), Oracle said in its security advisory released Monday. Both ...

Java is the new king of foistware, displacing Adobe and Skype from the top of the heap. And it earned that place with a combination of software update practices that are among the most user-hostile ...

Oracle received a public slap on the wrist from the US Federal Trade Commission over Java SE, the desktop runtime for Java. The FTC announced today that it had reached a settlement with Oracle ...

Oracle uses JavaOne 2026 to launch JDK 26 and argue that Java can stay relevant in the AI era by building on its traditional strengths in performance, language evolution, and enterprise stability.

Delete your old Java installers: they could be compromised. If your downloads folder is a mess of installers and documents from ages past, you might occasionally check it before downloading a piece of ...

GUEST OPINION: Over the past five years, Oracle has made four rounds of changes to its Java licensing and pricing policy for what was previously a free programming language and toolset used by ...

At the JavaOne conference today, Oracle made a series of announcements related to a new Java Verified Portfolio (JVP) and new JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs).