News Information Technology News Feeds SlashdotFour LTS Java Versions Get End-of-Support in a Three-Year Window (2029-2032) June 14, 2026Simon Ritter joined Sun Microsystems in 1996 and spent time working in both Java development and consultancy. He's now written an opinion piece for InfoWorld warning that "Between 2029 and 2032, every currently supported long-term support (LTS) version of Java will reach end-of-support within a single three-year window." That's Java 17 in 2029, Java 8 […]UK Police Officer Accused of Using AI to Fake Evidence June 14, 2026The Sunday Times reports: A criminal investigation has begun after a police officer allegedly used AI to create evidential material in a "number of cases". Derbyshire Constabulary said an officer was being investigated over an allegation of suspected perverting the course of justice. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed it was engaging with defence lawyers […]How Author Dave Eggers Avoids Smartphones, Internet Access, and Flock Cameras June 14, 2026A few weeks ago on a bike ride "inspiration struck" for Dave Eggers, reports SFGate... Without a pen and paper handy, he was stuck texting the idea to himself. The problem? Eggers doesn't own a smartphone. "It takes 20 minutes to write a sentence," Eggers said... It's a funny predicament for Eggers, given that he's […]Amazon CEO's Talks with U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models June 13, 2026The Wall Street Journal reports: The Trump administration's decision to halt all foreign use of Anthropic's most capable AI models was prompted by conversations between Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy and U.S. officials including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, people familiar with the matter said. Researchers at Amazon had used a series of prompts to get […]Shutterstock 'Evolves' Into 'Human-Led, AI-Powered Creative Platform' June 13, 2026Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: Shutterstock has unveiled what it calls a "human-led, AI-powered" creative platform that combines its massive library of [human] contributor-created content with AI image and video generation, AI editing, conversational search, prompt enhancement, and automated model selection tools. The company says the goal is to help creators move from idea to finished […] Ars TechnicaReview: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas June 13, 2026There's nothing new or surprising, but it's still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors.Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System June 13, 2026Researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally.Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive June 13, 2026Commerce dept. worries that a Fable 5 "jailbreak" could be a national security threat.SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next? June 12, 2026As of today, SpaceX is owned by investors who will want to see it make money.PeopleSoft 0-day affecting hundreds of organizations steals gigabytes of data June 12, 2026Vulnerability in the Oracle-owned PeopleSoft software is about as critical as they come.
