JDK 26 moves to general production availability. This short-term release is backed by six months of Premier-level support. Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, the latest standard Java release from Oracle, ...

I played the new class, which lets you decide whether you want to stare into the abyss, drown your enemies in fire, summon legions of demons or just become one yourself. Adam Benjamin has helped ...

There are few choices in Dungeons and Dragons as important as one’s class. From warfare experts like Barbarians and Fighters to masters of magic like Clerics and Wizards, classes determine how ...

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Wizards of the Coast’s first Dungeons & Dragons release of 2026 is a quiet one: On Jan. 15, Wizards published four new subclasses as Unearthed Arcana (UA) playtest materials. Unlike some other more ...

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The latest D&D Unearthed Arcana is available to download now from D&D Beyond for free. The playtest PDF will be available in the archives going forward, but the feedback survey will only be available ...

Long-Term Support release, with features ranging from structured concurrency and compact object headers to ahead-of-time method profiling and JFR CPU-time profiling on Linux, is now generally ...

An analysis of more than 5,000 individuals with autism reveals four distinct groups that link autism-related traits with underlying genetics. The work could lead to more precise diagnoses and ...

Daggerheart offers nine classes to choose from, each with two available subclasses. Picking between the two is hard when creating your character, and while all of the core subclasses are good, some ...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 subclasses are here, with a dozen major shake-ups to how you can play Larian's massive RPG. It's got pirates, cursed warlocks – more cursed than usual, that is – weird archers, ...