Compressing tool output before sending: How Headroom reduces 55,957 tokens to 24,340, and its limitations

IntroductionWhen you leave troubleshooting to a coding agent, the log retrieval tool returns 55,957 tokens of text. Of that, ...

GitHub Actions' ubuntu-latest is changing to 26.04—Java 8, tsc, and webpack are disappearing, and CMake pinning is being removed

Starting October 19, 2026, GitHub Actions' ubuntu-latest will switch from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04. The transition is scheduled to be completed by November 19.The official announcement issue ...
linuxiac

Java 27 Released with G1 as the Default Garbage Collector

Java 27 is now available, enabling G1 as the default garbage collector everywhere and bringing Compact Object Headers, TLS ...
Developer Tech

Oracle ships JDK 27 with post-quantum TLS and compact headers

Oracle has released JDK 27, enabling default compact headers and quantum-ready TLS key exchange across enterprise Java ...
InfoQ

Java 27 Delivers Post-Quantum Cryptography, Future Language Innovation, Helidon 27, JavaFX 27

Oracle has released version 27 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the second non-LTS release since JDK 25, the final feature set includes nine JEPs, five of which are still ...

Java 27 grows up, makes better choices

Improvements in JDK garbage collection, header sizes, data security and quantum key support all should minimize developer ...
cybersecuritynews

Fake Minecraft Mod Deploys Myth Stealer RAT to Steal Browser Credentials and Cookies

A counterfeit Minecraft optimisation mod is installing Myth Stealer, malware that can steal browser passwords, cookies and data. Its malicious file looks useful because features work as advertised, ...
The Hacker News

Fastjson 1.x RCE Vulnerability Targeted in Attacks With No Patched Available

Security firms ThreatBook and Imperva say attackers are targeting a critical flaw in Fastjson, Alibaba's JSON library for Java. In affected Spring Boot applications, a malicious JSON request can ...
howtogeek

I stopped maintaining 30 JSON files by hand with this one tool

Graeme Peacock is a seasoned Linux expert with more than 15 years of hands-on experience. He has worked extensively with Ubuntu, Gentoo, Arch Linux, Qubes, and Fedora, gaining deep proficiency in ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
CNN

Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...
USA Today

What's in the Epstein files? A reader's guide to the documents

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has released hundreds of thousands of documents dealing with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, often with what women who accused him of abuse call “abnormal” ...