InfoQ

Hardwood Promises High-Speed JVM Apache Parquet Processing with Zero Mandatory Dependencies

Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...

Minecraft 26.3 Update: Expected Release Date, Features & More

Discover the Minecraft 26.3 update featuring the Dappled Forest biome, Poplar wood, Shelf Mushrooms, and might release around ...
Opinion

Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California...

The Entertainment Software Association, in its infinite wisdom, has told a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal and amount to piracy.
Beebom

Minecraft Creator Fires Back at ESA’s Private Servers “Illegal” Stance, Calls It “Borderline Evil”

Minecraft creator Notch has called the ESA's comments about private Minecraft servers 'borderline evil'. The controversy began after an ESA executive described community Minecraft servers as illegal ...

'This Is Borderline Evil' - Minecraft Creator Speaks Out Against ESA Calling Private Servers 'Illegal'

Minecraft creator, Markus 'Notch' Persson, has spoken out against the Electronic Software Association for claiming that private servers are "illegal." ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

"Low-effort slop": The creators of the Godot engine behind Slay the Spire 2 are cracking down on "vibe-coding" and now require genAI disclosures

The Godot Foundation have announced a crackdown on genAI code, including mandatory disclosures, following a wave of ...
CNET

If It Has a Screen, It Can Run Doom. How a Game From 1993 Became a Porting Legend

The video game has been part of tech culture since it launched in 1993, with its signature view of a gun centered of the ...