With Java running critical applications the world over, the nearly 25-year-old programming language must balance its community’s affection for its syntax with new trends.

When Apple instituted the first Java block in January the move was considered unusual, in part because Apple has typically used its Xprotect to block malware such as the widespread Flashback ...

Aion Network, a nonprofit dedicated to creating tools to promote blockchain technologies, announced a new virtual machine today that’s built on top of the popular Java Virtual Machine.