The Oregon legislature is considering bills to make renewable energy more accessible and the power grid more resilient. One bill would allow homeowners to finance energy-efficient products through ...

After writing two November stories analyzing price expectations for Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, I really didn’t think we’d be offering more informed speculation before the official price was ...

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

AI on the JVM accelerates: New frameworks like Embabel, Koog, Spring AI, and LangChain4j drive rapid adoption of AI-native and AI-assisted development in Java. Java 25 anchors a modern baseline: The ...

The U.S. penny may finally be on its way out. Producing each coin now costs the U.S. Mint about 3.7 cents, at a total taxpayer cost of more than $100 million per year. Ending production may make ...

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Not Be Subsidized Hardware Like Consoles, and Some Are Questioning That Strategy While Bracing Themselves for a 'Current PC Market' Price "It isn't stupid to not sell ...

In a recent interview, Valve warned that the upcoming Steam Machine won't be priced like a game console. It's not clear what that means just yet, but speculation concerning the Steam Machine's pricing ...

Why this is important: If Valve prices the Steam Machine like a proper PC, it immediately sets a different expectation for buyers. Let’s be real, you’re paying PC-level money, not subsidised console ...

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...

Gamers hoping that Valve's upcoming Steam Machine will compete with current-generation consoles are probably going to be disappointed. Valve has made it clear that its miniature PC is going to be ...

The Steam Machine marks Valve’s long-awaited return to the console wars. It looks slick and sounds powerful enough to play modern games on decent settings. But Valve is leaving the biggest question of ...

Counterterrorism training instructors from LSU are teaching local law enforcement officers that virtual reality is more than just gaming headsets and controllers. The Baton Rouge Police Department is ...