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In this episode, Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO at Azul, sat down with podcast host Michael Redlich, Lead Editor of the Java topic at InfoQ, and discussed the latest features in OpenJDK and Simon’s experiences serving on the JCP Expert Group since JDK 9. OpenJDK topics included: the six-month release cycle, Generational Shenandoah, JDK Flight Recorder, Project Leyden and Compact Object Headers. By Simon Ritter

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This week's Java roundup for December 15th, 2025, features news highlighting: the fifteenth milestone release of GlassFish 8.0; the first release candidate of Spring Shell 4.0; point releases of TornadoVM, Hibernate Reactive, Hibernate Search and Kotlin; the first beta release of WildFly 39; and maintenance releases of Micronaut Helidon and Vert.x. By Michael Redlich

IBM Research Introduces CUGA, an Open-Source Configurable Agent Framework on Hugging Face

IBM Research has released CUGA (Configurable Generalist Agent) on Hugging Face Spaces, making its enterprise-oriented agent framework easier to evaluate with open models and real workflows. The move positions CUGA as a practical alternative to brittle, tightly coupled agent frameworks that often struggle with tool misuse, long-horizon reasoning, and recovery from failure. By Robert Krzaczyński

AWS Launches ECS Express Mode to Simplify Containerised Application Deployment

AWS has released Amazon ECS Express Mode, bringing a simplified process to deploying containerised web applications and APIs. Express Mode lets users deploy production-ready services in one shot, bypassing the usual detail required around ancillary requirements such as IAM roles, load-balancers and scaling. By Matt Saunders

QConAI NY 2025 - Designing AI Platforms for Reliability: Tools for Certainty, Agents for Discovery

Aaron Erickson at QCon AI NYC 2025 emphasized treating agentic AI as an engineering challenge, focusing on reliability through the blend of probabilistic and deterministic systems. He argued for clear operational structures to minimize risks and optimize performance, highlighting the importance of specialized agents and deterministic paths to enhance accuracy and control in AI workflows. By Andrew Hoblitzell

Google Metrax Brings Predefined Model Evaluation Metrics to JAX

Recently open-sourced by Google, Metrax is a JAX library providing standardized, performant metrics implementations for classification, regression, NLP, vision, and audio models. By Sergio De Simone

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