The arrival of Minecraft 26.1 in March 2026 brought major changes to the modding landscape, including the removal of obfuscation and new API standards that demand a fresh approach to modpack building.

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

As seen on diginomica passim, the music industry has a complicated relationship with data and AI. While there’s justifiable concern that emerging technology can be used to shortcut the creative ...

Learn how to use advanced techniques like short-circuiting, parallel execution, virtual threads, and stream gatherers to maximize Java stream performance. My recent Java Stream API tutorial introduced ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

In the days of old, every time you needed a personal photo, you had to go out of your way to take it yourself. You had to visit your desired location, set up the scene, and snap the picture. Fast ...

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Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...

Anthropic has begun rolling out a small but significant update to Claude. Starting today you can use the chatbot to create and edit Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint slide decks and PDFs. In ...