Java 26, due in March with structured concurrency, lazy constants, AOT object caching, and primitive types in patterns, instanceof, and switch, has entered a second rampdown phase for bug fixes. Java ...

BERLIN, Conn.—Here’s a job the computers can take without much complaint: sorting recyclables. For humans, it is a foul, laborious job that entails standing over a conveyor belt, plucking beer cans ...

Aptly-named snail mail might be getting even slower in 2026. The United States Postal Service has implemented new procedures for the new year, which could delay delivery. Among changes is the postmark ...

UPS has quietly turned a sweeping network overhaul into a high stakes test of how much disruption customers will tolerate. After closing what it described as the world's largest sorting hub, the ...

If your starter word contains a rarely used letter, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...

Why flu cases are spiking, how AI predicts disease from your sleep, and what surprising biomechanics lie behind woodpeckers’ powerful pecks. At CES 2026, Stevie Wonder offered a simple test for tech.

BREINIGSVILLE, Pa. - FedEx Ground is looking to hire workers at its new facility in the Lehigh Valley. It opened a new 970,000 square-foot regional sortation facility in Breinigsville. The facility ...

Discovering any collection of Paleolithic art is rare, says Aitor Ruiz-Redondo, an archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Zaragoza in Spain: Only about 400 such sites have been found ...