Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 4.0, Google ADK for Java 1.0, Grails, Tomcat, Log4j, Gradle

Michael Redlich — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:30:00 GMT

This week's Java roundup for March 30th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of TornadoVM 4.0 and Google ADK for Java 1.0; first release candidates of Grails and Gradle; maintenance releases of Micronaut, Apache Tomcart and Apache Log4j; and an update on Jakarta EE 12.

By Michael Redlich

Presentation: Are We Ready for the Next Cyber Security Crisis Like Log4shell?

Soroosh Khodami — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:18:00 GMT

Soroosh Khodami discusses why we aren't ready for the next Log4Shell. He shares live demos of dependency confusion and compromised builds, explaining how minor oversights gift hackers total system access. He explains the value of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), dependency firewalls, and shifting security left to build resilient DevSecOps cultures that protect the modern software supply chain.

By Soroosh Khodami

InfoQ - log4j

Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 4.0, Google ADK for Java 1.0, Grails, Tomcat, Log4j, Gradle

Presentation: Are We Ready for the Next Cyber Security Crisis Like Log4shell?