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Java News Roundup: GraalVM, Spring AI, JobRunr, GlassFish, Grails, Groovy, Quarkus Agent MCP
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In this week’s Java News Roundup for May 4th, 2026, we explore significant updates shaping the Java ecosystem. Key highlights include the OpenJDK JEPs aimed at enhancing JDK 27, the sixth milestone release of Spring AI 2.0, and the inaugural milestone release of Grails 8.0. Additionally, Groovy 6.0 has reached its first alpha release, while JobRunr introduces a point release. We also cover maintenance updates for GlassFish, TomEE, and Tomcat, alongside an accelerated release train for GraalVM
This week's Java roundup for May 4th, 2026, features news highlighting: OpenJDK JEPs targeted for JDK 27; the sixth milestone release of Spring AI 2.0; the first milestone release of Grails 8.0; the first alpha release of Groovy 6.0; a point release of JobRunr; maintenance releases of GlassFish, TomEE and Tomcat; an accelerated release train for GraalVM; and a new Quarkus Agent MCP server.
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