Apple Music is more expensive now. In the US, an individual plan now costs $11.99 per month, a $1 bump up from the previous $10.99 price. A family plan now costs $19.99 per month, up from $16.99, and a student plan costs $6.99 per month, up from $5.99. Apple, in a statement to Music Business Worldwide, says it is increasing prices "as a result of rising licensing costs." Music Business Worldwide also reports that prices gone up in the UK and Europe, and the publication "understands" that hikes a

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DZone17 Jul 2026

Mitigating Cache Stampedes in Dynamic API Translation Using Java 21 Virtual Threads

The Hidden Cost of API Versioning Hell Continuous API evolution is non-negotiable in contemporary software development, yet maintaining backward compatibility remains an incredibly expensive and labor-intensive hurdle. Core schema mutations frequently force downstream enterprise clients into disruptive and unplanned refactoring cycles, stalling product velocity. The typical industry fix — maintaining multiple, hard-coded API routes (e.g., /v1, /v2) — inevitably results in severe codebase spraw

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BleepingComputer17 Jul 2026

HollowByte DDoS flaw bloats OpenSSL server memory with 11-byte payload

A vulnerability dubbed HollowByte allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on OpenSSL servers with a malicious payload of just 11 bytes. [...]

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Hacker News17 Jul 2026

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