Open Source
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hails 'excellent' Chinese AI modelsNews As powerful new AI models like Kimi K3 hit the market, Huang says competition will be a positive for the global industry
By Ross Kelly Published
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Will AI ring the death knell for open source?In-depth With projects facing fresh challenges in the AI era, the path forward remains murky
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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The UK is betting big on the power of open source AINews The government wants to encourage open source developers to help improve public services
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Euro-Office ‘sovereignty’ claims questioned in scathing open letter by LibreOffice maintainersNews The developers behind LibreOffice have questioned Euro-Office’s sovereignty credentials and use of a Microsoft-based document format
By Ross Kelly Published
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IBM and Red Hat believe they have the answer to open source security risksNews Project Lightwell is backed by a $5 billion investment and a team of more than 20,000 engineers
By Emma Woollacott Published
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What is the Solid Project and what could it mean for businesses?Explainer Decentralized data stores could give customers more control over their data – with seismic implications for enterprise data management
By Drew Turney Published
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AI is coming to UbuntuNews A range of new AI features are coming to Ubuntu over the next year, according to maintainers, but only providing they’re of “sufficient maturity and quality”.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Compromised open source package pushed malicious Elementary CLI release to developersNews The open source Elementary CLI tool has more than one million monthly downloads
By Ross Kelly Published
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Axios npm compromise highlights growing software supply chain risks, experts warnNews Cyber criminals exploited a hijacked maintainer account to compromise one of the world's most widely used JavaScript libraries
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The pros and cons of open source AI for businessIn-depth Leaders face a choice between frontier freedom and cloud lock-in without thr right adoption strategy
By Keri Allan Published
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Open source is booming in Europe as enterprises look to strengthen digital autonomyNews Concerns over lock-in, rising prices, and vendor reliance are fueling a shift to open source alternatives
By Ross Kelly Published
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Big tech is clamping down on open source ‘AI slop’ reportsNews Firms including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have pledged funding to bolster open source security and cut down on slop reports
By Emma Woollacott Published
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