Open Source

Open source is booming in Europe as enterprises look to strengthen digital autonomy

News Concerns over lock-in, rising prices, and vendor reliance are fueling a shift to open source alternatives

By Ross Kelly Published 25 March 26

Big tech is clamping down on open source ‘AI slop’ reports

News Firms including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have pledged funding to bolster open source security and cut down on slop reports

By Emma Woollacott Published 19 March 26

Notepad++ hackers remained undetected and pushed malicious updates for six months

News Hackers remained undetected for months and distributed malicious updates to Notepad++ users after breaching the text editor software – here's how to check if you've been affected.

By Ross Kelly Published 3 February 26

The open source ecosystem is booming thanks to AI, but hackers are taking advantage

News Analysis by Sonatype found that AI is giving attackers new opportunities to target victims

By Emma Woollacott Published 29 January 26

Open source project scraps bug bounty scheme over AI 'slop' submissions

News Curl isn’t the only open source project inundated with AI slop submissions

By Ross Kelly Published 22 January 26

Retailers ramp up automation to tackle supply chain challenges

News Companies are moving AI projects from pilot to production across the board, with a focus on open-source models and software, as well as agentic and physical AI

By Emma Woollacott Published 8 January 26

A concerning number of Log4j downloads are still vulnerable four years on

News Despite safe Log4j versions having been available for years, many organizations haven't introduced them

By Emma Woollacott Published 12 December 25

Anthropic says MCP will stay 'open, neutral, and community-driven' after donating project to Linux Foundation

News The AAIF aims to standardize agentic AI development and create an open ecosystem for developers

By Ross Kelly Published 10 December 25

Making the case for open source AI adoption

Analysis Open source AI models often perform on-par with closed source options and could save enterprises billions in cost savings, new research suggests, yet uptake remains limited.

By Ross Kelly Published 28 November 25

Open source: Why open ecosystems matter

Presented by AMD

Supported Driving success with AI will require an industry-wide collaborative approach spanning the software and hardware domains

By Ross Kelly Published 18 July 25