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 Five ways to reduce Kubernetes costsTutorials With cutting expenditure a business imperative, there are several ways enterprises can reduce Kubernetes costs By Ross Kelly Last updated Tutorials
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 AI 'slop security reports' are driving open source maintainers madNews Low-quality, LLM-generated reports should be treated as if they are malicious, according to one expert By Emma Woollacott Published News
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 Open source malware surged by 156% in 2024News Hackers are taking advantage of lax verification and surging demand to distribute and scale malware in record time By Solomon Klappholz Published News
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 Warning issued over open source developer account securityNews The security of individual developer accounts poses a serious threat to open source ecosystem, according to a new report from the Linux Foundation By Solomon Klappholz Published News
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 The UK needs to up its game to fend off open source competitionNews Investment in the open source ecosystem needs to increase alongside broader government support By Emma Woollacott Published News
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 New definition of open source AI is “flawed”, experts sayNews The terms compel open source AI projects to reveal information around training data – but there are a few key caveats By George Fitzmaurice Published News
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 Redis license changes were the “only way to compete with Amazon and Google”News Redis sparked controversy when it announced licensing changes in March this year – but the company believes the move was warranted By Ross Kelly Published News
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 Elastic returns to open source, but can it regain the community’s trust?Elastic has announced the addition of the OSI-approved AGPL open source license for its Elasticsearch and Kibana products By Solomon Klappholz Last updated 
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 Open source AI just got a major seal of approval from US regulatorsAnalysis Regulators in the US appear very keen on supporting open source AI developers By Nicole Kobie Last updated Analysis
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 New UK government should embrace open source, says industry non-profitNews Open source ideals could help drive digital uptake in the sluggish public sector, according to OpenUK By Emma Woollacott Published News
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 ‘I find it a pretty big turnoff’ — Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks closed source AI competitors are harming the industryNews Mark Zuckerberg framed Meta as the leading open source alternative on the AI market in a recent interview By George Fitzmaurice Published News
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 It’s time to face the open source security problemOpinion Software companies have built on open source for decades. Now they need to give back By Steve Ranger Published Opinion