Open Source
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Five ways to reduce Kubernetes costs
Tutorials With cutting expenditure a business imperative, there are several ways enterprises can reduce Kubernetes costs
By Ross Kelly Last updated
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AI 'slop security reports' are driving open source maintainers mad
News Low-quality, LLM-generated reports should be treated as if they are malicious, according to one expert
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Open source malware surged by 156% in 2024
News Hackers are taking advantage of lax verification and surging demand to distribute and scale malware in record time
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Warning issued over open source developer account security
News 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
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The UK needs to up its game to fend off open source competition
News Investment in the open source ecosystem needs to increase alongside broader government support
By Emma Woollacott Published
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New definition of open source AI is “flawed”, experts say
News The terms compel open source AI projects to reveal information around training data – but there are a few key caveats
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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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
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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 regulators
Analysis Regulators in the US appear very keen on supporting open source AI developers
By Nicole Kobie Last updated
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New UK government should embrace open source, says industry non-profit
News Open source ideals could help drive digital uptake in the sluggish public sector, according to OpenUK
By Emma Woollacott Published
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‘I find it a pretty big turnoff’ — Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks closed source AI competitors are harming the industry
News Mark Zuckerberg framed Meta as the leading open source alternative on the AI market in a recent interview
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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It’s time to face the open source security problem
Opinion Software companies have built on open source for decades. Now they need to give back
By Steve Ranger Published
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