Two software researchers recently demonstrated how modern AI tools can reproduce entire open-source projects, creating proprietary versions that appear both functional and legally distinct. The partly ...

Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which ...

A new hacking group has been rampaging the Internet in a persistent campaign that spreads a self-propagating and never-before-seen backdoor—and curiously a data wiper that targets Iranian machines.

A suspected North Korean hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at risk of being compromised. On ...

Fear of vendor lock-in is a top factor for moving to open source, up 68% this year compared to last year's report. Europe is moving towards OSS at a faster pace than US counterparts due to vendor lock ...

Chinese models like Qwen and DeepSeek dominate Hugging Face downloads, while factory‑level AI deployment creates proprietary data loops that US policies don’t address. China’s open-source AI strategy ...

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a ...

Meanwhile, Collabora splits from LibreOffice Online amid claims TDF ejected 'all Collabora staff and partners' ...

A growing body of academic research warns that AI-assisted “vibe coding,” where language models assemble software from open-source components with minimal human oversight, is creating hidden costs for ...

This is a news report from China Daily: A series of scientific and technological breakthroughs was showcased on Sunday a ...

The New Yorker published a long article Monday about the medical neglect of children under Trump’s draconian immigration ...

Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch.