Closed-source software also comes with the specter of vendor lock-in, and "security through obscurity." Now, I don't want to repeat the semi-myth that open source software is inherently more secure ...

Open-source protocols have become a mainstay in the tech world and are gaining traction due to the myriad benefits that they offer over their proprietary counterparts. The protocols are typically ...

Just like you probably don't grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don't write every line of code in a new project from scratch. Doing so would be extremely slow ...

Free and open software have transformed the tech industry. But we still have a lot to work out to make them healthy, equitable enterprises. When Xerox donated a new laser printer to the MIT Artificial ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 26, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Continue, the open-source AI code assistant platform, today announced the launch of Continue 1.0, a major milestone on its journey to empower ...

Now the AI industry faces a similar choice. Chip maker AMD has cast its lot with the open-source alternative when it comes to ...

Concerns have been raised that NHS England has removed all open-source policy pages from its websites without any explanation.

A comprehensive new study has unearthed fresh details on the extensive and troubling use of memory-unsafe code in major open source software (OSS) projects. However, the chances that fresh insight on ...

ZDNET key takeaways Nvidia's Nemotron 3 claims advances in accuracy and cost efficiency.Reports suggest Meta is leaning away ...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, months into building one of the priciest teams in technology history, is getting ...