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I found these 5 overlooked open-source apps on GitHub and use them every day

Open-source apps are increasingly able to replace your subscriptions.
ZDNet

Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it

Lightwell is a huge effort to safeguard open-source software. IBM and Red Hat are investing in this massive security initiative. We don't yet know how this subscription-based service will work. AI is ...
CNBC

Mythos was the critical trigger for IBM's open-source cybersecurity push, Krishna says

IBM and Red Hat are investing $5 billion into a new cybersecurity push to address vulnerabilities in open-source software. CEO Arvind Krishna said the launch of Anthropic's Mythos was the "critical ...
InfoQ

From Java EE to Quarkus and LLMs: Adam Bien’s Playbook for Boring, Future‑Proof Systems

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
New Scientist

Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

A decision by NHS England to withdraw open-source code created with UK taxpayer funds because of the risk posed by computer-hacking AI models is attracting growing backlash. Last month, Mythos, an AI ...
TechSpot

Microsoft releases the earliest DOS source code ever discovered as open source

Editor's take: Microsoft continues to tightly control the release of some of its most important pieces of legacy software. While enthusiasts and programmers are eager to see newer versions of MS-DOS ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the ...
Futurism

Devious New AI Tool “Clones” Software So That the Original Creator Doesn’t Hold a Copyright Over the New Version

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The ...
The New York Times

DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.

Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all. The Chinese start-up DeepSeek shook the industry in January 2025 with its claim that it had ...
GitHub

The IDE for Your Coding Agent

Serena's agent-first tool design involves robust high-level abstractions, distinguishing it from approaches that rely on low-level concepts like line numbers or primitive search patterns. Practically, ...
Computer Weekly

ABBYY, IBM & Red Hat announce DocLang, open source universal document format

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. ABBYY (hereafter written as Abbyy) used its annual user & practitioner, partner and customer event this year to ...