Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

If Windows is your preferred operating system, consider these open-source apps. There are numerous open-source apps available for almost any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows.

Alibaba Cloud has released Qwen2.5-Coder, a new AI coding assistant that has already become the second most popular demo on Hugging Face Spaces. Early tests suggest its performance rivals GPT-4o, and ...

In Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, a cynic is described as "a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" while a sentimentalist is "a man who sees an absurd value in ...

In the past 20 years, open source software (OSS) has radically changed software development. Open source has gone from being a niche movement to mainstream and is now a core part of the commercial and ...

No one has managed to make a fully free software smartphone. Open-source and free software projects have had limited success. The problem is proprietary tech with no public documentation. Zoë Kooyman, ...

The world of tech is often dominated by huge corporations constantly finding new ways to monetize their users, whether it's by directly charging users or by collecting and potentially selling their ...

Open-source software powers the majority of today’s businesses. An estimated 70% to 90% of modern software solutions use a code base made up of open-source components, according to 2022 data from the ...

Block unveils Proto Rig, a modular, repairable bitcoin miner, and Proto Fleet, free open-source fleet management software, in a push to decentralize mining. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) has unveiled Proto ...

Earlier this year, a Microsoft developer realized that someone had inserted a backdoor into the code of open source utility XZ Utils, which is used in virtually all Linux operating systems. The ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

What’s Next for Open Source Software Security in 2025? Your email has been sent Hidden dependencies, social engineering attacks, and the complexity of foundation models can all contribute tothe ...