Topic: open source software
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7 Open-Source Apps So Good, I'd Gladly Pay for Them
The article highlights several indispensable, professional-grade open-source tools that are considered best-in-class, including Docker for efficient app deployment and server setup, and VirtualBox for easy OS virtualization and testing. Key applications for content creation and privacy include OB...
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EU Launches Public Consultation on Digital Ecosystems
The European Commission is launching a public consultation to shape a 2026 policy on open digital ecosystems, aiming to strengthen EU technological sovereignty and resilience by leveraging open source software. A key driver is reducing Europe's external technology dependence, as reliance on forei...
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Update Your Car at Home: New Linux Platform Arrives by 2027
By 2027, an open-source platform called SoDeV will enable over-the-air software updates for a wide range of vehicles, driven by technological innovation and new European regulations. The platform uses virtualization and containerization to decouple software from hardware, allowing uniform updates...
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Unseen Dangers in Open-Source Software
Open-source software underpins much of the digital world but poses significant security risks, as organizations often overlook vulnerabilities in the code they depend on daily. A study comparing open-source and proprietary software found varying vulnerability densities, with smaller projects like...
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Massive Supply-Chain Attack Hits 2B+ Weekly Downloads
A software supply-chain attack compromised nearly two dozen npm packages with two billion weekly downloads, making it one of the most extensive digital infiltrations ever recorded. The breach began when a key maintainer fell for a phishing email, allowing attackers to embed malicious code that hi...
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AI Converts C to Rust for Enhanced Software Safety
A new initiative called the Great Refactor proposes using AI to automatically convert vulnerable C/C++ code into the memory-safe language Rust, aiming to eliminate entire categories of software bugs at their source. Rust is uniquely positioned for this task as it offers both high performance and ...
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Wikipedia Volunteers Catalogued AI Fakes. Now a Plugin Blocks Them.
A new open-source tool called "Humanizer" helps AI-generated code appear more natural by instructing models to avoid 24 specific language patterns identified by Wikipedia volunteers as signs of automated writing. The tool was made possible by a detailed list of AI writing indicators compiled by W...
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Master Network Security with pfSense: Open-Source Firewall & Router
pfSense CE is a free, open-source firewall and routing platform that provides a cost-effective, flexible alternative to commercial solutions for network security. It functions as a stateful firewall and router with an intuitive web interface, supporting IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, multi-WAN, and integrated...
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Moxie Marlinspike Aims to Revolutionize AI Like He Did Messaging
Moxie Marlinspike, creator of Signal, is leading a new open-source AI project called Confer, designed to prioritize user privacy in chatbot interactions through a secure, verifiable architecture. Confer uses a trusted execution environment (TEE) and local decryption keys to ensure conversations a...
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Hunted Labs Raises $3M to Enhance Open Source Security
Hunted Labs has secured $3M to identify suspicious contributors in the open source community, led by former NSA deputy director George Barnes.
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Apache OpenOffice Denies Ransomware Gang's Breach Claims
The Apache Software Foundation has denied the Akira ransomware group's claims of a security breach in OpenOffice, stating no evidence of compromise has been found. Akira alleged it stole 23 GB of sensitive data, including employee and financial records, but the foundation notes OpenOffice is open...
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Moltbot Rebrands, But Security Issues Persist
Moltbot is a popular open-source AI assistant that automates tasks but requires extensive access to private user accounts and credentials, raising significant security concerns. The tool faces critical vulnerabilities, including common user misconfigurations and a risky trust-based skills library...
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Moltbot: The AI Agent That Actually Does Things
Moltbot is an open-source AI agent that performs tangible tasks on personal devices via chat apps, acting as a proactive assistant for reminders, health tracking, and client communication. It operates with notable speed and reliability but poses significant security risks due to extensive system ...
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Microsoft's WinApp: A New Command Line Tool for Developers
Microsoft has launched **WinApp**, a new open-source command-line utility in public preview to streamline the Windows app development workflow. The tool provides a unified interface to access native Windows capabilities, aiming to reduce complexity for developers across different frameworks. It i...
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5 Free Apps That Supercharge Your Smart TV (No Streaming)
Smart TVs can be transformed into personalized media hubs using free apps like Button Mapper to customize remotes and Kodi to elegantly organize personal libraries. Essential apps include VLC Media Player for universal file playback and AnExplorer File Manager for easy file management, overcoming...
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Why I Love the Pebble 2 Duo Smartwatch
The Pebble 2 Duo smartwatch prioritizes simplicity and utility over advanced health features, focusing on reliable timekeeping, long battery life, and granular notification management. It is a revival of the classic Pebble design with a retro aesthetic, offering core functionality like an always-...
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A Year on Linux: Why I Don't Miss Windows
The author made a permanent switch from Windows 10 to Linux (Ubuntu, then Fedora), finding it a highly rewarding decision despite initial hurdles like learning the command line and troubleshooting system issues. Linux offers extensive customization and control over the system, including desktop e...
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Pebble Founder Unveils $75 AI Smart Ring for Voice Notes
Eric Migicovsky's new company, Core Devices, has launched the Index 01, a $75 AI smart ring designed solely for capturing voice notes with a button press, processing audio locally on a smartphone for privacy. The ring only records when its button is actively held, emphasizing user control, and it...
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Razer Unveils AMD-Backed External AI Accelerator
Razer is expanding beyond gaming into professional AI development, launching a high-performance workstation and an external accelerator to enable powerful local AI model training without cloud dependency. The Razer Forge AI Dev Workstation, designed for on-premises tasks like model training, offe...
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ClickHouse Acquires Langfuse to Lead AI Feedback Race
ClickHouse has acquired Langfuse to integrate its open-source LLM observability platform, enhancing ClickHouse's data platform for production AI needs. The move combines ClickHouse's high-performance analytics with Langfuse's tools for monitoring, tracing, and evaluating LLM applications to suppo...
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Unlock IT & OT Observability with Open-Source Zabbix
Zabbix is an open-source monitoring platform that provides unified visibility across IT and OT environments, enabling early detection of security incidents through performance anomalies. The platform offers flexible data collection, scalable architecture, and extensive alert customization with au...
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MPV 0.41 Boosts Wayland & Vulkan Hardware Decoding
MPV 0.41 prioritizes Vulkan Video for hardware decoding and adopts a new rendering target, enhancing performance and color management. The update significantly improves Wayland support with features like HDR color protocols, tablet input, and clipboard functionality. A novel addition allows the p...
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