Arguments about what is and isn’t “open source” are often resolved by deferring to the Open Source Initiative (OSI): If a piece of software is available under a license rubber stamped as “open source” ...

When you think of open-source software, you probably think of the cost (free), but that's not the full story. There's an entire ecosystem of both selflessness, selfishness, and moral ideals that make ...

Open Source AI: Cost-Effective and Widely Used, Says Meta-Backed Report Your email has been sent Meta-funded study touts the benefits of open source AI, but some critics say its own Llama models don’t ...

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and share as they please. It started with software development, with code that ...

What could happen when you open-source a hardware project? No, seriously. I hold a fair few radical opinions – one is that projects should be open-source to the highest extent possible. I’ve seen this ...

Not many of us think "open source" as we use today's sophisticated software. But in fact, most of that software is actually based on open source. IT leaders are recognizing the benefits of returning ...

HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek logo is seen next to the Chat GPT logo on a phone on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo illustration by Anthony ...

On Dec. 17, 2025, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to Sean Cairncross, the National Cyber Director, concerning what he called the “critical ...

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 ...

As expected, President Donald Trump's administration recently unveiled Winning the Race: AI Action Plan went all in on liberating AI companies to do what they want to make sure "that the United States ...

OpenAI just dropped two new open-weights models. Here's why that isn't the same as being fully open. Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and ...