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Calls for AI models to be stored on Bitcoin gain traction
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Calls for AI models to be stored on Bitcoin gain traction

AI model leakers are making moves to keep Meta's powerful large language model free, forever
24 Mar 2023
ChatGPT privacy flaw exposes users’ chatbot interactions
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artificial intelligence (AI)

ChatGPT privacy flaw exposes users’ chatbot interactions

OpenAI has not expanded on the flaw in detail, nor indicated its reach
23 Mar 2023
Kali Linux releases first-ever defensive distro with score of new tools
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enterprise security

Kali Linux releases first-ever defensive distro with score of new tools

Kali Purple marks the next step for the red-teaming platform on the project's tenth anniversary
14 Mar 2023
Open source could boost UK's GDP if C-suites were better educated
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open source

Open source could boost UK's GDP if C-suites were better educated

Experts have called for better insight into the responsibilities associated with adopting open source for the future of the community
13 Mar 2023
Analysing the economic benefits of Dell Technologies with VMware Tanzu & Intel
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Whitepaper

Analysing the economic benefits of Dell Technologies with VMware Tanzu & Intel

ESG economic validation
10 Mar 2023
Mint vs Ubuntu: Which one is better?
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operating systems

Mint vs Ubuntu: Which one is better?

Mint vs Ubuntu is a lingering debate among Linux users, but what are the differences?
10 Mar 2023
How to download from GitHub
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Development

How to download from GitHub

Learn how to download from GitHub and hone your developing skills
10 Mar 2023
US National Cyber Strategy allays fears over liability for open source vulnerabilities
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Security

US National Cyber Strategy allays fears over liability for open source vulnerabilities

Software vendors will be held accountable for product vulnerabilities under new plans outlined by the Biden administration
3 Mar 2023
Podcast transcript: Is this the beginning of the end for open source?
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open source

Podcast transcript: Is this the beginning of the end for open source?

Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
3 Mar 2023
The IT Pro Podcast: Is this the beginning of the end for open source?
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open source

The IT Pro Podcast: Is this the beginning of the end for open source?

There’s positive momentum in the open source community, but key players are questioning its longevity
3 Mar 2023
Red Hat unveils new, no-cost Partner Subscriptions
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channel

Red Hat unveils new, no-cost Partner Subscriptions

New model offers partners deeper access to the Red Hat open hybrid cloud portfolio at no extra cost
23 Feb 2023
AWS and Hugging Face partner to ‘democratise’ ML, AI models
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Cloud

AWS and Hugging Face partner to ‘democratise’ ML, AI models

The partnership has been described as a "smart and pragmatic move" and one that "can only offer benefits to everybody"
22 Feb 2023
Linux edges closer to full Apple silicon support with version 6.2
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operating systems

Linux edges closer to full Apple silicon support with version 6.2

M1 and M2 chips are closer to full upstream support than ever, with key improvements in the latest Kernel aiding Linux's Mac users
21 Feb 2023
GitHub Copilot for Business launches with new features, best-ever AI
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Software

GitHub Copilot for Business launches with new features, best-ever AI

Businesses can make use of exclusive features and easily subscribe to the service for the first time
15 Feb 2023
How to reduce Kubernetes costs
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containers

How to reduce Kubernetes costs

With cutting expenditure a business imperative, there are five ways enterprises can get started on reducing their Kubernetes costs
13 Feb 2023
Existential tensions put open source on path to crisis point
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open source

Existential tensions put open source on path to crisis point

Divisions within the community, weariness towards corporates, and the spectre of regulation all challenge the future of open source
9 Feb 2023
Open source leaders call for permanent government funding package
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open source

Open source leaders call for permanent government funding package

Funding open source projects with taxpayers’ money is “inevitable” and should be treated like maintaining the electrical grid
8 Feb 2023
Labour plans overhaul of 'anti-innovation' UK tech regulation
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Policy & legislation

Labour plans overhaul of 'anti-innovation' UK tech regulation

Labour's shadow innovation minister blasts successive governments' "wholly inadequate" and "wrong-headed" approach to regulation
7 Feb 2023
Up to 350,000 open source projects vulnerable to 15-year-old Python bug
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open source

Up to 350,000 open source projects vulnerable to 15-year-old Python bug

Researchers at Trellix and GitHub have patched nearly 62,000 affected projects so far
24 Jan 2023
Establishing an OSPO is 'the next big evolution of the tech workplace'
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open source

Establishing an OSPO is 'the next big evolution of the tech workplace'

GitHub says having an open source programme office is essential to getting the most out of open source projects in an organisation
10 Nov 2022
GitHub Copilot for business ‘expected to boost enterprise adoption’
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Software

GitHub Copilot for business ‘expected to boost enterprise adoption’

GitHub says its new business offering for its legally beleaguered AI pair programmer is the development that businesses and large enterprises have bee…
10 Nov 2022
GitHub launches private vulnerability reporting to secure the software supply chain
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Security

GitHub launches private vulnerability reporting to secure the software supply chain

The new platform aims to simplify vulnerability disclosure and minimise instances where researchers avoid reporting out of personal convenience
10 Nov 2022
Windows vs Linux: What's the best operating system?
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operating systems

Windows vs Linux: What's the best operating system?

Comparing software, performance, usability, and security across both systems to final end the Windows vs Linux debate
24 Oct 2022