The AI paradox: can AI and open source development co-exist?

On the surface, the philosophies of open source development and current AI development appear completely opposed. Open source ...
Law

The Importance of Source Code Analysis for Investigations (Part 1)

Source code is a set of computer instructions written in a human-readable form. It is a set of text-based instructions written in a programming language, compiled or interpreted to perform one or more ...

Microsoft’s Historic 6502 BASIC Code is Now Open Source

The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.

Microsoft Goes Back to BASIC, Open-Sources Bill Gates’ Code

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...
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Athena Bitcoin, AML head to court over 'fraudulent scheme' to steal source code

Athena Bitcoin has been accused of copyright infringement and trade secret appropriation by AML Software. AML Software has ...
Decrypt

Elon Musk's xAI Sues OpenAI Again, This Time Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

The lawsuit alleges OpenAI orchestrated a "coordinated campaign" to steal xAI's source code and data center secrets.
Computer Weekly

Open source security and sustainability remain unsolved problem

While software bills of materials offer some transparency over software components, they don’t solve the imbalance between corporate consumption of open source software and the lack of investment in ...

Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming

Google has yet to release the source code for Android 16 QPR1, sparking fears about the company's commitment to AOSP.
Cryptopolitan

xAI files another lawsuit against OpenAI

AI has filed a fresh lawsuit against OpenAI in a California federal court, accusing the company of systematically poaching ...