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Oracle promises 'decisive new approach' to MySQL - so will this mean some big changes coming soon?
By Craig Hale published
Oracle acknowledges community concerns over MySQL, and has promised to be more open and collaborative going forward.

Anthropic says its new Opus 4.6 platform found over 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries during testing
By Sead Fadilpašić published
New Opus improves significantly than the previous generation, Anthropic says, urging defenders to deploy it ASAP.

OpenSSL 3 performance issues causing a scalability and security dilemma for organizations
By Ron Northcutt published
OpenSSL 3.x creates a critical scalability and security dilemma for the industry, forcing organizations to evaluate alternative SSL libraries.

Data sovereignty creates an illusion of security: the real battle is software integrity
By Rob Finn published
The consequences of neglecting software integrity are severe and more visible than ever.

Critical AWS supply chain vulnerability could have let hackers take over key GitHub repositories
By Sead Fadilpašić published
The vulnerability was spotted in August 2025, so users should patch now.

Python libraries used in top AI and ML tools hacked - Nvidia, Salesforce and other libraries all at risk
By Sead Fadilpašić published
The bugs have been fixed, so users should patch now, experts warn.

Nord VPN ups its game in open-source, with Linux-based package for OpenWrt routers
By Silvia Iacovcich published
The headless package is available on GitHub, promoting transparency across the open-source community. Here's all you need to know.

Best open source software of 2025
By Jacob Parker last updated
Updated We list the best open source software, to make it simple and easy to install multi-purpose software at no extra cost to you or your business.
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