What is open-source software? Understanding the non-proprietary software that allows you to modify its code

Open-source software allows anyone to modify, enhance, or view the source code behind it. It can encourage collaboration in development.

Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

As developers increasingly lean on AI-generated code to build out their software—as they have with open source in the ...
Unite.AI

Alibaba Debuts Qwen3-Coder: Open-Source AI for Autonomous Code Generation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from basic functions, such as conversation and text generation, to more advanced roles ...
SiliconANGLE

Sonar expands SonarQube with advanced security for third-party open-source code

Code quality testing startup SonarSource SA today announced the upcoming release of SonarQube Advanced Security, a new offering that will extend the company’s analysis capabilities beyond first-party ...
SiliconANGLE

Open-source code security startup Chainguard raises $356M at $3.5B valuation

Chainguard Inc., a startup that helps developers ensure the open-source code they use is secure, has raised $356 million in fresh funding. The Series D round comes less than a year after the company’s ...
Ars Technica

DeepSeek goes beyond “open weights” AI with plans for source code release

Last month, DeepSeek turned the AI world on its head with the release of a new, competitive simulated reasoning model that was free to download and use under an MIT license. Now, the company is ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Goes Transparent as Open-Source AI Editor

According to Microsoft, the decision to open source GitHub Copilot Chat stems from a growing demand for transparency in how AI-assisted developer tools work -- particularly around prompt engineering, ...