What Does 'Open Source' Actually Mean, And How Did It Start?

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and ...
XDA Developers on MSN

VS Code is an open-source platform these days, not just a development tool

At its core, VS Code is built on an open source project called Code OSS, published under the permissive MIT license.
Android Authority

Google has released Android 16's source code, but Samsung fans won't need to wait long for One UI 8

Google has officially released the Android 16 source code, allowing developers to build their own versions of the operating system. Major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung have already had ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

OpenAI launches Aardvark AI agent built to protect critical code from cyber threats

OpenAI has unveiled Aardvark, autonomous AI agent that hunts for software vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them. Powered by GPT-5, Aardvark could redefine how security teams protect critical ...
InfoWorld

OpenAI launches Aardvark to detect and patch hidden bugs in code

Currently in private beta, the GPT-5-powered security agent scans, reasons, and patches software like a real researcher, ...
PC World

Microsoft’s first-ever programming language was just open-sourced

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...
CSO Online

Malicious packages in npm evade dependency detection through invisible URL links: Report

Researchers outline how the PhantomRaven campaign exploits hole in npm to enable software supply chain attacks.