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 ...

Apple forgot to turn something off and now the entire source code for its shiny new App store frontend is on Github

While this isn't exactly PC gaming news, Apple recently launched a new interface for its app store when viewed in a browser.
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

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

Google has delayed releasing the source code for Android 16 QPR1, worrying custom ROM developers who rely on timely AOSP (Android Open Source Project) updates. While Google typically publishes source ...
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, ...
Ars Technica

AI-generated code could be a disaster for the software supply chain. Here’s why.

AI-generated computer code is rife with references to non-existent third-party libraries, creating a golden opportunity for supply-chain attacks that poison legitimate programs with malicious packages ...
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.