Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. is joining an initiative that IBM Corp. and its Red Hat unit launched in May to fix open-source software vulnerabilities. The companies announced the move today. U.K.-based Deloitte launched in the middle of the 18th century as an accounting firm. Today, it’s the world’s largest provider of professional services with $70.5…
For a technical audience, the useful part of a hackathon story is rarely the trophy order. The stronger question is what work was available for review, how projects were compared, and whether the criteria reached past a polished demo. AITEX Summit Spring 2026, which ran from May 30 to June 1 under the theme “From…
In brief The Linux Foundation launched Akrites on Thursday with 19 founding members to coordinate the remediation of critical open source vulnerabilities before AI-enabled attackers can exploit them. Fewer than 5% of the thousands of open-source vulnerabilities surfaced by AI in recent months have been patched, according to Endor Labs CEO Varun Badhwar. Akrites is…
The Linux Foundation, together with a broad coalition of technology companies, financial institutions, and open-source organizations, is launching the Akrites initiative . According to the organizers, AI has accelerated the pace at which vulnerabilities in open-source software are discovered to such an extent that the existing process for reporting and fixing security flaws is no…
In mid-2026, digital art courses are rapidly evolving, with a strong focus on AI integration, immersive technologies like VR/AR, and advanced software specializations to equip creative professionals for future industry demands. As we approach mid-2026, the landscape of digital art is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by technological advancements and shifting industry demands. For creative…
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative…
ASWF’s Open Source Days bring together software engineers, developers and anyone else who touches open source software, for two days of presentations, collaboration and networking. Hosted annually by the Academy Software Foundation, Open Source Days is the leading event dedicated to open source software for visual effects, animation, and digital content creation. This year’s event…
From AI and cybersecurity to smart glasses and massive infrastructure projects, the world’s biggest tech companies are making headlines once again ───────── Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market Meta is reportedly exploring the creation of a prediction market platform where users could forecast the outcomes of future events. From elections and…
NEW YORK, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yandex has open-sourced YaFF (Yet Another Flat Format), a new technology for efficient data transmission and processing in high-load services. YaFF allows applications to access data without deserialization, helping reduce server CPU usage by up to 20%. For large-scale digital…
LTM, the technology services arm of Larsen & Toubro Group, has joined Athena, a global industry coalition led by cybersecurity company Chainguard, aimed at protecting open source software from emerging AI-driven security threats. The coalition brings together technology providers, security firms and ecosystem stakeholders to address a growing challenge: advanced AI models are increasingly capable…
