A group of tech firms has released an open letter that calls on policymakers not to ban open-source artificial intelligence models. The development follows a report that some Trump administration officials sought to limit the use of such algorithms. Many of the world’s most popular open-source AI models were developed by Chinese companies. According to…
US, China agree on open-source AI security at APEC Governments across the Asia-Pacific are tightening their grip on artificial intelligence even as they publicly champion open-source development. Twenty-one APEC economies, including the United States and China, signed a joint statement in Chengdu on 23 July 2026 backing open-source AI models built with “strong security assurance”….
Artificial intelligence Photo: VCG China’s innovation capability continues to strengthen since the beginning of 2026, with the penetration rate of AI technology across the country’s major large and medium-sized enterprises exceeding 30 percent, and the cumulative global downloads of China’s open-source AI models surpassing 10 billion, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information…
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…
OpenAI has launched Patch the Planet, a new initiative aimed at fixing one of the internet’s quietest problems – the chronically underfunded security of open-source software. Patch the Planet pairs OpenAI’s most security-capable AI models with Trail of Bits, a security firm that has committed its entire research organization to the effort, alongside support from…
TL;DR OpenAI has launched “Patch the Planet,” a Daybreak initiative with security firm Trail of Bits to identify and help patch vulnerabilities in critical open-source software. The program combines AI-powered scanning tools like Codex Security and GPT-5.5-Cyber with human-led security reviews to reduce the burden on open-source maintainers. Supported by partnerships with HackerOne, Calypso, and…
Global prime broker EXANTE has launched Gecko Fund, a €1 million grant programme designed to support open-source software projects that play a critical role in trading systems, financial data infrastructure, and broader financial technology ecosystems. The initiative aims to provide direct funding to maintainers of widely used but often underfunded open-source technologies, including APIs, developer…
Also launches competition to make datacentres more appealing to communities Image: AI Minister Kanishka Narayan Credit:The AI Summit London Speaking at London Tech Week, AI Minister Kanishka Narayan set out new government support for open-source AI developers and projects, alongside plans to rethink datacentre design and clarify rules for workplace robotics. Speaking at The AI…
IBM has committed $5 billion to Project Lightwell, a joint initiative with Red Hat focused on open-source software security. The initiative will involve more than 20,000 engineers and AI tools to identify and fix vulnerabilities in open-source software used in corporate technology environments. IBM senior vice president of software Rob Thomas told Reuters that the…
International Business Machines CEO Arvind Krishna said Anthropic’s Mythos was pivotal in driving the company’s $5 billion investment into a new cybersecurity offering announced Thursday to address vulnerabilities in open-source software. “Mythos was the critical triggering factor on this,” Krishna said in an exclusive interview with CNBC. Open-source models are often used by companies because…
