The release was not spontaneous, nor was it a leak, as the IRS had already been considering releasing the code as a way to demonstrate a commitment to public trust and enable independent assessment of ...

Cybersecurity company Snyk Ltd. today announced the launch of its Secure Developer Program, a new initiative designed to empower open-source software maintainers with cutting-edge, develop-friendly ...

Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s long-promised free tax filing software, might be at risk of being killed off by the Trump administration, but the code that made the service possible will ...

For years, a foundation has been trying to enforce two open-source licenses against a Walmart subsidiary. There have been successes and a peculiarity.

Memory-safety exploits account for 70 percent of vulnerabilities ...

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 ...

Microsoft reached a second milestone in its plan to make Visual Studio Code an open-source AI editor, continuing the transition it first outlined earlier this year. The latest update open sources the ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in April 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, Gates has released the source code he and Allen ...