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  • Slashdot: Denmark Is Dumping Microsoft Office and Windows For LibreOffice and Linux

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/0335229/denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Denmark Is Dumping Microsoft Office and Windows For LibreOffice and Linux Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Denmark’s shift from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice highlights a significant movement towards digital sovereignty driven by security, economic, and political factors in the EU. This trend underlines concerns over reliance…

  • Slashdot: Red Hat Collaborates with SIFive on RISC-V Support, as RHEL 10 Brings AI Assistant and Post-Quantum Security

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/05/24/041237/red-hat-collaborates-with-sifive-on-risc-v-support-as-rhel-10-brings-ai-assistant-and-post-quantum-security?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Red Hat Collaborates with SIFive on RISC-V Support, as RHEL 10 Brings AI Assistant and Post-Quantum Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: SiFive’s collaboration with Red Hat to support RISC-V architecture on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 marks a significant advancement in enterprise server deployment for…

  • Slashdot: Destructive Malware Available In NPM Repo Went Unnoticed For 2 Years

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/22/2012209/destructive-malware-available-in-npm-repo-went-unnoticed-for-2-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Destructive Malware Available In NPM Repo Went Unnoticed For 2 Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant security threat found in open-source software archives, where malicious packages imitating legitimate ones have been identified. This incident underscores the risks associated with software supply…

  • Anchore: Anchore Extends Best-in-Class Container Security Offering with Bring Your Own SBOM Support

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/news/anchore-releases-bring-your-own-sbom/ Source: Anchore Title: Anchore Extends Best-in-Class Container Security Offering with Bring Your Own SBOM Support Feedly Summary: Anchore Enterprise is a powerful, cost-effective, and compliant management, monitoring, and automation tool for understanding and securing complex software supply chains. SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 21, 2025 – Anchore, the market leader in software…

  • Anchore: SBOMs as the Crossroad of the Software Supply Chain: Anchore Learning Week  (Day 5)

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/sboms-as-the-crossroad-of-the-software-supply-chain-anchore-learning-week-day-5/ Source: Anchore Title: SBOMs as the Crossroad of the Software Supply Chain: Anchore Learning Week  (Day 5) Feedly Summary: Welcome to the final installment in our 5-part series on Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs). Throughout this series, we’ve explored  Now, we’ll examine how SBOMs intersect with various disciplines across the software ecosystem.…

  • The Register: Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/curl_ai_bug_reports/ Source: The Register Title: Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports Feedly Summary: Lead dev likens flood to ‘effectively being DDoSed’ Curl project founder Daniel Stenberg is fed up with of the deluge of AI-generated “slop" bug reports and recently introduced a checkbox to screen low-effort submissions…

  • Slashdot: Pentagon Targets Open Source Security Risks in Software Procurement Overhaul

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/06/230252/pentagon-targets-open-source-security-risks-in-software-procurement-overhaul?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Pentagon Targets Open Source Security Risks in Software Procurement Overhaul Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Department of Defense (DoD) is initiating a Software Fast Track (SWFT) program to modernize its software procurement systems, focusing on enhancing security measures. This initiative addresses challenges posed by open…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Maybe Meta’s Llama claims to be open source because of the EU AI act

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/19/llama-eu-ai-act/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Maybe Meta’s Llama claims to be open source because of the EU AI act Feedly Summary: I encountered a theory a while ago that one of the reasons Meta insist on using the term “open source” for their Llama models despite the Llama license not actually conforming…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/31/analyzing-open-source-bootloaders-finding-vulnerabilities-faster-with-ai/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI Feedly Summary: Using Microsoft Security Copilot to expedite the discovery process, Microsoft has uncovered several vulnerabilities in multiple open-source bootloaders impacting all operating systems relying on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. Through a series of prompts, we…