The Ultimate Guide to Open source
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Open source.
What to know about Open source
Open source software represents a collaborative approach to software development, where code is made freely available for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. This transparency fosters innovation and allows developers from all over the world to contribute, improve, and adapt technology to meet evolving needs. The open source movement has become a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure, driving advancements in cloud computing, containerisation, artificial intelligence, and more.
Our collection of recent stories under the 'Open source' tag offers insights into how open source technologies are influencing industries and enterprises globally. From major tech companies embracing open source frameworks and partnerships to government initiatives enhancing accessibility and security, these articles highlight the expansive role of open source in promoting flexibility, interoperability, and cost-effective solutions.
By exploring these stories, readers can learn about emerging trends such as Kubernetes and container adoption, AI integrations in hybrid clouds, evolving security practices for open source projects, and the dynamic partnerships shaping the future of cloud-native computing. Whether you're a developer, business leader, or technology enthusiast, delving into these narratives will deepen your understanding of how open source continues to drive innovation and transform the digital landscape.
American Open source News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Constructive launches agentic-db for AI agents
Constructive launches open-source agentic-db, a Postgres schema for AI agents that adds persistent memory, search and tooling in one database.
Akto widens AI agent security with new integrations
Akto partners with LangChain, Portkey, TrueFoundry, Arcade and LiteLLM to embed runtime safeguards across the AI agent stack.
Tenable flags Microsoft GitHub workflow flaw risking code
Tenable warns that a flaw in Microsoft's Windows-driver-samples GitHub workflow could let attackers run code and steal secrets.
Zapier survey warns of AI vendor lock-in in enterprises
Enterprise leaders fear AI vendor lock-in, as 74% say losing their main supplier would disrupt operations and most migrations prove harder than expected.
Qodo raises $70 million to develop a trust layer for AI coding
Qodo secures $70 million Series B as investors back its bid to become the trust layer for AI-generated software.
memQ unveils CUDA-Q based compiler for linked QPUs
memQ unveils xDQC, a CUDA-Q based distributed quantum compiler to split workloads across linked QPUs and boost complex task throughput.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Open source
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
DigiCert posts record ARR after Valimail acquisition
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
People.ai links SalesAI to MCP for trusted CRM data
Featured News
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Grafana Labs unveils new AI observability and CLI tools as enterprises grapple with monitoring and controlling production AI systems at GrafanaCON 2026.
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Helm 4 marks 10 years with major features for Kubernetes
Recent Open source News
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Agentic AI Foundation taps AWS executive David Nalley as board chair while expanding to 146 members to push standards for agent-based AI.
People.ai links SalesAI to MCP for trusted CRM data
People.ai plugs SalesAI into MCP so Claude, Copilot and ChatGPT can tap cleaner revenue data directly inside existing AI workflows.
Endor Labs buys Autonomous Plane for container security
Endor Labs acquires Autonomous Plane to add reachability-led container image analysis, promising fewer false positives for security teams.
CIQ advances Rocky Linux with NIST post-quantum step
CIQ's Rocky Linux NSS gains NIST CAVP for post-quantum ML-KEM and ML-DSA, marking key stride towards FIPS 140-3 cryptographic validation.
BoodleBox brings Nvidia Nemotron AI to 1,300 campuses
BoodleBox integrates Nvidia's Nemotron 3 Nano into its collaborative AI platform, bringing open-model assistants to 1,300 campuses.
Ransomware hits record high as Qilin tops threat list
Ransomware attacks hit record highs in 2025 as Qilin overtakes LockBit, with victim numbers surging 58% and threat groups multiplying.
Bloomberg backs AuthZEN with funding to boost cloud security
Bloomberg is funding the development of AuthZEN, a new open authorisation standard to enhance zero-trust cloud security for enterprises.
Falco adds threat analysis features with Stratoshark integration
Sysdig enhances Falco with Stratoshark integration, boosting open source cloud threat analysis for faster incident response and forensic investigation.
Aqua Security unveils Trivy Partner Connect to boost open source
Aqua Security launches Trivy Partner Connect to strengthen the ecosystem around its popular open source security scanner, Trivy, boosting collaboration and innovation.
AMD unveils Instinct MI350 GPUs & Helios to spearhead open AI
AMD launches Instinct MI350 GPUs and Helios rack-scale platform, aiming to boost AI performance and energy efficiency in hyperscale data centres by 2026.
Ensono boosts IT efficiency with Red Hat Ansible automation
Ensono has adopted Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, saving over 210,000 IT hours and enhancing operational efficiency across its business.
in-toto reaches CNCF graduation, boosting software supply chain
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has awarded its highest maturity status to in-toto, a security framework ensuring integrity in software development workflows.
CloudBolt buys StormForge to boost Kubernetes optimisation
CloudBolt has acquired StormForge to bolster its Kubernetes optimisation capabilities within its FinOps platform, aiming to address rising cloud costs.
GitHub Action compromise affects over 23,000 repositories
A malicious commit in the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action, used in over 23,000 repositories, threatens software security across numerous CI pipelines.
T-Mobile & Red Hat align to modernise telco cloud
Red Hat has joined forces with T-Mobile to enhance its telco cloud capabilities using Red Hat OpenShift, aiming to boost automation and operational efficiency.
Percona announces enterprise support for Valkey users
Percona has unveiled enterprise support for Valkey, an open-source alternative to Redis, following major industry shifts towards restrictive licensing.
OpenObserve raises USD $10 million for Observability 3.0
OpenObserve wins USD $10 million backing to expand its Observability 3.0 platform, adding AI SRE and LLM monitoring for enterprise customers.
Keeper Security launches Agent Kit for AI coding agents
Keeper Security launches Agent Kit to let AI coding assistants handle secrets and admin tasks without exposing credentials in chat logs.
Featherless.ai raises USD $20 million to expand open AI
Featherless.ai lands USD $20 million as AMD and Airbus back its push to expand open-source AI infrastructure beyond dominant cloud providers.
Atoms AI launches Google Ads Agent for small firms
Atoms AI adds Google Ads tool for small firms, letting users build, track and optimise campaigns without dedicated marketing staff.