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Elastic returns to open source, but can it regain the community’s trust?

By Solomon Klappholz last updated

Elastic has announced the addition of the OSI-approved AGPL open source license for its Elasticsearch and Kibana products

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New Revival Hijack technique leaves 22,000 PyPI projects vulnerable to attacks

By Solomon Klappholz published

Hackers are taking advantage of a loophole in the PyPI repository enabling them to upload malicious content in place of recently removed packages

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Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Windows Recall during the Microsoft May 20 briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024.

It looks like we’re stuck with Windows Recall: Microsoft confirms option to uninstall was just a ‘bug’

By Nicole Kobie published

News The controversial feature can be disabled, but Microsoft isn't saying much else

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Do AI coding tools herald the end of the developer as we know it?

By Solomon Klappholz published

News With the advancement of AI coding tools, some tech leaders believe developer role requirements could rapidly evolve in years to come

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Everything you need to know about GitLab Duo Enterprise

By Nicole Kobie published

News GitLab wants to drive developer productivity with its Duo Enterprise AI coding tool

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on AI technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Microsoft changes financial reporting to highlight AI, cloud successes

By Nicole Kobie published

News The move comes as investors want more evidence that Microsoft’s AI investment will pay off

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Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Windows Recall during the Microsoft May 20 briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024.

Windows Recall is launching in October – but only for Insiders

By George Fitzmaurice published

News The Windows Recall feature initially drew criticism over concerns that it might create records of sensitive information on user’s PC screens

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AI coding tools are finally delivering results for enterprises

By Solomon Klappholz published

News Research from GitHub shows AI coding tools are hitting the mainstream, with developers reporting significant productivity and efficiency gains

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Companies “wary” of Windows 11 migration challenges as Windows 10 EOL draws closer

By George Fitzmaurice published

News A recent study shows that only a fraction are running Windows 11, despite a rapidly-approaching end of life deadline

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DARPA wants to accelerate translation of C code to Rust – and it’s relying on AI to do it

By Nicole Kobie published

News The TRACTOR program from DARPA will help ditch legacy code and accelerate the translation to memory-safe languages such as Rust

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