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IBM's $5 Billion Bet on Open Source Security
Project Lightwell aims to become the security backbone of enterprise infrastructure Open source software runs the world. It powers cloud platforms, AI frameworks, data pipelines, and enterprise applications that Fortune 500 companies depend on every day.
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The AI-fication of Cyberthreats: Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2026
Drawing on insights from Trend Micro's global researchers and security experts, this year's edition of our annual security predictions report highlights the AI-driven shifts set to shape 2026 and beyond.
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IBM and Red Hat are betting $5 billion that open source needs a security guard
IBM and Red Hat announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities.
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IBM and Red Hat Launch Project Lightwell to Secure Open Source AI Infrastructure
Can AI help enterprises secure the open source software that powers modern infrastructure? IBM and Red Hat believe it can, and their new $5 billion Project Lightwell initiative aims to create a trusted model for securing open source code across enterprise
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Techzine Why open source faces its biggest security threat in 2026 (May 2026)
Whether it works depends on execution. The engineering resources are real, the AI tools are getting sharper, and the demand from enterprise security teams is not going away. The bigger question is whether IBM can deliver patched, validated, production-rea
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IBM and Red Hat Commit $5 Billion to Redefine the Future of Open Source in the AI Era
IBM and Red Hat launch Project Lightwell, a trusted enterprise clearing house for securing the open source software supply chain.
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IBM and Red Hat Commit $5 Billion to Redefine the Future of Open Source in the AI Era
IBM and Red Hat today announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20,000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new
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Announcing COSSmology - the definitive source for COSS business data
Over the last two decades of advising commercial open source (COSS) companies, I've seen the ecosystem mature from a handful of pioneers into a foundational pillar of the modern software industry. When I wrote From Project to Profit, my goal was to provid
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Patent Trolls in the Grocery Aisle: Aldi Takes on Intellectual Ventures
In April 2026, Aldi Inc., the no-frills German discount grocer beloved by bargain hunters across America, filed a preemptive declaratory judgment lawsuit against Intellectual Ventures (IV). (That link may be paywalled, so here is the docket information: C
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The Chardet Controversy: Open Source and the AI Clean Room
In early March 2026, a dispute broke out over a Python library that most developers use every day. Chardet, a character encoding detection tool that powers a large portion of the Python ecosystem, became the unlikely center of a licensing debate. At its c
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