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Amazon joins Open Invention Network

AWS puts its patents behind the open-source and Linux patent guard OIN.

December 6, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

Rocky Linux Foundation launches

Rocky Linux takes a new road to its organization: A public benefit corporation software foundation, Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation.

November 14, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

Medibank won't pay ransom as more stolen data shows up on dark web

Australian health insurer calls the release of data compromised in recent security breach "disgraceful", saying it will not fork out any ransom payment based on expert advice and government guidelines.

November 10, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security

Fintech giant The Clearing House joins open-source patent protection powerhouse OIN

Financial technology companies are also targets of open-source patent trolls, so one of the biggest fintech companies, TCH, has recently joined the Open Invention Network.

October 14, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Finance

What the Securing Open Source Software Act does and what it misses

The US government is recognizing the importance of open-source software. But is it ready for what's needed?

September 29, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Security

Australia government wants Optus to pay for data breach

Arguing that the recent data security breach "shouldn't have happened", Australia's Prime Minister wants Optus to pay for the replacement of passports--which details were compromised--and hints the country's cybersecurity laws may be updated to boost customer protection.

September 28, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security

Open Source Initiative expands its role to AI and machine learning

Over the last 20 years, the OSI has been the guardian of open-source licenses, but now it will also address non-open-source licenses more and AI's role in software development.

September 27, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Open Source

Indonesia finally passes personal data protection law

After years of deliberation, the largest Southeast Asian market ratifies personal data protection bill, which will apply to local businesses as well as international corporations that handle data of Indonesian consumers.

September 20, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security

Lightbend: Open-source licensing con game or smart business move?

Lightbend is moving its popular middleware program, Akka, from the Apache open-source license to a non-open source license with a charge of 1,995-$2,995 per core to its high-end enterprise users.

September 13, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Open Source

Patent troll attacks against open source projects are up 100% since last year. Here's why

In recent years, patent trolls have started attacking open-source developers and companies. But, the open-source community is fighting back.

September 12, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

Samsung leader Jay Y Lee receives presidential pardon

Following its leader's pardon, Samsung could be set to announce acquisitions of other major tech companies.

August 11, 2022 by Cho Mu-Hyun in Samsung

Didi slapped with $1.1B fine for breaching China data security laws

Chinese ride-sharing operator has been ordered to pay 8 billion yuan ($1.18 billion) over 16 illegal practices, including the collection of 107 million pieces of passengers' biometric data.

July 21, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security

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