Open Source News: Security, AI, Events & More

Open Source News: Security, AI, Events & More

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Events and Community

    • Rencontres R 2026 will take place in Nantes, France. Save the date for this R language conference.
    • Wiki for Human Rights, LGBTIQ+ Nigeria held training sessions in February and March. Recap available.
    • Wiki Loves Libya documents Libyan heritage and promotes diversity. Learn how to contribute.
    • Products That Count announced 2026 CPO Awards winners, honoring product leaders in the AI era.

    Security and Tools

    • Security audit of rust-coreutils completed. Findings improve command-line tool safety.
    • CVE-2026-31431 (CopyFail) is a Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability. Patch available.
    • Malware in Proprietary Software – latest additions to the Savannah database track malicious code.

    AI, Robotics, and Simulation

    • Self-building robot using “Engineer Mode” in robotics enables autonomous construction.
    • Simulation for chip reliability – role of simulation in semiconductor dependability explored.
    • Open source TTS for TARS voice from Interstellar – existing models may be adapted; guidance for creation.

    Development and Data

    • High ROI testing secrets for solo Rails devs – three key strategies for efficient testing.
    • UK and Ireland combined GEO JSON file – request for open source geographic data.
    • Free coop matchmaker and run history exporter for STS2 – beta open source tool released.

    Industry and Policy

    • Motoring World at 30 – publisher calls for data transparency and open access in Nigeria’s auto industry.
    • T-Mobile offers Hulu and Netflix subscriptions free to 5G customers – how to claim.
    • Hobart data center open house – answers some questions, but not all (Chicago Tribune).

    Technical Deep Dives

    • Attempted hack of “Myrotvorets” website – full technical analysis reveals data hunters.
    • Setting up Business Central sandbox container on Windows – complete guide with offline artifact workaround.

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