Top Stories This week’s open-source news is a whirlwind of innovation and caution. NVIDIA’s open-source NVK Vulkan driver now supports DLSS, a huge win for Linux gamers. Meanwhile, soaring AI costs are pushing interest toward open-source models, with Chinese firms leading the charge. On the security front, F5 patched critical NGINX flaws, highlighting the need … Read more
Scammers are getting smarter every day. So we challenged student developers from four Kenyan universities to build a solution that could help stop scams in just 4 hours.
No extra time. No second chances.
Watch as the teams receive the challenge, brainstorm ideas, and race against the clock to create something that could help protect Kenyans from online fraud, phishing attacks, fake job scams, and mobile money scams.
Which team would you bet on?
Comment below with the university you’re supporting and whether you’d use any of the solutions.
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After introducing Codex, it grew to more than 10,000 active users and became one of the largest internal community in just a few months."
We chatted with Hiroaki Sato, Head of the AI CoE at NTT DATA who gave us insight into all of the new ways his technical and non-tech teams are leveraging Codex.
His Sales teams uses Codex to automate tasks like customer list maintenance, which has created net new workflows and report creation that used to take 2 days now takes 30 min đź’Ą
PostgreSQL is more than just a database—it’s one of the world’s largest and most successful open source communities. This session explores the history of the PostgreSQL community, how it evolved over decades, and the many ways contributors help shape its future.
Learn how developers, maintainers, documentation writers, testers, and community members collaborate to drive innovation in PostgreSQL. Whether you’re a database professional, open source contributor, or aspiring community member, this talk offers insights into the people, processes, and culture behind one of the most influential open source projects in technology.
Discover how you can get involved, contribute to PostgreSQL, and become part of a global community that continues to power mission-critical applications around the world.
FOSSASIA Summit 2026 held in Bangkok, is Asia’s leading Open Source tech conference featuring sessions on #AI, #Cloud, #DevOps, #Open Hardware, #Security, #Web #Mobile Technologies, #Web3, and #Databases. Learn more: http://summit.fossasia.org
John Gruber explains his long-standing decision to use DaringFireball.net instead of .com. Registered both in the early 2000s, he viewed .com for companies and .net as the neutral internet domain. The .com has redirected to .net for 24 years. #DaringFireball #DomainNames #WebHistory #Tech
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Sponsor: SquareSpace
02:01 GNOME Foundation issues and lack of transparency
09:34 AUR compromised with malware and spam
12:57 Mozilla shares big Firefox roadmap
15:54 X11 server rewritten using Rust and AI
17:33 Linux kernel 7.1 released
19:03 Chrome removes manifest v2 support entirely
20:39 Firefox for Android will rely on Google Play integrity API
22:29 Plasma 6.7 released
24:27 SonicDE forks KDE into an X11 desktop
26:24 More details on Ubuntu’s AI features
28:21 The EU won’t stop killing videogames
31:06 Sponsor: Tuxedo oOmputers
Links:
GNOME Foundation issues and lack of transparency
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/2026-board-candidate-robert-mcqueen/35308/31
AUR compromised with malware and spam
https://www.sonatype.com/blog/atomic-arch-npm-campaign-adds-malicious-dependency
Open Source Surge: AI, Privacy, and Practical Tools Take Center Stage The latest OpenWorld news digest reveals a vibrant open source ecosystem pushing boundaries in AI accessibility, zero-knowledge cryptography, and user-friendly desktop environments. From NetApp Instaclustr’s free AI Search trial to OpenAI’s physician-validated health features in ChatGPT, AI integration is becoming more practical and trustworthy. … Read more
Discover Pocket Science Lab (PSLab), an open source hardware and software platform that makes science experiments, STEM education, and electronics learning more accessible. This session introduces the PSLab ecosystem, its roadmap, and how contributors can help shape the future of open science.
Learn how PSLab combines hardware, firmware, and software to support hands-on scientific experimentation and education. The talk also highlights opportunities to contribute through Google Summer of Code (GSoC), including project ideas, mentorship opportunities, and practical ways to get started in open source development.
Whether you’re a student, developer, maker, educator, or aspiring GSoC contributor, this session provides a roadmap for contributing to impactful open source hardware, science education, and community-driven innovation.
FOSSASIA Summit 2026 held in Bangkok, is Asia’s leading Open Source tech conference featuring sessions on #AI, #Cloud, #DevOps, #Open Hardware, #Security, #Web #Mobile Technologies, #Web3, and #Databases. Learn more: http://summit.fossasia.org
Video by CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] via YouTube
What makes CNCF different from other foundations? It’s practitioner-led.
In this clip, Buu Lam of F5 shares why having hands-on practitioners drive project direction gives CNCF a unique advantage: a clear, real-world understanding of what the market needs.
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