Enterprise open-source adoption soars despite challenges

Flying bird illustrating the 2025 State of Open Source Report by Perforce that finds enterprise adoption of open-source software (OSS) is soaring despite significant ongoing challenges.

Enterprise adoption of open-source software (OSS) is soaring despite significant ongoing challenges.

According to the 2025 State of Open-Source Report by Perforce, 96% of organisations increased or maintained their use of open-source software in the past year, with over a quarter (25.71%) reporting a significant increase.

This surge in open-source adoption is consistent across company sizes, although the largest enterprises (over 5,000 employees) showed the most...

8 April 2025 | Analytics

Why developer-centric AI will transform business

Today, GenAI sits at the forefront of innovation, with millions across the UK utilising its capabilities to elevate their work, and nearly three-quarters of these users reporting a significant boost in productivity. Yet, this wave stands apart from previous technological booms because developers, instead of operating behind the scenes, are now taking centre stage. In earlier movements, developers served as invisible architects bringing others’ visions to fruition. Now, with GenAI, they...

7 April 2025 | Approaches

Google bolsters Android security for app developers and users

Google mascot with a shield on its shirt illustrating the Android platform security advancements being made by the company to protect app developers and users.

App developers in the Android ecosystem can breathe a little easier knowing that Google is doubling down on platform security.

Suzanne Frey – VP, Product, Trust & Growth for Android & Play at Google – has outlined a series of enhancements designed to make it simpler for developers to create secure apps while simultaneously fortifying the protection of the Google Play Store for millions of users worldwide.

"Knowing that you’re building on a safe, secure...

26 March 2025 | Android

Rust for Linux: Safety gains vs maintainability fears

Linux mascot 'Tux' meeting Rust programming language mascot 'Ferris' as kernel maintainers debate the benefits vs challenges of integrating memory-safe Rust and moving away from its C foundations.

The Linux kernel community is embroiled in a heated debate over the integration of Rust code, with contributors clashing over safety benefits, maintainability challenges, and the potential risks of a multi-language codebase.

The discussion, sparked by a policy document published by Rust for Linux lead developer Miguel Ojeda, highlights growing tensions between advocates of memory-safe Rust and defenders of the kernel’s decades-old C foundations.

Ojeda published a...

21 February 2025 | Developer

Lazarus Group infiltrates supply chain with stealthy malware

Man in the shadows illustrating analysis from SecurityScorecard that finds a stealthy new malware campaign by North Korea state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus Group that targets developers through the software supply chain and can infect NPM packages and more, particularly targeting the cryptocurrency and web3 sectors.

SecurityScorecard has uncovered a stealthy malware campaign orchestrated by North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group. The operation, dubbed "Marstech Mayhem," reveals the deployment of an advanced malware implant specifically designed to target cryptocurrency wallets and infiltrate the software supply chain.

The campaign, which began emerging in late 2024, centres around a newly identified implant called "marstech1." This sophisticated tool marks a significant evolution in the...

13 February 2025 | Developer

MIT researchers develop ‘Oreo’ to protect against hardware attacks

Photo of an Oreo as MIT CSAIL researchers develop a solution named after the famous cookie to enhance the ASLR security measure found in modern operating systems, including Linux and Windows, to protect computers against hardware attacks.

Researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed an innovative new method to protect computers against hardware attacks.

Within a computer's physical memory, program instructions are stored at specific addresses. Despite efforts to obscure these addresses with techniques like Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR), crafty hackers have found ways to exploit hardware flaws to hunt them down.

Dubbed ‘Oreo’ after...

12 February 2025 | Hacking & Security

Pebble smartwatch revival: It’s time for open-source contributions

Photo of Pebble watches amid calls for developers to contribute towards the open-source PebbleOS as founder Eric Migicovsky plans to release a brand new smartwatch in the beloved line of pioneering wearables.

The iconic Pebble smartwatch continues to head towards a revival as developers are called upon to contribute to the open-source PebbleOS.

Google acquired Pebble’s intellectual property through its acquisition of Fitbit in 2021, which acquired the rights from Pebble in 2016. Last week, Google released the source code for PebbleOS—sparking the revival of the once-loved platform.

Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky said “This is a big deal!” and stated that work has...

7 February 2025 | Developer

Linux 6.14: Rust milestone, AMD and Intel updates, and more

Sudo command in a terminal on Ubuntu as the first release candidate for Linux 6.14 is deployed with a milestone in Rust programming language adoption, improvements to Intel and AMD support, and more.

Linus Torvalds has announced the first Release Candidate (RC) for Linux kernel 6.14, marking the beginning of public testing. This release comes two weeks after the debut of the Linux 6.13 kernel and the opening of Linux 6.14’s merge window.

This milestone sets in motion the rapid development cadence leading up to the stable release, which is expected in roughly two months. Torvalds invites users and developers to test the RCs and report any issues to ensure a smooth final...

3 February 2025 | Developer

The role of AI in streamlining workspace management processes

As businesses and professionals adapt to the evolving needs of the modern workforce, traditional office spaces are increasingly being replaced by dynamic and inspiring work environments. However, numerous organisations are still limited by traditional office management systems. These systems often lack the agility, automation, and the scalability necessary to keep up with the intricacies of contemporary work dynamics. In the past few years, artificial intelligence has emerged as a prominent...

31 January 2025 | Artificial Intelligence

JetBrains Junie: An AI coding agent to enhance developer productivity

Digital being helping a human developer as JetBrains announces Junie, an agentic AI virtual assistant solution that integrates into IDEs to improve developer productivity.

JetBrains has announced the launch of Junie, an AI-powered coding agent designed to redefine how software developers interact with code.

Dubbed as a step towards the future of co-creation in integrated development environments (IDEs), Junie promises to improve productivity, code quality, and task execution for millions of developers worldwide.

JetBrains says the introduction of Junie is a testament of its mission to "enable and scale the next generation of technologies...

23 January 2025 | Artificial Intelligence