docker Docker Secures $35M Investment and Names New CEO After Enterprise Sale Docker receives a $35 million lifeline from existing investors and appoints Scott Johnston as its third CEO this year. These changes follow the recent sale of its enterprise business to Mirantis.
mirantis Mirantis Takes Over Docker Enterprise in Major Shift for Container Pioneer Mirantis acquires Docker's Enterprise platform and team, leaving Docker to focus solely on developer tools. The deal marks a significant retreat for the once-dominant container company.
webassembly Tech Giants Form Bytecode Alliance to Expand WebAssembly Beyond Browsers Mozilla, Intel, Red Hat, and Fastly launch the Bytecode Alliance to push WebAssembly outside of traditional web browsers into broader software infrastructure.
google Google Launches Open-Source Digital Wellbeing Experiments to Curb Screen Time Google introduces a new platform of experimental, open-source apps designed to reduce smartphone screen time through unconventional methods like group challenges and notification delays.
databricks Databricks Moves Delta Lake Project to Linux Foundation Databricks transfers its Delta Lake open-source project to the Linux Foundation to support the emerging Lake House data management pattern.
richard stallman Open Source Pioneer Richard Stallman Resigns from MIT and Free Software Foundation Richard Stallman steps down from MIT CSAIL and the Free Software Foundation after facing severe backlash for defending Jeffrey Epstein and downplaying sexual assault. His departure adds to the growing crisis at MIT regarding the institution's ties to the convicted sex trafficker.
vmware VMware Confirms Acquisition Talks for Pivotal Software VMware reveals it is in discussions to buy Pivotal Software for $15 per share, matching the target's original IPO price. The deal brings the software development platform full circle back to its VMware and Dell roots.
ibm IBM Completes Record $34 Billion Red Hat Acquisition to Boost Cloud Business IBM officially closes its massive $34 billion purchase of open-source software maker Red Hat. The deal represents IBM's largest acquisition ever and aims to strengthen its competitive position in the cloud infrastructure market.
kubernetes Inside the Surprising Rise of Kubernetes as the Cloud Standard Kubernetes dominates modern software infrastructure as the fastest-growing open-source project, evolving from a struggling internal Google initiative into the undisputed king of container management.
google Google Cuts Off Huawei From Android Updates and Play Store Google immediately suspends business with Huawei, stripping future smartphones of Android updates, Gmail, and the Play Store due to US blacklisting. Huawei retains access only to the open source version of the operating system.
google Google Expands Flutter UI Framework Beyond Mobile to Web and Desktop Google announces a technical preview of Flutter for the web at I/O, expanding the cross-platform toolkit beyond Android and iOS. The company also reveals upcoming support for macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop applications.
google Google Expands Flutter UI Toolkit Beyond Mobile to Web and Desktop Google announces a technical preview of Flutter for the web and early support for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The update transforms the mobile framework into a truly portable UI toolkit for almost any platform.
facebook Facebook Updates PyTorch 1.1 to Tackle Production Environments Facebook releases PyTorch 1.1 with a strong focus on production readiness, shifting the open-source deep learning framework beyond its research roots. The update brings enhanced distributed training, TensorBoard support, and new developer tools.
iot inspector Princeton Researchers Develop Open Source Tool to Monitor Smart Home Privacy A new web app called IoT Inspector allows users to easily monitor their smart home devices to see if they are secretly sending data to third parties. The Princeton University research team also uses the collected network traffic to study IoT security and privacy risks.
openstack OpenStack Stein Release Doubles Down on Kubernetes Integration The 19th version of the OpenStack cloud infrastructure platform focuses heavily on Kubernetes integration and telecom networking features. The update reflects a major shift toward practical, real-world use cases as container adoption grows.