The Linux Foundation believes AI token spending is becoming such a massive challenge for businesses that it now deserves its own conference. The newly announced Tokenomicon event will focus on AI economics, token usage, FinOps, and helping enterprises better understand the real cost of generative AI workloads.
Discover how 10 trillion downloads are impacting open-source repositories. Explore the trends, challenges, and future of software development in this insightful analysis.
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What a month! May was packed with milestones for the OpenSSF community, and we're still riding the high from an incredible OpenSSF Community Day North America in Minneapolis. Read OpenSSF May Newsletter.
Passive consumption of open source software creates hidden costs, including $670,000 annually in internal workarounds; however, organizations that shift to upstream contribution report up to 5x returns through improved talent retention and faster development cycles.
The September 2025 Working Together Towards Sustainable Open Source open letter raised the alarm about the economic sustainability of open source package registries, highlighting how rising adoption and the pace of innovation are placing new and growing pressures on open source package registries. Those pressures have only accelerated in the time since the letter, amplified by the adoption of AI…
OpenSSF warns hackers impersonate Linux Foundation leaders on Slack, tricking developers into installing malware that can compromise entire systems.
A practical guide to Google A2A agents - covering setup, API key vs OAuth authentication, deployment to Cloud Run, and registration with Gemini Enterprise.
The Open Centralized Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU) Ecosystem Foundation challenges AI-RAN gatekeeping that has been stalling the open RAN movement Opinions on open RAN (Radio Access Network) are mixed. On the surface, the movement looks less alive now than it did 8 years ago. So far, adoption has remained concentrated to a handful of providers […]
Introduction Energy efficiency has become one of the most pressing operational and sustainability challenges facing mobile network operators. With base stations accounting for approximately 73% of total network energy consumption, the pressure to reduce power draw, without sacrificing performance has never been greater. The shift to Open RAN (O-RAN) architecture promises new flexibility for…
Securing the open source software that underlies our digital infrastructure is a persistent and complex challenge that continues to evolve. The Linux Foundation announced a $12.5 million collective investment to be managed by Alpha-Omega and The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). This funding comes from key partners including Anthropic, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Google DeepMind,…
Anthropic, Amazon Web Services (AWS), GitHub, Google, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and OpenAI Join Forces with the Foundation to Invest in Sustainable Security Solutions for the Open Source Ecosystem
SAN FRANCISCO – March 17, 2026 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced $12.5 million in total grants from Anthropic, AWS,…
Open Source SecurityCon (evolved from Cloud Native SecurityCon) returns for its second event, co-located with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026. The conference advances innovation and collaboration across open source software security and cloud native security. It brings together creators, maintainers, operators, and consumers who are actively involved in securing the software ecosystem.