Swift 6, now generally available, is a major release of the programming language and expands it to more platforms and domains beyond just Apple operating systems, which is what it was originally ...
https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/swift-6-now-available-with-strict-concurrency-checking/
Back in May, OpenAI announced that it was forming a new Safety and Security Committee (SSC) to evaluate its current processes and safeguards and make recommendations for changes to make. When ann...
Percona, a global leader in enterprise-grade open source database software and services, today announced that its groundbreaking new database platform, Percona Everest, is now generally available...
Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, introduced new capabilities to Confluent Cloud to make stream processing and data streaming more accessible and secure. Confluent’s ne...
Oracle has announced the release of Java 23, which contains a number of new language and library features, mostly in preview stages. According to Chad Arimura, VP of developer relations at Orac...
Open source maintainers do significantly more security and maintenance work than unpaid maintainers, yet 60% of all maintainers remain unpaid, according to the 2024 State of Open Maintainer repor...
https://sdtimes.com/open-source/the-state-of-open-source-maintainers/
The Linux Foundation had a lot of news to share during the first day of its Open Source Summit in Vienna, Austria. Several new subgroups have been formed within the organization to support popula...
Google is announcing several new Chrome features aimed at better protecting users as they browse the web. Safety Check — a tool that checks for compromised passwords, Chrome updates, and othe...
https://sdtimes.com/security/new-chrome-security-features-seek-to-better-protect-user-privacy/
OpenAI has released the first preview for OpenAI o1, a new series of AI reasoning models that are able to handle more complex tasks than previous models. This is because they spend more time thin...
Docker has announced that it is reworking its subscription plans to give all plans access to more capabilities and services, and is also updating the pricing to reflect the additions. Docker’...
https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/docker-revamps-its-subscription-plans/