Z.ai launches ZCode to challenge Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in AI coding

Z.ai has launched ZCode, a free AI coding tool powered by GLM-5.2 that challenges Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot ...
InfoWorld

Hole in GitHub’s browser-based VSCode editor could lead to stolen token

Its disclosure raises questions about what security researchers should expect from vendors, and how far in advance of its publication they should notify vendors about a bug. A vulnerability in ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more

Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows. Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its ...
Computerworld

Open source Euro-Office productivity suite to launch June 9

European vendors such as Nextcloud and Ionos plan to incorporate the open-source apps into products next month. But disagreement persists over whether Euro-Office failed to comply with licensing and ...
Wired

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

A so-called software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate piece of software to hide their own malicious code, was once a relatively rare event but one that haunted the ...
Memeburn

OpenAI Codex Mobile App: AI Coding Agent Now Available on iOS and Android via ChatGPT

OpenAI's Codex app is now on mobile via ChatGPT for iOS and Android. Here's what it does, how to set it up, how it compares to Claude Code mobile.
ZDNet

Miss Windows XP or 7? Then I have a free, open-source alternative for you

ReactOS is a free, open-source Windows alternative. This OS has merged the Live and Boot ISOs for easier installation. The changes will arrive in the next release. I recently wrote about ReactOS in ...
Techno-Science.net

Files is the Best File Explorer Alternative for Your Windows PC

Files is a powerful, modern alternative to Windows File Explorer, built on WinUI 3 with a clean UI, dual-pane support, tabs, tags, and advanced tools like previews, Git, and FTP. It fixes many ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the ...
techtimes

Open-Source vs Proprietary Software: Key Differences, Pros, Cons, and Which One to Choose

The debate around open-source vs proprietary software continues to shape how individuals, developers, and businesses choose their tools. With open source software explained as community-driven and ...
MIT Technology Review

China’s open-source bet

The country’s top AI labs are undercutting US competitors and winning over developers by making their best models free. Silicon Valley AI companies follow a familiar playbook: Keep the secret sauce ...