The Ultimate Guide to Open source
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Open source.
What to know about Open source
Open source software represents a collaborative approach to software development, where code is made freely available for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. This transparency fosters innovation and allows developers from all over the world to contribute, improve, and adapt technology to meet evolving needs. The open source movement has become a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure, driving advancements in cloud computing, containerisation, artificial intelligence, and more.
Our collection of recent stories under the 'Open source' tag offers insights into how open source technologies are influencing industries and enterprises globally. From major tech companies embracing open source frameworks and partnerships to government initiatives enhancing accessibility and security, these articles highlight the expansive role of open source in promoting flexibility, interoperability, and cost-effective solutions.
By exploring these stories, readers can learn about emerging trends such as Kubernetes and container adoption, AI integrations in hybrid clouds, evolving security practices for open source projects, and the dynamic partnerships shaping the future of cloud-native computing. Whether you're a developer, business leader, or technology enthusiast, delving into these narratives will deepen your understanding of how open source continues to drive innovation and transform the digital landscape.
Asian Open source News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Ropedia launches academic programme for physical AI
Researchers at universities in Singapore, the US and Asia will gain access to real-world multimodal data for embodied AI and robotics studies.
H2O.ai opens Singapore lab for sovereign AI projects
Singapore's scarce land and tight labour market are pushing H2O.ai to test AI systems in live customer settings, not demos.
Singapore lags in automated cyber threat validation
Every respondent in Singapore reported cyber exposure management barriers, as automated threat validation lagged far behind global and North American rates.
Ant open-sources finance AI model for research workflows
The model is aimed at analysts who need traceable sources, auditable outputs and editable spreadsheets across research workflows.
Broadcom launches VMware Private AI Cloud for enterprises
Enterprises can now keep AI workloads and sensitive data on the same private cloud, as Broadcom adds governance and security controls.
Filigran launches XTM One to speed threat response
Cybersecurity teams could cut manual handoffs as Filigran ties intelligence, validation and remediation together in one AI workflow.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Open source
Broadcom launches TrueSource to bolster open source security
Cloudera named leader in Asia Pacific sovereign AI
Setting the standard for safe, scalable AI
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Google named Gartner cloud leader for ninth straight year
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?
CISOs are under pressure to answer boardroom questions on exposure in minutes, as Filigran pushes CTEM and open-source validation tools.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source
Rising AI demand is exposing cloud bottlenecks, as firms eye in-house open source systems to cut costs and limit vendor lock-in.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
AI closes vulnerability window as zero-day exploits surge
Why AI infrastructure planning must happen now
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Why organisations in Asia Pacific are rethinking their AI deployment strategies
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse
Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era
Five hard truths about enterprise AI heading into 2026
2026: AI turns inward as virtualisation is rewritten
The next phase of AI infrastructure: consistency, cost and consolidation
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Open source News
Open-weight AI models take majority of Vercel traffic
Cheaper open-weight systems are now driving more than half of Vercel's AI Gateway token traffic, while average token prices fell 23.2% in August.
ThreatBook acquires CyberStrikeAI in red team push
The deal gives security teams a widely used AI testing tool with on-premises controls, as vendors race to speed up offensive defence.
Publicis Sapient & Schneider test AI footprint tool
The open-source model is helping engineers compare digital designs before build-out, and in one Schneider Electric case it cut emissions by more than 40%.
LittleHorse adds AI agent tools & free serverless trial
The new release lowers the barrier for firms testing AI workflows, with pre-built workers, agent skills and a JavaScript SDK for developers.
Check Point & NVIDIA add real-time AI agent safeguards
Firms deploying AI agents may gain extra protection as the new setup can block risky actions before they reach systems, in under 100 milliseconds.
Fleet joins Anthropic project to test AI for security
With attackers exploiting flaws within hours, the firm will test whether AI can help IT teams patch faster across mixed device fleets.
SAP & NVIDIA expand OpenShell for AI agent governance
Enterprise users should gain tighter control over AI agents, as SAP and NVIDIA link runtime isolation with business authorisation and audit trails.
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Brickken joins Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust
Interoperability gaps could slow tokenised finance as the Barcelona-based firm adds its standards work to a wider open-source debate on digital assets.
Logos launches interactive film on life's hard choices
Viewers are shown how debt, corruption and digital surveillance can shrink real-world options in Logos's branching film on hardship.
Percona & Coroot expand observability to databases
Customers will get a broader view of outages as the tie-up links database support with tracing across applications, networks and infrastructure.
OpenSearch adds Adelean, Intel & Sidecar as members
Demand for vendor-neutral search software is accelerating as OpenSearch passes 2.4 billion downloads and widens its support ecosystem.
OpenSearch survey flags AI infrastructure vendor worries
Technology leaders are prioritising vendor-neutral AI systems as 83% of organisations run or plan AI workloads, a survey found.
Olas says new forecasting model matches GPT-4.1 benchmark
Forecasting error fell by about a fifth after Olas trained an open-weight model on 214,529 real prediction-market records.
OpenSSL names keynote speakers & sponsors for Prague
Growing scrutiny of cryptographic supply chains is pushing maintainers, researchers and regulators into the same room in Prague this year.
Cohere launches North Small Translate in translation push
Enterprises handling large multilingual workloads may gain cheaper, faster translation as Cohere's new model targets data control and sovereign deployment.
GitLab 19.4 adds agentic automation & cost controls
Administrators now have tighter oversight as GitLab 19.4 expands AI agent controls, model choice and usage visibility across teams.
Google uses eBPF schedulers to boost RPC performance
A custom eBPF scheduler has lifted queries per second by about 5% on some RPC stacks, while reducing kernel change risk for production tests.
Bolt.new launches Forge for Pro users with open models
Developers get 50 times more open-model usage at no extra cost, as Bolt.new seeks to curb dependence on costly closed AI systems.
SUSE lands first Linux validation for SEAPATH grids
Alliander's validation could speed software-defined substations, as SUSE becomes the first enterprise Linux vendor to meet SEAPATH's timing demands.
Google launches open-source Agent Substrate on GKE
Teams running AI agents at scale could save idle compute and tighten isolation as Google opens Agent Substrate on Kubernetes Engine.
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