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12201646682?profile=RESIZE_400xThe Internet runs on open-source software (OSS).  It is probably fair to say that open source is everywhere.  The Linux kernel, one of the building blocks of open source, is embedded in everything from most supercomputers, cloud computing, billions of phones, and most operating systems.  “Open Source” software, as its name suggests, is available to anyone, and it poses a particular challenge in tracking what is happening at all times.  This, in turn, leads to the potential for unique and serious

12187442288?profile=RESIZE_400xNo, the current US presidential administration has not created a game show, but it has launched a competition offering millions of dollars in prize money for creating new artificial intelligence systems that can defend critical software from hackers.  Competitors vying for some of the $18.5 million in prize money will need to design novel AI systems that quickly find and fix software vulnerabilities in electric grids, subways or other key networks that could be exploited by hackers, a Biden admi