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Anthropic's cyber program puts open-source maintainers in the loop

The October 8 launch offered security scans and proposed patches for participating projects. A reported vulnerability still needs a maintainer's decision.

October 8, 2026 · 2 min read

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Try LibreOffice on one real document before paying for another office suite

LibreOffice offers free tools for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. File compatibility and macros are the main checks before switching from another suite.

September 4, 2026 · 3 min read

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