What caught my eye this week. Nobody asked for it and now it’s here – the new Monevator shop is open, offering in-joke themed investing T-shirts and vaguely punny sweatshirts to all. Perhaps you’ve already spotted Monevator members striding about town sporting fancy wares like this: Yes, those cool cats got early access. Thanks to everyone … Read more
Photo by Luke Southern from Unsplash Background This blog post follows a previous post that discussed what constitutes “open source” AI, in particular in light of the EU AI Act. This post continues the discussion, in particular in light of the revision of the Open Source AI Definition (“OSAID”) released at the end of 2024, … Read more
I recently came into some funds and, being conscious of the financial services compensation scheme (FSCS) limiting bank insurances of deposit accounts to £85,000 (€100,000 EU; $250,000 USA) have had to open new accounts to move things around. In general, the remote account opening experience with newer neobanks is pretty good. On the other hand, … Read more
The use of high-risk and outdated open source software (OSS) components is a widespread problem, according to a Black Duck report that revealed 86% of analyzed codebases contained vulnerable open source components.The 2025 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) Report, published Tuesday, is based on analyses by Black Duck Audit of 965 commercial codebases … Read more
Updated on May 21, 2021, 1:30pm to include a statement from Cradlepoint Serious security vulnerabilities have been found in Bluetooth Core and Mesh Profile Specifications, which allow hackers to impersonate legitimate devices and carry on Man-in-the-Middle(MITM) attacks. Researchers from Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information (ANSSI) disclosed several vulnerabilities in the two Bluetooth specifications … Read more
