IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers on Project Lightwell to fix open-source security
IBM and Red Hat unveiled Project Lightwell, committing $5 billion and 20,000 engineers to create an AI-powered clearinghouse for open-source security. The initiative addresses the surge in vulnerabilities discovered by AI tools, with early adopters including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Visa. The subscription-based service launches commercially within 30 days.