IBM and Red Hat Announce Project Lightwell to Secure Open Source Software Supply Chain (redhat.com)

• IBM and Red Hat commit $5 billion to Project Lightwell.
• AI-powered clearinghouse to identify and fix open source vulnerabilities.
• Major banks and payment firms among early adopters.

"IBM and Red Hat announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative to secure open source software. It establishes a trusted enterprise clearinghouse using AI to validate vulnerabilities and provide patching. Over 20,000 engineers will support vulnerability identification and remediation. Early adopters include Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and others."