Near plans to build world's largest 1.4T parameter open-source AI model
Near Protocol is developing a massive open-source AI model that would outsize current benchmarks significantly.
How Mark Zuckerberg went all-in to make Meta a major AI player and threaten OpenAI's dominance
Meta's Llama 2 aims to challenge leading AI models with an open-source strategy, though it faces hurdles in monetization and potential risks of misuse.
AI for Startups
AI represents a transformative innovation with the potential to address complex societal problems and reshape the economy.
Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition
The OSI has established strict criteria for defining open AI, potentially leading to conflict with major tech companies.
Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes
Meta will now allow U.S. agencies to use its A.I. for military purposes, marking a significant policy change.
MeitY Partners with Meta to Advance Open Source AI Innovation, Skills Development in India - EE Times India
IndiaAI and Meta are fostering open-source AI development through initiatives at IIT Jodhpur, aiming for ethical and responsible technology advancement.
Near plans to build world's largest 1.4T parameter open-source AI model
Near Protocol is developing a massive open-source AI model that would outsize current benchmarks significantly.
How Mark Zuckerberg went all-in to make Meta a major AI player and threaten OpenAI's dominance
Meta's Llama 2 aims to challenge leading AI models with an open-source strategy, though it faces hurdles in monetization and potential risks of misuse.
AI for Startups
AI represents a transformative innovation with the potential to address complex societal problems and reshape the economy.
Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition
The OSI has established strict criteria for defining open AI, potentially leading to conflict with major tech companies.
Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes
Meta will now allow U.S. agencies to use its A.I. for military purposes, marking a significant policy change.
MeitY Partners with Meta to Advance Open Source AI Innovation, Skills Development in India - EE Times India
IndiaAI and Meta are fostering open-source AI development through initiatives at IIT Jodhpur, aiming for ethical and responsible technology advancement.
The Chinese Military Is Weaponizing Facebook's Open Source AI
Meta's open-source Llama model has been adopted by the Chinese military, raising national security concerns for the U.S.
Meta's Llama gears up for battle
Meta is collaborating with various partners to promote its Llama AI for U.S. government and military applications, emphasizing national security and economic prosperity.
Meta's Helping the US Government Integrate Its Llama AI Models
Meta is collaborating with U.S. government agencies to implement Llama AI models for various applications, including defense and national security.
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GitHub action security tool aids developers in detecting vulnerabilities easily.
Python leads GitHub usage, fueled by a diverse influx of new developers.
Riding high on open source ERP, Odoo raises $527M via secondaries lifting its valuation to $5.26B | TechCrunch
Odoo leverages open-source tools to compete in the ERP market, raising €500 million to enhance R&D and tackle AI advancements in the sector.
Meta says open sourcing Llama models will be a money-saver
Meta's strategy of open sourcing Llama AI balances collaboration with financial efficiency.
The Chinese Military Is Weaponizing Facebook's Open Source AI
Meta's open-source Llama model has been adopted by the Chinese military, raising national security concerns for the U.S.
Meta's Llama gears up for battle
Meta is collaborating with various partners to promote its Llama AI for U.S. government and military applications, emphasizing national security and economic prosperity.
Meta's Helping the US Government Integrate Its Llama AI Models
Meta is collaborating with U.S. government agencies to implement Llama AI models for various applications, including defense and national security.
python-preference only-managed 3.13t
GitHub action security tool aids developers in detecting vulnerabilities easily.
Python leads GitHub usage, fueled by a diverse influx of new developers.
Riding high on open source ERP, Odoo raises $527M via secondaries lifting its valuation to $5.26B | TechCrunch
Odoo leverages open-source tools to compete in the ERP market, raising €500 million to enhance R&D and tackle AI advancements in the sector.
Meta says open sourcing Llama models will be a money-saver
Meta's strategy of open sourcing Llama AI balances collaboration with financial efficiency.
The Django community thrives on collaboration and innovation, and there's potential for diverse growth opportunities through the Django Software Foundation.
Thoughts on my election as a DSF board member
Elected to the DSF board, I aim to enhance community involvement and celebrate diversity within the Django ecosystem.
2025 Django Software Foundation board nomination
The Django community thrives on collaboration and innovation, and there's potential for diverse growth opportunities through the Django Software Foundation.
Thoughts on my election as a DSF board member
Elected to the DSF board, I aim to enhance community involvement and celebrate diversity within the Django ecosystem.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 15: Sweden Becomes First Country to File for Trademark; Open-Source Company Launches Patent Troll Bounty Program; and District Court Dismisses Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Amazon
EPO rejects Russian patent requests due to EU sanctions; CNCF launches patent troll bounty; Sweden trademarks its name to prevent tourist confusion.
Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations | Computer Weekly
US sanctions impacting Linux kernel maintainers raise concerns over global collaboration in open source communities and the potential for increased scrutiny on software engineers.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 15: Sweden Becomes First Country to File for Trademark; Open-Source Company Launches Patent Troll Bounty Program; and District Court Dismisses Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Amazon
EPO rejects Russian patent requests due to EU sanctions; CNCF launches patent troll bounty; Sweden trademarks its name to prevent tourist confusion.
Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations | Computer Weekly
US sanctions impacting Linux kernel maintainers raise concerns over global collaboration in open source communities and the potential for increased scrutiny on software engineers.
GNU Image Manipulation Program 3.0 nears final release
GIMP 3.0, a major update after 20 years, introduces non-destructive editing, improved color handling, and automated layer resizing, enhancing the user experience.
The 'fabrice' Python package deceives users by mimicking a legitimate library, endangering developers through credential theft and malicious operations.
Episode #228: Maintaining the Foundations of Python & Cautionary Tales - The Real Python Podcast
Open-source projects thrive on diverse governance and funding models, as seen in Python's successful history contrasted with current WordPress challenges.
reader 3.15 released - Retry-After
Reader 3.15 enhances HTTP compliance with Retry-After support and faster tag filtering.
eGenix.com: eGenix PyRun - One file Python Runtime 2.6.0 GA
eGenix PyRun simplifies Python application deployment on Unix systems with a lightweight, single-file runtime that requires only 4-6MB of disk space.
Python package 'fabrice' steals AWS credentials
The 'fabrice' Python package deceives users by mimicking a legitimate library, endangering developers through credential theft and malicious operations.
Episode #228: Maintaining the Foundations of Python & Cautionary Tales - The Real Python Podcast
Open-source projects thrive on diverse governance and funding models, as seen in Python's successful history contrasted with current WordPress challenges.
reader 3.15 released - Retry-After
Reader 3.15 enhances HTTP compliance with Retry-After support and faster tag filtering.
eGenix.com: eGenix PyRun - One file Python Runtime 2.6.0 GA
eGenix PyRun simplifies Python application deployment on Unix systems with a lightweight, single-file runtime that requires only 4-6MB of disk space.
Dapr takes on the challenges of distributed computing
Dapr is an open-source runtime solving complex problems in distributed applications, enabling developers to create microservice architectures effectively.
Crossing the Feedback Chasm - a Conversation with Ken Finnigan
Ken Finnigan's journey into software architecture stemmed from a disinterest in traditional architectural practices experienced during a short work experience.
Dapr takes on the challenges of distributed computing
Dapr is an open-source runtime solving complex problems in distributed applications, enabling developers to create microservice architectures effectively.
Crossing the Feedback Chasm - a Conversation with Ken Finnigan
Ken Finnigan's journey into software architecture stemmed from a disinterest in traditional architectural practices experienced during a short work experience.
AWS woos academics with cluster of 40K Trainium chips
Amazon is providing 40,000 Trainium chips to support AI research, aiming to boost performance and open-source advancements in machine learning.
AI protein-prediction tool AlphaFold3 is now open source
AlphaFold3's code is now open-source, allowing researchers to model protein structures, including interactions with drugs, for academic purposes.
GitHub - fecommunity/reactpress: ReactPress is a free blog and CMS system developed using the React library. Demo sitehttps://blog.gaoredu.com
ReactPress is an open-source publishing platform that allows users to create blogs and websites using a modern tech stack.
Edera's Big Container Security Question: Am I Isolated? - DevOps.com
Edera's Am I Isolated tool enhances container security by assessing runtime environments and providing insights to improve isolation.
Open source projects draw equity-free funding from corporates, startups, and even VCs | TechCrunch
The rise in funding for open source technologies highlights the community's importance to the success of modern tech companies.
Mozilla is now offering free AI voice training data in 180 languages
Mozilla's Common Voice project provides a free, consent-centered global dataset for voice recognition AI, with over 30,000 hours of recordings in 180 languages.
Rhymes AI Unveils Aria: Open-Source Multimodal Model with Development Resources
Aria is a leading multimodal MoE model outperforming both open and proprietary counterparts in testing.
OSI clarifies what makes AI systems open-source, but most 'open' models fall short - SiliconANGLE
The Open Source Initiative has defined requirements for AI systems to be considered open-source, which many existing models, including Meta's Llama, do not meet.
Rhymes AI Unveils Aria: Open-Source Multimodal Model with Development Resources
Aria is a leading multimodal MoE model outperforming both open and proprietary counterparts in testing.
OSI clarifies what makes AI systems open-source, but most 'open' models fall short - SiliconANGLE
The Open Source Initiative has defined requirements for AI systems to be considered open-source, which many existing models, including Meta's Llama, do not meet.
Russian Linux kernel maintainers blocked | Computer Weekly
The Linux kernel development community is implementing strict compliance measures, resulting in the removal of certain developers due to concerns over security and transparency.
Open source gets complicated
Compliance requirements in the Linux kernel highlights the growing importance of open source amidst global scrutiny.
Russian Linux kernel maintainers blocked | Computer Weekly
The Linux kernel development community is implementing strict compliance measures, resulting in the removal of certain developers due to concerns over security and transparency.
Open source gets complicated
Compliance requirements in the Linux kernel highlights the growing importance of open source amidst global scrutiny.
Stacklok donates its Minder supply chain security project to the OpenSSF | TechCrunch
Stacklok donates Minder to OpenSSF, aiming to enhance open-source security through proactive checks and policies combined with cryptographic signing.
Developer Relations Foundation formed by Linux Foundation | App Developer Magazine
The Developer Relations Foundation aims to unify and enhance developer relations practices, addressing challenges in the profession to boost developer success.
Filigran secures $35M for its ceybersecurity threat management suite | TechCrunch
Filigran has rapidly emerged as a significant player in cybersecurity, demonstrating strong growth and product evolution.