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InfoWorld
1 day ago
DevOps

Using Microsoft's Retina to monitor Kubernetes networks

Kubernetes is crucial to Microsoft's cloud services.
Microsoft embraces open source by releasing Kubernetes tools for public use.
www.fastcompany.com
4 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Why Microsoft's stake in buzzy AI lab Mistral is raising eyebrows in the EU

Mistral sells a share to Microsoft for $16 million, introduces its largest model available through a paid API
Microsoft's engagement mirrors OpenAI as both rely on massive computing power for AI model training.
Stratfor
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

France: Microsoft Strikes Deal, Takes Stake in French AI Start-Up Mistral | RANE

Microsoft partners with Mistral for AI models
Broadening AI footprint in Europe
InfoQ
2 months ago
Software development

.NET MAUI Community Toolkit 7.0.0 Aligns to .NET 8

Microsoft announced version 7.0.0 of the MAUI Community Toolkit, adding support for .NET 8 and bug fixes.
MAUI is an evolution of Xamarin and Xamarin Forms frameworks, unifying separate target libraries and projects into a single project for multiple devices.
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elon-musk
InfoQ
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

xAI Opens Grok as an Open-Source Model

Open sourcing xAI's Grok chatbot on GitHub and Hugging Face.
Grok chatbot is notable for its vast 314 billion parameters.
Mashable
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk says Grok AI will be available to premium X users 'later this week'

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is expanding its availability beyond Premium+ subscribers on X.
Grok's wider rollout aligns with Musk's decision to make the chatbot open-source.
TechCrunch
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Why Elon Musk's AI company 'open-sourcing' Grok matters - and why it doesn't | TechCrunch

Releasing Grok as open source sets xAI against OpenAI, but the impact on AI development is mixed. Grok competes with models like GPT-3.5, offering a unique tone and more data access. Making AI models 'open source' differs from traditional software due to complexity and data issues.
www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Tech industry

In Latest A.I. War Escalation, Elon Musk Releases Chatbot Code

Elon Musk released the raw computer code for the chatbot Grok, designed to be snarky.
Musk's move to open source A.I. technology is a step towards transparency in the industry.
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Data science
Theregister
1 day ago
Data science

Databricks claims its open source LLM outsmarts GPT-3.5

Databricks launches open-source LLM - DBRX, developed by Mosaic AI, optimized for efficiency with MoE architecture. Outperforms OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in language, programming, math.
DBRX boasts 132 billion parameters but only 36 billion active at once, offering near-instantaneous responses; Databricks provides it for free on GitHub and Hugging Face for customer improvement.
CodeProject
3 months ago
Data science

Fine-Tuning the Falcon 7-Billion Parameter Model with Hugging Face and oneAPI

Open-sourcing large language models makes AI technology more accessible.
Fine-tuning large language models involves adapting pretrained models for specific tasks.
InfoWorld
10 months ago
Data science

ChatGPT's parasitic machine

In tech we are all, ultimately, parasites.As Drupal creator Dries Buytaert's said years ago, we are all more "taker" than "maker."Buytaert was referring to common practice in open source communities: "Takers don't contribute back meaningfully to the open source project that they take from," hurting the projects upon which they depend.
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Coindesk
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

The Enablers of Decentralized AI

Decentralized AI faces technical challenges in terms of compute and data networks.
Key trends for decentralized AI include open-source generative AI, inference game focus, scalable Web3 infrastructures, and adapting foundation models.
TechCrunch
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Fireworks.ai open source API puts generative AI in reach of any developer | TechCrunch

Fireworks.ai boasts the largest open source model API with over 12,000 users.
Fireworks.ai helps fine-tune models for businesses and allows for experimentation with multiple models.
Medium
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

BUD-E: An Open-Source Voice Assistant by LAION that Runs on a Laptop

BUD-E is an open-source voice assistant that prioritizes emotional intelligence and understanding in human-dialogue interactions.
The project aims to reduce latency and mechanical responses by leveraging advanced models like Phi 2 and LLama 2 30B.
InfoQ
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Introduces Gemma, a New Open Source AI Model for Developers

Gemma offers superior performance in a compact size
Google emphasizes ethical AI development with Gemma and responsible AI toolkit
www.fastcompany.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Breaking down Gemma, Google's new open-source AI model

Google introduced new Gemma language models smaller than its Gemini Ultra model, optimized for laptops and desktop workstations.
Gemma models are accessible through Hugging Face and provide pretraining weights, inference code, and fine-tuning code.
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots

Rival companies criticized Meta's open-sourcing of chatbot code, but Google has now followed suit.
Google released the code for its online chatbot, emphasizing benefits of sharing outweigh risks.
WIRED
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Inside the Creation of the World's Most Powerful Open Source AI Model

Databricks released DBRX, a powerful open source large language model surpassing other popular AI models like Meta's Llama 2 and Mistral's Mixtral.
WIRED
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race

01.AI released an open source model that outperforms other AI models on various benchmarks.
The startup aims to inspire a loyal developer base by giving away its AI models.
ComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

Generative AI: Databricks unveils open source large language model | Computer Weekly

DBRX by Databricks surpasses other open source large language models like GPT-3.5 in various benchmarks.
DBRX is designed to democratize the creation of custom, high-performing large language models for enterprises.
Exchangewire
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Apple in Talks to Build Google's Gemini Search Engine into iPhone; xAI Open Sources Grok; LinkedIn Plans to Introduce Gaming - ExchangeWire.com

Apple negotiating to license Google's Gemini AI models for iPhone features.
xAI open sources AI chatbot Grok on GitHub.
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

This German nonprofit is building an open voice assistant that anyone can use | TechCrunch

Open source AI-powered voice assistants have faced slow development due to the complexity of programming an assistant.
LAION, a German nonprofit, has launched a new initiative called BUD-E to create a fully open voice assistant.
Engadget
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Apple releases an AI model that can edit images based on text-based commands

Apple has released an open source AI model for image editing that uses multimodal large language models to interpret text-based commands.
The model, called MLLM-Guided Image Editing (MGIE), can edit photos based on the text the user types in and can also crop, resize, and rotate photos and improve brightness, contrast, and color balance.
Apple has not yet indicated whether it will incorporate this technology into any of its products.
ReadWrite
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Hugging Face confirms free open source AI Assistant service alternative to OpenAI

Hugging Face has launched a free service for customizable chat assistants.
The new product allows users to create their own customized chatbots in an easy, accessible way.
New York Post
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg blasted as 'irresponsible' over plans to make advanced AI 'widely available'

Mark Zuckerberg plans to make advanced AI tools widely available despite concerns about the potential risks of misuse.
Experts warn that open-sourcing AI could exacerbate risks such as misinformation, election meddling, job losses, and loss of control over society.
InfoQ
6 days ago
Software development

Development Environment Manager Daytona Now Open Source

Daytona's Development Environment Management (DEM) is open-source, aiming to simplify enterprise development setups.
DEM leverages Docker, Kubernetes, and dev containers for automated setup, enhancing security, control, scalability, and collaboration.
DevOps.com
2 weeks ago
Software development

What's Driving Changes in Open Source Licensing? - DevOps.com

Open source projects play a vital role in industry transformation.
Vendor-driven and community-led open source projects differ in user community involvement.
DevOps.com
3 weeks ago
Software development

What is RISC-V and Why Has it Become Important for Java? - DevOps.com

RISC-V is a new processor architecture gaining significance in the semiconductor market.
RISC-V is an open-source instruction set architecture based on the RISC model, offering various advantages over traditional processors.
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Software development

Why Sequoia is funding open source developers via a new equity-free fellowship | TechCrunch

Sequoia Capital plans to fund up to three open source software developers annually through the Sequoia Open Source Fellowship program.
The fellowship provides a stipend to cover costs for up to a year so developers can work full-time on their projects without giving up equity or ownership.
ComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago
Software development

The challenges of open source in government | Computer Weekly

Public sector bodies need a more open and collaborative approach to procuring software for policymaking.
Technological sovereignty is necessary for public sector governance to shape the function of public software.
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Software development

Open Source 'headless commerce' builder Saleor closes $8M round led by Target Global and Zalando | TechCrunch

Saleor, an open-source e-commerce platform, has raised $8 million in a Seed-extension round led by Target Global and Zalando.
Saleor's API handles the back-end of online shopping while developers create a custom front end.
Spreaker
6 days ago
JavaScript

Understanding the Power of Ignite UI with Konstantin Dinev - AiA 406 - Adventures in Angular

Ignite UI is suited for data-heavy applications and offers diverse, complex components.
Ignite UI has open-source nature and a dual licensing model for commercial use.
GitHub
2 months ago
JavaScript

GitHub - fjosue4/google-gemini-ui: Basic UI to chat with Google Gemini AI

Google Gemini AI
User interface for chatting
Python
Paolo Melchiorre
1 week ago
Python

Paolo Melchiorre - Pybites Podcast #155

Exploration of Django, open source, and PyCon conferences
Personal insights on developer journey and community collaboration
Zato
1 month ago
Python

Airport integrations in Python

Python can be used as an integration platform for airport systems.
Python allows for building flexible, scalable, and future-proof architectures for airports.
Python Software Foundation Blog
2 months ago
Python

EU's Cyber Resilience Act Passes with Wins for Open Source

The European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has undergone changes to address concerns from the open source community, including the Python Software Foundation (PSF).
The final text of the CRA introduces the concept of an 'open source steward' and demonstrates a better understanding of open source software and its value.
Law Explained India
9 months ago
Python

Meeting community at PyCon Italy, 2023

The PyCon Italy, 2023 discussion started in PyCon Sweden 2022, when Valerio invited me for the keynote.From disbelief (since my talk at PyCon Sweden was not good) to believing, from searching for talk topics to preparation and multiple rounds of rehearsals and feedback sessions, I was finally ready for the talk.
PyBites
10 months ago
Python

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: 9 Tips To Boost Your Confidence As A Developer - PyBites

Watch us here:
Or listen here:
In this podcast episode we discuss 9 tips to build confidence as a developer, drawing from our own experience + coaching 100+ (aspiring) Python developers.We cover the importance of starting with small, achievable projects, breaking down complex problems into smaller tasks, and practicing regularly.
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Rubyflow
2 weeks ago
Ruby on Rails

Building translation management for a Rails app

Developed custom translation solution - LesliBabel
LesliBabel is open-source and integrated with Lesli Framework
Rubyflow
2 weeks ago
Ruby on Rails

Image processing service for Rails apps

Efficient thumbnail generation is a challenge in Rails apps.
Built a fast and open-source image processing service in Go.
CodeProject
2 weeks ago
Web design

healing-frequencies

Simple web page for playing healing tuning forks frequencies with no external dependencies
Project Healing-Frequencies is Open Source with MIT license
CodeProject
2 weeks ago
Web design

healing-frequencies - use your computer as a tuning fork

Simple web page to play healing tuning forks frequencies using plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no external dependencies.
Healing-Frequencies is an open source project on GitHub with an MIT license.
Shopify
3 weeks ago
Web design

Top Ecommerce CMS Platforms for 2024

Ecommerce CMS is crucial for managing online stores efficiently.
Two primary types of ecommerce CMS are SaaS and open-source.
Vue.js Examples
1 month ago
Web design

Palette Pilot - A Vue App that helps you extract the most relevant colors from an image

Open source project for color extraction from images
Palette Pilot's features include color comparison, visualizing combinations, and exporting to TailwindCSS.
InfoWorld
2 months ago
Web design

Microsoft Blazor adds SortableJS for drag-and-drop lists

SortableJS has been wrapped into a component for Microsoft's Blazor web application builder and renamed Blazor Sortable.
Blazor Sortable is an open source JavaScript library that supports touch devices, CSS animation, auto-scrolling, and smooth animations.
Scala-lang
3 weeks ago
Scala

The Scala Center is participating in Google Summer of Code 2024

Google Summer of Code provides stipends for beginner contributors to work on OSS projects.
Prospective contributors have until March 18th to engage informally with mentors before applying formally.
Eed3si9n
9 months ago
Scala

sbt 1.9.0

1. SBT 1.9.0 provides a range of new features, such as improved support for Scala 2.13, and support for the Zinc compiler.
2. SBT 1.9.0 also introduces a new feature called “scala-compile-server
Eed3si9n
10 months ago
Scala

tree-sitter-scala 0.20.0

1. Tree Sitter Scala 0.20.0 is a powerful and versatile parser for Scala code that can be used to create compilers, linters, text editors, and more.
2. Tree Sitter Scala 0.20.0 is built using the Tree-sitter parser library,
Hubspot
in 4 days
Online marketing

Bluesky is Now Open to the Public. Should your business be there? [Expert Interview]

Bluesky experienced rapid growth after going public, gaining an estimated 4 million users almost overnight.
Bluesky differentiates itself as an open-source, decentralized social media app, providing transparency and user agency.
InfoQ
1 month ago
Web development

The Creators of the Atom Code Editor Open-Sourced Zed, Their New Rust-Based High-Performance Editor

Zed is an open-source code editor focusing on performance, AI capabilities, and collaboration.
Zed leverages Rust code base, multicore and GPU optimization, CRDTs, GitHub Copilot, GPT-4, and a Mac-only platform.
InfoWorld
2 months ago
Web development

Microsoft Blazor adds SortableJS for drag-and-drop lists

SortableJS has been wrapped into a component for Microsoft's Blazor web application builder and renamed Blazor Sortable.
Blazor Sortable is an open source JavaScript library that supports touch devices, CSS animation, auto-scrolling, and smooth animations.
InfoWorld
2 months ago
Web development

Microsoft Blazor adds SortableJS for drag-and-drop lists

SortableJS has been wrapped into a component for Microsoft's Blazor web application builder and renamed Blazor Sortable.
Blazor Sortable is an open source JavaScript library that supports touch devices, CSS animation, auto-scrolling, and smooth animations.
InfoWorld
2 months ago
Web development

Microsoft Blazor adds SortableJS for drag-and-drop lists

SortableJS has been wrapped into a component for Microsoft's Blazor web application builder and renamed Blazor Sortable.
Blazor Sortable is an open source JavaScript library that supports touch devices, CSS animation, auto-scrolling, and smooth animations.
LogRocket Blog
3 months ago
Web development

Strapi adoption guide: Overview, examples, alternatives - LogRocket Blog

Strapi is an open source headless CMS that allows developers and businesses to manage content efficiently.
Strapi was created to solve the limitations of traditional CMSs and provide a customizable API-based solution.
The Verge
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Gemma: because Google doesn't want to give away Gemini yet

Gemma models are smaller, faster, and suitable for simpler tasks like chatbots and summarizations.
Gemma models are open-source, surpass benchmarks, and come with responsible AI toolkits for easier deployment.
Ars Technica
1 month ago
Digital life

Twitter front-end Nitter dies as Musk wins war against third-party services

Nitter, an open source project that provided an alternative front-end to Twitter, has shut down due to changes made by Twitter that closed off all possible ways to access the Twitter network without a user account.
Twitter blocked Nitter's access to their network and imposed new API restrictions, causing the project to struggle for months and ultimately shut down.
Nitter was designed to maintain users' privacy and shield them from tracking and ads, but Twitter worked hard to limit access they couldn't monetize.
Engadget
1 month ago
Digital life

The Morning After: Twitter alternative Bluesky is no longer invitation-only

Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is now open to anyone.
Bluesky began as an internal project at Twitter but ended its association with the company after Elon Musk's takeover.
InfoQ
1 month ago
DevOps

Pinterest Open-Sources a Production-Ready PubSub Java Client for Kafka, Flink, and MemQ

Pinterest open-sourced its PubSub client library, PSC, which has been successful in increasing developer velocity and the scalability of services.
PSC supports automated service discovery, optimized configurations, automated error handling, interceptors, metrics, and optimized configurations.
The New Stack
2 months ago
DevOps

Delayed Open Source Publication Emerges as Open Source Rival

Dual Open Source Proprietary (DOSP) model involves releasing software initially under a proprietary license, then transitioning to an open source license.
Theregister
3 months ago
DevOps

SUSE's Captain Container on sailing the open source seas

SUSE is navigating the delicate balance between monetizing their products and satisfying the open source community.
The latest releases from SUSE's Rancher include a paid version for generating income and a community edition for keeping the community engaged.
Amazic
3 months ago
DevOps

Hardware & infrastructure are the real challenge artificial intelligence faces today - Amazic

The AI/ML movement is impacting not just the software layer, but also the infrastructure and hardware layers of technology.
Taylor Dolezal provides useful resources for learning and getting started with open source AI/ML initiatives.
Theregister
3 months ago
DevOps

Open source forkers stick an OpenBao in the oven

The Linux Foundation is supporting the creation of an open source alternative to HashiCorp's secrets management project, Vault, called OpenBao.
OpenBao is a fork of Vault that will be released under an OSI-compliant license, to ensure continued access to the technology.
The NodeSource Blog - Node.js Tutorials, Guides, and Updates
3 months ago
DevOps

Innovating for Performance: How our Infra Team Powers 100+ Million Downloads A Year (While Keeping our SaaS Reliable and Secure)

The Infra team at Node.js has open-sourced their Node.js Runtime and released an AI Copilot for Node, relying heavily on their infrastructure team.
The Infra team has made significant updates to their platform, including migrating from ECS to EKS and implementing GitOps for enhanced efficiency and reliability.
Product Hunt
1 month ago
Business intelligence

Open SaaS

1. An open-source React + NodeJS template with many features available.
2. Provides an admin dashboard, integration with Stripe, OpenAI, Plausible/Google Analytics, and more.
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Very scary': Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to build advanced AI alarms experts

Mark Zuckerberg plans to build an AI system on par with human intelligence and make it open source.
Experts and politicians are concerned that open source AGI could evade human control and pose a threat to humanity.
Ars Technica
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Zuckerberg's AGI remarks follow trend of downplaying AI dangers

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to build 'general intelligence' for AI assistants and open-source it responsibly.
Zuckerberg did not explicitly mention 'artificial general intelligence' (AGI), but his plans seem to align with AGI objectives.
InfoWorld
2 months ago
Angular

Microsoft Blazor adds SortableJS for drag-and-drop lists

SortableJS has been wrapped into a component for Microsoft's Blazor web application builder and renamed Blazor Sortable.
Blazor Sortable is an open source JavaScript library that supports touch devices, CSS animation, auto-scrolling, and smooth animations.
Python Software Foundation Blog
2 months ago
Software development

EU's Cyber Resilience Act Passes with Wins for Open Source

The European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has undergone changes to address concerns from the open source community, including the Python Software Foundation (PSF).
The final text of the CRA introduces the concept of an 'open source steward' and demonstrates a better understanding of open source software and its value.
Python Software Foundation Blog
2 months ago
Software development

EU's Cyber Resilience Act Passes with Wins for Open Source

The European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has undergone changes to address concerns from the open source community, including the Python Software Foundation (PSF).
The final text of the CRA introduces the concept of an 'open source steward' and demonstrates a better understanding of open source software and its value.
Theregister
2 months ago
Software development

Your pacemaker and open source software

Open source advocate Karen Sandler faced challenges with proprietary software in her implanted pacemaker/defibrillator
All Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) run on proprietary software, which can be a safety concern
Collabnix
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

MindsDB Docker Extension: Build ML powered applications at a much faster pace

MindsDB combines AI and SQL functions in an open-source platform for easy AI implementation.
MindsDB's architecture includes AI building blocks, SQL interface, and various data sources.
Collabnix
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

MindsDB Docker Extension: Build ML powered applications at a much faster pace

MindsDB combines AI and SQL functions in an open-source platform for easy AI implementation.
MindsDB's architecture includes AI building blocks, SQL interface, and various data sources.
PYMNTS.com - What's next in payments and commerce
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Mistral AI Valued at $2 Billion Following Funding Round

Mistral Technologies, an AI research company, has raised $415 million in funding.
Mistral believes in open-source AI technology, allowing users to improve its function and design.
Hashnode
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

MindsDB 2023 December Hackathon - Shape the future of Machine Learning

MindsDB is hosting a hackathon for developers to build AI-powered agents
Participants can build or modify open-source apps using MindsDB to have an impact on the open-source community
Theregister
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

VictoriaMetrics co-founder on open source and funding

VictoriaMetrics is unique in its field as it has not accepted external investment and is focused on organic growth.
Co-founder Roman Khavronenko believes startups often fail due to the pressure of accepting venture capital.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 months ago
Design

The Boston Dynamics Robot Dog has a $225 sibling that follows voice commands - Yanko Design

Bittle X is an open-source, palm-sized robot dog designed for learning and experimentation in coding, robotics, IoT, and AI.
It comes with multiple joints and high-performance servos, allowing it to perform various dog-like movements and tasks.
InfoQ
3 months ago
DevOps

AWS Announces Finch 1.0, an Open Source Client for Container Development

AWS has released Finch, an open-source tool for container development on macOS.
Finch integrates with other open-source projects like Lima and supports AWS CDK.
Theregister
4 months ago
Software development

Do we really need another non-open source available license?

Companies are attempting to combine proprietary methods with 'open source' code through licenses like Sentry's Functional Source License (FSL).
These companies started as open source companies but later relicensed code to lock it down for profit.
Open source principles have been abandoned by some companies in an effort to capture more value.
Pocoo
4 months ago
Software development

FSL: A License For the Bazaar, Not the Cathedral

Sentry has relicensed under the Functional Source License (FSL)
FSL is not an open source license according to OSI, but after two years it becomes Apache 2.0 licensed
The Critic Magazine
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The shadow side of open source AI | Octavia Sheepshanks | The Critic Magazine

Openness in AI is essential for its positive promise to be fulfilled and dangers to be mitigated.
Publishing the source code of AI tools can lead to the proliferation of child sexual abuse material.
There is a disconnect between the idealistic view of open source in AI and the reality of its potential misuse.
"Commerce is considering a new blockade on a broad category of general-purpose AI programs, not just physical parts, according to people familiar with the matter." https://t.co/NfjuvTiLWg
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The New AI Panic

The US Department of Commerce is considering export controls on general-purpose AI programs, not just physical parts.
The restrictions could generate friction with China and weaken AI innovation in the US.
Jqueryscript
9 months ago
jQuery

7 Best JavaScript Timeago Plugins For Human-readable Datetime Format

This blog post covers 7 of the best open source jQuery plugins and JavaScript libraries for formatting date and time strings.These plugins (libraries) convert raw timestamps into auto-updating and human-readable format (e.g."30 minutes ago", "3 days ago") to provide users with relatable context about when events occurred or content was published.
Acm
9 months ago
Digital life

The Hadoop Ecosystem's Continued Impact

Hadoop and its related technologies have had a significant impact on data processing and analytics.
The Hadoop ecosystem is constantly evolving, with new tools being introduced and existing ones being improved.
Organizations should take advantage of the scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of Hadoop and its related technologies to handle their data processing and analytics needs.
Mouse Vs Python
10 months ago
Python

PyDev of the Week: Draga Doncila Pop - Mouse Vs Python

This week we welcome Draga Doncila Pop as our PyDev of the Week!Draga is a core developer of the napari package, which is a multi-dimensional image viewer for Python.Draga also speaks at Python conferences about Python and data visualization.You can see what else Draga is up to by visiting Draga's GitHub profile.
Futurism
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Facebook Has Crowbarred Open the Pandora's Box of AI, Experts Warn

Open Sesame!Meta is cracking the AI arms race wide open.Literally.According to a report from The New York Times, Meta-formerly-Facebook is doubling down on its decision to make its large language model called LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) - which competes with the likes of OpenAI's GPT-4 - open source.
Futurism
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Leaked Google Memo Shows Fear of Losing the AI Race, But Not to the Foe You'd Think

In a leaked internal memo, a Google exec expressed serious fears about losing the ongoing AI arms race - but the competition that the exec fears most, according to an NBC report, might be a little unexpected."We've done a lot of looking over our shoulders at OpenAI," reads the memo, which a Google spokesperson confirmed as authentic to NBC but cautioned were only the thoughts of one person at the company.
Theregister
10 months ago
Software development

EU attempts to secure software could hurt open source

Opinion We can all agree that securing our software is a good thing.Thanks to one security fiasco after another - the SolarWinds software supply chain attack, the perpetual Log4j vulnerability, and the npm maintainer protest code gone wrong - we know we must secure our code.But the European Union's proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) goes way, way too far in trying to regulate software security.
New Relic
9 months ago
DevOps

How to drop unwanted log attributes with log patterns and drop filters

Analyzing logs is critical so you can understand application behavior and identify potential issues.However, an overwhelming amount of logs can make it challenging to find relevant information.To tackle this, you can break logs into individual fields and remove unnecessary attributes using appropriate log-matching techniques and drop filters.
Tripwire
9 months ago
Information security

Decade-old critical vulnerability in Jetpack patched on millions of WordPress websites

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1. Millions of WordPress websites have been vulnerable to a critical 10-year-old vulnerability in Jetpack, which has now been patched.
2. Attackers could have exploited the vulnerability to gain access to user information, including passwords, and even take control of the server hosting the WordPress website.
SecurityWeek
10 months ago
Information security

PoC Tool Exploits Unpatched KeePass Vulnerability to Retrieve Master Passwords

A researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) tool that exploits an unpatched KeePass vulnerability to retrieve the master password from the program's memory.An open source password manager primarily designed for Windows, KeePass can also be used on macOS and Linux, through the open source .NET-compatible framework Mono.
Vue.js Feed
10 months ago
Vue

Introducing Vue DevTools (Vite Plugin)

The Vue Devtools Vite Plugin is now available, and it makes it easy to use Vue Devtools with Vite.The plugin provides a number of features, including:


Code navigation
Component tree view
Performance profiling
Memory usage monitoring
Console debugging


To install the plugin, run the following command:
npm install -D vue-devtools-vite-plugin Once the plugin is installed, you can enable it by adding the following line to your vite.config.js
DevOps.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI to go Open Source - Elon Musk was a 'Huge Idiot' Mojo Risin'

By: Richi Jennings on
Welcome to The Long View-where we peruse the news of the week and strip it to the essentials.Let's work out what really matters.This week: Sources say it's an open source future for OpenAI, and improving AI perf with Mojo.
1. OpenAI FOSS LLM Rumor
First up this week: An anonymous source told The Information's Jon Victor that OpenAI will release an open source version of its large language model (LLM).
kottke.org
10 months ago
UX design

SineRider: A Game About Love & Graphing

Remember Line Rider?It's a simple video game / physics toy where you draw slopes and curves for a person on a sled to navigate, pulled along by gravity.SineRider, a project started by Chris Walker and finished by a group of teen hackers at Hack Club, is a version of Line Rider where you use math equations to draw curves to maneuver the sledder through a series of points, sometimes in a certain order.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Patently Strategic Podcast: Open Source and Patent Rights

Use of free open-source code can be a massive accelerant when building complex software applications.Why reinvent wheels?And depending on resources and budget, sometimes it's the only practical way.But like with most things, free often isn't really free.The cost is just transferred somewhere else.When it comes to open source, these short-term savings can have significant long-term consequences for your intellectual property rights.
Theregister
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI makes PCs relevant and subscriptions look shabby

Column This time last year the latest trend in computing became impossible to ignore: huge slabs of silicon with hundreds of billions of transistors - the inevitable consequence of another set of workarounds that kept Moore's Law from oblivion.But slumping PC sales suggest we don't need these monster computers - and not just because of a sales shadow cast by COVID.
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