Tag: open source
These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
There is immense power in being in control of your own data. As ownership and governance of apps and online services consolidate, it’s...
A Chinese lab has released a ‘reasoning’ AI model to rival OpenAI’s o1
A Chinese lab has unveiled what appears to be one of the first “reasoning” AI models to rival OpenAI’s o1.
On Wednesday, DeepSeek, an...
GitHub launches $1.25M open source fund with a focus on security
The open source funding problem is very real, but a slew of initiatives have emerged of late, with startups, corporations, and venture capitalists...
AI pioneer Francois Chollet leaves Google
Francois Chollet, a leading figure in the AI world, is leaving Google after close to a decade.
In a post on X, Chollet...
Open source projects draw equity-free funding from corporates, startups, and even VCs
A dearth of funding for vital open source technologies is leading to a swath of support from startups, unicorns, corporations, and even venture...
Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta AI to develop defense chatbot
Chinese research scientists linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of China’s ruling party, reportedly used “open” AI from Meta...