Tag: open source

Joseph Jacks bets on open source startups, a ‘paradox of philanthropy and capitalism’

Open source might be many things, but one thing it’s not is a business model — by most estimations, at least. However, that...

Mistral releases new AI models optimized for edge devices

French AI startup Mistral has released its first generative AI models designed to be run on edge devices, like laptops and phones. The...

Open source BI platform Lightdash gets Accel’s backing to bring AI to business intelligence

Lightdash, a business intelligence (BI) platform and open source alternative to Google’s Looker, is lifting the lid on a new product that allows...

OpenStack is ready for the VMware refugees

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left a lot of customers uneasy (and with rising bills). For the longest time, VMware was the de...

Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with an X post thread and YouTube video on Saturday and created immediate controversy. And some...

Elastic founder on why they returned to open source 4 years after going proprietary

Licensing kerfuffles have long been a defining facet of the commercial open source space. Some of the biggest vendors have switched to a...