Ten years after releasing the source code of MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0, Microsoft is making yet another contribution to the world of open-source software preservation. Working in partnership with IBM and "in the spirit of open innovation," the company has released the source code of MS-DOS 4.00 under an MIT license.Read Entire Article
The development team at Microsoft Research has launched a second-generation version of its Wizard large language model which is now available to access and provides performance, versatility, and adherence to ethical guidelines. WizardLM 2 has showcased remarkable performance across a wide range of applications, from programming assistance to creative writing. Its ability to excel in […]
It's no joke. Microsoft and IBM have joined forces to open-source the 1988 operating system MS-DOS 4.0 under the MIT License. Why? Well, why not?As Scott Hanselman, Microsoft's VP of the developer community, and Jeff Wilcox, head of Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office, recount in Microsoft's Open Source Blog, "a young English researcher named Connor 'Starfrost' Hyde corresponded recently with former Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie" about the relationship between DOS 4,...
DOS 4.00 was supposed to add multitasking to the OS, but it was not to be.
Microsoft earlier today, in collaboration with IBM, announced that it is open-sourcing the MS-DOS 4.00 source code. The company has explained what was special about it and how to run it.
In the intricate landscape of software development, the question of whether open source software provides superior security compared to proprietary alternatives has sparked a longstanding debate. The open nature of the source code in open source projects, which allows for public scrutiny and modification, stands in sharp contrast to the closely guarded, inaccessible source code […]
Liverpool have opened talks with Feyenoord in an attempt to negotiate a deal for the Dutch club's coach, Arne Slot, to become Jürgen Klopp's successor as manager at Anfield, sources told ESPN.
If you are searching for a new video editor you might be interested in learning more about Kdenlive 24 a free and open source video editor. The latest iteration of the acclaimed free and open-source software launched on March 11, 2024, and brought with it a host of improvements for both amateur and expert video […]
The company reported fiscal-third quarter net income of $21.9 billion, or $2.94 a share, up from $18.3 billion, or $2.45 a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Analysts were modeling $2.82 a share. Revenue rose to $61.9 billion from $52.9 billion and ahead of the FactSet consensus, which was for $60
Apple today released several open source large language models (LLMs) that are designed to run on-device rather than through cloud servers. Called OpenELM (Open-source Efficient Language Models), the LLMs are available on the Hugging Face Hub, a community for sharing AI code. As outlined in a white paper [PDF], there are eight total OpenELM models, four of which were pre-trained using the CoreNet library, and four instruction tuned models. Apple uses a layer-wise scaling strategy that is...
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The development team at Snowflake has introduced a new large language model named Arctic, specifically designed for enterprise applications. This artificial intelligent (AI) model is distinguished by its focus on business-to-business (B2B) usage rather than consumer applications, addressing the high costs and resource demands associated with developing custom large language models (LMS) for enterprise use. […]