German state Schleswig-Holstein has announced its plans to move away from properitory software including Microsoft’s Windows, Office, and others. Generally, government organizations move to open source software to avoid huge licensing fees. But in this case, the state is concerned about data security. “As a country, we have a great responsibility towards our citizens and […]
Microsoft has announced that the company is now the official owner of the popular Script Lab Office developer add-in and will no longer be an open-source software project going forward.
Open source is at a crossroads. For the past few years, venture capital has directly or indirectly paid for many of the contributors and much of the infrastructure it needed to keep going. That was until the past 24 months or so, when funding started to slow down, leading to less internal development or funding resources going toward open source. Companies suddenly had to justify themselves, have a real business model, cut costs, and fundamentally start to return something to investors. On the...
The views expressed in this video are those of the speakers, and do not represent any endorsement or sponsorship. Is the open-source approach, which has democratized access to software, ensured transparency, and improved security for decades, now poised to have a similar impact on AI? We dissect the balance between collaboration and control, legal ramifications,
Tech giant Microsoft is opening a new AI hub in London to work on tools for foundation models and to advance “state-of-the-art” language models. The hub will be based at Microsoft’s Paddington office and see the US firm embark on a round of hiring for AI talent over the coming months. It will be led […]
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 Linux operating system, renowned for its robust security as a pillar of open-source software, has recently faced scrutiny due to a backdoor discovered in its Secure Shell (SSH) service. This revelation has raised concerns about the inherent safety of open-source systems and has sparked a debate on the implications for future security measures. As […]
This article will guide you through downloading and using Ollama, a powerful tool for interacting with open-source large language models (LLMs) on your local machine. Unlike closed-source models like ChatGPT, Ollama offers transparency and customization, making it a valuable resource for developers and enthusiasts. We'll explore how to download
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Microsoft is ramping up its AI efforts with a new London research and development office. The company's AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, promises to attract "exceptional individuals" with upcoming job postings. Regrettably, the top executive did not reveal how many jobs will be created.This London hub announcement follows Microsoft's recent formation of Microsoft AI, a dedicated organisation focusing on consumer AI advancement, including products like Copilot. The hub will focus on developing...
An operation to undermine the software utility XZ Utils has exposed the fragile human foundations on which the modern internet is built.
If you are searching for an artificial intelligent (AI) autonomous software engineer Devin alternative that is powerful enough to compete with the recently announced autonomous AI coding platform. You might be interested in learning more about SWE-Agent, a new open-source project designed to perform similarly to Devin, the AI software engineer developed by Cognition Lab […]