The AI paradox: can AI and open source development co-exist?

On the surface, the philosophies of open source development and current AI development appear completely opposed. Open source ...

The Open Source Initiative's executive director departs - what it means for the OSAID debate

Will the OSI continue with its current AI definition path? This issue continues to be debated in both AI and open-source circles.

UAE Releases An Open, Small AI Model That Punches Above Its Weight

UAE’s MBZUAI and G24 released K2 Think, an open-source reasoning model with only 32 billion parameters that in trials rivals ...
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Alibaba's New Open-Source AI Agent to Rival OpenAI’s Deep Research Tool

Alibaba joined the Open-Source AI agent race with the launch of Tongyi DeepResearch Agent. On September 18, 2025, the Chinese ...
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VLC is the best open-source media player once you know these 8 tricks

Most people use VLC as just a media player, but it can also serve as a surprisingly handy video editor. Its trim feature lets you cut unnecessary parts with precision, while the crop tool helps remove ...

K2 Think arrives from UAE as 'world’s fastest open-source AI model'

On benchmark evaluations, K2 Think leads all other open-source models in competitive math performance. It scored 90.8 on AIME 2024, 81.2 on AIME 2025, and 73.8 on HMMT 2025, according to benchmarks ...

AI sidekick for scientists: Ai2 aims to spark big discoveries with Asta open-source agent platform

The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) unveiled Asta, an open-source platform for deploying and building scientific AI agents.
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10 open-source apps I recommend every Windows user download - for free

If Windows is your OS of choice, consider these open-source apps. There are tons of open-source apps for just about any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows. I've been using ...