IBM AI SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images IBM Research recently announced it’s open sourcing its Granite code foundation models. IBM’s aim is to democratize access to advanced AI tools, potentially transforming how code is written, maintained, and evolved across industries. What are IBM’s Granite Code Models? Granite emerged from IBM’s ambitious vision to simplify the …
In June 2007, Apple unveiled the first iPhone. But the company made a strategic decision about iPhone software: its new App Store would be a walled garden. An iPhone user wouldn’t be able to install applications that Apple itself hadn’t vetted, at least not without breaking Apple’s terms of service. That business decision, however, left …
In March, a software bug threatened to derail large swaths of the web. XZ utils, an open-source compression tool embedded in myriad software products and operating systems, was found to have been implanted with a backdoor. The backdoor—a surreptitious entry point into the software—would have allowed a person with the requisite code to hijack the …
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Image Credits: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto / Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI released its Grok large language model as “open source” over the weekend. The billionaire clearly hopes to set his company at odds with rival OpenAI, which despite its name is not particularly open. But does releasing the code for something like Grok actually contribute to …
So says Peter Zatsiev, co-founder of managed database firm Percona and investor in several open source projects. This point of view often has moral overtones, saying open source is transparent and therefore “good”, whereas proprietary software is closed and therefore “bad”, or at least suspect. But this picture is simplistic and increasingly outmoded. First, software …
Open Source Project Creation Guide: Getting Started in 2024 for Novices Open source software development has become a cornerstone of the technology industry, empowering individuals and organizations to collaborate, innovate, and create impactful solutions. With the proliferation of platforms, tools, and communities, getting started with open source projects has never been more accessible. In this …
The Boondock Echo is an open-source, internet-backed recording and playback device for two-way devices. It can denoise, transcribe, translate, and send emails on hearing keywords/call signs. It is a low-cost solution for timeshift radio communication that enables users to monitor frequencies and record audio from a connected radio. Captured messages are uploaded to a server …
Samsung successfully verifies CXL memory interoperability in user environment for the first time in the industry with Red Hats latest OS The advancement will allow data center and enterprise customers to utilize CXL memory for high-performance computing without major hardware adjustments WEBWIRE – Wednesday, December 27, 2023 Samsung Electronics, a world leader in …