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3 more criminally underrated free, open source (FOSS) apps to try this weekend (July 3–5)

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Proprietary vs open-weight AI: Inside the battle shaping the future of AI

Proprietary and open-weight AI represent two competing approaches to building and commercialising artificial intelligence.
Tech.eu

Pytorch: the software layer underpinning Europe's AI ambitions

As Europe pursues AI sovereignty, the PyTorch Foundation believes the continent's greatest strength lies not just in building ...
Tech Xplore

Open-source workflow tool showcases flexibility across energy system applications

The Horizon Europe project Mopo has published a new technical publication dedicated to Spine Toolbox, the open-source ...
IEEE

Developing a Free and Open-Source Semi-Automated Building Exterior Crack Inspection Software for Construction and Facility Managers

Abstract: Inspection of cracks is an important process for properly monitoring and maintaining a building. However, manual crack inspection is time-consuming, inconsistent, and dangerous (e.g., in ...
The Manila Times

The Eclipse Foundation and the ORC Working Group launch ORC Learning Hub to help open source developers, maintainers, and software teams prepare for the Cyber Resilience Act

Free, open source-focused training helps developers, maintainers, project stewards, product teams, OSPOs, and compliance professionals understand and act on CRA requirements ahead of the September 202 ...

Meituan open sources LongCat-2.0, the 1.6T, near-frontier agentic coding model that's been leading OpenRouter — trained entirely on Chinese chips

By registering the LongCat-2.0 repository under the open-source MIT License, Meituan positions the architecture with maximum ...