Brave1 and the open source future of war

From writing apps to coding autonomous drone swarms, software engineers are becoming defense innovators through a new open source military ecosystem. [...]

Nimble claims its new, domain-specialized Web Search Agents cut token costs in half while boosting retrieval accuracy

Nimble, a New York City-based tech startup VentureBeat previously covered for its efforts to re-invent web search for enterprises by using multiple AI agents to improve accuracy and depth, is taking a [...]

Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open vs. closed source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot logs from showing up in search engine results. [...]

I replaced Ford BlueCruise with an open-source driver-assistance system — after 1,000 miles, I'm not going back

After nearly 1,000 miles with Comma 4 in a Ford F-150 Lightning, I found an open-source driver-assistance system that made me skip Ford's $500-a-year BlueCruise subscription. [...]

The ‘death zone’: how free Chinese models are hollowing out US AI

China’s open-source AI push has created what Bloomberg calls a ‘death zone’ for rival American model makers. The phrase captures a squeeze on the middle of the market, where US companies are too [...]

How open-source malware is re-targeting UK supply chains

Open-source malware has changed shape. What once focused on noisy cryptomining has moved toward something far more valuable: access. [...]

Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer

Meta has released a new slimmed down 'open source' AI model that's light enough to run on a single computer. [...]

Enterprises lost Claude Fable 5 for a few weeks. New data shows two-thirds had already built their hedge

Two-thirds of enterprises have hedged their AI model strategy, and the past few weeks of controversy around Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model showed why that posture has gone mainstream. On June 12, [...]

Anker's new AeroFit 2 earbuds can switch between open-ear and ANC form factors

Open-ear wireless earbuds are great for running, when keeping some awareness of the world around you is necessary, but not so good when you want premium audio features that require a good seal, like a [...]