In our wider community we are all familiar with the idea of open source software. Many of us run it as our everyday tools, a lot of us release our work under an open source licence, and we have a ...

What if the tools shaping tomorrow’s technology were free, open, and built by communities rather than corporations? Open source projects are doing just that—redefining how we solve problems, innovate, ...

The Humane Ai Pin is a wearable, internet-connected AI device designed to offer a phone-free way to interact with an AI assistant from anywhere. But when it launched in 2024 it was widely panned as an ...

What could happen when you open-source a hardware project? No, seriously. I hold a fair few radical opinions – one is that projects should be open-source to the highest extent possible. I’ve seen this ...

The Steam Deck was a revolution in mobile gaming for PC, but it was also one for a reason most people weren't aware of: bringing Linux to the masses. The Steam Deck runs SteamOS, its own custom ...

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.

Once the domain of idealistic developers and technology companies, open-source software is now deeply embedded in Wall Street’s core infrastructure. Even global banking institutions—a sector ...

Bitaxe’s founder, who goes by the nym Skot, has taken his hobby of tinkering with electronics and not only transformed it into a full-time gig but has catalyzed thousands to follow his lead.

It’s simple enough these days to put together an incredibly compact desktop computer that you can use for productivity, entertainment, or even network-attached storage system. But what if you want a ...

Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist, has some ideas on open-source regulation. LeCun thinks open-source AI should be an international resource. Countries must ensure they are not "impeding open ...