Automattic Offers Surprise Severance, Restricts Access for Departing Employees
Through a Slack message, Mullenweg presented a nine-month severance package to any employee willing to resign immediately
Open Source
Fediverse Gets TikTok Rival Loops, Open-Source Video Sharing App
Loops, a decentralized, open-source video sharing app, joins the fediverse, promising user data privacy and ownership, with ActivityPub integration and no ads.
Open Source AI Definition Released
Open Source Initiative releases official definition of open source AI, setting standards for transparency and usage rights.
Open Source Chaos: Geopolitics, Chip Wars, and AI Complexity
Global politics, chip wars, and AI complexity expose open source's messy reality, testing its resilience and definitions.
Stacklok Donates Minder to OpenSSF, Boosting Supply Chain Security
Stacklok donates Minder, a key project, to OpenSSF, enabling developers to set up proactive checks and policies to minimize supply chain risks.
Open Source AI Definition Released to Foster Collaboration
OSI unveils Open Source AI Definition to promote transparency and collaboration in AI development, ensuring freedom to use, study, modify, and share AI systems.
Open-Source AI Showdown: Meta's Llama Falls Short of OSI Standards
OSI defines open-source AI, challenging Meta's Llama model, sparking debate on transparency and IP protection in AI development