I replaced Windows 11’s default apps with these open-source tools

Discover five lesser-known open-source apps that significantly improve the clipboard, files, apps, sharing, and media ...
Hackaday

Open Source Hardware, How Open Do You Want It To Be?

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 ...

I replaced Google's core apps with open source alternatives, and I'm never going back

Fossify offers a cleaner experience than Google ...
Forbes

Misconceptions About Open-Source Solutions Clarified By Tech Experts

Open-source solutions power modern enterprises, underlying everything from website builds to ready-made and custom applications. Small and large companies alike leverage open-source office suites, and ...
SlashGear

What Does 'Open Source' Actually Mean, And How Did It Start?

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and share as they please. It started with software development, with code that ...
Nature

Open-source AI tool beats giant LLMs in literature reviews — and gets citations right

Researchers have published the recipe for an artificial-intelligence model that reviews the scientific literature better than ...
Security Boulevard

OpenClaw Open Source AI Agent Application Attack Surface and Security Risk System Analysis

Background In early 2026, OpenClaw (formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot), an open-source autonomous AI agent project, quickly attracted global attention. As an automated intelligent application ...

GitHub introduces measures against AI slop – without clearly naming the problem

Many open-source projects have a problem: they are drowning in code changes created with the help of AI. GitHub is now taking action.
The Hill

Open-source AI is definitely happening — the only question is how

If a powerful technology poses significant risks to business and society, should it ever be freely available? Many argue that AI falls into this category. Some even warn of existential threats. Since ...
ZDNet

I found an open-source NotebookLM alternative that's powerful, private - and free

Open Notebook is an open-source take on NotebookLM. Open Notebook can be installed and used for free. You do have to understand Linux and containers to deploy it. NotebookLM has become an incredibly ...
CNBC

China's open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence

The open-source shift has been spearheaded by AI startup DeepSeek, whose R1 model released earlier this year challenged American tech dominance. Chinese AI companies from big players such as Baidu to ...
InfoWorld

The open source problem

Software freedom. User freedom. Why do we have to choose? Licensing hasn’t kept pace with the reality of software in the cloud and AI. Folks, we have an open source problem. And, no, it’s not the ...