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A 90-minute podcast from nothing but text — Microsoft’s AI just changed the game
By Richard Devine last updated
AI Microsoft’s latest AI project is a game-changer for creators

We gave AI a kid’s exam. It tried its best.
By Richard Devine published
AI OpenAI has finally released some AI models folks can use at home on their local machines, so I decided to see if it was better at a test designed for children than my own kid.

Is OpenAI's new open-source model smarter than a 10-year-old?
By Richard Devine published
AI OpenAI has finally released some AI models folks can use at home on their local machines, so I decided to see if it was better at a test designed for children than my own kid.

Cooler Master plans an open-source MasterPlus+ update to support third-party APIs
By Ben Wilson published
Open-source Cooler Master plans to update its MasterPlus+ software suite with open-source API integration, offering diagnostics and control for third-party components.

Microsoft VP explains why company fights patent trolls and defends open-source ecosystem
By Robert Carnevale published
Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), also known as "patent trolls," are a problem for open-source software providers. Microsoft's getting involved in stopping said trolls.

Microsoft upsets .NET open-source developers with Hot Reload news, then backtracks
By Robert Carnevale published
Microsoft's latest actions with regards to Hot Reload availability have caused a stir with open-source developers. Such a stir, in fact, that Microsoft has reversed course on its controversial plans.

The Apple vs. Epic saga put me on the path to open source
By Richard Devine published
The Epic Games vs. Apple war highlights how you can't really rely on any of the big tech firms. And it prompted me to go looking once more at open-source software.

Microsoft opens up its wallet for open source software Blender
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft recently became a Corporate Gold member of the Blender Foundation's Development Fund. The membership helps fun the open-source creative suite.
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