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Meta makes its MobileLLM open for researchers, posting full weights

Meta AI has released MobileLLM, a set of language models optimized for mobile devices.
The release includes model checkpoints and code accessible on Hugging Face.
MobileLLM is currently available only for non-commercial use.
The models aim to address challenges of deploying AI on resource-constrained devices.

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Microsoft’s agentic AI tool OmniParser rockets up the open source charts

Microsoft's OmniParser, an open-source generative AI model, has become the number one trending model on AI code repository Hugging Face.
OmniParser allows large language models (LLMs) to better understand and interact with graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
It parses screenshots into structured data, enabling LLMs to navigate and operate seamlessly across varied GUIs.
OmniParser's open-source approach and compatibility with various vision models contribute to its popularity and rapid evolution.

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AccessLog Middleware for Iris

To use the accesslog middleware, you need to import it in your Iris application.
Here is a basic example of how to use the accesslog middleware in an Iris application.
You can set the output destination for the logs using the File or New functions.
The accesslog middleware for Iris is a powerful tool for logging HTTP requests and responses.

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Diving Deeper into Projen: Exploring Advanced Features

Projen is a powerful project generator that simplifies the management of complex software configurations.
Projen enhances polyglot programming within Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Development Kit (CDK) constructs and has built-in support for common development tools and practices.
Projen leverages the power of the JSII library, enabling developers to write constructs once and generate equivalent constructs across multiple programming languages.
Projen automates the distribution of constructs to various package managers. This process can be integrated into a GitHub workflow, such as a build job, which triggers the publication of the library to the designated package managers.
Projen offers support for linting and Jest testing out of box, providing developers with a comprehensive suite of tools for writing and executing unit tests, facilitating comprehensive test coverage for their codebase.
Projen is equipped with an automated build process that triggers upon the submission of a pull request and orchestrate the process through GitHub Actions.
Projen uses Conventional Commits to automatically generate semantic versioning of the releases.
One of the out-of-the-box features of Projen for AWS CDK constructs is the creation of API documentation for your constructs. This feature ensures that documentation is kept up-to-date with the codebase, automating a task that is often tedious and time-consuming.
Projen's commitment to developer empowerment encourages developers to adhere to best practices without the overhead of manual enforcement.
Projen elevates the development workflow to a level where efficiency and scalability are the norms, not the exception.

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Open-Source LLMs in Financial Services

Open-source LLMs provide a flexible and secure foundation for building AI-powered solutions for financial services.
Financial institutions can embrace innovation while maintaining control over their data and algorithms.
Data protection through strict adherence to data privacy laws and regulations is critical when deploying open-source LLMs.
Bias and fairness, explainability, scalability, data privacy are the primary concerns with open-source LLMs.
Transparency and accountability are critical for mitigating biases in open-source LLMs.
Performance optimisation and support, continuous monitoring and maintenance, regulatory compliance, and integration into business processes add to the investment costs.
Preventing the misuse of open-source LLMs is critical and requires robust input validation, exposure with adversarial examples during training, and controlled access.
Enterprises need to engage in scalability conversations and figure out where they stand before adopting open-source LLMs.
Customisation is a significant advantage with open-source LLMs and allows for tailoring solutions to meet specific financial regulations and requirements.
Robust encryption protocols, data anonymisation, and comprehensive data governance policies are essential for protecting sensitive information.

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Not Another “Things To Do” After Installing Fedora Workstation

The NATTD Tool simplifies and automates the post-installation process for individual Fedora Workstation users without requiring complicated pipelines and workflows.
The Fedora Workstation NATTD is a web-based application that allows you to customize and generate a shell script tailored to your needs.
By using this tool, you can save hours of manual configuration and ensure that you have a consistent setup across all your Fedora installations.
The tool covers everything from system configuration and essential applications to additional software and system customization.
The NATTD tool also includes bonus scripts for further customization.
The tool provides clear instructions on how to execute the generated script and download it using the “Download Your Script'' button that appears.
The NATTD Tool can be useful for system administrators managing multiple machines or for users who frequently perform fresh installations.
The article also includes several tips and recommendations for customizing your Fedora Workstation environment, such as setting preferred language and formats.
The article provides instructions on how to customize and enhance the Gnome File Manager and the Desktop Environment.
The article also recommends several Gnome extensions that can be installed directly through the Extension Manager.

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Pubky Arcade: Fun turn-based games implementing Pubky protocol for data CRUD

Pubky Arcade is a collection of fun turn-based games that implement the Pubky protocol for data CRUD.
The games in Pubky Arcade are built entirely peer-to-peer, without the need for a central server or authority.
Pubky Arcade includes a reimagined version of Tic Tac Toe and a decentralized adaptation of Battleships.
The decentralized approach in Pubky Arcade extends to scorekeeping, with plans for a decentralized leaderboard in the future.

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These 12 Open Source Projects Will Leave You Amazed

Open-source projects provide community-driven solutions for optimizing app performance, boosting security, and exploring new data techniques. This article outlines 12 projects, selected for their unique features and practical application value, aimed at tackling frequently faced challenges and increasing productivity. The article describes each project and its key features and benefits. The projects include Permit.io, a secure access control system; Screenshot to Code, a tool that helps developers save time by turning design screenshots into front-end code; and Sourcebot, a rapid code indexing and search platform that enables effortless searching through millions of lines of code.
Mockoon is an open-source tool that creates and tests mock APIs for simulating API responses. Plane is a product management platform that organizes projects and tasks to help teams track and manage work efficiently. Activepieces is a low-code automation platform that connects applications, enabling users to build and deploy automated workflows without coding. Devpod is a client-only tool for easily creating reproducible developer environments for local and remote collaboration.
SurrealDB is an end-to-end cloud-native database that offers real-time collaboration functionalities and supports SQL querying from GraphQL and WebSocket connections, among others. WunderGraph provides a backend-for-frontend (BFF) that optimizes GraphQL workflows through API composition. Keep is an open-source tool providing centralized alert management and bidirectional integrations. Akto is a cybersecurity tool designed to enhance API security by identifying vulnerabilities and securing endpoints in API environments. Finally, Podman Desktop is an alternative to Docker with Kubernetes support for managing containerized applications.
Each project has its GitHub repository, with over 1K stars on most, making them well-documented and extendable with custom connectors and features. The tools discussed also have supportive websites that provide useful documentation and tutorials for getting started. The article also invites readers to join the author's newsletter for more resources, including productivity tips and career growth advice.

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Stacklok donates its Minder supply chain security project to the OpenSSF

Stacklok has donated its Minder project to the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), helping development teams set up a system of proactive checks and policies to minimize supply chain risks.
Minder ensures that all packages built by developers using the project are cryptographically signed to enforce best practices.
The extensible nature of Minder will allow it to become a platform for other OpenSSF project integration.
It has the potential to integrate a variety of security tools and make them easier to adopt.
Stacklok founder, Craig McLuckie hopes that Minder will form a community anchor and become a common integration framework.
Minder is a system that can apply controls across the entire application lifecycle, starting at the IDE and with the developer’s local package manager, all the way to the production environment.
While software supply chain wasn’t always top of mind for developers, recent attacks have brought it to the forefront.
Google is supporting Minder and helping Stacklok drive integrations with services like the open source vulnerability database.
For Stacklok, the more successful Minder is as an open-source project, the more likely enterprises are to come to Stacklok for support, or to subscribe to its hosted service.
Stacklok wants Minder to be a community-centric platform that is community-owned even as the organization plans to commercialize it.

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OSI officially releases its definition for Open Source AI

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its open source AI definition version 1.0.
The definition covers code, model, and data information, with a focus on transparency in AI systems.
The debate over data information was controversial, with different opinions on making data completely open.
OSI requires organizations to provide detailed information about the data used to train AI systems.

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We finally have an ‘official’ definition for open source AI

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released version 1.0 of its Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) after several years in the making.
The OSAID aims to provide a universal standard by which anyone can determine whether an AI is open source, which could help prevent potential confusion that could arise from the misuse of the term.
To be considered open source per the OSAID definition, an AI model must provide enough detailed information for an interested party to recreate it and disclose details about its training data.
AI model developers can go ahead and use any open source model for any purpose without requesting anyone's permission.
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) doesn't have enforcement mechanisms, but it intends to flag models described as “open source” but which fall short of the definition.
A study last August found that many “open source” models are open source in name only and don't democratize AI but tend to expand centralized power.
Commenting on the definition, Luca Antiga, CTO of Lightning AI, said that it doesn't go far enough, for example, concerning proprietary training data licensure.
OSI established a committee that will be responsible for monitoring how the OSAID is applied, proposing amendments for future versions.
The OSI servers are funded by companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce.
Meta's reluctance to reveal training data may be due to fears of a legal backlash and that companies cite proprietary data set building and tweaking as a competitive advantage.

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Filigran secures $35M for its cybersecurity threat management suite

Filigran, a Paris-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $35 million in a Series B round.
The company's main product is OpenCTI, an open-source threat intelligence platform used by organizations such as the European Commission, FBI, and New York City Cyber Command.
Filigran is expanding its product offerings with the development of a full-fledged cybersecurity suite, called the eXtended Threat Management (XTM) suite.
The startup is also planning to launch XTM Hub, a collaborative platform for the cybersecurity community, by the end of the year.

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Loops: The Fediverse’s Answer to TikTok Begins Beta Signups

Loops is a new short-form video app that aims to replicate TikTok's format within the fediverse.
Loops will be integrated with ActivityPub, allowing users to interact with other platforms in the fediverse.
The platform will prioritize community engagement and privacy over advertising and data mining.
Loops will implement a trust score system for content moderation and rely on community funding.

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Meta releases an ‘open’ version of Google’s podcast generator

Meta has released an 'open' implementation of the viral generate-a-podcast feature in Google's NotebookLM.
Called NotebookLlama, the project uses Meta's own Llama models for processing.
NotebookLlama can generate podcast-style digests from uploaded text files, though the quality of the generated voices is not as natural as NotebookLM.
AI-generated podcasts are likely to contain some made-up content due to the limitations of the text-to-speech model.

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Security Research on Private Cloud Compute

Apple is providing third-party auditors and security researchers early access to their Private Cloud Compute (PCC) resources.
Apple is expanding its Security Bounty program to include PCC and offering significant rewards for reporting security or privacy issues.
Apple has published the Private Cloud Compute Security Guide, detailing the architecture and security features of PCC.
Certain key components of PCC's source code are made available for deeper analysis under a limited-use license agreement.

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