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Capsule gets $1.5M to build ‘super simple’ decentralized social media

TechCrunch

Capsule founder Nadim Kobeissi, a cryptography researcher who previously authored the open-source E2E-encrypted desktop chat app Cryptocat, says they’re on track to put out an MVP this month — once they’ve made a few tweaks to the infrastructure. “The prototype is ready,” he tells TechCrunch.

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Meta creates ‘Business AI’ group led by ex-Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih

CIO

From the start, Meta has made the Llama models available to other enterprises under a license it describes as “open source,” but the creation of the new business group makes clear that Meta’s interest is commercial, not philanthropic.

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Together raises $20M to build open source generative AI models

TechCrunch

“ Together team is committed to creating a vibrant open ecosystem that allows anyone from individuals to enterprises to participate.” Prakash previously founded social media search platform Topsy, which was acquired in 2013 by Apple, where he later became a senior director. Google Cloud, AWS, Azure).

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Mastodon founder touts Threads’ federation, saying it makes his X rival ‘a far more attractive option’

TechCrunch

Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko lauds Threads’ entry into the decentralized social media space, saying the move will make Mastodon — the open source Twitter/X rival — “a far more attractive option.”

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Open source software: Ways for CISOs to quell the fear

CIO

For many stakeholders, there is plenty to love about open source software. Developers tend to enjoy the ability to speed application development by borrowing open source code. CFOs like the fact that open source is often free or low in cost. The age-old question: How secure is open source software?

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Daily Crunch: PSG, Battery Ventures invest $100M in open source password manager Bitwarden 

TechCrunch

The EU — those guys who ensured we ended up with cookie banners on every damn website you’ve ever visited — are back at it with a new initiative that could have some major-league unintended consequences on open source software, Kyle reports. Don’t click on that : The Los Angeles School District, the second-largest in the U.S.,

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8 open source companies from YC Demo Day Winter ’22

TechCrunch

Wicked fast VPNs, data organization tools, auto-generated videos to spice up your company’s Instagram stories … Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 open source founders have some interesting ideas up their sleeves. And since they’re open source, some of these companies will let you join in on the fun of collaboration too.