Supabase, the open source backend platform for developers supporting Postgres databases, has skyrocketed to a $2 billion valuation after securing a massive $200 million Series D funding round led by Accel, with participation from top investors like Coatue, Y Combinator, and Craft Ventures.
Plandex, an open source AI coding agent, revolutionizes large-scale development by handling massive context, integrating multiple AI models, and offering advanced features like cumulative diff review, automated debugging, project-aware chat mode, and version control for AI-generated code changes.
Hugging Face, an AI company known for its open-source language models, has acquired Pollen Robotics, a French startup developing affordable humanoid robots, with plans to sell Pollen's Reachy 2 robot and enable developers to enhance its capabilities, bringing advanced robotics into homes.
Meta's open-source Maverick AI trails rivals like GPT-4 and Claude on chat benchmarks, but the company hopes developers will customize the model for diverse applications, leveraging its conversational capabilities.
An innovative ESP32 project showcases a focus timer with a sleek ePaper display, intuitive rotary dial input, and customizable presets, combining functionality and style through open-source C++ code on the Arduino framework.
NVIDIA unveiled groundbreaking innovations in robotics, including the Isaac GR00T N1 open humanoid robot foundation model, collaborations with Google DeepMind and Disney Research on Newton physics engine, and open-source frameworks and datasets to accelerate robot development and training.
Meta's open-source AI model Llama has achieved a remarkable milestone of 1 billion downloads, fueling innovation across diverse industries as companies like Spotify and developers leverage its capabilities for cutting-edge applications, underscoring Meta's commitment to democratizing AI technology.
While marketed as 'open,' many AI model licenses impose concerning restrictions on commercial use, sparking fears that providers could assert onerous clauses or revoke access, hindering widespread adoption and highlighting the need for truly open models without legal ambiguity.