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The Open Source Initiative (OSI) introduces its “Open Source AI Definition” to address questions & conflicts surrounding what qualifies as Open Source AI, emphasizing transparency, accessibility & collaborative innovation.Read More +
AROUND THE WORLD
New AI foundation model offers insights beyond forecasting for scientists, developers & businesses to better understand and analyze weather and climate data.Read More +
The White House issues the United States’ 1st National Security Memorandum (NSM) on AI.Read More +
Survey shows 83% of adults in the United Kingdom are aware of generative AI tools & 45% of those familiar with them want companies to be transparent about the environmental costs associated with the technologies.Read More +
Open Source continues gaining momentum in Germany with the country’s Sovereign Tech Fund investing nearly $25 million dollars (USD) into 60 Open Source technologies. Read More +
Open Source continues fueling scientific innovation. NASA awarded $15.6 million in grants funding 15 projects this year that will support Open Source tool maintenance.Read More +
Celebrating Leadership: CEO Keith Bergelt Named One of “The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2024”
Join us in congratulating our CEO, Keith Bergelt, for his continued recognition as a thought leader for the Open Source Movement and for his ranking as one of “The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2024” by IAM! Read More +
OIN NEW MEMBERS
Lyft— formerly known as Zimride, Inc. until its name change in May 2013 — operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States & Canada, connecting over 2 million drivers with over 40 million riders and providing consumer rentals in over 700 locations across 43 states.
Renesas Electronics— Formerly NEC Electronics, Renesas Electronics was formed in 2010 by the semiconductor divisions at Hitachi & Mitsubishi, excluding their Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) unit. Renesas is a leading supplier for Industry 4.0 serving global customers in industrial automation, motor control, automotive, infrastructure & IoT.Read the Back Story +
TPV Technology Limited (TPV) is the world’s largest manufacturer of computer monitors. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company produces & distributes a full range of CRT & TFT LCD monitors, as well as LCD TVs, under such brands as AOC, Envision & OIN funding member Philips.Read the Back Story +
MEMBER NEWS
OIN Community Member Google introduces SynthID — a new Open Source AI-generated text watermarking tool to help confirm AI-generated accuracy.Read More +
Global leaders — including OIN members Google & Meta— discuss the future of AI at The Open Source AI Summit Abu Dhabi, hosted by the Technology Innovative Institute (TII).Read More +
IBM releases its 3rd generation of Granite AI models under an Apache 3 Open Source license.Read More +
Open Source continues evolving in India as Meta helps expand Open Source AI solutions more accessible to businesses.Read More +
The world’s largest Open Source company, Red Hat — acquired by OIN funding member IBM in 2019 — has transformed North Carolina’s tech industry into a thriving tech hub.
Biju K Nair, OIN's licensing lead in India, will share valuable perspectives about the intersection of IP, innovation & collaborative technologies at the 17th Annual Edition of GIPC, January 11-12, in Mumbai, India. Registration is open!
Everything Openticket sales are live for January 20-22, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia.
OIN is proud to sponsor the11th EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025— the largest Open Source conference in Europe. Open Forum Europe (OFE) hosts the annual event to take place in Brussels, Belgium, January 31,2025. Our CEO, Keith Bergelt, will weigh in on a panel discussion about how Open Source can fuel innovation to help Europe overcome challenges with global competitiveness addressed in the Letta & Draghi reports.
FOSDEMis a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas & collaborate. This event will be held in Belgium, Brussels February 1-2, 2025.
FOSS Backstage’s7thedition takes place online and in-person in Berlin March 10-11, 2025.
All Things Open – AIis a new conference for practitioners focused on technologies processes & people. It will take place March 17-18, 2025, in Durham, NC.
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