Open Source Weekly: Funding, AI Race, and Retro Synths

Open Source Weekly: Funding, AI Race, and Retro Synths

Open Source Funding Gets a Major Boost Rune, a popular platform for collaborative play, has announced it is going open source and will share revenue with contributors. This move could set a new standard for how open-source projects sustain themselves financially. By allowing contributors to earn a share of revenue, Rune incentivizes participation and could … Read more

ChatGPT for Word is now available

ChatGPT for Word is now available

Video by OpenAI via YouTube
ChatGPT for Word is now available

Procrastination has met its match. ChatGPT is now in Word.

You can add ChatGPT to Microsoft Word to turn rough notes into first drafts, fix formatting issues, proofread, and get suggested edits—all without leaving your document.

ChatGPT for Word (and Powerpoint + Excel) are available across all plans, including Free, with usage limits.

For Business and Enterprise plans, we’re also offering a two-week free preview of GPT-5.6 Sol in Word, September 17–30, with no impact on usage limits.

https://chatgpt.com/apps/word/

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Can you forecast next week’s weather?

Can you forecast next week's weather?

Video by Hugging Face via YouTube
Can you forecast next week's weather?

Weather forecasting is very important, and people are moving towards using neural network models to do it. We at Hugging Face are interested in the tooling around the research and want to make it better. In this video Emma and Aritra talk about what Hugging Face is doing on this front. They also talk about running an open source weather forecasting model easily.

Blog Post: https://huggingface.co/blog/hugging-science/earthmover-hf

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:00 – What is weather forecasting
01:43 – Physics based models
03:20 – LLMs and Forecasting models
07:26 – Code walk through
12:28 – Earthmovers
16:48 – Devices
19:52 – Evaluation
24:28 – HF tooling
29:47 – Conclusion

Contact Emma: https://x.com/EmmaScharfmann
Contact Aritra: https://x.com/ariG23498

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The secret to building safe AI agents #coding #ai #future

The secret to building safe AI agents #coding #ai #future

Video by FINOS via YouTube
The secret to building safe AI agents #coding #ai #future

Governance as code is the only way to manage agented AI in production.

As AI agents take on more operational responsibility, relying on external policy documents is no longer sufficient. We analyze why governance must be embedded directly into your deployment and monitoring pipelines to ensure reliable system behavior.

Learn how to shift from manual compliance to automated AI governance strategies that scale.

Subscribe for more technical breakdowns on building reliable AI systems.

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2.5 Admins 317: Need Less

2.5 Admins 317: Need Less

Video by The Late Night Linux Family via YouTube
2.5 Admins 317: Need Less

Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes. https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux

Some of the ways you can mitigate the ridiculous hardware prices, and picking the right size network for a small company.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-317/

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From Idea to Email in Seconds with CX Q2 Innovations 🤝

From Idea to Email in Seconds with CX Q2 Innovations 🤝

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From Idea to Email in Seconds with CX Q2 Innovations 🤝

From idea to engaging email content in seconds.

AI Content Composer for SAP Engagement Cloud helps marketers create relevant email content fast. In addition, RCS messaging enables richer, more interactive customer communications.

Check out these and other SAP CX Q2 innovations here:
https://sap.to/6058BGpQkA

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Siri’s Next Move: Inside Apple’s Ambitious AI Overhaul

Siri’s Next Move: Inside Apple’s Ambitious AI Overhaul

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Siri’s Next Move: Inside Apple’s Ambitious AI Overhaul

On Intelligent Machines, Leo, Paris, and Mikah talk to Matthew Cassinelli of Supercomputer.tech to talk about Apple’s moves with Siri.

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Open Source Digest: Euro-Office, GNOME 51, AI Trends

Open Source Weekly: Funding, AI Race, and Retro Synths

New Software Releases Euro-Office Desktop Client: The open-source alternative to Microsoft Office now has a desktop client, enhancing productivity for users seeking freedom from proprietary software. GNOME 51: The latest version of the popular Linux desktop environment brings performance improvements and new features for a smoother user experience. RsyncZilla: A free, open-source alternative to FileZilla … Read more

AI, Open Source, and the Fight for Control

AI, Open Source, and the Fight for Control

This week, a cluster of stories reveals a tug-of-war in tech: AI is racing toward closed, commercial ecosystems, while open source communities are fighting back with local, privacy-first, and community-driven alternatives. The message is clear: if you care about open source, you need to engage with AI now—not just as a user, but as a … Read more

Assess Usage and Value of ChatGPT Work

Assess Usage and Value of ChatGPT Work

Video by OpenAI via YouTube
Assess Usage and Value of ChatGPT Work

See how insights in the ChatGPT Admin Console help you understand AI adoption, usage, and spend across your organization. Explore team use cases, review Codex contributions, and identify where to focus training and expand access. Then use the ChatGPT Admin plugin to turn those analytics into a leadership deck and share it in Slack.

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