Open Source Pulse: Key Stories and Trends This week’s open source news spans streaming, AI, design tools, and government adoption. Netflix is tackling cloud cost visibility at massive scale, Alibaba’s Qwen is moving AI into vehicles, and a new Substance 3D Painter alternative shows creative tools are ripe for disruption. Meanwhile, Swiss government interest signals … Read more
Social Coworking & Office Hours Getting to Know SORTEE: Join a social coworking session to learn about the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolution (SORTEE). Vale and Text Linting: Another coworking session focuses on using Vale for text linting and improving writing workflows. Security & Infrastructure OpenSSL Bug: A critical vulnerability (11 … Read more
AI Agents Are Going Independent: The Rise of Agentic Commerce Ramesh Raskar’s keynote at ODSC on NANDA for Agentic Commerce paints a future where AI agents operate autonomously across the open internet—discovering, negotiating, and making decisions. This isn’t just about smarter chatbots; it’s about infrastructure for a decentralized agent economy. For open source enthusiasts, this … Read more
Debugging & Community Events Social Coworking and Office Hours will focus on debugging in R, offering collaborative help for R users. Rencontres R 2026 is scheduled for Nantes, France, bringing the R community together. Africa Wiki Women’s On-Wiki Skills Mentorship Program celebrates growth, impact, and digital inclusion. Open Source & AI Policy The Open Source … Read more
