opensource
How to run FreeDOS, an open-source version of DOS, on any PC
I remember using MS-DOS 6.22 on my first PC, a 486 DX 33 with a “massive” 4MB of RAM. It was quite the culture shock, upgrading from a Commodore Amiga 500, and its Workbench graphical operating system, to the text based MS-DOS. I quickly learnt how MS-DOS worked, and because I wanted sound when playing…
2025’s Top OSINT Tools: A Fresh Take on Open-Source Intel
Check out the top OSINT tools of 2025, an updated list featuring the best free and paid open-source intelligence tools for cybersecurity and investigations. At HackRead.com, we have a long-standing tradition of publishing comprehensive lists of the best OSINT tools to help cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts stay ahead in the game. Every year, we research…
Open-Source AI Strikes Back With Meta’s Llama 4
In the past few years, the AI world has shifted from a culture of open collaboration to one dominated by closely guarded proprietary systems. OpenAI – a company literally founded with “open” in its name – pivoted to keeping its most powerful models secret after 2019. Competitors like Anthropic and Google similarly built cutting-edge AI…
AI lie detector: How HallOumi’s open-source approach to hallucination could unlock enterprise AI adoption
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In the race to deploy enterprise AI, one obstacle consistently blocks the path: hallucinations. These fabricated responses from AI systems have caused everything from legal sanctions for attorneys to companies being forced to honor fictitious policies. …
The open-source AI debate: Why selective transparency poses a serious risk
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As tech giants declare their AI releases open — and even put the word in their names — the once insider term “open source” has burst into the modern zeitgeist. During this precarious time in which…
Open-source revolution: How DeepSeek-R1 challenges OpenAI’s o1 with superior processing, cost efficiency
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI industry is witnessing a seismic shift with the introduction of DeepSeek-R1, a cutting-edge open-source reasoning model developed by the eponymous Chinese startup DeepSeek. Released on January 20, this model is challenging OpenAI’s o1 —…
Navigating The Challenges Of Modern Open-Source Authoring: Lessons Learned — Smashing Magazine
Alvaro Saburido delves into the current state and challenges of Open-Source authoring, sharing lessons learned from both community- and company-driven initiatives. Open source is the backbone of modern software development. As someone deeply involved in both community-driven and company-driven open source, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing its diverse approaches firsthand. This article dives into…
Fine-Tuning an Open-Source LLM with Axolotl Using Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) — SitePoint
LLMs have unlocked countless new opportunities for AI applications. If you’ve ever wanted to fine-tune your own model, this guide will show you how to do it easily and without writing any code. Using tools like Axolotl and DPO, we’ll walk through the process step by step. What Is an LLM? A Large Language Model…
DeepSeek-V3, ultra-large open-source AI, outperforms Llama and Qwen on launch
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, known for challenging leading AI vendors with its innovative open-source technologies, today released a new ultra-large model: DeepSeek-V3. Available via Hugging Face under the company’s license agreement, the new model comes with…
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