<p>Open source makes the technology world go &#8217;round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications. The benefits of open source software are well understood, promising greater control and transparency. However, there&#8217;s a perennial struggle between the open source and proprietary realms, leading [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator&nbsp;Matt Mullenweg said he would be deactivating the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, two of whom he says planned to spearhead a new fork of the open source WordPress project. While community criticism of WordPress&#8217;s governance isn&#8217;t new, the latest brouhaha kicked off back in September when Mullenweg publicly chastised [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator&nbsp;Matt Mullenweg said he would be deactivating the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, two of whom he says planned to spearhead a new fork of the open source WordPress project. While community criticism of WordPress&#8217;s governance isn&#8217;t new, the latest brouhaha kicked off back in September when Mullenweg publicly chastised [&hellip;]</p>

<p>AI companies across the globe raised more than $100 billion in venture capital dollars in 2024, according to Crunchbase data, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2023. It encompasses nearly a third of the total VC dollars invested in 2024. That&#8217;s a lot of money funneling into a lot of AI companies. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>AI companies across the globe raised more than $100 billion in venture capital dollars in 2024, according to Crunchbase data, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2023. It encompasses nearly a third of the total VC dollars invested in 2024. That&#8217;s a lot of money funneling into a lot of AI companies. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The European Commission (EC) has given the green light for Synopsys to acquire Ansys, though the companies must sell off various software products as part of the proposed remedies. Chip design software maker Synopsys revealed last January its plans to acquire Ansys, a simulation software developer that helps engineers model and analyze the physical behavior of products, such [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The European Commission (EC) has given the green light for Synopsys to acquire Ansys, though the companies must sell off various software products as part of the proposed remedies. Chip design software maker Synopsys revealed last January its plans to acquire Ansys, a simulation software developer that helps engineers model and analyze the physical behavior of products, such [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Businesses dependent on the physical supply chain — the network of facilities and transportation systems used to move materials from one location to another — face a number of challenges, from staff shortages to increasing customer expectations. The pressures aren&#8217;t easing up. According to a survey from Prologis, a real estate investment trust, two-thirds of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Businesses dependent on the physical supply chain — the network of facilities and transportation systems used to move materials from one location to another — face a number of challenges, from staff shortages to increasing customer expectations. The pressures aren&#8217;t easing up. According to a survey from Prologis, a real estate investment trust, two-thirds of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Developers Max Brodeur-Urbas and Rahul Behal think that AI has the potential to automate lots of business-relevant tasks, but that many of the AI-powered automation tools on the market today are unreliable and costly. Part of the problem is that users expect too much of AI, Brodeur-Urbas told TechCrunch — for instance, they assume that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Developers Max Brodeur-Urbas and Rahul Behal think that AI has the potential to automate lots of business-relevant tasks, but that many of the AI-powered automation tools on the market today are unreliable and costly. Part of the problem is that users expect too much of AI, Brodeur-Urbas told TechCrunch — for instance, they assume that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As it looks to accelerate the pace of its AI development, Google is further streamlining the teams building its AI services, platforms, and tools. On Thursday, Logan Kilpatrick, who leads product for Google&#8217;s AI Studio developer platform, said in a post on X that Google&#8217;s AI Studio team and the team developing the API for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As it looks to accelerate the pace of its AI development, Google is further streamlining the teams building its AI services, platforms, and tools. On Thursday, Logan Kilpatrick, who leads product for Google&#8217;s AI Studio developer platform, said in a post on X that Google&#8217;s AI Studio team and the team developing the API for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon&#8217;s cloud computing division, said that it plans to invest &#8220;at least&#8221; $11 billion in Georgia to expand its infrastructure to support various cloud computing and AI technologies. AWS estimates that its investment will create roughly 550 jobs in the state. &#8220;AWS is proud to expand our operations in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon&#8217;s cloud computing division, said that it plans to invest &#8220;at least&#8221; $11 billion in Georgia to expand its infrastructure to support various cloud computing and AI technologies. AWS estimates that its investment will create roughly 550 jobs in the state. &#8220;AWS is proud to expand our operations in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Deep Fission&#8217;s small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole.</p>

<p>Deep Fission&#8217;s small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole.</p>

<p>In 2007, Jesse Burgess joined his family&#8217;s payroll business. He quickly noticed that the business&#8217; six payroll clerks were getting bogged down by repetitive, monotonous tasks. So he sought to streamline those tasks by creating workflow automation tools. Several years later, Burgess sensed an opportunity to bring the tools he developed for his family&#8217;s business [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In 2007, Jesse Burgess joined his family&#8217;s payroll business. He quickly noticed that the business&#8217; six payroll clerks were getting bogged down by repetitive, monotonous tasks. So he sought to streamline those tasks by creating workflow automation tools. Several years later, Burgess sensed an opportunity to bring the tools he developed for his family&#8217;s business [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nvidia is getting into world models — AI models that&nbsp;take inspiration from the mental models of the world that humans develop naturally.&nbsp; At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the company announced that it is making openly available a family of world models that can predict and generate &#8220;physics-aware&#8221; videos. Nvidia is calling this family Cosmos [&hellip;]</p>