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DeepSeek upgrades V3 model with more parameters, open-source shift

TechNode

DeepSeek has also changed the models open-source license to an MIT license, aligning it with the DeepSeek-R1 model. In multiple benchmark tests, it outperformed other open-source models such as Qwen2.5-72B The company has not yet released a system card for the updated model. 72B and Llama-3.1-405B,

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400k Nonprofits Impacted by Microsoft Grant Cancellation Coming July, 2025

Whole Whale

Discontinued Free Licenses: Summary of grants changes announced by Microsoft May, 2025. Impact on Renewals : If your organization’s license renewal date is on or after July 1, 2025 , the free grant licenses will no longer be available upon renewal. Every dollar is already committed to communities in need.”

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Meta’s surprise Llama 4 drop exposes the gap between AI ambition and reality

Ars Technica

Willison often checks the community pulse around open source and open weights AI releases in particular. While Meta positions Llama 4 in competition with closed-model giants like OpenAI and Google, the company continues to use the term "open source" despite licensing restrictions that prevent truly open use.

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The five security principles driving open source security apps at scale

VentureBeat

Open-source AI is shaping the future of cybersecurity innovation, consistently breaking down barriers and delivering results. Based on months of interviews with startup founders, open-source AI is now indispensable to them and their teams when it comes to fast-tracking concepts to completed, shippable code.

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Unlocking the Power of Open-Source Log Analysis Tools: Boost Your System’s Performance and Security

Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

That’s where log analysis tools 2025 come in, and increasingly, open-source log analysis tools are leading the charge, offering powerful capabilities without the price tag of commercial solutions. Top Open-Source Log Analysis Tools Here are some of the most popular and powerful open-source tools available today: 1.

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The most innovative companies in artificial intelligence for 2025

Fast Company Tech

It even showed its work through research papers and by open-sourcing its models. DeepSeeks breakthroughs caused some angst, but its fresh thinking and openness will likely spur bigger and faster innovations from the worlds top AI companies by this time next year. People downloaded variants of the open-source Phi-3 more than 4.5

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The DeepSeek R1 update proves its an active threat to OpenAI and Google

Mashable Tech

This week, DeepSeek released an updated version of its R1 model on HuggingFace, reigniting the open-source versus closed-source competition. Unlike OpenAI and Google's models, which are famously closed-source, DeepSeek's model weights are publicly available.