1+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) OpenAI’s new Astra model pushes AI agents further into computer and browser automation, but its advanced capabilities have also intensified concerns around cybersecurity, transparency and human oversight. OpenAI has launched Astra, its latest and most powerful AI model, designed to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (347+ words) Open Source For You An AI-native humanoid robot, alongside OpenBridge, an open-source ecosystem designed to let developers build, share and develop new robot capabilities. Zeroth has launched Bridge, a compact AI-native embodied robot designed for real-world development and experimentation. Alongside…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (207+ words) openKylin 3.0 integrates AI agents into the OS layer while opening support to third-party tools, extending its Linux ecosystem across developers, hardware and computing environments. The release brings KylinBot into the OS layer, allowing it to understand voice and text requests,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) Open Source For You Tencent has open-sourced its 770-billion-parameter Hy4 preview model, giving developers access to a one-million-token-context AI system built for extended coding, research and knowledge-work tasks. Tencent has released Hy4 preview as an open-source model, making the 770-billion-parameter system available…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (249+ words) Open Source For You BrainChip’s open source bundle integrates its Akida neuromorphic AI chips with IBM Spectrum Symphony to offload lightweight tasks from GPUs in enterprise data centres. On 20 August 2026, BrainChip Holdings Ltd released the Symphony Community Akida Bundle, a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (269+ words) outboundIQ’s Ryan Shatzkamer Releases Open Source AI Tool Open Source For You outboundIQ’s Ryan Shatzkamer released genesys-mcp that lets enterprise administrators compose, diagram, and deploy Genesys Cloud call flows in seconds using plain-English AI prompts. On 24 August 2026, Ryan Shatzkamer, Director…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (200+ words) ClickHouse has joined the Open Secure AI Alliance to build open security infrastructure for AI agents, combining open models, OpenTelemetry-based observability and self-hosted tools. ClickHouse has joined the Open Secure AI Alliance alongside NVIDIA and other industry leaders to build…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (197+ words) Anthropic is committing US$35 million in Claude credits to help open-source organisations find, fix, and prevent vulnerabilities across widely used software. Anthropic is committing US$35 million in Claude credits through its Defender Advantage Fund (0xDAF) to support organisations working with open-source…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (243+ words) Open Source For You New open-source software lets developers run spiking neural network models on BrainChip’s AKD1500 across major microcontroller platforms. On 18 August 2026, BrainChip and hardware partner Neuromorphyx released an open-source software stack and Arduino-compatible library designed to run on BrainChip’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (208+ words) Open Source For You Powered by the Apache-2.0 licence, OpenAI’s open-source Harness engine slashes AI token consumption sixfold while boosting model benchmark scores. On 20 August 2026, OpenAI officially open-sourced Harness, the core underlying engine and execution framework that powers its flagship…...