A project containing hardware design files and firmware for a cheap handheld 32x24 thermal imager based on the MLX90640 sensor, with enhanced firmware features like menu control, selectable refresh rate, emissivity, and color scales.
By mid-2025 China had become a global leader in open-source large language models (LLMs). According to Chinese state media, by July 2025 China accounted for 1,509 of the world’s ~3,755 publicly released LLMs, far more than any other country. This explosion reflects heavy state and industry investment in domestic AI, open licensing (often Apache- or MIT-style), and a strategic pivot by Chinese tech giants and startups toward publicly shared models. The result is a "revival" of open-source AI, with dozens of Chinese LLMs now available for download or use via Hugging Face, GitHub, or cloud APIs. These range from general-purpose foundation models dozens of billions of parameters in size to specialized chatbots and domain experts, many built on Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architectures.
Nocturne is a community-driven open-source project that brings new life to the Spotify Car Thing after Spotify ended support. It offers features like free and open-source software, easy setup, flexibility for desk or car use, and a stable and actively updated experience.
OpenIPC is an open source operating system for IP cameras, offering an alternative to closed, insecure firmware. It provides freedom, control, and supports various features like cloud storage, streaming, and proxy usage.
OpenZL is a new open source data compression framework that offers lossless compression for structured data, achieving performance comparable to specialized compressors by applying configurable transforms to reveal hidden order in the data.
Calibre levels up with an AI feature and other changes. This release introduces the 'Ask AI' tab in the e-book viewer, allowing users to highlight text and ask AI models questions. It also includes bug fixes and usability improvements.
An opinion piece detailing how the EU's Cyber Resilience Act will impact open source developers, with a focus on the distinctions between commercial and non-commercial developers and the potential benefits for the open source community.
Paris-based Open Tools is developing an open-source inkjet printer that uses standard mechanical components and refillable ink cartridges, controlled by a Raspberry Pi Zero W. It can print on both sheets and rolls of paper, automatically cutting the latter to size, and aims to provide a repairable, upgradeable alternative to traditional printers.
A curated collection of Awesome LLM apps built with RAG, AI Agents, Multi-agent Teams, MCP, Voice Agents, and more. This repository features LLM apps that use models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and open-source models like Qwen or Llama.
The article discusses the growing trend of running Large Language Models (LLMs) locally on personal machines, exploring the motivations behind this shift – including privacy concerns, cost savings, and a desire for technological sovereignty – as well as the hardware and software advancements making it increasingly feasible.
