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Most note-taking apps try to do everything. They want to be your document editor, project manager, database, and social network all at once. After years of jumping between bloated platforms that promised to “revolutionize” how I organize my thoughts, I stumbled upon something completely different. Memos is an open-source note-taking app that does exactly one thing really well: it lets …

LibreOffice / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways If Windows is your OS of choice, consider these open-source apps. There are tons of open-source apps for just about any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows. I’ve been using open-source software for a very …

With Nintendo’s surprise announcement that Virtual Boy games are coming to the Switch 1 & 2, we thought it a good time to explore Virtual Boy Go, an open-source app for Quest that promises similar functionality. I’m a real Virtual Boy freak. I was eleven years old in August, 1995, when Volume 75 of Nintendo Power Magazine arrived in my …

Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen have developed Datavzrd, an open-source tool that transforms complex tables into interactive, easy-to-use reports. This breakthrough promises to make massive datasets clearer and more accessible across scientific disciplines. Credit: Shutterstock Datavzrd makes complex datasets interactive and easy to use. It works across scientific fields without programming knowledge. Tabular data is central to scientific research, …

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority As a journalist and avid enthusiast of productivity apps, I’ve used more note-taking apps than I care to admit. Google Keep, OneNote, SimpleNote, and a pretty wide assortment of open-source tools have all been a part of my note-taking arsenal at one point or another. To be sure, some of these were excellent, some less …

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways OpenAI releases its first open-source LLMs in six years. OpenAI’s smallest AI model can run on a laptop. Early reports indicate these new models may have trouble with hallucinations.  We all know AI relies on open-source software, but most of the big artificial intelligence (AI) companies avoid opening their code or large …

Although the most popular e-reader by far is the Kindle, some argue that its primary use isn’t even as an e-reader at all but rather as a storefront for one of the world’s richest companies. For those who want user-focused consumer electronics instead, we’ll often reach for something more untethered, like an off-brand ebook that’s nothing more than an Android …

Chinese OpenAI Challenger Zhipu to Unveil New Open-Source Model  Bloomberg China’s latest AI model claims to be even cheaper to use than DeepSeek  CNBC Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Zhipu Raising AI Stakes (undefined:TSLA)  Seeking Alpha The new AI that is shaking up China..!?  indiaherald.com Chinese AI Startups Slash Costs, Challenge US Dominance with Open-Source Models  WebProNews Source link

As anticipated the Linux 6.16 kernel was promoted to stable. Linux 6.16 now greets the world with various performance improvements, NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell open-source GPU driver support in Nouveau, Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) preparations, and many other exciting enhancements. Linux 6.16 is a great kernel update for the summer of 2025. I’ve already covered the Linux 6.16 highlights …