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China’s open AI models are forcing a rethink in Silicon Valley

China’s open AI models are forcing a rethink in Silicon Valley

WIRED examines how Chinese open models are improving fast enough to pressure U.S. labs and policymakers on access, safety, and strategy.

How GPT-5.6, Claude, Gemini, and Grok Fared in a Blank-Canvas Drawing Test

How GPT-5.6, Claude, Gemini, and Grok Fared in a Blank-Canvas Drawing Test

A new open-source drawing arena asked four vision models to reproduce images and follow prompts using only colored-pencil tools.

Moonshine turns a PC into a Linux game-streaming host for Moonlight clients
SoftwareJul 20, 2026

Moonshine turns a PC into a Linux game-streaming host for Moonlight clients

The open source project focuses on isolated streaming sessions, headless operation, and GPU-accelerated encoding for users already on the Moonlight ecosystem.

Torvalds dismisses AI-coding backlash as Linux debate turns to project norms
Developer ToolsJul 18, 2026

Torvalds dismisses AI-coding backlash as Linux debate turns to project norms

Linus Torvalds says Linux is not an anti-AI project, pushing critics to fork the codebase or walk away if they disagree. The exchange highlights how open-source maintainers are shaping the rules around AI-assisted development.

Halo aims to make AI agent actions tamper-evident with open-source runtime logs

Halo aims to make AI agent actions tamper-evident with open-source runtime logs

A new open-source project from a former Vanta employee proposes append-only, hash-chained records for AI agents so customers can verify what happened at runtime.