The Github for eco-housing builds $25k homes in just five days
Marcin Jakubowski and Catarina Mota are the great minds behind the Open Building Institute. Think of it as the Github for green housing.
Mozilla launches new fund to help keep open-source software secure
Mozilla is launching a new fund called the Secure Open Source fund to help provide money for security audits of open-source software.
Google open-sources Parsey McParseface, its tool for understanding English
Understanding language is a big part of how computers communicate with humans. Google understands this, and has open-sourced SyntaxNet, its sentence parser.
480TB of storage in a single chassis: check out the Backblaze Pod 6.0
Need some extra storage? You can build a 480TB server, if you really want to. Backblaze designed it, and open sourced the hardware.
TP-Link will block router frequency customization in June
TP-Link will block frequency customization this summer in accordance with a recent FCC ruling. But don't fret, modding as a whole isn't going anywhere.
Meet the Ardumower: a 3D-printed robotic lawn mower you can build for under $300
The Ardumower is a DIY robotic lawn mower that you can print and assemble yourself for about $250-$300.
Microsoft employees give Live Writer, the beloved blogging app, a open-sourced second chance
Windows Live Writer is a much loved blogging app that Microsoft seemingly abandoned in 2012. It's coming back as the open-source Open Live Writer.
Apple makes OS X 10.11 El Capitan Darwin code open source
Apple has continued its tradition of Open Source Darwin releases, by dropping the 10.11.1 code-base into its Open Source catalog for anyone to download.
Apple releases open source version of Swift programming language
As announced back at WWDC 2015, Apple has followed through on its plans to make the Swift programming language open source.
Google has open-sourced TensorFlow, their new deep-learning system
Google has decided to open source their machine learning system, TensorFlow.
Google's Crisis Info Hub provides refugees with much needed data and information
Google's Crisis Info Hub leverages their technical prowess to provide migrants with crucial data.
Tempescope is a little box of rain you can leave on your coffee table
Weather apps are one thing, but this gizmo that pulls forecast data from the Internet and recreates it on your desk is entirely another
Make your own internet of things with this modular phone kit
Watch phones are played out like polka dots. RePhone is a modular phone kit made up of modules, software and enclosures, for phone-building freedom.
The Open Source Virtual Reality movement takes a big jump forward
Razer took the time at IFA to announce developer kit 1.3 of OSVR, plus an expansion to the Cortex software, and the inclusion of Nvidia Gameworks VR.
Librem 13 laptop offers unbridled privacy for a price
Having found crowdfunding success with the Librem 15, Purism has launched a campaign for a 13-inch model.
SourceForge addresses the controversy surrounding ad bundling
SourceForge claimed that it was conducting a test to see how palatable these types of ad bundles would work among its users.
Apple’s Swift Programming language made open source
Apple has announced that they will be launching the next version of their programing language Swift as open source
SourceForge accused of hijacking Nmap project account
SourceForge is accused of taking over the account of the Nmap security auditing software according to the software's developer.
SourceForge takes liberties with open-source software, uses it to push advertisements
Code download repository SorceForge has included ads in the installer of popular image editing program GIMP, without the permission of its developers.
Say goodbye to Micro$oft – the new Microsoft is all about openness
In the past Microsoft was viewed as an all-conquering, closed-off behemoth, and for good reason. But at BUILD 2015, the company embraced open source.
GE’s new Green Bean module makes it easy to hack and customize appliances
Want to control your fridge or oven from your smartphone, but don't want to dish out big bucks for a fancy new smart appliance? Check out Green Bean
Facebook debuts open-source Android security tool that encrypts data on SD cards
Facebook decided to share security software it developed to protect its Android app. The decision to open-source is good news for other developers.
Shoot your own ‘Shark Week’ with this $850 underwater ‘drone’
OpenROV, an open-source remotely operated mini-submarine, lets anyone explore the ocean's depths like a pro.
Your next end table is just one download away from this open source collection
If you're sick of shopping around for the right furniture in your home, now you can just download a design and get the parts sent to you for assembly.
Heard of Tizen? It may just become one of the top five operating systems this year
Tizen, one of a handful of open source operating systems debuting this year, will quickly become one of the top five in the world, according to on analyst.
Best Linux Software: Our favorites for any desktop environment
Making a list of the best Linux software is a tough task, but we did our best to include a wide variety of programs that the average user will find helpful.
DIY cartography: Hands on with MapBox’s new open-source ‘iD’ editor in OpenStreetMap
MapBox, a major contributor to the OpenStreetMap open-source mapping project just released a new map editor for the project called iD, and we went hands on.
OpenStreetMap and MapBox launch ‘iD’ editor community mapping tool
Today, OpenStreetMap and MapBox released a new map editor called iD that will allow aspiring cartographers to edit OpenStreetMap's map database.
