Open Source AI vs Closed Models : Custom Setup & Key Tradeoffs Guide 2026

Open Source AI agents can handle email and financial analysis using tools like Olama and NA10, helping teams automate routine tasks.

Alibaba challenges US dominance with Qwen 3.5 launch

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA on Monday has launched its latest AI model, Qwen-3.5, intensifying the rivalry between China and the U.S. in the artificial intelligence arena. The model, featuring 397 ...
Defense One

Industry groups push to keep open-source measures in annual intelligence bill

A coalition of industry groups and former officials is asking Congress to preserve measures in the annual intelligence-community authorization bill that support the use of open-source intelligence by ...

At India’s AI Impact Summit, OpenUK Makes the Case for Open Source Governance

At India’s AI Impact Summit 2026, OpenUK highlights how open source underpins AI governance, sovereignty, and resilience for ...
The Economist

How satellite imagery is reshaping open-source intelligence

Spycraft is democratising. Open-source intelligence—OSINT—gathered by amateurs and entrepreneurs challenges the state monopoly on information. But the boom in OSINT has implications for national ...
Nextgov

Industry groups push to keep open-source measures in annual intelligence bill

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A coalition of industry groups and former officials is asking Congress to preserve measures in the annual intelligence community ...