Articles about Data, AI, and Analytics
Forking Ahead: A Year of Valkey
In March of 2024, the open source community witnessed the birth of Valkey, a new BSD-licensed high-performance key-value datastore. Born as a fork in response to Redis OSS 7.2's license change, Valkey represented a commitment to... Read More
DeepSeek Proves It: Open Source is the Secret to Dominating Tech Markets (and Wall Street has it wrong)
I rarely blog or post on social media but I do write a private weekly newsletter for our staff and board and for a couple of weeks in a row have been writing about DeepSeek. What I didn’t consider is the reaction this week in the press and... Read More
A Treasure Trove of Data: Propelling Open Source Investment with the 2024 Global Spotlight Insights Report
There’s nothing better than to start a new year off with a clear picture of the elements in your sphere that are working well and can be accelerated, what things need to be developed from scratch, and in which areas improvements can be... Read More
The Unique Challenges of Open Data Projects: Lessons From Overture Maps Foundation
By Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation Read More
Decentralized AI: A Path Toward an Open and Human-Centered Future
In August, I had the pleasure of speaking on the topic of decentralized computing, the failed promise of the Internet, the emergence of autonomous AI agents, and the upcoming launch of LF Decentralized Trust. My presentation was deeply... Read More
Shaping the Future of Generative AI
Innovation and GenAI: Open source, cloud-powered, and transforming industries Since ChatGPT became a household name just over two years ago, it’s indisputable that Generative AI (GenAI) has ushered in a new era of technological... Read More
Xen Summit 2024: Secure Your Early Bird Tickets Today
Early bird tickets are now available for Xen Summit 2024, running June 4-6 in Lisbon, Portugal. We are thrilled to announce that early bird tickets are now available for Xen Summit 2024, coming to Lisbon, Portugal from June 4-6. Hosted by... Read More
Xen Summit 2024: Celebrating Open Source, Collaboration, and Knowledge Sharing
Join us for an unforgettable experience June 4-6 in Lisbon, Portugal We are thrilled to announce that Xen Summit 2024 is coming to Lisbon, Portugal from June 4-6. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, Xen Summit promises to be more than just an... Read More
Open Source AI: Opportunities and Challenges
“Since the 1980s, open source has grown from a grassroots movement to a vital driver of technological and societal innovation,” said “Standing Together on Shared Challenges,” a report published by Linux Foundation Research in December of... Read More
LF AI & Data Announces Participation in Department of Commerce Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety
LF AI & Data has announced its participation in a Department of Commerce initiative, joining over 200 leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders in supporting the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. The U.S. AI... Read More
Delta 2.0 - The Foundation of your Data Lakehouse is Open
This post originally appeared on the Delta Lake blog. We are happy to announce the release of the Delta Lake 2.0 (pypi, maven, release notes) on Apache Spark™ 3.2, with the following features including but not limited to: Support for... Read More