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Open-sourced Technology Levels the Playing Field Between Tech Giants and Startups

CTOvision

The contest between proprietary technology and open source has been ongoing for a decade.Today, some of the most premium technology is open-sourced and free. Even Google's highly prized Borg software is becoming open-sourced. Government push for open source software.

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Google’s VR painting app is getting the axe, but it will live on as an open-source project

The Verge

Image: Google. Google is ending development on the virtual reality painting app Tilt Brush — one of the most well-known VR applications — and making it open source. Tilt Brush is just the latest in a series of discontinued Google VR projects.

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Google Magenta’s Lo-Fi Player lets you create your own virtual music room

The Verge

Google Magenta. A new Google Magenta project (created by an intern!) Magenta is designed to use Google’s machine learning systems for the creation of art and music, and the Lo-Fi Player is a fun example of what it can do.

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Google Cloud launches new AI chatbot for COVID-19 information

Tech Republic Cloud

The Rapid Response Virtual Agent program includes open source templates for companies to add coronavirus content to their own chatbots.

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Google Gemma AI offers lightweight models with powerful results

Dataconomy

Google Gemma AI has arrived, offering developers powerful yet compact language models accessible for innovation and customization. Built upon the foundational research powering Google’s impressive Gemini models , Google Gemma AI is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to open-source AI development.

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Google is shutting down its VR field trip app Expeditions

The Verge

Google is ending support for its Expeditions virtual reality app. The majority” of its tours will be migrated to Google’s separate Arts & Culture app, letting users view them via web or mobile device. But Google has since retreated from VR. You can even view some Arts & Culture content in Cardboard.

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Google Wants You to Code in a Browser With Project IDX

Tech Republic Cloud

Google has released a sneak peek of Project IDX, a tool for building and deploying full-stack web applications in the cloud.

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