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- 1Debate Grows Over Corporate Control of Open Source●This Is What Happens When Corporations Own Open Source
Discussion is circulating about what happens when corporations take ownership or heavy influence over open source software projects. Critics worry that corporate control can undermine the community-driven values of open source, shifting priorities toward profit and licensing restrictions. Supporters argue company backing brings funding and stability. The topic has drawn strong engagement from the software community this week.
- 2Georgia State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Nerves and Fat Metabolism▼Georgia State Biologist Awarded Grant to Study How Nerves Regulate Fat, Metabolism
A biologist at Georgia State University has been awarded a grant to research how the nervous system regulates fat tissue and metabolism. The project could deepen understanding of how nerve signals influence weight and metabolic health. The university announced the award, highlighting its potential contributions to obesity and metabolism research.
- 3Online nutrition communities can become dangerous 'food cults'▼Viewpoint: Food cults: Online ‘nutrition communities’ can pose unique dangers
A viewpoint published by the Genetic Literacy Project argues that online 'nutrition communities' can pose unique dangers, behaving like food cults that draw members into rigid, extreme eating beliefs. The piece warns that such groups can spread misinformation and encourage unhealthy relationships with food, and it is prompting discussion about how diet-focused online spaces influence vulnerable people.
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A debate over who truly owns and controls open source software is drawing attention online. Commentators are questioning whether major corporations that fund or dominate popular open source projects effectively control them, and what that means for community governance, licensing and the original collaborative spirit of open source development.
- 5SFMOMA pays tribute to artist Susan O'Malley●‘She knew that the answers were in the art’: SFMOMA pays tribute to Susan O’Malley
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is honoring the late artist Susan O'Malley with a tribute reflecting on her belief that 'the answers were in the art.' O'Malley, known for her community-centered and encouraging public art projects, is being remembered for the warmth and accessibility she brought to contemporary art practice and her lasting influence on the Bay Area arts community.