GPT-OSS is OpenAI’s “open-weight” model (which does not mean open source).

While the world is focused on the release of GPT 5, the almost simultaneous publication of GPT-OSS has gone virtually unnoticed. This is an “open” model with 120 billion parameters that can also run locally on older machines. It is censored but, above all, it is designed to resist jailbreaking by Andrea Monti Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “GPT-OSS is OpenAI’s “open-weight” model (which does not mean open source).”

The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.

In the (temporary) agreement on tariffs, the EU leaves Big Tech and rights out of the picture, thus calling into question the rules on digital sovereignty and user rights – by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.”

What does Google’s abandonment of gTLDs mean for net neutrality?

The American giant’s decision to use only the .com domain reopens the debate on jurisdiction, governance and net neutrality. An analysis of the technical and geopolitical implications that foreshadow a future of digital borders, selective blocking and new spheres of influence by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “What does Google’s abandonment of gTLDs mean for net neutrality?”

The one-nanometre microprocessor that could change everything in the technological challenge between the US and China

A new Chinese study and the European DARE project are relaunching RISC-V as a strategic alternative to proprietary technologies. But American pressure risks blocking Europe’s race towards digital autonomy – by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian in La Repubblica – Italian Tech
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Those on Big Tech are the only duties the EU (and Italy) cannot afford

The geopolitical role of information technology and the unavoidable dependence on US technology make the option of 15% tariffs on Big Tech, in reaction to Trump’s aggressiveness towards the EU and Italy, simply impracticable by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Those on Big Tech are the only duties the EU (and Italy) cannot afford”