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OpenAI's Asia-Pacific policy head is leaving after six months

Sanghyun Lee joined OpenAI in April after six years at Google and oversaw government relations across Australia, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia

OpenAI's Asia-Pacific policy head is leaving after six months

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1 in 6 self-hosted AI apps ships a license GitHub can't classify

Quick one if you're about to build something on top of a self-hosted AI app. We track 161 of them, and for most GitHub reads a standard license: Apache-2.0 on 63, MIT on 57.

  • 16% of 161 self-hosted AI apps have licenses GitHub can't classify.
  • Common licenses are Apache-2.0 (63 apps) and MIT (57 apps).
  • Notable apps include n8n, AutoGPT, Dify, and Open WebUI.

83% vs 47%: self-hosted AI apps keep shipping, starter templates sit still

We keep two lists: 161 self-hosted AI apps, and 89 starter templates for building AI products. Same check on both: when was the last commit? Apps: 134 of 161 (83%) had a commit in the last 30 days.

  • 83% of 161 self-hosted AI apps had recent commits within 30 days.
  • Only 47% of 89 templates had commits in the last 30 days.
  • Data compiled on October 9, 2026, from GitHub repository.

From Users to Builders: The Test Facing South Africa’s Universities

At the 4th Universities South Africa (USAf) conference this week, Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela set universities a two-part task. They must produce graduates who can use AI tools intelligently and question them competently, and researchers capable of helping to build the technology.

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