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This Tuesday morning, Meta and NVIDIA are both making headlines with new open-source AI models designed to run on personal computers, signaling a major push for accessible AI. Both ChannelNews.com.au and IOL confirm Meta has unveiled Muse Glimmer, a streamlined AI model that can run directly on a personal computer with just a single graphics card. BusinessLine and 36Kr add that Muse Glimmer is a 30-billion-parameter model, optimized for local agent workflows like organizing files and managing schedules. Meta is offering it as a free download, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg stating that powerful AI should be widely available. Zuckerberg, in a 10,000-word essay, criticizes closed-source practices and believes this open approach will give individuals more control, as reported by 36Kr and ABC News. Meta also plans to release its more powerful Muse Spark 1.2 model with open weights soon, a move that saw Meta's shares jump 2.4%, according to the International Business Times Australia. Meanwhile, NVIDIA has also launched its own open-source model, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, with 30 billion parameters, as confirmed by CoinGape, The Times of India, and International Business Times. This "lightweight" model is also designed to run on a single GPU and is available for free download on HuggingFace and NVIDIA’s developer portal. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang believes free AI will increase demand for hardware, especially chips. The Times of India notes Nemotron 3.5 Lightning uses distillation to achieve performance similar to larger enterprise models but with low resource requirements. NVIDIA is also developing Nemotron 4, a new AI model family with a trillion parameters, aiming to challenge top open-source models globally, BNN Bloomberg reports. In other AI news, Alibaba has previewed its Qwen3.8 Max model with 2.4 trillion parameters, which Yellow.com says is expected to have an open-weight release soon. SpaceXAI and Cursor plan to release their first jointly developed AI model as early as Wednesday. ZeroDrift has launched Command, a new control plane to prevent AI-generated compliance violations in business communications, SiliconANGLE reports. And Bios Life, a new company, aims to transform cancer surveillance for 40 million Americans using an AI risk model tailored to each patient's genome and daily health signals, according to Tech Times. The proliferation of these accessible AI models means your next computer could host a powerful personal AI agent, handling tasks and even safeguarding your digital communications, while new AI-driven health services could soon monitor your well-being.