Google open-sources TensorFlow under Apache 2.0

Released TensorFlow as open source under Apache 2.0

Why it matters

Opened up an internal system, kicking off the framework competition and making deep learning tools an industry standard

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Officialresearch.googlehttps://research.google/blog/tensorflow-googles-latest-machine-learning-system-open-sourced-for-everyone/

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