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Ollama Blog

Ollama: all aboard open models

A blog post from the the Ollama founders marking their funding and user base milestones

Companies:Ollama
AnnouncementJul 9, 2026

TechCrunch

Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users

The popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch.

Companies:Ollama
FundingJul 9, 2026

AI Security Wire

LLMjacking Evolved: Stolen Compute Powers Autonomous Offensive Tools | AI Security Wire

A news brief summarizing the Sysdig finding about attackers using Ollama for autonomous offensive tools.

Companies:OllamaSysdig
OSS News & ViewsJun 21, 2026

Medium

Don’t Use Ollama for Local LLMs. Why you should avoid Ollama? | by Mehul Gupta | Data Science in Your Pocket | Jun, 2026 | Medium

An opinion piece arguing against using Ollama due to attribution, performance, and lock-in concerns, and recommending alternatives.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsJun 19, 2026

DEV Community

1,175 Redditors Just Told You to Stop Using Ollama — Here's Why Local AI Tooling Got Serious - DEV Community

An opinion article analyzing the community sentiment against Ollama, discussing attribution, lock-in, performance, and alternatives.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsJun 18, 2026

Sysdig

LLMjacking evolved: Attackers are using stolen AI compute to build offensive agentic tools | Sysdig

Attackers are using exposed Ollama model servers as free computing infrastructure to power autonomous offensive security tools, marking an evolution of LLMjacking.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsJun 17, 2026

Visual Studio Magazine

Using Local AI to Cut Copilot Usage-Based Billing Shock -- Visual Studio Magazine

The article explores using local AI models via Ollama to reduce GitHub Copilot usage costs, with testing showing Phi-4 through Ollama as a viable local option.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionJun 15, 2026

Trackr.Live

Ollama’s GGUF Quantizer Bleeds Heap, and the Exfil Rides Its Own Push API – Trackr.Live

A critical heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Ollama's GGUF quantization (CVE-2026-7482, CVSS 9.1) allows remote memory disclosure, with exfiltration via the push API.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsJun 15, 2026

DEV Community

Build a Private AI App Platform with Dify and Ollama

A step-by-step guide to building a private AI app platform using Dify and Ollama, covering setup, chatbot, RAG, and agents.

Companies:OllamaDify
Media MentionJun 14, 2026

InsiderLLM

Ollama's quiet Mac shift, the Qwen refresh, and the closed-weight drift | InsiderLLM

InsiderLLM covers Ollama 0.30's addition of Metal backend for GGUF models, improving performance on Apple Silicon, and discusses its implications.

Companies:Ollama
AnnouncementJun 8, 2026

DEV Community

Run Your Own AI Server for $0/month with Ollama - DEV Community

Step-by-step guide to setting up a local AI server using Ollama for free, including hardware recommendations and cost comparisons.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionJun 8, 2026

InsiderLLM

Ollama quietly changed how your Mac runs models • Buttondown

Ollama 0.30.0 changed how it runs on Macs by adding llama.cpp Metal backend alongside MLX, auto-routing models by format. Includes tips for optimal setup.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsJun 8, 2026

DEV Community

What Is Ollama? The Complete Guide to Running LLMs Locally in 2026 - DEV Community

Comprehensive guide explaining what Ollama is, how it works under the hood, and what can be built with it, positioning it as Docker for LLMs.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionJun 6, 2026

XDA Developers

Running Ollama on a 15W CPU sounded ridiculous until I got it working with decent results

Author runs Ollama on a 15W CPU mini PC with surprising results, demonstrating local LLM viability on low-power hardware.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionJun 4, 2026

It's FOSS

I Tried This Open Source ChatGPT Alternative on Linux, But Went Back to Ollama

A review of Jan AI as a local ChatGPT alternative on Linux, comparing it to Ollama and discussing its features and performance.

Media MentionJun 2, 2026

OpenDataScience

What Ollama Reveals About Local AI, Agents, and Open Models

An interview with Ollama engineer Parth Sareen discussing local AI, agent harnesses, and the future of AI engineering.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionJun 1, 2026

ZDNet

I quit ChatGPT for a free, private, and local AI called Ollama - here's why

Author explains why they switched from ChatGPT to Ollama for free, private, local AI, highlighting benefits like privacy, low cost, and offline use.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionMay 26, 2026

DEV Community

Why I picked Ollama + LanceDB + FastAPI for the AI Book Recommender - DEV Community

A developer explains choosing LanceDB as the vector store for a book recommendation RAG app, citing its embedded operation, Arrow-native performance, and S3 compatibility.

Companies:OllamaLanceDB
Media MentionMay 17, 2026

DEV Community

No More Hallucinated Citations: A Domain-Specific RAG System with Ollama, ChromaDB and AI Agents

A tutorial on building a domain-specific RAG system using ChromaDB, Ollama, and AI agents to eliminate hallucinated citations.

Companies:OllamaChroma
Media MentionMay 11, 2026

InfoSec Today

Ollama Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Allows Remote Process Memory Leak

A critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Ollama (CVE-2026-7482) enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to leak process memory and exfiltrate sensitive data.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsMay 10, 2026

Thailand Computer Emergency Response Team (ThaiCERT)

Critical Vulnerability in Ollama May Expose Over 300,000 Publicly Accessible Instances

ThaiCERT warns of a critical vulnerability in Ollama (CVE-2026-7482) that allows remote attackers to leak sensitive data from exposed servers.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsMay 7, 2026

CSO Online

Ollama vulnerability highlights danger of AI frameworks with unrestricted access

CSO Online covers the critical Ollama vulnerability (Bleeding Llama) that exposes 300,000 servers to data theft, highlighting the risks of AI frameworks with unrestricted network access.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsMay 7, 2026

Cyera

Bleeding Llama: A Critical Memory Leak in the World's Most Popular Local AI Platform

Cyera researchers discovered a critical memory leak vulnerability (CVE-2026-7482) in Ollama that allows unauthenticated attackers to read heap memory and exfiltrate sensitive data from over 300,000 internet-exposed instances.

Companies:Ollama
OSS News & ViewsMay 7, 2026

AutoKaam

v0.21.0 Lands: Ollama Ships Hermes, Crowds Out Cloud Copilot | AutoKaam

Ollama released v0.21.0 with Hermes Agent, Copilot CLI integration, and Gemma 4 on MLX, marking a major update to its local AI stack.

Companies:Ollama
AnnouncementApr 26, 2026

Devuly

Ollama v0.21.0 Deep Dive: Hermes Agent Integration, Copilot CLI Support, and Gemma4/MLX Fixes - Devuly | Smart Analytics for Developers & Projects

Technical deep dive into Ollama v0.21.0 covering Hermes Agent, Copilot CLI, Gemma4/MLX fixes, and configuration improvements.

Companies:Ollama
Media MentionApr 22, 2026

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