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Interconnects newsletter issue #22 surveys recent open model releases and ecosystem moves from Zyphra, Cohere, and Poolside, assessing the motivations behind each company's decision to release models openly. The piece frames these releases as broadening the breadth of the open-weights ecosystem beyond the dominant players. As a tier-2 commentary piece, it provides useful practitioner-level signal on which second-tier labs are investing in open releases and why.