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Running AI on your own machine
A Verge reviewer tests local AI models to avoid cloud services, finding useful tasks but also frustration and limits.
The Verge · 2m
Microsoft Unveils AI-Powered Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark for local AI agent runs.
AI Insider · 1m
Mac Mini wins, iMac needs refresh, Mac Studio for pros
Apple's three desktop Macs get a fresh look. The M6 Mac Mini is the pick for most people, the M5 Ultra Mac Studio dominates for AI work, and the aging iMac needs an update.
WIRED · 4m
Microsoft Unveils AI Hardware and Windows Updates
Microsoft launches new AI-focused hardware and Windows 11 changes for developers.
Ars Technica · 1m
OpenJev: Run AI decisions locally in your browser
Compare two ways an AI model makes choices, all on your own device with no server involved.
Openjev · 1m
ZCode silently uploads your entire git history
A reverse-engineering discovery reveals the AI coding app packages and encrypts your complete workspace, uploading it to Alibaba Cloud with a key only Z.ai can decrypt.
Tokenstead · 3m
Asus launches AI mini PC with Qualcomm's X2 Elite chip
The Ascent QN10 brings 80 TOPS of AI performance to a compact desktop that can run AI agents locally.
PCMAG · 2m
Microsoft bets on local AI at its October 7th Windows event
Microsoft's first big Windows event in over two years brings Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang to San Francisco to talk about AI running on your PC.
The Verge · 1m · 5 views
The AMD rig beats ChatGPT on cost after 3.5 hours a week
A dual-GPU AMD workstation priced against GPT-5.6 and Gemini, hour by hour, and the break-even lands in strange places.
TechRadar · 2m