Google launched a QR code fix for smart homes, but I already ditched the whole setup

I bought one smart bulb and wired it to my own AI. No hub, no dongle, no Gemini, no subscription, just a local AI and a bulb ...
WPLG

How to download and use the free Local 10+ Platinum app

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Local 10 is making it easier than ever for viewers to stay connected with the launch of the all-new Local 10+ Platinum app, offering free access to local news, weather, sports, ...
XDA Developers

I switched my local AI setup to AMD's Lemonade after Nvidia support landed, and solved my local AI portability problem

Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's covered everything from Apple to apps and crowdfunding and loves getting ...
CNET

Chrome Has Been Secretly Downloading AI to Your Computer. Here’s What You Can Do

Chrome’s automatic Gemini Nano installation writes a file called weights.bin to a folder most people have never opened and wouldn’t think to check. Chrome has been running an experiment on its users’ ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Using Local AI to Cut Copilot Usage-Based Billing Shock

Phi-4 14B through Ollama was the best local performer in this project, combining correct answers with usable response times. Copilot remained faster and smoother on the same benchmark prompts, while ...
Hacker

Beyond Black-Box Orchestration: Building a Local-First, File-Based Multi-Agent Factory in Python

The modern AI engineering landscape is experiencing severe API fatigue. The prevailing trend in multi-agent orchestration leans heavily on massive cloud dependencies, centralized vector databases, and ...
ZDNet

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

Ollama is a user-friendly, locally installed AI. You will be surprised at the benefits you gain from this app. Not only is Ollama free and private, but it's also open-source. Ollama is a small player ...
dbta.com

Qdrant 1.18 Adds TurboQuant, Offers Advanced Quantization

Qdrant is launching version 1.18 of its platform, introducing TurboQuant, a new quantization method developed by Google Research. According to the company, TurboQuant applies a fast Hadamard rotation ...
XDA Developers

My local LLM can call Claude when it's stuck, and it changed everything about my local-first setup

Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, ...