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How to run Linux GUI apps on Android (when it actually works)

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AMD Ryzen AI Halo First Look: Giant Local AI Power in a Pint-Sized Box

I’ve received one of AMD’s first official AI developer boxes for testing, and it’s an impressive piece of AI hardware with a ...
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I install these 9 Python tools on every new machine

These are my go-to libraries for Python data crunching.
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I use my local LLM to triage my email every morning, but I'll still never let it send replies

The only way I'd ever let AI read my mail ...
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Windows 11 can now run Linux containers with WSL Containers, no Docker Desktop needed (hands on)

We installed WSL Containers on Windows 11, built a custom container from scratch, tested it, and checked what still needs ...
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Running AI Locally, Part 2: From VMware Context to Hands-On Tools

Tom Fenton moves from local AI concepts to hands-on tools for matching LLMs to hardware, running local chatbots with Ollama and benchmarking AI performance.
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These 34 Hidden Features Make Windows 11 So Much Better

Windows 11 is packed with powerful features and hidden settings that many users overlook. Discover these lesser-known tools ...
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Microsoft called Linux a cancer, now ships its own free distro that’s nothing like Ubuntu or Fedora

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...