Google's AI isn't losing, it's just hiding the best features where nobody looks
…We then have Opal, a no-code tool that lets anyone build AI-powered mini apps using plain English. Jules, on the other hand, is an asynchronous AI coding agent! On the…
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Googlebook repeats Pixelbook's biggest mistake, and Gemini won't save it
…Microsoft's Copilot was one of the most direct attempts to make AI the centerpiece of a computing platform, but the market responded with a level of indifference that was nearly impossible…
My local LLM can call Claude when it's stuck, and it changed everything about my local-first setup
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I used Claude wrong for months, here’s the setup that actually works
…But as it turns out, I wasn’t being limited by the AI; I was being limited by a lazy setup. After a few weeks of trial and error, and some deep…
ChatGPT finally got the memory transparency feature it needed — it still isn't enough to beat Claude
…However, there's a big difference in how the two agentic tools work: Codex runs tasks in an isolated cloud sandbox, while Claude Code operates directly in your local environment . For my…
I ditched LM Studio for an open-source alternative — and my local model is doing things it couldn't before
…directory and wire in through the MCP Servers settings yourself. Related I finally found a local LLM I want to use every day (and it's not for coding) Local AI that…
Treating Claude Code as just a coding tool is like using a Swiss Army knife to open cans
…I now think of it more as a context-aware terminal agent, which also happens to be great at coding. Claude Code excels at a lot of tasks for the same reason…
Claude Code replaced my bloated PC optimization tools with custom scripts, and my Windows PC has never been happier
…Rather than just rolling the dice with them, I'm using Claude Code 's agentic capabilities, I prompted it to build and iterate on custom Windows utilities. Here's what has worked…
Zed made sense to me only after I stopped trying to replace VS Code
…Zed Zed.dev is a high-performance, open-source code editor with AI-native features like agentic editing and multiplayer collaboration, built by Atom's creators. See at Zed Related 7 reasons…
I cancelled my Notion subscription after Claude Code learned how I take notes
Mahnoor Faisal May 9, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…