Google’s native app for Windows beats Microsoft at its own game
…08 / 8 AI Race The AI race between Google and Microsoft intensified in early 2023 when Microsoft integrated OpenAI's technology into Bing. What was the name of Google's AI chatbot…
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I've started sharing NotebookLM notebooks with friends instead of just my notes
…At I/O in May, Google announced a switch to an AI-first Search experience, which inevitably opens up room for incorrect or unvetted data in AI summaries and AI Mode results…
Google AI Studio is the best-kept secret in vibe coding
…It lets you add things like text-to-speech, voice assistants, AI music generation, image creation and editing, video generation with Veo, real-time audio transcription, Google Maps integration, Google Search grounding…
Opera now has an MCP server that lets Claude and ChatGPT control your browser
…These AI tools can then take actions directly within the Neon browser like navigating pages, extracting information, filling out forms, capturing screenshots, opening new tabs, and running searches. Related How MCP accidentally…
I added one tool to my local LLM setup, and it finally stopped making things up
…local LLM (or whichever AI you set it up with) and the Brave Search engine. It uses the Brave Search API to query the search index, and the MCP server handles the…
4 Gmail features that helped me finally take control of my inbox
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Microsoft's behind-the-scenes Windows 11 speed boost is already rolling out
…Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Sign in to your XDA account Summary Low Latency Profile briefly boosts CPU to speed up Start, Search, and app launches; it…
Self-hosted LLM took my personal knowledge management system to the next level
…This integration gives me total control, allowing the AI to live directly inside my workflow on my own machine. It has transformed how I capture and explore information; instead of just storing…
I ran Espressif's OpenClaw-inspired AI agent on an ESP32 with my self-hosted LLM, and it actually works
ESP-Claw turns your ESP32 into a full fledged AI agent, with web search and Telegram support.
I built an offline research system, and cloud AI doesn't feel necessary anymore
…also give me more control over how or if I go online, and some of them integrate perfectly with each other… The problem with using cloud AI for research I’m not…