XDA Developers on MSN

I stopped uploading research to NotebookLM, and my local LLM does everything Google's version promised

Google, we need to talk ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I stopped paying for these AI features once I realized my laptop could run them locally

Why pay for what my laptop already does?
XDA Developers

I turned to NotebookLM to set up a self-hosted LLM — here's how it went

Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA, SlashGear, MakeUseOf, Laptop Mag, and Android Police. She's been writing professionally since she was ...
XDA Developers

I paired NotebookLM with my local LLM, and it's been a surprising game-changer

Parth, a seasoned tech writer, wields the keyboard (or pen) with finesse to unravel the intricacies of both Windows and Mac operating systems. He has covered evergreen content on mobile devices and ...

After continuing to build a local AI receptionist using a DGX Spark (GB10) and a laptop, I ended up with a design that doesn't leave reception duties to an LLM

IntroductionLast time, I wrote about adding a forwarding function to the local AI receptionist, "VITA." At that time, at the ...
Techno-Science.net

9 Free Digital Tools I Use Every Day to Make Life Easier

I use nine free digital tools daily to simplify work and life — from Adobe Firefly for AI images and Google’s Notebook LLM for organizing docs to Bitwarden for passwords, Temp Mail for privacy, and ...
Digit

Best AI Laptops in 2026: How to Choose the Right MSI Laptop for Local LLMs, AI Creation, Coding, and Agentic AI

AI is no longer a single feature that sits inside one app. It now cuts across writing, coding, video editing, image generation, search, summarisation, data analysis, voice tools and even gaming. That ...