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The quiet return of the local-first app

Local-first software keeps your data on your device and syncs in the background. It is faster, more private and, surprisingly, easier to build than i…

Maya OkaforSep 29, 20263 min read

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Why your phone battery still dies by evening

Battery capacity grows a few percent a year while everything that drains it grows faster. A tour of where the energy in your phone really goes.

Maya OkaforSep 27, 20262 min read

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Inside the race to make chips that sip power

Efficiency, not raw speed, has become the central contest in chip design. We look at the techniques engineers are using to cut energy per calculation.

Maya OkaforSep 23, 20262 min read

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What a language model actually remembers

When people say an AI remembers them, they could mean three very different mechanisms. Understanding the difference helps you judge privacy claims.

Maya OkaforSep 21, 20262 min read

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Small models, big consequences

Compact language models can now run on laptops and phones. That changes who controls them, how fast they respond and what they cost.

Maya OkaforSep 17, 20262 min read