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Would you host part of an AI data center in your home? open_in_new
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The Verge
• 2d ago
A solar and home energy storage company is expanding into AI data centers, but not by building one - instead, it's offering to pay its customers to put its compute units in their homes. Sunrun is launching a pilot program for a new "distributed AI compute" program that will "place numerous compute nodes in homes […]
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Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year open_in_new
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The Verge
• 2d ago
Microsoft may once again be struggling to keep up with its own climate goals, according to its 2026 sustainability report. As reported by GeekWire, the report states that Microsoft's carbon emissions increased 25 percent in 2025, totalling 34 million metric tons "without select interventions." Microsoft says this was "driven primarily by the expansion of our […]
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OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing open_in_new
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TechCrunch
• 2d ago
OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it's moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension.
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Can AI answer the $3 trillion question? open_in_new
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TechCrunch
• 2d ago
The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.
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Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI open_in_new
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TechCrunch
• 3w ago
Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.
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Microsoft’s New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro Get Faster—and Way More Expensive open_in_new
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Wired
• 3w ago
Microsoft has finally refreshed its premium Surface Laptop and Surface Pro with new chips, but the update comes with a steep price hike.
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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com
The MacBook Neo uses an A18 Chip that is in my iPhone Pro Max, and it runs full macOS competently in eight gigs of RAM
I want to plug my iPhone into my thunderbolt dock and run macOS X.
It doesn’t seem like it’s a technical problem anymore, now it’s organizational willpower
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
Just discovered my Aura “Ultimate – Individual” plan quietly crept to $199/yr. The pricing page has “save 50%” at $144/yr, but it doesn't clearly warn that renewals jump. When a security company leans on dark‑pattern subscriptions instead of transparent pricing, that’s enshittification.
AppleInsider @appleinsider.com
Without warning, Apple has stopped selling the Mac Studio with its previous maximum configuration of 512GB RAM, perhaps because of worldwide shortages.
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Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
Perplexity on AI’s friction vs time savings (answered macOS app question using other platforms): AI can be both high-friction and net-valuable, but only in certain task types and with the right expectations, and current systems absolutely can mislead people about how reliably time-saving they are.
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AppleInsider @appleinsider.com
A resurfacing iPhone bug is leaving alarms technically "on" but functionally silent, catching users off guard at the worst possible time. Here's how you can (usually) avoid the same fate.
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
AI is more like Augmented Interaction. Or Aggregation Instrument. No intelligence. Definitely artificial at times. Strong with historical review. Strong context required. Can turn into productivity loss. Strong data lookup capabilities. Complex, but no learning, despite appearances.
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
Unbelievable that iOS 26 still limits the sleep alarm when Apple Watch is used. The message: When you wear Apple Watch to bed, the alarm will go off on your watch. And only your watch! No option to include phone or just do to phone. Even worse, watch doesn’t always go off! Apple fail. 👎
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
Example of AI frustration at times. Claude was asked to update a table with research information. It provided a response that wasn't a table. I indicated it was to be in a table. Its response: You're absolutely right—let me rebuild this into a single comprehensive table. Painful at times.
Visual Studio @visualstudio.com
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7 months ago
Visual Studio @visualstudio.com
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7 months ago
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
After decades on Visual Studio, including Visual Studio 2026 (and liking it!), the transition to Visual Studio Code (insiders) is almost complete for modern app development (including .NET Core). Multi-platform and Microsoft Ignite Conference 2025 helped push.
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
After attending Microsoft Ignite last week, it seems VSCode is cool, and Visual Studio, even the new 2026 version released two weeks ago, isn't at least with AI. 🤭
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
Many interesting new AI capabilities were demonstrated at MS Ignite today. Impressive concurrency with coding agents in GitHub. Sadly, not in Azure DevOps. Perhaps even sadder, adding Markdown to OneNote is still absent. 🤣🤔 #msignite #microsoftignite #ignite2026
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
Microsoft Ignite 2025 is well underway. This free virtual event shows Microsoft's technical and business trajectory with Artificial Intelligence (😱). Many nice announcements, but the echo of being in a conference hall is less than ideal. #msignite #microsoftignite #ignite2025
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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7 months ago
OneDrive for Business can be frustrating. Just today: File uploaded and synchronized to the cloud. The Windows 11 link to the file pasted in OneNote is wrong. Insult to injury, OneDrive Web doesn't show it as a recent file, even 10 minutes after uploading.
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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8 months ago
Biggest surprise with .NET Conf Day 2: File-based apps. A potential replacement or supplement for other scripting across platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
Hans Dickel @geekfog.net
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8 months ago
This morning's IT Leadership Group at grey-search.com was a valuable discussion on AI with other professional networking leaders, talking about today's limitations and alignment with human values.