I found 7 unique Windows apps that run AI tasks locally using an NPU

Have an AI PC with an NPU, but have no idea how to make the most of it? You might want to start with one of these 7 great ...

Microsoft MVP Lance McCarthy shows how to implement local AI in Windows apps in 10 minutes

It turns out that the NPU in your AI PC could be getting a lot more use, if only developers decided to take the (relatively ...
Wired

Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...
ZDNet

After using MacBook Neo, it's clear Windows needs to rethink its PC strategy (and fast)

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New York Post

Amazon customers hate Alexa’s new, adults-only ‘Sassy’ voice that curses and roasts you: ‘Unplug’

Alexa just got a little more… mouthy. Amazon announced this week that its revamped AI assistant Alexa+ is getting a brand-new personality — and this one isn’t exactly sugar and spice. The company is ...
Neowin

Microsoft is testing a Steam-like game adding feature in the Xbox Windows app

Microsoft is testing a new feature on the Xbox app on Windows, and it should be familiar to Steam users. The Xbox app on Windows has been going through major transformations for some time now as ...
People

Alexa+ Adds New Sassy Mode (Yes, Really) That Allows the Amazon Tool to Use Occasional, but Censored, Profanity

Amazon has released four different personality styles for Alexa+: Brief, Chill, Sweet and Sassy Amazon Amazon has released four different personality styles for Alexa+: Brief, Chill, Sweet and Sassy ...
Cleveland.com

Alexa+ is getting a personality upgrade that users can control: What to know

SEATTLE, Washington — Users of Amazon’s virtual assistant will soon be able to interact with Alexa in new ways after the company on Thursday introduced customizable personality styles designed to ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I replaced 3 paid productivity apps with one simple Python script

If you're paying for software features you're not even using, consider scripting them.
Virtualization Review

Running AI Natively on Windows 11 Using an eGPU

Tom Fenton reports running Ollama on a Windows 11 laptop with an older eGPU (NVIDIA Quadro P2200) connected via Thunderbolt dramatically outperforms both CPU-only native Windows and VM-based ...
TechCrunch

Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t do NSFW content

Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ is getting another new personality. On Thursday, the company announced it’s expanding its lineup of personality styles for users to choose from to include a “Sassy” option ...
ZDNet

After 30 years with Linux, I gave Windows 11 a chance - and found 9 clear problems

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