I've tested so many desktop AI tools, but Hermes with Ollama is my new favorite - here's why

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Hermes is an AI desktop app with plenty of cool features. You can ...

For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that was triggered when developers opened them in AI ...

Beyond the prompt: 5 ways to use AI after you’ve mastered the basics

Instead of just asking for a summary, tell the AI to sort the mess into a clean markdown table with specific columns, like “Date,” “Issue,” and “Priority Level.” You can then copy and paste that clean ...

Fritz SmartEnergy 250: PV battery control via emulation

If you use batteries with a balcony power plant, you can control them according to your needs. Can Fritz SmartEnergy 250 ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I used Claude Code to build a utility that fetches files by the way I describe it, and it's better than any file explorer I've used

I might never have to remember what I named my files again ...
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Mobley v. Workday: The AI Vendor as AI Agent. Creating Potential New Liabilities

Welcome back to Defending the Algorithm™ - a LinkedIn newsletter from Pittsburgh law firm, Houston Harbaugh, PC, helping ...

Dev Configs for Windows: From fresh install to IDE in one command

With Microsoft's new Dev Configs, a Windows installation becomes a ready-to-use developer workstation with a single command – ...
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Winner of UK Young Engineer of the Year revealed at the Big Bang Fair

Today the winners of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition have been named. Held at The Big Bang Fair, the spectacular awards ceremony followed a day-long showcase of talented young ...
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Gemma 4 12B Turns Laptops Into Tiny Supercomputers

Google DeepMind just rolled out Gemma 4 12B, a 12-billion-parameter model that can parse text, images, audio, and video ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I finally built the central AI hub I've been wanting, and Open WebUI made it stupidly simple

I connected Open WebUI to my local LLMs, AI tools, and MCP servers, and my setup finally feels finished ...
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Winner of UK Young Engineer of the Year revealed

Student’s winning STEM projects include a low-cost aircraft to deliver emergency medical supplies and an app for travellers to find experiences that match their emotional needs The winners of The Big ...