XDA Developers on MSN

Local LLMs are useful now, and they aren't just toys

Quietly, and likely faster than most people expected, local AI models have crossed that threshold from an interesting ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I cut the cord on ChatGPT: Why I’m only using local LLMs in 2026

Maybe it was finally time for me to try a self-hosted local LLM and make use of my absolutely overkill PC, which I'm bound to ...

I replaced Google Chrome with a free local browser on my Pixel, and I'd pay good money for it

Puma works on iPhone and Android, providing you with secure, local AI directly in your mobile browser. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Puma Browser is a free mobile AI-centric ...
Ars Technica

How a big shift in training LLMs led to a capability explosion

In April 2023, a few weeks after the launch of GPT-4, the Internet went wild for two new software projects with the audacious names BabyAGI and AutoGPT. “Over the past week, developers around the ...
Government Technology

CITE25: Local LLMs Confer Advantages in Data Security, Support

SACRAMENTO — The question for many schools about using large language models (LLMs) has shifted from “if” to “how,” and there are no shortage of technology vendors bidding for their attention. But for ...
VentureBeat

LLMs generate 'fluent nonsense' when reasoning outside their training zone

A new study from Arizona State University researchers suggests that the celebrated "Chain-of-Thought" (CoT) reasoning in Large Language Models (LLMs) may be more of a "brittle mirage" than genuine ...
Seeking Alpha

Rethink Technology Weekly Update 6/30/25: Apple Casts About For More AI Help; Training Local LLMs In MacOS 26 To Write Swift Code; Tech Stock Bargains?

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VentureBeat

Nvidia researchers boost LLMs reasoning skills by getting them to 'think' during pre-training

Researchers at Nvidia have developed a new technique that flips the script on how large language models (LLMs) learn to reason. The method, called reinforcement learning pre-training (RLP), integrates ...