Author: Mason Reed

Self-hosting your own LLM is usually born out of the desire for two things: absolute privacy and total control. You configure the hardware, extract the models, and finally see that familiar chat box on your screen. It feels like a victory, but for most people, that’s where the journey ends. We’re so conditioned by the “type and wait” loop of ChatGPT that we treat our local configurations like a mirror image of a cloud service. If you only use your local model for Q&A, you’re sitting on a supercar and never leaving first gear. To truly boost your productivity, you…

The gathering of hundreds of companies at an Apple Manufacturing Academy event showed how far Apple’s program has gone to increase the use of AI and automation in the supply chain.Launched in 2025, the Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit helped teach American workers how to use new technologies in production. At the Apple Manufacturing Academy’s first spring forum in East Lansing, Michigan, the program was shown to improve the way American businesses operate.In a press release about the event, Apple talks about Block Imaging, a medical imaging equipment maintenance and refurbishment company that participated in the academy. The company welcomed…

Most people can grab an Ender 3 or Bambu Labs A1, print a handful of low-poly figures, maybe a headset stand, and eventually relegate the printer to a corner of the room. There’s a persistent myth in the tech and creative spaces that desktop FDM printers are inherently limited, as if there’s a limit to what you can and can’t print. Most potential buyers assume that they are strictly for prototyping rough, block shapes, and if you want true precision or a professional finish, you have to shell out for a complicated resin setup or outsource the work to a…

Germany is a dream destination for road trip enthusiasts. With its well-maintained highways, picturesque countryside, and historic cities, a road trip across Germany offers a perfect blend of adventure, culture, and breathtaking scenery. Whether you’re drawn to fairytale castles, vibrant metropolitan areas, or the serene beauty of the Bavarian Alps, this guide will help you plan the perfect road trip through Germany. Why Choose Germany for a Road Trip? Germany boasts one of the best road networks in Europe, making it an ideal country for a self-drive adventure. The famous Autobahn allows for high-speed driving, and the country’s varied landscapes…

Task Manager is one of those nifty Windows tools that really comes in handy when you need to see which processes are using precious system resources. But besides ending frozen processes and seeing which applications are affecting your system’s performance, there are a lot of things you might not realize Task Manager can do. Even if you’ve explored the utility’s different tabs, you probably didn’t realize that you can use Task Manager to estimate the power consumption of different applications. The feature is buried in one of several column options you can enable and comes in handy when you need…

Paypal The Justice Department has reached a settlement with PayPal after targeting the payment platform for a business program aimed at supporting Black and minority-owned small businesses. As part of the $30 million deal, PayPal will launch a new small business initiative that doesn’t include a whiff of the diversity, equity and inclusion language so scorned by the current administration. The DOJ program took umbrage with the Economic Opportunity Fund, launched by PayPal in 2020. The effort planned to invest $530 million in Black and minority-owned businesses, particularly those struggling…

Apple supply chain partner Foxconn suffered a cyberattack at its Wisconsin facility. More than 10 million documents representing 8 terabytes of data have been stolen from the Foxconn network. Confidential projects from AMD, Google and Intel may be revealed, but Apple’s technology appears safe.Even with Apple’s extensive security measures for pre-production designs, the company’s supply chain partners are often victims of cyberattacks. In December 2025, an Apple assembler in China was targeted by attackers, and the same thing happened to Luxshare in January 2026.Today, Foxconn became the latest Apple supply chain and assembly partner to suffer a cyberattack. On Tuesday,…

Apple’s latest software updates have just been released, including tvOS 26.5, HomePod 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. Here’s what to expect. tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5 and HomePod 26.5 now available New software updates are rolling out for the full range of Apple platforms. These include tvOS 26.5 for Apple TV 4K, visionOS 26.5 for Vision Pro, and HomePod 26.5 for HomePod and HomePod mini. Apple’s official release notes for these updates only state that they include “performance and stability improvements.” In other words, the 26.5 cycle is not very sensitive to the changes faced by users. tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and…

Anthropic’s Mythos AI model is known to have remained fairly secretive due to its apparent risk to software systems around the world. And today, a new report says that Mythos was used to expose macOS security vulnerabilities that Apple is currently investigating. Researchers used Mythos to discover macOS security vulnerabilities Robert McMillan, writing to The Wall Street Journal: Security researchers say they have discovered a new way to bypass Apple’s cutting-edge security technology, using techniques they discovered while testing an early version of Anthropic’s Mythos AI software in April. Researchers at Calif, a Palo Alto-based security research firm, say the…

The next Google Pixel smartphones probably won’t arrive for several months. But a lot of unofficial information is already circulating on the web. And, recently, a source on Telegram, “Mystic Leaks” revealed the alleged technical sheets of the series. And based on this unofficial information, the new Pixel 11 series is unlikely to disappoint Google fans. First of all, compared to its predecessor, the Tensor G6 chip which will equip the Pixel 11, the Pixel 11 Pro, the Pixel 11 Pro XL and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold should be a major development. Indeed, the new component would be engraved…