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AI Is Technology, Not a Product

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John Gruber argues that AI should be seen as a pervasive technology rather than a standalone product, much like wireless networking. He critiques the notion that Apple must launch a singular “killer AI product,” emphasizing that AI will instead be integrated across all devices and experiences, with the iPhone continuing to be central for user interaction rather than being replaced by smaller gadgets or always-on AI agents.

https://daringfireball.net/2026/05/ai_is_technology_not_a_product

Microsoft Quietly Scraps Plans to Bring Copilot to Notifications and Settings on Windows 11 as It Moves to Reduce AI Bloat Across the OS

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Microsoft has quietly scrapped its plans to integrate Copilot AI features into Windows 11's notifications and Settings app, scaling back its original vision of an AI assistant embedded across the OS. Instead, Microsoft is adopting a more measured approach by reducing AI bloat, delivering AI capabilities without the Copilot branding, and focusing on making AI features optional and less intrusive in system apps.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-quietly-scraps-plans-to-bring-copilot-to-notifications-and-settings-on-windows-11-as-it-moves-to-reduce-ai-bloat-across-the-os

Can LLMs Be Computers?

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Researchers at Percepta demonstrate that language models (LLMs) can internally execute programs by embedding a computer within a transformer architecture, bypassing typical reliance on external tools for computation. By implementing an efficient decoding scheme that leverages 2D attention heads, their approach performs execution traces with logarithmic-time attention lookups, enabling millions of computational steps within a single transformer run. This enables reliable, step-by-step internal computation of complex tasks like solving Sudoku or min-cost perfect matching, marking a significant advancement in LLMs’ ability to perform exact, long-horizon computations autonomously.

https://www.percepta.ai/blog/can-llms-be-computers

How to Declutter, Quiet Down, and Take the AI Out of Windows 11 25H2

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TLDR: Detailed guide for decluttering and optimizing Windows 11 25H2 setup, emphasizing avoiding Microsoft account sign-in, disabling telemetry, and cleaning up pre-installed apps and Edge settings. Focus on user-friendly approaches for a minimalist experience while retaining essential functionalities.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/what-i-do-to-clean-up-a-clean-install-of-windows-11-23h2-and-edge/

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