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

Local AI is the way to go, and Hermes with open-source Ollama is my preferred setup right now. [...]

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venturebeat
Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.

The artificial intelligence coding revolution comes with a catch: it's expensive.Claude Code, Anthropic's terminal-based AI agent that can write, debug, and deploy code autonomously, has cap [...]

Match Score: 168.13

venturebeat
Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam

Nous Research, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence startup, released on Tuesday an open-source mathematical reasoning system called Nomos 1 that achieved near-elite human performance on th [...]

Match Score: 88.39

Destination
Nous Research releases Hermes Desktop, an open-source AI agent for every platform

Nous Research has released Hermes Desktop, an open-source AI agent app under the MIT license. <br /> The article Nous Research releases Hermes Desktop, an open-source AI agent for every platfor [...]

Match Score: 68.20

venturebeat
Perplexity partners with Nvidia to launch Portable Computer, a fully local AI agent with zero token costs

Perplexity is launching Portable Computer today, a version of its agentic "Computer" platform that runs entirely on hardware users already own — starting with Nvidia's DGX Spark deskt [...]

Match Score: 65.60

Destination
Framework Desktop (2025) Review: Powerful, but perhaps not for everyone

The most obvious question is “Why?” <br /> Framework builds modular, repairable laptops that anyone can take apart and put back together again. It’s a big deal in an era where laptops are [...]

Match Score: 55.20

Destination
Ollama brings local AI image generation to Mac

Ollama, the popular software for running AI models locally, now supports image generation on macOS.<br /> The article Ollama brings local AI image generation to Mac appeared first on The Decoder [...]

Match Score: 51.45

thenextweb
Ollama raises $65M as its open-model runner hits nearly 9M developers

Ollama has raised a $65M Series B led by Theory Ventures. Benchmark, 8VC, Y Combinator and others joined. The round takes the company’s total funding to $88M, three years after it launched, and Olla [...]

Match Score: 51.45

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Microsoft launches MXC, an OS-level sandbox for AI agents, with OpenAI and Nvidia already on board

For the past two years, the technology industry has raced to make AI agents more capable — teaching them to write code, navigate software interfaces, manage files, and orchestrate multi-step workflo [...]

Match Score: 51.11

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We tested Anthropic’s redesigned Claude Code desktop app and 'Routines' -- here's what enterprises should know

The transition from AI as a chatbot to AI as a workforce is no longer a theoretical projection; it has become the primary design philosophy for the modern developer's toolkit. On April 14, 2026, [...]

Match Score: 50.99