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Find longer articles in the blog, explore a topic through the guides, or browse earlier news.Ollama Making Your PC Slow? What to Check First
Separate memory pressure, CPU/GPU placement, context size, and loading time. Start with a read-only diagnostic command and a hardware estimate.
Read updateConvert HEIC to JPG Without Uploading Your Photos
Save HEIC photos as JPEG locally in your browser or with Preview on a Mac. Includes batch export, file-size checks, and reasons to keep the originals.
Read updatePDF Edited, Download Paywalled: How to Avoid the Trap
Check the export before doing the work. A practical guide to local PDF editing, transparent free allowances, and important feature boundaries.
Read updateCodex Usage Limit Reached: What to Do With an Unfinished Task
Check your allowance, preserve progress, and resume deliberately. Understand the difference between personal limits and public special resets.
Read updateGoogle puts Lyria 3.5 into the Gemini API for full-song generation
Google's Lyria 3.5 music model is moving from a product showcase into the Gemini API public preview, with full-song generation, vocals, lyrics, and image-guided input. Developers should verify the live model identifier before wiring it into production.
Read updatexAI retires Grok Imagine Image Quality and changes default billing
xAI will retire the grok-imagine-image-quality API slug on November 2, 2026, routing requests to Grok Imagine Image 2.0 at low quality while changing default quality behavior and expanding image-editing inputs.
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