Tom Fenton tackles seven free and open-source AI tools bring local chat, coding, voice, design and research capabilities to personal computers and self-hosted environments.

A mini keyboard built for agents and would-be app makers, this boutique shortcut pad makes AI tangible. But do we need that?

Scrcpy is a useful tool that lets you mirror and control your Android device from your Windows, macOS, or Linux computer. Oh, ...

OpenAI plans for its revamped voice mode are even more ambitious than I imagined. Rather than just having ChatGPT hang out and shoot the breeze with you, OpenAI has its sights set on a loftier goal: ...

Pressing the Copilot key on your laptop keyboard launches Copilot. But whether or not you use Microsoft's AI, you can remap ...

Microsoft is devoting an unusual share of the early VS Code 1.131 Insiders cycle to built-in dictation, Voice Mode and other speech-driven development features.

If you're looking for a way to convert your regular TV into a smart one, Roku's hardware is among the easiest to recommend.

Few items are so imperceptible to the public, yet so essential to their lives, as the semiconductor. The computer chip powers the machinery, systems and interfaces that people interact with on a daily ...

For decades, we’ve interacted with computers using keyboards, mice, and touchscreens. OASIS thinks it’s time for something different. The startup has unveiled the OASIS 1, a smart ring designed for ...

Google has moved “computer use” from a specialized model into Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, making agent-style control of browsers, apps, and desktop workflows a built-in capability instead of a separate ...

ABC is urging viewers to write to the Federal Communications Commission and tell it to stop trying to “control who is allowed to appear” on The View. An ABC commercial that started airing yesterday ...

ChatGPT Codex is an AI system designed to assist with a variety of tasks, blending coding expertise with practical applications for everyday use. Initially created to support programming, it now ...