…Sign in to your XDA account Just when you thought Google Chrome couldn't get more resource-intensive and invasive, it has quietly downloaded a massive AI-related file on systems running…
Jasmine Mannan Apr 1, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…the actual hardware… The upfront costs can be a problem, too I’ll be brutally honest with you: I’m reusing dinosaur machines to host my AI models, so I didn’t…
…Sign in to your XDA account We spend a lot of time comparing AI models using benchmarks, reasoning scores, and context windows, assuming that the “smartest” model will automatically deliver the best…
Jasmine Mannan Mar 29, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…That's a rather difficult number to sit with when the chip it is outperforming costs three times as much. The power consumption side of the equation tells the same story, and…
…costs $20 a month. Voice Mode is what makes it feel like an actual assistant Siri could never Just as agentic AI isn't something new in 2026, voice modes within AI…
…That means a Windows gaming VM can have a real graphics card for display output and light gaming, or a dedicated container can run AI inference workloads without touching the host system…
…Alexa+ costs $19.99 per month or can come bundled with Amazon Prime . This means you're essentially paying a monthly subscription fee for the privilege of having an AI making it…
Jasmine Mannan Apr 6, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
