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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is not trying to turn the desktop into a chatbot. It is making it easier to run AI tools locally, see what hardware is being used, and choose which models belong on your machine.

Google's Gemma 4 models are impressive, but the real story is the licensing. For the first time, a major AI lab has released capable open models under a true Apache 2.0 license. Here's why that changes everything.

I've been running an OpenClaw bot called Bob on a 2019 Intel MacBook in my pantry. The vision is compelling, but after months of daily use, I'm convinced the execution isn't ready for prime time. Here's what's actually working in 2026.

How I used Codex to rebuild gavinj.net as a lightweight PHP and Markdown blog, import years of old Blogger posts, and help with both development and deployment.

Recent AI-linked layoffs at Atlassian, Telstra, and Block/Afterpay are changing how Australian IT contractors think about job security, renewal risk, and the future of their skills.