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Short takes on local AI - new model releases, Ollama updates, MCP tooling, and what is actually worth your attention. No hype, just what matters for running AI on your own hardware.

Jun 26, 2026 · Models
Gemma 4 Vision: What It Can Actually Do on Your Local Machine

Gemma 4 is the only local model small enough for consumer hardware that accepts image input. Here's what it's genuinely good at, what it struggles with, and how to use it from Ollama's API and Open WebUI.

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Jun 26, 2026 · Ollama
Qwen3's Thinking Mode: When to Use It and How to Turn It Off

qwen3:8b reasons through problems before answering - useful for complex tasks, wasteful for simple ones. Here's what it is, how to toggle it per prompt, and how it eats your context window.

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