As LLMs have grown in popularity, the ability to run them locally has also become somewhat sought after. And it's not always easy, as the raw power required for running a lot of language models isn't ...

WSL 3 GPU passthrough for Windows arrives at Microsoft Build 2026, letting developers run Ollama, PyTorch, and llama.cpp ...

The ‘neural processing unit’ is being pushed as the next big thing for ‘AI PCs’ and ‘AI smartphones,’ but it won’t eliminate the need for cloud-based AI. Reading time 6 minutes There’s a CPU. There’s ...

It's a repurposed mobile part ...

If you’ve bought a laptop in the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard some marketing guff about the super-cool NPU inside of it. What you haven’t heard much of is what that NPU can actually do, ...

Discover how an NPU neural processing unit and AI chip enable fast, private on-device AI, and why your next AI PC laptop should include this powerful technology. Pixabay, jarmoluk Neural processing ...

In May 2024, Microsoft announced the Windows Copilot Runtime. Targeted at its then-new Copilot+ PCs, it provided a mix of innovations, from on-device small language models to improvements to Windows’ ...

I would consider Windows 11 ever requiring a NPU to be unlikely. Some optional features might require it, but not the OS itself. Windows 12, on the other hand? It's anyone's guess. That's my question ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. ASUS clears up some of the confusion around the Xbox Ally X's new Neural Processing Unit (NPU), giving clear examples of how the new chips will actually ...

Intel will unleash its next-generation Core Ultra 200 series "Arrow Lake" CPUs later this year, without a dedicated NPU for AI workloads... however, we're hearing the "Arrow Lake Refresh" will have an ...