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MacBook for local LLMs vs a $200 AI plan: title card with the 128 GB price, the benchmark gap and the break-even time

GM / 51FIELD NOTE // 2026

AI AGENTS 28 OCT 2026 41 MIN

Don’t Buy a MacBook Just to Run LLMs: Why a $7,000 Laptop Won’t Replace Your $200 Claude or ChatGPT Plan (2026)

The pitch goes like this. A top-tier AI subscription costs $200 a month, which is $2,400 a year. A MacBook Pro with 128 GB of unified…

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History of artificial intelligence from early computers and vacuum tubes to neural networks and a digital brain in 2026

GM / 45FIELD NOTE // 2026

AI AGENTS 22 JUL 2026 21 MIN

How Fast Has AI Changed? The Complete History of Artificial Intelligence, From the Beginning to 2026

From the first neural nets to GPT-5.5, Claude, open models, and AI video — the complete, human history of how fast artificial intelligence evolved.

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GLM 5.2 vs MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K2.7-Code open-source coding model comparison 2026

GM / 25FIELD NOTE // 2026

AI AGENTS 16 JUN 2026 13 MIN

GLM 5.2 vs MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K2.7-Code: The Two Weeks That Reshaped Open-Source Coding (2026)

GLM 5.2, MiniMax M3 and Kimi K2.7-Code all launched in two weeks. A hands-on, no-hype comparison of specs, pricing and which one to actually use for what.

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