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- 1Hacker turns iPhone into a second GPU for MacBook AI speedup●I made my iPhone a second GPU for my MacBook-Qwen 3.8 27B prefills 29–44% faster
A developer has shown how to use an iPhone as a second GPU alongside a MacBook, reporting that prefill times for running the Qwen 3.8 27B model are 29 to 44 percent faster. The experiment exploits Apple's unified connectivity to share compute between devices for local AI inference. Commenters are debating how the setup works, its practicality, and what it means for running large models on consumer hardware.
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The Atlantic examines people who refuse to upgrade their phones and other devices, holding on to older hardware for years. The piece reflects a broader shift as consumers push back against frequent replacement cycles, rising prices, and marginal improvements in new models. Extended software support and repair options have made keeping devices longer more practical than ever.
- 35 old gadgets worth buying secondhand●5 old gadgets worth buying if you spot them in a thrift store or garage sale
A guide lists five older gadgets that remain worth picking up cheaply at thrift stores or garage sales. Secondhand tech hunting is popular as people look for affordable alternatives to new devices, and older hardware can still offer solid value. The piece highlights which dated items hold up well and what buyers should check before purchasing used electronics.
Repos
- Niko1221/Strata Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on any consumer hardware: one-click install for Windows / Linux. Strata inference engine, OpenAI/Anth
- antirez/ds4 DeepSeek 4 Flash and PRO local inference engine for Metal, CUDA and ROCm
- volotat/mini-AGI Continual learning model trained from scratch on 8GB VRAM laptop with batch-1 stream of data.