desktop
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Dots aren’t even OpenAI’s first cute little things: It launched an optional “pet” for its desktop app last spring.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Apple unveiled two desktop computers in September, the Mac mini and Mac Studio, which it touted as powerful new options capable of processing AI software locally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
He pointed to laptop production being slower than usual and demand for desktop computers looking “particularly weak.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sales of the desktop computer have grown in the past year as it has proven popular among customers running AI models at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A desktop is a very interesting place, in case you’ve never explored one.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
When consumers moved from laptops and desktops to smartphones about 15 years ago, it produced a crisis in Silicon Valley.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The chip shortage is pushing people to buy cheaper laptops than desktops, which can last up to a decade, said Brousse, in Tokyo on his honeymoon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Cybersecurity startup Ent has raised $100 million in seed funding to help companies gauge unusual behavior on desktops, laptops and other devices, shutting down potential data risks at lightning speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Once students started using desktops from prison classrooms, he pre-loaded academic articles onto thumb drives they could explore offline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
But the Windows-enabled PCs and Apples made it possible for individuals to author their own content right from their desktops in digital form.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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