personal computer
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Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called Monday for lower barriers for open source AI, as his company introduced a new model that can run on a personal computer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Monday's announcement instead focuses on a new CPU, or central processing unit, which acts like the brain of a personal computer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Time magazine named the personal computer its "Machine of the Year" in 1982.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Leaving his role at Compaq — the largest personal computer company at that time — to work at Apple was risky because of the company’s financial struggles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
At university, he had been brilliant with electronics, he fixed CD players that were considered lost causes, and his was the first personal computer Obinze had ever seen.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
