Nvidia launches PAIR, turning idle PCs and Macs into local AI compute
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-05
Nvidia has launched PAIR, a tool that converts idle PCs and Macs into local AI compute resources, pooling consumer devices into usable capacity.
The thread's context also mentions Google permanently retiring Assistant in favor of Gemini on Android starting September 4.
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