Changelog Master Feed Clawdbot triggers a run on Mac Minis (Changelog News #178)
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Jan 26, 2026 AI Snips
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Local Agents Shift The Hardware Landscape
- CloudBot running locally unlocks powerful agentic capabilities by integrating with your machine and web services.
- Mac Minis are favored because Apple Silicon's unified memory makes local model inference faster and more efficient than comparable x86 setups.
Operations Will Outvalue Hype
- Swizec Teller argues that operational excellence will matter more as code becomes cheap and demos flood the market.
- Running reliable services remains hard and differentiates sustainable software from quick demos.
Curl's Bug Bounty Story
- Daniel Stenberg described Curl's program paying over $100,000 and confirming 87 vulnerabilities before ending it.
- He cited "mind-numbing AI slop," worsening human behavior, and malicious probing as reasons to stop the program.