If you’ve been using AI coding tools long enough, you’ve probably noticed that they all start to feel the same. Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Amp — they’re converging on a set of common features: plan modes, permission popups, sub-agents, MCP integration, to-do tracking. More surface area, more abstraction, more decisions made for you. Pi bets against […]

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Google DeepMind released Gemma 4 on April 2, 2026 under Apache 2.0. It’s their fourth-generation open model family, and it runs locally with surprisingly little friction. Here are three ways to get it going, depending on what hardware you have in front of you. Table of contents Option 1: On your phone No account, no […]

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