MBW 1044: Live, Love, Re-Org - The Strength of the M5 Mac Studio Running Local Agents
Summary
MacBreak Weekly features Federico Viticci, editor-in-chief of MacStories, discussing his review of the M5 Ultra Mac Studio for local AI. He details running a local agent for 99 days on an M3 Ultra and benchmarks the new M5 Ultra using Qwen 3.8 Flash, noting significant improvements in prefill speed and community-driven optimization. The episode also covers the John Ternus reorganization and the practicality of local AI versus cloud subscriptions for privacy and cost.
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