Subj : Nvidia's $3k desktop ¨, CES kicks off ¨, Ghostty first impressions ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Jan 07 2025 11:37:49 --AB_j5qMD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nvidia announced a personal AI supercomputer called Digits at CES. 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