A 120B-model laptop, a federal AI bill, and free pro-grade editing: 3 shifts for builders (opens in new tab)

Three things landed at once that change what you can run, ship, and edit on your own machine. Here's the builder's-eye view, with what (if anything) to do today. 1. Nvidia RTX Spark Superchip — a 120B-model PC on your desk Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark Superchip, a Windows-on-Arm platform: 20 Arm cores paired with a Blackwell GPU over NVLink, and 128GB of unified memory — enough to run 120B-parameter models with a 1-million-token context locally. Over 30 laptops, including a Surface Ultra, ar...