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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Ultra pairs an ARM chip with NVIDIA RTX graphics and unified memory, promising workstation-class power for creators and local AI—at a premium price. The conversation explores why CUDA support and Windows ML matter, how local and cloud models can work together, and how Microsoft’s new container-based isolation aims to keep autonomous coding agents safer. A look at ambitious hardware and the software ecosystem needed to make it useful.

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