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 "date": "2026-10-25",
 "subject": "Block's Dessa voice AI runs locally on a MacBook",
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  "title": "Block's new voice AI Dessa was trained entirely on human speech and runs locally on a MacBook.",
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  "body": "Block unveiled Dessa, a voice model aimed at the part of conversation most assistants miss: people talk over each other and laugh before the punchline lands. Block says it was trained entirely on human speech to catch emotions text-based models miss, and that it can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max. Reports say it talks, laughs and cries in a human way. Those descriptions come from Block's launch and press coverage, not independent tests.",
  "take": "Local voice is the interesting part. If it holds up, a natural voice no longer needs a cloud round trip.",
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   "body": "It can trigger automatically or when you mention Computer Use. Grant access to the helper app only.",
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