llama.cpp Speculative Checkpointing, Ollama Multimodal Tool, MLX vs GGUF for Gemma 4

Today's top stories feature the merger of speculative checkpointing in llama.cpp to accelerate local LLM inference and a new Ollama multimodal tool for local audio/video analysis. Additionally, a detailed comparison between MLX and GGUF is provided for optimizing Gemma 4 deployment on consumer hardware.