Most of the AI chatter this year is about giant models in data centers. Yet some of the most practical progress is happening at the opposite end: tiny chips in rings, earbuds and sensors that must run a neural network for days on a sliver of battery. On November 9, 2026, Ambiq Micro announced heliaAOT 1.0, a compiler built for exactly that job. According to Ambiq's press release, it cuts inference latency by up to 76% and energy per inference by up to 72% against LiteRT Micro, a common embe...
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Teradyne Omnyx Edge Tests the Boards Inside Physical AI
Everyone talks about the AI model inside a robot. Far fewer ask who checks the circuit boards that run it. Teradyne thinks that question gets more urgent as AI leaves the data center, and on November 9, 2026 it introduced Omnyx Edge, an inline board test platform built for exactly that job.
The company, which makes automated test equipment and advanced robotics, positions the product as the edge-focused sibling of its Omnyx family, which established its AI board test capability in the data ...
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Nest: The Smart Thermostat
Tony Fadell who invented the iPod and the iPhone has developed a new thermostat called 'Nest'. The slimmer and sleeker Nest Thermostat includes many features, one of which is a bigger, sharper display which saves energy.
Nest is a thermostat that utilizes artificial intelligence and learns from manual adjustments. It uses sensors to detect room temperatures and can also know whether a room is occupied or not.
It can interact with you directly or communicate with you over the internet throu...
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