Artificial Intelligence
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Cyient Semiconductors Announces Agreement to Acquire Controlling Stake in Kinetic Technologies Cyient Semiconductors has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Kinetic Technologies. Expected to close in the months ahead, the acquisition can involve a transaction of up to $93 million. The existing leadership and engineering team within Kinetic Technologies will continue operating within their current structure, while synchronizing with Cyient Semiconductors' strategy… |
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ESP32 Meets On-Device AI: The ESP Private Agents Platform Espressif introduces the ESP32-based AI voice assistant with on-device processing by the ESP32 Private Agents Platform. It helps developers and students to build customizable AI assistants for the ESP32. The traditional way, which is the embedded AI assistant, requires stitching together multiple complex components such as cloud backends, device firmware, and speech recognition. ESP32… |
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Virtusa Enters Semiconductor Sector with SmartSoC Solutions Acquisition Virtusa has announced the acquisition of SmartSoC Solutions, the final piece that completes its full-stack capabilities. The company’s portfolio now covers everything from chip design to cloud applications. The deal adds over 1,400 of SmartSoC’s engineers to Virtusa, bringing deep expertise in VLSI, physical design, and embedded software. This puts Virtusa in a position to tap into the… |
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Building a Humanoid Robot? Join DigiKey and Hirose for an Informational Webinar on Humanoid Robotics DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, is offering a free webinar with supplier Hirose about humanoid robotics on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. CST. The one-hour virtual event will cover design priorities, common pitfalls and connector solutions that are enabling the latest advancements in humanoid robotics. The global humanoid robot market is… |
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AAEON's COM-ARHC6: COM Express Type 6 Module for Edge AI Applications AAEON has released the COM-ARHC6, a COM Express Type 6 Computer-on-Module (COM). It features Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 processors, offering choices including Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 285H, Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H, and Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H. As these processors come with an integrated Intel® Arc™ GPU and an Intel® AI Boost NPU, the module is capable of reaching… |
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SignOff Semiconductors Expands into Israel, Partnering with MosaIC Bengaluru-based SignOff Semiconductors, partnering with MosaIC, has established a sales office in Israel. SignOff positions itself as a design partner primarily focused on VLSI. They help chipmakers through initial specifications to final tape-out, working across process nodes, including 2nm. As part of the tie-up, MosaIC will represent the company locally and help drive customer relationships… |
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ESP32-Based AI Fridge Magnet Takes Your Handwritten Shopping List Maker Jack Of All Tech built a fridge magnet powered by AI that could read a handwritten note to update the shopping list on a smartphone. The idea was to have a device on his refrigerator that would let him write stuff, get it recognized using AI, and send that information to a phone using an API call. The maker sifted through various hardware options before finally settling on a 2.8”… |
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XPENG’s Next-Gen IRON Humanoid Needed to Prove It Wasn’t Human XPENG’s latest iteration of IRON was showcased at XPENG’s AI Day on the 5th of November 2025. It’s made quite an impression with its catwalk, impressing some viewers and causing suspicion among others. It reached a level of anthropomorphism where people were genuinely confused if it was an actual humanoid or if there was a human inside a synthetic outfit doing the walking. The online buzz was… |
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Indian Envoy and Intel CEO Explore Chip and AI Expansion Plans in India In a virtual meeting, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to the United States, had a discussion with Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan about how the company intends to scale its presence in the Indian semiconductor and AI space. The meeting aligns very closely with India’s push towards domestic chip production and AI infrastructure through initiatives such as the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)… |
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Foxconn’s Rs 15,000 Crore Commitment in Tamil Nadu to Create 14,000 Jobs Foxconn has made an investment commitment of Rs 15,000 crore in Tamil Nadu, which is expected to create 14,000 high-value engineering jobs. The company’s plans include value-added manufacturing, AI-driven operations, and R&D integration. India’s first Foxconn Desk will be launched by the Guidance nodal agency, which will help facilitate the company’s domestic setup. This announcement comes… |
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Open-Source ESP32 Hexapod Robot That Sees, Talks, and Fights Educational robotics company Hiwonder has released miniHexa, an AI hexapod robot based on an ESP32 with Arduino programming support. Its physical prowess comes from its 18 individual servo motors that enable realistic hexapod locomotion and complex maneuvers. It can strafe in any direction without needing to turn around through the use of inverse kinematics algorithms. The bot can be… |
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Nvidia and AMD Agree to Give U.S. Government 15% of China Chip Sales Revenue for Export Licences According to numerous sources, including U.S. officials, giants in the space, Nvidia and AMD, have agreed to give 15% of what they make from sales of specific chips in China as a means to procure export licences. This arrangement covers Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308 chips, both of which are AI chips. Reports say that Nvidia got permission to sell the H20, just a few days after its CEO Jensen… |
