Prakash Sangam

Award winning Tech Industry Analyst, @USAToday @Forbes RCR/Fierce & EETime writer, #TantrasMantra host, Quoted on @WSJ @FT @Reuters, Ex @Qualcomm @Ericsson @ATT

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

Glad to be quoted in this excellent @Reuters article by @chernandburn & @StephenNellis on @Arm's plight to change its biz model...

https://t.co/ceM6kKrFWd

"It was news to me that $Arm is even thinking about (making its own chip)," said @TantraAnalyst founder Prakash Sangam, who attended the trial. "It should send a chill down the spine of their customers."

As often happens, public trials expose lots of confidential information about companies. The details in the article came from its trial against @Qualcomm.

@ReutersBiz #qcomtrial

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

.@TantraAnalyst #Newsletter for Sep 2026 is out:

https://t.co/9cnvwkoyQX

It covers:

↗️ @eetimes article about dilemma in the #RFID industry between #innovation & #standards
↗️ #TantrasMantra #podcast with:
i) @awadmo of @Arm discussing #AGICPU
ii) @ebizexec of @neXt_Curve recapping & analyzing @Lenovo #InnovationWorld & @IFA_Berlin 2026
iii) @MarkVenaTechGuy reviewing @Samsung #GalaxyZFold8Ultra & #foldables evolution
↗️ #TantraNotes #blog discussing @Qualcomm's #6GLeadershipDay event
↗️Quote in @matthamblen 's @FierceSensors article about @Impinj #RAINRFID #AI announcement
↗️Social Media highlights & instant analysis of
i) #SnapdragonSummit
ii) @Apple #iPhoneDuo launch
iii) #LenovoInnovationWorld
iv) #6GLeadershipDay

@AFPele @RAIN_Alliance @FierceNetwork_

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

It seems that @Samsung #GalaxyS27Ultra SoC decision is still hanging in balance...

https://t.co/nXYqwYh1ra

Interestingly, @SamsungMobile was MIA at the recent @Qualcomm #SnapdragonSummit, which is a departure from the last couple of years' practice. Also, #SamsungFoundry not fabbing #Snapdragon8EliteGen6 could also add to the situation & decision...

@SamsungExynos @SamsungDSGlobal @SamsungMobileUS @TantraAnalyst @gsmarena_com

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

New, lighter and better @Samsung #GalaxySmartTag3 are out:

https://t.co/46wh6YuD47

Come with many contemporary & new features:

➡️Whopping 550 days of battery life for standard use & 790 days in Power Save - I got to test it to believe it
➡️Support both @Android & #iOS -a staple feature for most #Android tags
➡️Works across many Samsung devices, including select TVs, which is a major differentiator
➡️NFC-powered Lost Mode - again standard across many tags
➡️SmartThings IoT Control - Extremely important for #smarthome routines, etc., even with non-Samsung devices

@SamsungMobile @SamsungMobileUS

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

RT @MyTechMusings: New, lighter and better @Samsung #GalaxySmartTag3 are out:

https://t.co/sPr2cRya3I

Comes with many contemporary & ne…

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

.@Samsung releases its latest flagship tablets:

https://t.co/10klJJeiYz

#GalaxyTabS12Ultra & #GalaxyTabS12Plus:

➡️Next level of performance for productivity & creative workloads
➡️#GalaxyAI powered by @Google #Gemini
➡️Further blurs the difference between laptops & tablets
➡️Just like previous models, 100% powered by @MediaTek SoC (no @SamsungExynos or @Qualcomm @Snapdragon )
➡️Interesting mention of Samsung Browser (powered by @perplexity_ai?, No mention though)
➡️Glad to see #SamsungEcosystem highlighted; should be even more (e.g., showcasing use cases)
➡️Preinstalled apps highlighted, which is interesting

@SamsungMobile @SamsungMobileUS @SamsungBiz

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

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[Chris Lattner @clattner_llvm]

@cristianoamon @MyTechMusings Open software platforms are the only way that we as an industry can scale into truly heterogeneous data centers that modern AI workloads demand 🔥

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

My thoughts on how #RAINRFID integration into mobile devices boosts efficiency & reduces cost, published on @rcrwirelessnews

https://t.co/bN6r7F8lgI

↗️#RFID with #Gen2X is transforming supply chain management
↗️Mobiles with RFID improve operational efficiency and hence reduce OPEX
↗️Strong ecosystem:

@Impinj - #Gen2X tech & tag/reader chips
@Qualcomm / @MediaTek - Support in mobile platforms
@ZebraTechnology & others - Sleek, thin & light Mobile formfactor readers

@mrjblackman @seankinneyRCR @RAIN_Alliance
@irfida @RetailWeek @johnrfid247 @NRFnews
@RTIH_RetailTech @TantraAnalyst #RAINinAction2026 #InfrastructuretoImpact

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

@cristianoamon Indeed... As #Ai evolves it has to be hardware-agnostic and scalable across devices of different caliber/performance points. Modular's technology will be critical to enable that...

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

Wow... this is interesting... 95% of the core architecture #IP independent of the ISA...

Foundational IP that works on #x86, @Arm #RISCV even on custom ISA... that's almost a utopia for chip builders...

Would love to understand more...

@intel @Qualcomm $ARM $QCOM $INTC

[NUVACORE @NUVACOREAI]

We said we planned to rewrite the rules of silicon. We meant it.

Today, we’re sharing the first details of our Core First approach. At NUVACORE, we can build a significant portion of the foundational CPU core IP before locking in an instruction set, giving our team the freedom to focus first on building the best core possible.

We’ve assembled a team with a track record of building some of the world’s best CPUs. Now we’re starting to pull back the curtain on what they’re building.

[Mehul @mehul]

After 9 years. 16K+ family homes. 500M sqft inside real homes covered, we know home robots are being built in wrong order.

So we built Matic the way nature grows a child.

Finally, sharing our vision:
1.⁠ ⁠Why robots get stuck at the demo
2.⁠ ⁠Why labs can't ship robots
3.⁠ ⁠Why we started with eyes, not hands
4.⁠ ⁠The 99.999% rule in robotics
5.⁠ ⁠Where Matic is going next

1. Why most robots get stuck at demos

Robot demos look brilliant in a room arranged around its limitations: familiar lighting, predictable furniture, nothing troublesome on the floor.

A family’s home makes no such accommodations. There are cables, toys, shifting rugs and, occasionally, dog poop. Yes, humanoids will need to avoid that too.

Repeating a task under familiar conditions of uncluttered floors is not the same as handling an unfamiliar home with all its chaos.

2. Why labs can't ship robots

SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) is how a robot maps its surroundings and locates itself within them. Ask most academics and they'll tell you it's a solved problem.

But real homes are the most chaotic spaces that exist.

There are glass doors that look like open doorways, mirrors, stairs, rugs, charging cables, and Legos placed all around.

So ask yourself: if indoor mapping and navigation is "solved," where are the robots? Why aren't airports, hotels and grocery stores full of them?

Calling it “solved” misses the question families actually care about: can I leave this thing alone and trust it?

3. Why we started with eyes, not hands

Nature doesn't give birth to a fully working human. We took our cue from how nature develops humans: capabilities built on one another.
Children learn to see before they learn to grab, and to grab before they learn to plan and handle the unexpected.

Perception comes first. Manipulation follows. More complex responsibilities come after that. At every stage, the robot must earn the next job by doing its current one well enough.

Before asking a robot to pick up a sock, we wanted it to understand where it was, where the sock was, and how to reach it.

Most of the industry started at the top, with humanoids. We started at the bottom, with a robot whose job is to see and move through a home precisely with 1cm accuracy in any lighting condition.

Floor cleaning gave that foundation an immediately useful job. It forced us to confront navigation, clutter, privacy and everyday reliability before reaching for more complex chores.

The floor cleaner isn’t a detour from our larger ambition. It is how we’re building toward it.

4. The 99.999% rule in robotics

At 90%, one in ten decisions is wrong, and a robot makes thousands in a single clean. That's the robot that bumps, gets lost, and falls down the stairs.

Every extra nine is a new mountain. The failures get rarer, harder to find, and exponentially harder to fix. They barely even happen until they happen in your home.

Matic's visual SLAM runs at 99.999% in 16K+ homes. We’re the ONLY unsupervised home robot at scale with pure vision-only full autonomy. If you ask us, the gap between 80% and 99.999% is where our 9 years of engineering went.

We close that gap inside real homes. When Matic handles something imperfectly, it saves a short clip and keeps it on the device. It only leaves if the family chooses to share it. If they do, it gets labeled, fed back into the model, and every Matic gets smarter, including theirs.

Families control what leaves their homes. We do the work of making the product better.

Better robots earn trust > trust brings more homes > and more homes teach the robot more.

5. Where Matic is going next

Phase one was perception and it's nearly done. Matic has covered 500 million square feet, 400K miles in thousands of real lived-in homes.
Now phase two is going to be about manipulation. And our idea is to build a robot that doesn't just move through your home, but acts in it to eliminate even more chores.

Each step must be useful today, not justified by something we promise tomorrow. The evolution of Matic is the revolution.

The goal isn’t to put the most impressive humanoid in your living room.

It’s giving your family time and energy back through robots that earn your trust, protect your privacy, and help without becoming another responsibility.

More time for each other. Less work getting in the way.

That’s Matic.
Get yours today at https://t.co/tEo81BKSmA

[Benzinga @Benzinga]

The world’s 10 richest people are worth a combined $1.91 trillion as of Sept. 28, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list.

Elon Musk sits at No. 1 with an estimated $929B fortune.

Here’s the full top 10.

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

Another multi-billion $ # AI acquisition...

https://t.co/kd1hYxK0vx

@AMD acquires @theworldlabs... gets valuable model expertise for #Robotics & #PhysicalAI $AMD

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

.@Huawei #mobile biz is getting its shine back despite tough sanctions... releases impressive #Trifold

https://t.co/fGIIgmvoTG

#foldables @HuaweiMobile @Huawei_Europe #HuaweiMateXT2

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

This is interesting news; it would be fantastic for @Intel / @Intel_Foundry, even if only a couple of these firms bite...

https://t.co/I6trwBWPRW

I am sure there is not so invisible US Govt. hand in this as well

@TechSpot $INTC $GOOG $AMZN $AAPL $AMD $TSLA $MSFT $NVDA

[Prakash Sangam @MyTechMusings]

Met California Senate Minority Leader @SenBrianJones with community members during his District Open House...

On behalf of the Hindu community in the greater San Diego area, we thanked him for his public service and steadfast support for the Hindu cause, especially his vehement opposition to the toxic #SB403 bill.

@HinduAmerican @hinduampac