#Local AI

Coverage of local AI explores how startups, investors, and enterprise teams are building and backing artificial intelligence that runs closer to where data is generated or used. On Venture Herald, this topic highlights the evolving startup and venture capital landscape around privacy, latency, infrastructure, and deployment choices in AI.

Sentient OS launches local AI for Apple silicon Macs

Sentient OS launched as an open-source personal AI for Apple silicon Macs, with local inference, app control and Markdown knowledge files.

Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min

Ghost opens preorders for $3,499 Core AI box

Ghost opened preorders for Core, a screenless local-AI computer, as reports said it raised $11 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Oct 8, 2026 · 4 min