The day in tech.

Bose announced the Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) and Sport Open Earbuds, both available October 1. The second-gen Ultra model improves sound, battery life, and adds wireless charging to its case.

Anthropic published a framework to track AI progress, measuring AI-driven R&D, agent oversight, and compute allocation. As of August 2026, Claude leads 26% of Anthropic's AI R&D work.

Lucid and Bolt announced a partnership to deploy 25,000 autonomous robotaxis across Europe. Bolt will own and operate the fleet, which will use Nvidia Hyperion Level 4 technology on Lucid's upcoming midsize platform.

Hackers stole a Flock Safety camera from a roadway, extracted its data, and shared files with media outlets, revealing detailed vehicle and people tracking methods.

Crusoe raised $3.9 billion in a Series F round, valuing the AI data center developer at $30.9 billion. The funding will finance projects like a large site in Abilene, Texas, used by OpenAI.

The European Commission proposed the KIDS Act on Thursday, banning chatbots from simulating emotions for users under 18 and restricting unsupervised access for children under 13. Platforms face fines up to 6% of global turnover for non-compliance.

OpenAI launched Astra for Law, a GPT-6 Astra-based AI for legal work. It combines a legal search index of over 230 million U.S. legal URLs with specialized instructions for analysis and writing.

King Charles convened AI executives from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss shared safety principles and the technology's existential risks.

Alphabet-owned Waymo announced it will launch a commercial robotaxi service in Singapore by 2028, marking its first entry into Southeast Asia. Vehicles will arrive soon for mapping and testing with human safety drivers in 2027.

Comp AI, a cybersecurity compliance startup, raised $34 million in a Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures to expand its AI-driven platform for automating security audits.