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Anthropic Reveals That Claude Accounts for 26% of Next-Generation AI Research

Anthropic revealed that Claude is taking the lead on 26% of the company’s internal AI research and development work. This percentage rose rapidly from about 1% in March 2026 to 26% in August. Here, the term “leading” means that, based on high-level instructions provided by a human, Claude performs most of the task from start to finish under human supervision. Among the tasks measured, Anthropic found that Claude operates completely autonomously The Year of Practice

Sep 18, 20267 min read

AI models & services

OpenAI Unveils Astra for Law… Combines GPT-6 with Legal Search Capabilities in Astra

OpenAI has unveiled “Astra for Law,” an AI platform designed for legal work. It combines GPT-6 Astra with a dedicated search index for U.S. legal materials and guidelines for legal analysis and drafting, enabling law firms and legal tech companies to create specialized workflows. It will appear as “GPT-6 Astra Law” on the model selection screen in ChatGPT and Codex. However, at launch, only select U.S. law firms with Trusted Acc

Sep 18, 20268 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

Waymo Unveils Goal of Launching a Fully Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service in Singapore by 2028

Waymo has announced plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service for the general public in Singapore in 2028. If everything goes according to plan, this will mark Waymo’s first entry into Southeast Asia. The service won’t launch all at once. Over the next few months, Waymo will import Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles; in 2027, trained autonomous driving specialists will drive the vehicles themselves to collect local road data; and in 2028, the commercial service will launch. A phased schedule for launching the service

Sep 18, 20267 min read

Industry & policy

Proposed EU Kids Act Includes Ban on Social Media for Children Under 13 and Protections for Adolescents Regarding AI

The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act to strengthen online safety for children and adolescents. The key provision is a ban on social media accounts for children under 13, and for those aged 13 to 15, only accounts supervised by parents will be allowed. This proposal isn’t limited to social media. It establishes design principles for digital services targeting users under 18, including video-sharing services, online games, AI companions, and chatbots. It covers a wide range of changes. However,

Sep 18, 20267 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

France's CEA and Alice & Bob Jointly Develop Software to Connect Quantum Computers and Supercomputers

The French national research agency CEA and the quantum computing startup Alice & Bob have agreed to jointly develop software that combines quantum computers with conventional supercomputers. The initial area of application is materials physics research. The two organizations plan to enhance Qaptiva—developed by the French state-owned supercomputer company Bull—to facilitate task allocation and execution between quantum processors and high-performance computing environments. NVIDIA’s hybrid quantum-classical computing A platform capable of competing with CUDA-Q

Sep 18, 20267 min read

IT guides & reviews

Snap Expands SPECS Enterprise AI Ecosystem with Salesforce, NVIDIA, and AWS

Snap has announced a new partnership with Salesforce, NVIDIA, and Amazon Web Services to leverage its augmented reality glasses, SPECS, for business operations. The concept involves displaying information and guidance directly in the user’s field of view for tasks where it’s difficult to sit at a computer, such as in retail stores, factories, and field service. Users can access company data and update workflows using Salesforce’s Agentforce, and use AWS’s Amazon Quick to check inventory or locations via voice commands.

Sep 18, 20267 min read