# AI news, Sunday, 4 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's AI news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/ai-news/2026-10-04/

## Anthropic launches Claude Frontier Academy with $100M for 10,000 engineers

Business. Nomination-only residency trains customer and partner engineers to take Claude from use case to production. First cohorts include Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, CommBank, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley and Novo Nordisk.

Source: Anthropic, https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-frontier-academy

## Meta opens Muse Gadgets SDKs for DIY Muse-connected hardware

Tools. Open-source ESP32 firmware and a Linux SDK let builders wire Muse to sensors, displays and home devices. Meta is also offering a limited Muse Home Link dongle to US subscribers.

Source: Meta, https://gadgets.muse.ai/