// trackers
Follow one technology story at a time.
Each tracker is a dated timeline of what has happened and what is scheduled next. Every entry links to the page that confirms it. Fast-moving trackers are checked for news every day, the rest every week.
- AI Agents
AI Agent Launch Tracker
A dated, sourced timeline of major AI agent launches since October 2024, from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others. It covers browser and computer-use agents, coding agents, agent platforms and the MCP and A2A protocols.
25 entries / latest September 29, 2026 / checked daily - AI Chips & Semiconductors
AI Chip Roadmap Tracker
Dated, sourced entries on AI chip launches since January 2024. They cover Nvidia, AMD and Intel accelerators, custom chips from cloud and AI companies, foundry nodes and HBM, plus targets companies have set through 2029.
25 entries / latest September 30, 2026 / checked weekly - AI Data Centers & Power
AI Data Center Megaprojects Tracker
A dated, sourced log of large AI data center campuses and power deals announced since January 2025. It logs developer, location, planned capacity, stated cost and status, plus notable pauses, moratoria and cancellations.
31 entries / latest October 8, 2026 / checked daily - AI in Medicine
AI in Medicine Regulation Tracker
A sourced timeline of how regulators have handled AI in clinical care since 2023. It covers FDA guidance and device decisions, EU and UK rules, WHO guidance and U.S. payment policy, each linked to an official document.
28 entries / latest October 6, 2026 / checked weekly - AI & Jobs
AI Layoffs and Jobs Data Tracker
A dated, sourced record of job cuts attributed to AI, employer announcements that cite it, and major studies and official statistics on AI and employment since January 2025. It notes who made each claim.
28 entries / latest October 6, 2026 / checked weekly - AI Models
AI Model Release Tracker
A dated, sourced timeline of major AI model releases since January 2025. It covers OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, Meta, DeepSeek, Alibaba and Mistral, with a short note on what each release was.
25 entries / latest October 6, 2026 / checked daily - AI in Biotech
AI-Discovered Drugs in Clinical Trials Tracker
A dated, sourced log of milestones since 2021 for drug candidates that their developers say were found or designed with AI: trial starts, results, regulatory steps, discontinuations and selected deals.
26 entries / latest September 30, 2026 / checked weekly - AI & Cybersecurity
AI-Enabled Cyber Threat Tracker
Sourced, dated entries on AI used in cyberattacks and fraud since January 2024. They cover deepfake scams, misuse reports from AI developers, prompt injection flaws, model copying attempts and security agency warnings.
28 entries / latest October 5, 2026 / checked daily - Defense Tech & Drones
Defense Tech Programs Tracker
Dated, sourced milestones since 2024 in Golden Dome, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Replicator and counter-drone efforts, plus selected large defense-tech contracts and funding rounds, with cost figures attributed.
25 entries / latest October 2, 2026 / checked weekly - AI Policy & Safety
EU AI Act Timeline: Key Dates From 2021 to 2030
A sourced timeline of the EU AI Act from the 2021 proposal to the 2030 transition deadlines. It includes the 2026 Digital Omnibus that moved the high-risk rules to December 2027 and August 2028.
25 entries / latest August 2, 2026 / checked weekly - Batteries & EVs
EV Sales and Deliveries Tracker
A dated, sourced log of four recurring electric vehicle sales reports since October 2025: Tesla's quarterly deliveries, BYD's monthly sales, ACEA's EU registrations and Cox Automotive's US estimates.
35 entries / latest October 2, 2026 / checked weekly - Nuclear & Fusion
Fusion Energy Milestones Tracker
A dated log of fusion energy milestones since December 2022, each linked to a source. It covers lab records, ITER schedule changes and deliveries, U.S. regulatory decisions, power purchase agreements and company targets.
28 entries / latest October 8, 2026 / checked weekly - Humanoid Robots
Humanoid Robot Deployments Tracker
A dated, sourced timeline of humanoid robot shipments, factory and warehouse deployments, launches and published prices since 2024. Demos, targets and company claims are labeled as such.
30 entries / latest October 6, 2026 / checked daily - Space Tech
Moon Race Timeline: Artemis, China and Commercial Landers
A dated, sourced timeline of Moon missions since 2022 and the official targets for upcoming ones. It covers NASA's Artemis, China's lunar program, India, Japan and commercial landers.
25 entries / latest August 23, 2026 / checked weekly - AI in Space
Orbital Data Center Tracker
A dated, sourced record of space-based computing since 2023: hardware that has flown, regulatory filings, funding rounds and stated plans, with flown hardware labeled separately from proposals.
28 entries / latest October 6, 2026 / checked weekly - Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing Milestones Tracker
A dated, sourced log of quantum computing milestones since January 2023: processor and error-correction results, published company and government roadmap targets, and post-quantum cryptography standards and deadlines.
25 entries / latest September 8, 2026 / checked weekly - Robotaxis & Self-Driving
Robotaxi Cities Tracker
A dated log of where Waymo, Tesla, Zoox, Baidu Apollo Go, Pony.ai and WeRide carry riders in driverless cars. It notes whether each launch is public, paid and staffed, and lists announced future launches.
27 entries / latest September 14, 2026 / checked daily - Batteries & EVs
Solid-State Battery Tracker
A dated, sourced log of solid-state and semi-solid-state battery milestones since 2023. It covers pilot lines, sample shipments, test vehicles, car deliveries and company production targets, each labeled by stage.
26 entries / latest September 28, 2026 / checked weekly - Sovereign AI
Sovereign AI Investment Tracker
Dated, sourced entries on national AI computing and investment pledges since 2024. They cover the EU, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the UK, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and note what is pledged, funded or built.
26 entries / latest September 9, 2026 / checked weekly - Nuclear & Fusion
US Nuclear Plant Restarts and Uprates Tracker
A dated, sourced log of steps to restart shut-down U.S. nuclear plants and raise the output of operating reactors since September 2024. It covers NRC decisions, federal loans, owner decisions and work at the plants.
36 entries / latest October 6, 2026 / checked weekly - AI Policy & Safety
US State AI Laws Tracker
A dated, sourced timeline of AI laws signed by US states since 2024, with what each covers and when it takes effect. It also covers the federal orders and bills that seek to preempt them.
25 entries / latest September 30, 2026 / checked weekly - US-China Tech Race
US-China Chip Export Controls Timeline
Sourced, dated entries on US chip and chipmaking-tool export controls on China since October 2022, Nvidia and AMD licensing shifts, and China's mineral controls. They show what is active, suspended or scheduled.
25 entries / latest September 25, 2026 / checked weekly