Bose puts 1,250 engineers behind AI audio

Bose says half of its roughly 2,500 employees are engineers as the 60-year-old audio company turns its core algorithms and systems engineering into a B2B technology business for devices including XR glasses. In The Verge’s interview with CEO Lila Snyder, Bose describes licensing noise cancellation, spatial audio, and voice-related building blocks to partners while keeping its own products and luxury brands distinct. Teams weighing Omilia’s hybrid voice-AI architecture should note the strategic shift: the next wearable audio layer may be sold as an integrated hardware-software system, not a standalone model API.