Meta launches Mac app as Meta AI gains business integrations

Meta has released a dedicated Mac app for Meta AI, extending its chatbot from the web and mobile devices to Apple’s desktop platform. Emma Roth reports for The Verge that the app can view a shared application window and users can ask questions, receive suggestions, or generate content related to their current work. The Mac …

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Meta releases Muse Glimmer and renews its push for open AI models

Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AI model that developers can download, modify and run on powerful personal computers. The move marks a renewed commitment to openly available model weights after Meta shifted its newer Muse family toward proprietary releases earlier this year. Glimmer is available under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial …

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OpenAI, Meta and SpaceXAI race to cut AI model costs

Three major AI developers released new models within days of each other this week, and all of them lead with the same pitch: lower cost per task. Lorelei Smillie and Rachel Metz report for Bloomberg that OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.5 and Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 all promise more output for fewer tokens, the units …

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Meta’s AI lab bets on data, talent and compute to catch up with rivals

A year after Meta overhauled its AI division following the troubled Llama 4 launch, Max Kan and his co-authors write for SemiAnalysis that Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) may be closing the gap on OpenAI and Anthropic. The authors argue Meta is the only company positioned to excel at all three ingredients of frontier AI: data, …

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Meta backs down: AI image tool yanked amid opt-out backlash

Meta has shut down an AI image feature that let users manipulate photos of people by simply tagging their public Instagram account, just days after launching it. Corbin Bolies reports for Variety that the company faced immediate backlash over the tool’s design. The feature was part of Meta’s new Muse Image model, introduced on Tuesday. …

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Meta tests new tool to detect AI-generated images from Muse Image

Meta is previewing a web-based detection tool that identifies images and videos created with its newest AI model, Muse Image. Karissa Bell reports for Engadget that the tool checks for invisible watermarks called Content Seal, which Meta says remain intact even after cropping, compressing, resizing or screenshotting an image. Content Seal marks a shift from …

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China orders Meta to unwind $2 billion Manus acquisition

China’s top economic planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has ordered Meta to reverse its acquisition of AI startup Manus. The deal was valued at over $2 billion when Meta completed it in late 2025. The NDRC said it would “prohibit foreign investment in Manus in accordance with laws and regulations” and …

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Meta launches proprietary AI model Muse Spark

Meta has released Muse Spark, a new proprietary artificial intelligence model built by its internal division Meta Superintelligence Labs. The model is available through the Meta AI app and website, with a private API preview for select users. Unlike Meta’s previous Llama models, Muse Spark is not open source. Muse Spark can process text and …

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