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Muse can shop, write emails, and negotiate prices for users, all through WhatsApp

10 September 2026 at 12:27

A blue Muse logo with a handwritten look, surrounded by speech bubbles containing tasks such as "Book it please!" and "I analyzed your new expenses and adjusted your budget"; on the right is the beige Muse avatar.

Meta unveils Muse, an AI agent that books travel, handles purchases, and sends emails through WhatsApp, complete with a payment feature that runs through Stripe's Link. That puts Meta ahead of OpenAI, which stopped its direct checkout feature in ChatGPT. A separate security agent called Sentinel monitors every action before it reaches the internet.

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Meta closes in on the top with Muse Spark 1.3, and undercuts rivals on price

3 September 2026 at 11:45

Meta has released Muse Spark 1.3, its fourth model in the series in five months. According to Artificial Analysis, the model gains the most on agentic benchmarks but still trails Claude Fable 5.1 and other top models. The strongest argument is price. At $0.55 per task, Muse Spark undercuts every comparably scored rival.

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Employee revolt and failing agents forced Meta to scrap its AI layoff plan

26 August 2026 at 13:09

Meta wanted to replace far more of its workforce with AI than previously known, according to Reuters, but the plan collapsed under rebellious employees and agents that failed to deliver.

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