A collection of twenty small, standalone LaTeX and MetaPost examples demonstrates how to reproduce the look of old scientific publications, from engraved optics plates to Victorian newspaper layouts. Each file isolates one technique—such as antique typography, hand-drawn diagrams, or period color palettes—so users can compile, modify, or strip out individual effects to see their contribution. The examples split into pure LaTeX pages, standalone fiziko MetaPost figures, and hybrid pages combining both via LuaTeX.
Plaion Replai has pushed back the launch of its Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System+ remake from November 2025 to September 16, 2027. The company cites overwhelming demand plus a global memory chip shortage fueled by AI infrastructure investment as reasons for the delay. Pricing remains unchanged, with the standard edition at $250 and the 35th anniversary bundle at $350.
Meta reportedly built an internal leaderboard called Claudeonomics that ranked employees by AI token consumption, awarding titles like 'Token Legend' to top users who burned through over 60 trillion tokens in a month. Similar tracking has surfaced at Disney, JPMorgan, KPMG, Amazon, and Accenture, with some firms incorporating AI usage into performance reviews.
Several U.S. states that previously granted multi-decade tax exemptions to lure data center investments from Amazon, Meta and Google are now reconsidering or rolling back those deals. The reversal follows growing public backlash over the facilities' strain on local resources and limited job creation relative to the tax revenue forgone.
Meta launched a personal AI agent named Muse this week and took over the @muse username on both Instagram and X, usernames the rock band Muse had held for over a decade. The band has been pushed to @museband on Instagram and @musetheband on X, with no public explanation from either Meta or the band about how the switch occurred.
An investigation by Futurism found numerous Facebook accounts posting large volumes of AI-generated videos depicting graphic violence against babies and young children, including beatings, burning, starvation, and imprisonment. Despite the disturbing and clearly harmful nature of this content, Meta has done little to remove it, allowing the accounts and videos to persist and multiply across the platform.
A report by the Washington-based Tech Transparency Project found 332 paid ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery ran on Meta's platforms over the past 10 months, with 84 appearing in India. Of those Indian ads, 78 ran after India ordered Meta to remove such content following a BBC investigation. Some ads reused photos of real children, including a European royal, digitally manipulated to create abusive imagery.
Meta has introduced Muse, a new AI system that can carry out tasks like drafting emails or hunting for deals after users approve a plan of action. It runs in a private virtual machine and uses a separate 'Sentinel' agent to block unauthorized online actions, with rollout starting on iOS and Android in the US.
Meta rolled out Muse, a new autonomous AI agent that CEO Mark Zuckerberg says learns a user's habits and goals to handle everyday tasks like online shopping, drafting documents, filling out forms, and answering emails. Users must grant Muse permission to access their apps and data, and Meta says a separate 'Sentinel' system monitors its actions to prevent it from acting without oversight. The tool is now live in the US on iOS, Android, and via the muse.ai website.
The U.S. carried out another round of military strikes targeting tankers carrying Iranian oil, escalating pressure on Tehran's crude exports. Separately, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to approve use of a voter verification system, and Meta launched a new consumer-facing AI agent.
Meta has released Muse, a personal AI agent built under chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, offering a customizable chat interface with a named avatar and a visible built-in browser running on a dedicated cloud virtual machine. The agent is available free with two paid tiers at $20 and $100 monthly, launching first in the US on iOS, Android and web, with glasses support planned.
Meta introduced Muse, a new personal AI agent that can independently send emails, book travel, complete web forms, and negotiate deals using a user's stored email, payment, and account information. Announced by Mark Zuckerberg via Instagram, Muse runs on Meta's new Muse Spark model and is available in the U.S. through a standalone app, WhatsApp integration, and the muse.ai website, with free basic access and paid tiers for more complex tasks. Meta also plans to bring Muse support to its AI glasses.
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