Amazon has barred Meta's new Muse AI assistant from completing purchases on its e-commerce site, saying the practice would violate its terms of service. Muse, launched to strong consumer and investor response, is designed to shop across retailers, book travel, fill out forms and monitor home security cameras, and links to Shopify and Stripe for payment. Meta's stock has risen over 20% since Muse's debut, and the app briefly topped Apple's App Store above ChatGPT.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-23
Mark Zuckerberg showed off Muse Charm, a screen-and-lanyard device without a wristband, at the end of Meta Connect. It has a fingerprint sensor to activate voice commands, a camera, and multiple microphones, letting users talk to Meta's Muse AI agent without unlocking a phone. Zuckerberg said only a few prototypes exist so far, with finishing materials still to be decided, and the device is targeted to ship by December.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-23
Meta's annual Connect conference is approaching, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to present updates centered on artificial intelligence and wearable devices, particularly smart glasses. Reports suggest the company may unveil a camera-free version of its glasses amid ongoing concerns about users covertly recording others.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-23
Meta kicked off its annual Connect conference in Menlo Park, with a keynote from Mark Zuckerberg centered on AI, smart glasses and what he describes as building 'a future for everyone.' The Verge covered the event live starting at 7PM ET, with expectations of updates on Meta's Muse AI agent and newer glasses hardware.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-23
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is starting a new academy aimed at training aspiring startup founders, backed by $42 million in funding. The program is positioned as an alternative to traditional college education for people who want to build tech companies.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-23
Meta held its annual Connect conference, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivering a keynote covering upcoming products across smart glasses, VR headsets and AI. Coverage included expectations for a camera-free version of Meta's smart glasses, following an earlier 2026 glasses launch, as well as anticipation of a new Quest headset, with developer sessions continuing the following day.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-23
Security researchers found a zero-day vulnerability in Meta's newly released Muse AI assistant for macOS that lets any locally installed app or terminal command access the token authenticating a user's Muse account, along with a long list of undocumented settings. Amazon has begun blocking Muse on its site, and the flaw undermines macOS permission protections that Apple built to prevent unauthorized apps from reaching sensitive resources like the microphone, camera, and file system.
wired.com
· 2026-09-23
Security researcher Patrick Wardle discovered that any app or Terminal command running on a Mac could silently alter undocumented settings in Meta's new Muse AI agent without requiring special macOS permissions. One affected setting, endo_voyager_dictation_endpoint, determines where a user's dictated voice prompts are transmitted, meaning an attacker could reroute that data elsewhere. The flaw surfaced just weeks after Meta heavily promoted Muse's security architecture, including a dedicated Secure VM, a monitoring system called Sentinel, and bug bounties up to $300,000.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-22
WIRED's Women issue features actor and comedian Patti Harrison portraying Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos in a satirical cover shoot commenting on Silicon Valley's male-dominated leadership. In an accompanying interview, Harrison discusses the concept, her comedic approach, and her own strained relationship with tech platforms after leaving Twitter.
wired.com
· 2026-09-22
Court exhibits from lawsuits against Meta reveal that in 2021, while publicly defending Facebook against whistleblower claims of harming children, Mark Zuckerberg privately told a contact on WhatsApp that child safety was not his 'personal main focus.' He said he was more focused on building the metaverse, and weeks later announced Facebook's rebrand to Meta.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-22
Security researchers discovered that Meta's new macOS AI assistant Muse contains a vulnerability allowing any locally installed app or terminal command to access the authentication token tied to a user's Muse account, bypassing Apple's built-in permission protections. The flaw also lets outside processes alter numerous undocumented settings, some of which could grant deeper control over connected accounts like WhatsApp, email and calendars. Separately, Amazon has begun blocking Muse from its platform.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-21
After a brief show of unity around Dario Amodei's proposal for slowing AI development through third-party oversight and international coordination, the tech industry has fractured over how to proceed. Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jensen Huang reportedly blocked plans for an independent, industry-funded AI regulator similar to finance's FINRA, while the Trump administration dismisses AI safety concerns as a hoax. OpenAI, through global affairs chief Chris Lehane, says it remains committed to pushing for national safety standards despite the pushback.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-19
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