Meta, Walmart, Stripe and other companies, alongside AI startup Sierra, are publishing an open standard called the 'personal agent protocol' to govern how AI agents interact with businesses online. Sierra co-founder Bret Taylor, who is leading the effort and chairs OpenAI, said the standard aims to help companies verify whether they're dealing with an authorized personal agent or an unapproved bot. The move follows the viral rise of Meta's agent Muse and comes amid disputes like Amazon blocking Meta and Perplexity's agents and suing Perplexity over alleged site scraping.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-06
Wells Fargo removed 500 megawatts of expected capacity resales from its 2027 estimates for Meta, roughly $5 billion in revenue, saying the company will likely need that computing power for its Muse AI agent instead. The firm raised its price target on Meta to $1,000 from $796, implying about 35% upside from Monday's close.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-06
Wired reports that Meta's new AI agent Muse maintains ongoing files on people connected to its users, updating information about them roughly every hour. AI safety researcher Karan Joshi, who extracted Muse's internal prompts, said the system appears designed to build a 'page for every person in the user's life.' The report follows separate claims from 404 Media that Meta engineers rushed a fix for a security flaw in Muse's database just before launch.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-06
Meta's AI assistant Muse has encountered significant security flaws shortly after its release, including vulnerabilities that allow spying on Mac users and unauthorized access to private messages. The product also reportedly can trick users into granting root access and uploads messages to the cloud without permission, prompting Apple to tighten privacy controls. These issues highlight serious concerns about the safety of AI assistants handling sensitive data.
techdirt.com
· 2026-10-06
Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots AI agents have highlighted the importance of CPUs, particularly AMD's EPYC processors, in powering long-duration personal AI tasks. This shift has contributed to AMD and Intel's recent stock surges, with AMD reaching a trillion-dollar valuation amid growing demand for CPU-based AI solutions.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-06
Meta's new AI tool, Muse, offers a conversational interface that emphasizes ease of use and personalization. Users can customize avatars and interact with the AI through a friendly chat format, aiming to reduce intimidation around AI adoption. The platform combines aesthetic appeal with functional features, making it accessible for newcomers.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-06
Ahead of Muse's release, Meta engineers identified multiple security vulnerabilities in the AI agent's virtual machine environment. At least one flaw could have enabled malicious users to access Meta's sensitive internal data, prompting urgent fixes involving multiple teams and senior management. The vulnerabilities were linked to Linux kernel virtualization code and required immediate attention to prevent potential data breaches.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-05
Meta's new Muse AI agent was developed with a critical security vulnerability that could have allowed unauthorized access to sensitive user data and internal systems. Although the flaw was reportedly patched before release, some employees remain concerned about lingering risks, especially given recent issues with virtual machine escapes. These internal worries highlight ongoing challenges in safeguarding user privacy amid rapid AI deployment.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-05
Instinct has introduced a new feature allowing users to add its AI agent to group chats, even if friends haven't signed up for the service. The update is available to early access users and aims to facilitate planning and coordination among friends. The company emphasizes privacy controls, with the AI seeking permission before engaging with the group and being isolated from personal accounts.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-05
19-year-old entrepreneur Zain Javaid's company Ghost has emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed investment led by Andreessen Horowitz. The startup's first product, Core, is a specialized personal computer aimed at hosting AI agents that integrate user data from various sources to act as digital assistants. The device is priced at $3,499 and is designed to centralize and run AI models continuously for individual users.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-05
Apple said it will add new controls around macOS's Full Disk Access permission following reports that Meta's Muse AI agent used that access to build detailed profiles of users' contacts, tracking relationships, locations and personal milestones on an hourly basis. Security researcher Karan Joshi reportedly found Muse was instructed to compile data such as where people live, recurring life events and significant dates for everyone in a user's life.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-05
Meta's Muse app, launched September 8 and capable of performing multi-step tasks in the background, surpassed 5 million U.S. downloads within 22 days, according to Mashable. The app is led by Alexandr Wang, the 29-year-old Scale AI co-founder whom Mark Zuckerberg hired as Meta's first Gen Z senior executive after Meta's $14 billion investment for a 49% stake in Scale AI, the Wall Street Journal reports. Meta's stock has risen nearly 20% since the app's debut.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-05
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