Lexar unveiled the Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD, a drive just 3.8mm thick that tapers to 1mm at its edge, making it too slim to house a standard USB-C port. Instead it connects via SnapLink, a proprietary magnetic pogo-pin cable, and comes with a mounting sleeve designed to attach to MagSafe-compatible Apple devices. It will ship in 512GB and 1TB versions later this year, rated at up to 1,050 MB/s read and 1,000 MB/s write speeds.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-04
Lexar has introduced the Muse Ultraslim Portable SSD, which it says is the thinnest portable SSD on the market at 1mm to 3.8mm thick. It comes in 512GB and 1TB capacities, includes a magnetic carry sleeve for MagSafe or magnetic phone cases, and works with iPhones, iPads, Macs and other USB-C devices, supporting up to 4K/120fps ProRes capture.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-04
Lexar marked its 30th anniversary by launching the Muse, an external SSD measuring just 3.8mm thick, which the company calls the world's thinnest portable drive. To achieve that slimness, it uses a proprietary magnetic SnapLink cable with pogo pins instead of a built-in port, plus an optional sleeve that lets the drive attach magnetically to a phone. The drive offers USB 10 Gbps speeds, with claimed reads up to 1,050 MB/s and writes up to 1,000 MB/s.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-04
Lexar announced its Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD, arriving later this year in 512GB and 1TB capacities, measuring just 3.8mm at its thickest point and tapering to 1mm at the edges. The drive achieves this by dropping a standard USB-C port in favor of a proprietary magnetic SnapLink cable connecting via pogo pins, while still delivering read speeds up to 1,050MB/s and write speeds up to 1,000MB/s, enough for 4K ProRes video capture at 120fps on compatible iPhones.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-04
Muse Group has released Audacity 4.0, the free open-source audio editor's biggest update since Version 3.0 five years ago. The release adds a redesigned interface with dark mode, expanded non-destructive editing that allows overlapping clips, multi-clip trimming and grouping, a new envelope tool for automation, and a one-click splitting tool.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-03
Meta introduced a new pricing tier for its Muse Spark model, built for coding and other agentic tasks, that slashes token costs by roughly 95% for developers who agree to let their prompts and outputs be used to train future versions. Standard pricing runs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, compared to just 10 cents and 20 cents respectively under the data-sharing plan. The move follows a scrapped internal program at Meta that tracked employee computer activity for training data, which was shelved in June after backlash.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-03
Meta released Muse Spark 1.3, an upgrade to its AI coding and agent model, touting benchmark scores that mostly come from a 'max' reasoning configuration still undergoing safety testing and unavailable through any API provider. The version actually shipping to developers via Muse Code and the Meta Model API uses the older 'xhigh' reasoning setting, which scores meaningfully lower on tests like GDPval-AA v2, OSWorld 2.0, and JobBench. Meta disclosed both sets of results in its evaluation report, but its marketing emphasized the higher, currently inaccessible numbers.
venturebeat.com
· 2026-09-03
Meta Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Voice Transcribe, a real-time speech-to-text model that streams transcription, detects sentence endpoints, and identifies more than 20 distinct speakers without a separate processing step. Trained on over 70 languages (25 thoroughly validated), the model handles long recordings beyond an hour and supports code-switching between languages, all offered via API at $0.18 per hour of audio.
venturebeat.com
· 2026-09-02
The developer has released Muse Spark 1.3, an updated AI model available now through Muse Code and the Meta Model API. The update focuses on sustaining longer, multi-step tasks, following complex instructions more reliably, and collaborating more actively with users by asking clarifying questions and checking in before consequential actions. A more advanced reasoning mode is expected soon pending additional safety testing.
research.meta.ai
· 2026-09-02
Meta unveiled Muse Voice Transcribe, its first real-time audio perception model, capable of transcribing over 20 speakers simultaneously while switching between more than 20 validated languages, including mid-sentence code-switching. CEO Mark Zuckerberg demoed the tool on X, noting it uses adaptive delay to balance speed and accuracy. The model is now available through Meta's Mac AI app, Muse Code, and its Model API at $3 per 1,000 audio minutes.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-01
Meta Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Voice Transcribe, a streaming speech recognition model that combines transcription, speaker diarization for over 20 voices, and endpointing in a single pass. It supports more than 70 languages, with 25 validated at launch, handles recordings over an hour long, and allows mid-sentence code-switching between languages. The model is live now in Meta AI for Mac, Muse Code, and via the Meta Model API at $3 per 1,000 audio-minutes.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-01
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