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Mark Zuckerberg introduced a new AI agent called Muse, designed to work in tandem with smartglasses hardware. He described the launch as part of a broader push toward what he called 'personal superintelligence,' alongside other new hand-held AI device offerings from Meta.
At its Connect event, Meta showed off the Muse Charm, a small Tamagotchi-style device that runs its Muse AI assistant with real-time voice and an animated avatar on screen. Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated tapping a fingerprint sensor on the device to begin talking to Muse, describing it as fitting the full Muse experience onto something wearable on a keychain. Meta has only built a handful of prototype units and still needs to finalize the design, but is targeting a holiday shipping window this December.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced the company's next-generation Meta VR Glasses at Connect, a sunglasses-style headset paired with a wired external computing pod. The device runs Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite (XR2 Gen 3) chip, features a 5K 120Hz micro-OLED display with a 70-degree field of view, hand-tracking cameras, and launches with over 75 games plus compatibility with existing Quest titles and Touch Plus controllers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.