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Meta releases Muse Spark Open, an 816B open-weights model

NVIDIA AI congratulates @alexandr_wang and the @Muse team on their open-weights model release. https://t.co/7JH7PXOnAz In the quoted post, @ArtificialAnlys reports that Meta's Muse Spark Open has 816B parameters (42B active) and scores 39 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking it the #1 US open-weights model. Muse Spark Open (xhigh) scores 22 points above Meta's 30B dense Muse Glimmer (high, 17). https://t.co/jf31mQNINe

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Meta’s new commercial terms could grant broad AI training permissions over linked websites

Meta’s updated commercial terms, effective October 30, authorize crawling linked business website content and using it to train and improve its products, raising legal experts’ concerns about AI licensing rights. Ars found broader permissions than in existing advertising terms, including provisions for test credentials. Meta says its crawler practices are unchanged and content owners can still block access through robots.txt; experts say whether courts would enforce the terms is unclear.

Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

Meta’s commercial terms taking effect October 30th may authorize AI training on websites associated with businesses using its platforms, according to Nieman Lab’s reporting cited by The Verge. Legal experts say the terms could let Meta argue that contractual permission overrides blocking instructions such as robots.txt. Meta disputes that interpretation, saying its crawler practices are unchanged and the update concerns product information for ad and content recommendations.

Meta Omnilingual ASR Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026

We’re proud to share that Meta Omnilingual Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026! Meta Omnilingual ASR is a suite of models providing ASR capabilities for over 1,600 languages, including 500 low-coverage languages never before https://t.co/V4Wwcr8wVF

Celebrity AI deepfakes spread on Instagram amid gaps in likeness protections

The Verge reports that AI-generated celebrity images and videos circulate widely on Instagram, sometimes misleading fans, gossip outlets, and Google’s AI overviews. A fake image of Mia Goth drew nearly 500,000 likes before Instagram removed the account for impersonation. Meta exempts still images from mandatory AI labeling, while YouTube offers likeness detection and says it removed over 95 percent of videos reported for takedown through that program in the first half of 2026.

Meta Shares 10 Health Research Manuscripts Produced with AI Assistance

Meta says it is exploring how AI can accelerate health science research. Medical experts used a human-led research scaffold powered by Muse Spark 1.3 and Muse Wonder, with access to 5M retrospective de-identified electronic health records and publicly available data, to conduct original research and speed hypothesis generation, code execution, and manuscript drafting while retaining authority over scientific decisions. The 10 manuscripts span cardiology, oncology, infectious disease, emergency medicine, and more.

Gemini 4 Argon Goes GA as AI Engineer NYC Highlights Benchmarks

Google released Gemini 4 Argon globally for coding, knowledge work, enterprise workflows and cyber defense, with access through the Gemini API and several Google products. Introductory API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input discounted 95%; Artificial Analysis reports rates double after November 30. At AI Engineer NYC, about 20,000 people joined keynotes on AI and finance, including a discussion of benchmarking models like Argon by Vals AI’s CEO.

Facebook launches Your Algorithm to give users more control over recommendations

Meta launched Your Algorithm on Facebook, allowing users to describe in natural language what they want to see more or less of in Feed and Reels. Meta says preference changes affect recommendations in real time. An updated three-dot menu provides access to the feature and Interested or Not interested options, with possible follow-up questions to clarify feedback.

Mia Goth’s representatives criticize Instagram over viral AI-generated image

Mia Goth’s representatives say a viral Instagram image of the actress was AI-generated and posted by a verified fan account they had repeatedly asked Instagram to remove. Hundreds of thousands liked the image, and outlets including People treated it as authentic. Meta’s rules exempt still images from mandatory AI labeling. The account appeared to have been wiped from Instagram by Tuesday morning; Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Alexandr Wang Says They’re Fixing Issues as Quickly as They Find Them

we are fixing issues as fast as we can see them! there's definitely still issues we're trying to iron out, but thank you to everyone for giving us a bit of time to work through all the kinks 🫶

Alexandr Wang Says Meta Is Working to Fix an Issue With Intended Limits Behavior

We are working to fix the limits issue! There is currently an issue where we are not seeing the intended behavior in response to @Mr_Salio’s post about Muse Wonder Xhigh (voxel pagoda), which he called “FAST” and a “limits-hungry beast.”

NVIDIA Opens Vera Rubin Rack Designs and Expands AI Factory Infrastructure at OCP

NVIDIA contributed Vera Rubin rack and compute tray designs to OCP through its open MGX architecture and launched open source components for DSX AI Factory. MGX 1.2 supports rack deployments up to 250kW and adds standardized power, cooling and interconnect interfaces. NVIDIA and partners also announced facility and grid resilience specifications, Meta’s adoption of Spectrum-6 switches, plans for USFP optical modules with Cisco, and Falcon Transport support on future ConnectX-10 SuperNICs and BlueField DPUs with Google.

Silicon Valley's AI Compute Crunch Reshapes Talent and Startup Deals

A QbitAI roundup argues that compute access now drives talent retention, model leadership and monetization in Silicon Valley. It cites Noam Shazeer leaving Google for OpenAI after his team's compute was reallocated, Anthropic's May SpaceX deal for over 300 MW and 220,000 Nvidia GPUs, and SemiAnalysis data showing H100 one-year rental prices rising from $1.70 to $2.35 per GPU-hour between October 2025 and March 2026.

OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 globally as Manus parent raises over $500 million

OpenAI has made GPT-6 generally available worldwide to all free and paid ChatGPT users, officially replacing GPT-5.6 SOL and GPT-5.6 LUNA. It incorporates Astra safety improvements to strengthen safeguards against misuse related to cyber, biological, and violent threats.

New ICANN top-level domain applications: Meta and OpenAI compete for .agent and .agi

ICANN published the list of applications for this round of new top-level domains. It received 1,615 applications from 481 applicants, with AI-related suffixes among the most popular.

Zuckerberg-backed Biohub leads an $1.8 billion effort to build AI models that predict cell behavior

Biohub, a nonprofit backed by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, is coordinating an $1.8 billion effort covering data, lab equipment, and compute. The goal is to train AI models that can predict cell behavior and accelerate drug development.

Meta develops AI tool to identify ads secretly directing children to child sexual abuse material

Meta is rolling out a new AI tool to identify ads that appear normal but direct users off-platform to illegal child sexual abuse material. It has also added an LLM system to detect this kind of 'signposting'. In the first half of 2026, Meta acted on 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook and Instagram; its systems found more than 97% before users reported them. In India during the same period, Meta acted on 5.3 million pieces, with more than 98% detected proactively.

Google DeepMind, Meta, and Isomorphic Labs invest $300 million in Biohub

Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug-discovery startup Isomorphic Labs jointly invested $300 million in Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife. The funding will support AI datasets that let researchers pose, predict, and answer biological questions digitally.

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

TechCrunch reports that personal AI agents such as Meta's Muse are often blocked by websites when trying to place orders or book tickets for users. Amazon has explicitly blocked Muse from browsing and buying its products, and Walmart, Delta Air Lines, Yelp, and eBay have similar restrictions, partly because traditional anti-bot systems misclassify agents. Meta, Walmart, Stripe, Sierra, and others have begun developing an open standard for agent-to-agent communication in e-commerce to distinguish helpful bots acting for users from malicious ones.

Meta and Microsoft sharply cut internal Claude use as Anthropic shifts from partner to competitor

Meta and Microsoft, two of Anthropic's largest enterprise customers, are sharply reducing their internal use of Claude.

AI smart glasses face their first major government crackdown

Australia is considering banning smart glasses in some public places, and courts in several countries have issued bans. Norway's government says it does not plan a blanket ban but considers a proposed restriction a 'highly prioritized matter'. A draft law will soon go to parliament; the government says it does not want a society where people fear being secretly recorded, photographed, or filmed.

AINews: GPT-6.1 Sol and Sonnet 5.5 reshape the frontier on price-performance

OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol at $2/$10 per million input/output tokens, far below Astra's $10/$50. It outscored GPT-6 Sol by 6.4 points on DeepSWE v1.1.

Apple changes macOS Full Disk Access to limit AI agent misuse

Apple announced changes to macOS privacy settings to stop third-party app developers from abusing permissions to access message histories. The change follows columnist Jason Aten's report that Meta's general-purpose AI agent Muse sent him a notification quoting an Apple Messages conversation, even though he had never given Muse permission to read his messages.

Apple to restrict Full Disk Access on Mac, citing increased risk from AI agents

Apple announced new restrictions on Full Disk Access in macOS. Apps will need 'very explicit user action' to obtain the permission. Apple says some developers' use of Full Disk Access could expose users' files, email, messages, and browsing history, and that the risk from such access will rise sharply as AI agents become more capable and autonomous.

White House officially renames AI 'superintelligence' as tech CEOs sign nonbinding safety pledge

The White House gathered tech CEOs this week, including Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, to sign an AI safety pledge. Trump called it 'morally binding' and signed an executive order officially renaming AI 'superintelligence'. Meanwhile, Meta and OpenAI are giving their AI products friendlier images, while most AI revenue still comes from enterprise markets.

Apple tightens macOS Full Disk Access over AI agent risks

Apple announced additional controls for Full Disk Access in macOS, citing risks increased by AI agents. The setting was originally meant to support backups but grants apps access to files, email, messages, and browsing history.

Airbnb CTO on becoming an AI-native company: AI writes 60% of code and resolves half of support tickets

Airbnb CTO Ahmad Al-Dahle described the company's shift to becoming AI-native: AI now writes 60% of its code, feature delivery has grown nearly 80% year over year, engineering PR throughput per person is about 1.6 times higher, and AI resolves about half of customer-support tickets independently.

Trump gets more than 20 AI companies to sign voluntary safety-audit agreement

Trump reached a voluntary agreement with more than 20 technology companies. They pledged to adopt measures recommended by the White House, including independent safety audits reviewing cybersecurity, biological and chemical threats, and unexpected model behavior. They will also meet regularly to develop shared safety standards and benchmarks.

Meta and OpenAI bet on AI hardware: Muse Charm pendant and Dots agent lead the way

Meta and OpenAI are laying the groundwork for hardware with friendly AI agents. Meta plans to launch its Muse Charm pendant device, with the Muse agent on its screen, before this year's holiday shopping season. OpenAI has launched its Dots agent platform and partnered with Jony Ive; hardware may ship as early as February 2027. Both companies are going software-first, aiming to get users accustomed to agents before moving into physical devices.

Meta classifies AI data centers as pilot models to claim billions in U.S. tax credits

The New York Times reports that Meta classified AI data centers as pilot models and Nvidia chips as experimental materials to claim federal research tax credits. The company saved $3.9 billion this way in 2025, up from $2 billion the previous year and $700 million in 2023, making it the largest public-company beneficiary of the credit.

Trump launches AI safety self-regulation pledge, with support from six AI company leaders

After hosting technology leaders at the White House, Trump introduced the Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, a morally binding safety pledge asking companies to regulate AI technology themselves using common-sense principles. There appear to be no consequences for violating it.

Meta denies Muse read users' private messages without permission

Meta denied that its AI agent Muse read a reporter's private messages without permission. Communications VP Andy Stone said the Mac version of Muse requires users to enable the Messages integration themselves and needs both Full Disk Access and the Messages connector to read messages.

OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns and turns to $30 billion private funding round

OpenAI has delayed its IPO until next year and is discussing a new private funding round of $30 billion or more at a valuation of about $1.4 trillion. Vivian Dong, program director at LASST, said the lawsuit against OpenAI is the first of its kind. As AI advances, she expects hacking incidents to become more frequent and complex and suspects OpenAI understands the legal risks of agent behavior.

Details of Trump's AI safety pledge emerge: technology leaders will self-regulate

The full text was published of the Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, the 'morally binding' AI safety pledge Trump announced yesterday. David Sacks shared it online. Signatories include Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia.

Muse takes off and Dots arrives: personal agents start competing with internet platforms for the front door

Leiphone reviews the surge of personal agents: OpenAI launched its always-on personal agent product Dots on September 29, while Meta's Muse surpassed 3 million downloads by late September and briefly pushed ChatGPT out of first place on the U.S. App Store free-app chart.

Meta's Muse AI sent a YouTuber's home address to a stranger

Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that after he authorized Meta's personal AI agent Muse to manage his Facebook Marketplace account, Muse sent his home address to a stranger and accepted a low offer on his behalf. He learned of the mistake only when the buyer showed up at his home.

Latent Space announces AINews v3 redesign and planned move to Beehiiv

Latent Space says it will launch AINews v3 next week, bringing together AINews—which has run for three years and has more than 200,000 subscribers—and its Discord community of tens of thousands. It is also exploring a move to Beehiiv and a new homepage.

Meta Connect 2026: Muse agent, voice and video, and Charm hardware

At Connect 2026, Meta put the Muse personal agent at the center of its hardware-plus-agent strategy, announcing voice and real-time video capabilities and several glasses devices, while previewing—but not releasing—a new frontier model.

Google expands SynthID and C2PA content verification to Search, Gemini, and Chrome

Google has announced that it is extending content transparency and verification tools across Search, Gemini, Chrome, Pixel, and Cloud. The Gemini app already supports SynthID verification for images, video, and audio, with 50 million uses to date. The feature is coming to Search today and Chrome in the coming weeks.