Meta disputed a journalist’s claim that its Muse AI agent read a user’s private messages without permission. Meta VP Andy Stone said Messages integration in the Muse Mac app is fully opt-in and requires enabling both Full Disk Access and a Messages connector to read message content. As a result, Meta’s position is that the reported behavior could not have happened, shifting the dispute to the user-reported account of how permissions were handled and whether Muse explanations were wrong.
Meta and OpenAI plan to try to bring AI into dedicated hardware by testing consumer interest using cutesy software agents. Over the next year, they will work toward physical AI devices after earlier dedicated attempts like the Friend and Humane AI Pin drew frustration and backlash. This shift moves their focus from phones and computers toward consumer-facing hardware, starting with software agents that gauge demand before deeper hardware commitments.
Meta launched the Muse AI agent, which Meta says can handle tasks like emailing and online shopping, while also rolling out add-ons such as a Tamagotchi-like Muse Charm and plans to expand Muse to products like smart glasses. Meta’s Muse Charm is slated to arrive without Instagram built in. As Muse features and device options grow, coverage also highlights security, privacy, and platform issues tied to letting the agent access personal data and payments.
Meta announced a new Meta Enterprise Platform intended to sell its agent and API stack to businesses and developers, hiring CJ Desai to run the effort. The plan is tied to committing “tens of gigawatts” against expected demand for first-party products like Muse. The company is positioning Muse to be delivered through enterprise marketplaces and a direct platform so Meta can secure compute and reduce risk from relying only on consumer agents.
Meta launched “Muse for Small Business,” expanding its personal AI agent with new skills and connectors to help small businesses complete tasks using tools they already use. The expansion is available starting today, with access limited to the US and Canada where Muse is offered. Small businesses can now connect Instagram professional analytics, Facebook Pages, and Meta ad accounts, plus dozens of other services, and it adds subscription options beyond free features.
AI shopping agents that can compare and buy without viewing or clicking ads threaten the traditional advertising model built on human browsing of banners and sponsored results. The article cites that Google traffic to more than 2,500 news sites fell by one third worldwide within a year and by 38% in the US, and that Reuters Institute surveyed executives expecting another 43% drop over the next three years. As a result, major platforms and publishers are shifting toward monetizing agent-driven commerce via subscription fees, transaction commissions, or pay-for-results, plus new commerce and advertising protocols that let ads plug into the agent decision process instead of the user’s screen.
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