Meta Platforms News - October 2026
Meta Rushed Muse Launch as Instinct Grew Despite Security Risks
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed to release the company’s AI agent, Muse, after seeing rival Instinct gain significant traction. Meta had delayed...
Meta, Google and OpenAI Target .agent in First ICANN Round Since 2012
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released its list of applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), the first such...
Instinct Brings AI Agents Into Group Chats to Coordinate Plans
AI assistant startup Instinct has launched a feature that lets its AI agents work in group chats to coordinate plans, even when some participants do not have...
Meta and Microsoft Curb Claude Use to Promote In-House AI
Meta and Microsoft are reducing employees’ use of Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, as they promote their own tools and seek to control costs. Both companies...
Meta's Muse Reportedly Builds Detailed Profiles of Users' Contacts
A Wired report based on extracted system prompts says Meta's AI assistant, Muse, is designed to build extensive profiles of users and people in their networks....