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Meta is betting big on its Muse AI agent with a blitz of new gadgets

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, from the development of Sep 23, 2026

Newest development Sep 24, 2026 · 3 reportsMeta’s New AI Device Is This Tamagotchi-Like Muse Charm Keychain

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — As concerns over AI’s rapid advancement continue to mount, Meta is pushing forward with new AI devices and agents that it believes will one day be essential to everyday life.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Meta's Muse becomes App Store's hottest download

    Headline from FOX Business ·

  2. Zuckerberg to unveil new AI products as Meta’s Muse app tops charts

    Headline from Financial Times ·

  3. Names this update

    Meta is betting big on its Muse AI agent with a blitz of new gadgets

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  4. Newest

    Meta’s New AI Device Is This Tamagotchi-Like Muse Charm Keychain

    Headline from CNET ·

15 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

38 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Meta's personal AI agent Muse soars to the top of the App Store (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Meta's personal AI agent Muse has reached No. 1 on Apple's US App Store as AI agents begin moving into the consumer mainstream.

  2. Insider

    Meta's Muse AI agent is very powerful — but not enough to overcome my kids' annoying school apps (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    I spent a week trying out Meta's Muse AI agent, giving it access to my email, credit cards, and even Apple health data.

  3. Insider

    Meta’s Muse TV ad is the latest sign that AI agents are going mainstream (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Meta released a TV ad for its Muse AI agent, and the internet is buzzing. Fears about agents going rogue haven't dissuaded hype about the new tech.

  4. Bloomberg

    Meta’s New Muse AI App Tops Charts, Draws Strong Early Reviews (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Meta Platforms Inc.’s new artificial intelligence agent, Muse, has quickly risen to the top of mobile app charts, a sign that the social media company is gaining traction in the increasingly crowded market for consumer AI assistants.

  5. Quartz

    Meta stock is surging toward its best month in over two years as its AI agent Muse tops the App Store (opens Quartz)

    Published

    Quartz's feed description

    Muse, Meta's personal AI agent, displaced OpenAI's ChatGPT from the top of the U.S. App Store charts after launching earlier this month

  6. Tech Startups

    Meta’s Muse AI Agent Overtakes ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok to Become No. 1 Free App in U.S (opens Tech Startups)

    Published

    Tech Startups's feed description

    Meta’s new Muse AI agent has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store, overtaking ChatGPT just days after launch and giving Mark Zuckerberg an early win in the race to bring AI agents to mainstream consumers.

  7. Gizmodo

    Meta Just Patched a Major Zero-Day Vulnerability in Its Muse AI Assistant (opens Gizmodo)

    Published

    Gizmodo's feed description

    The flaw could have allowed attackers to hijack Muse and take advantage of its access to a user’s apps and devices.

  8. FOX Business

    Meta's Muse becomes App Store's hottest download (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Meta's Muse personal AI agent topped the Apple App Store, surpassing ChatGPT, by autonomously handling tasks like booking travel and emails.

  9. Fortune

    Meta’s Muse AI is exploding in popularity—and already drawing heated backlash from another tech giant (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    The app, which uses Meta's latest Muse Spark AI model, connects users to a range of services that its AI agent autonomously handles.

  10. Gizmodo

    Meta’s Muse AI Agents Sometimes Tagged in Human Contractors. One of Them Reportedly Got Racist (opens Gizmodo)

    Published

    Gizmodo's feed description

    Meta tested routing some tasks through a "human concierge" who makes phone calls.

  11. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Meta says its Muse AI agent can do things for you. I put it to the test (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a busy afternoon for Pip, the AI agent I’ve been using in Meta’s Muse app. The agent, which Meta launched on September 8, booked a Friday date night and made a packing schedule for my upcoming move. It also emailed a friend about a trip next month

  12. Financial Times

    Zuckerberg to unveil new AI products as Meta’s Muse app tops charts (opens Financial Times)

    Published

    Financial Times's feed description

    Social media group’s personal AI ‘agent’ that can shop and schedule has become most downloaded app in US

  13. CNET

    Meta’s Muse AI Agent Has Been Downloaded Half a Million Times — With a Serious Bug (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    The security flaw has been patched, but there are plenty of reasons to hesitate about giving AI too much access.

  14. New York Post

    Meta’s Muse AI agent weighs on financial industry as investors fear competition to human advisors (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Meta launched Muse, its latest AI agent, less than two weeks ago – but downloads of the bot have already soared past rivals.

  15. Bloomberg

    Meta Debuts $349 Camera-Free Ray-Bans and Brings Muse to Glasses (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Meta Platforms Inc. is expanding its smart-glasses lineup with camera-free models, support for the popular new Muse assistant and a hearing-aid mode.

  16. Insider

    Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to its glasses (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Meta is putting its fast-rising Muse AI agent into smart glasses, betting users will want an always-on assistant for daily tasks.

  17. Engadget

    Meta's Muse AI agent is coming to its AI glasses (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Have your virtual assistant book a flight while you're jogging.

  18. Bloomberg

    Meta Debuts a Dedicated, Palm-Sized Muse Charm Device to Use AI On the Go (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled a palm-sized, dedicated gadget for using Muse, the company’s popular new artificial intelligence assistant, pushing deeper into the AI devices market with a surprise announcement.

  19. Engadget

    Meta put Muse in a Tamagotchi like 'Charm' device (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Meta Charm is a Tamagotchi-like device with Muse AI.

  20. Axios

    Mark Zuckerberg predicts Muse will become a "personal superintelligence" for billions. (opens Axios)

    Published

    Axios's feed description

    Meta on Wednesday debuted "Muse Charm," a new, keychain-sized AI handheld device it will use to bring its viral Muse assistant to the masses. Why it matters: Meta's has raced ahead of OpenAI , Apple and other companies that are racing to build a new crop of small AI devices, revving up the massive m…

  21. KESQ Palm Springs

    Meta is betting big on its Muse AI agent with a blitz of new gadgets (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — As concerns over AI’s rapid advancement continue to mount, Meta is pushing forward with new AI devices and agents that it believes will one day be essential to everyday life.

  22. Charisma Magazine Online

    ‘Evil Tamagotchi’: Meta’s New AI ‘Muse Charm’ Could Become a Digital False God (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

    Published

    Charisma Magazine Online's feed description

    Meta has unveiled an artificial intelligence device designed to remain within reach, listen to its owner and provide guidance throughout the day. Its name alone should make Christians stop and exercise spiritual discernment. The device is called the Muse Charm.

  23. CNET

    Meta’s New AI Device Is This Tamagotchi-Like Muse Charm Keychain (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    Meta says the keychain will be ready to ship by the holiday season, like some kind of bizarre AI stocking stuffer.

  24. Fast Company

    With Meta’s Muse Charm, AI enters its kawaii era (opens Fast Company)

    Published

    Fast Company's feed description

    AI has an image problem, to say the least, with public fears on the rise that the technology could lead to mass unemployment and human extinction. So for its new AI agent Muse and an associated device, Meta is dialing down the fear factor and cranking up the cute.

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