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Meta Connect 2026 produced the usual parade of hardware: Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses starting at $449, camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio frames starting at $349, $1,299 Meta VR Glasses tethered to a pocketable computing puck, and a pocket-sized Muse Charm that looks like a Tamagotchi. I'll let the interweb review the hardware for you; I'm going to concentrate on Muse, Meta's personal agent. Continue Reading →

YouTube used its Made on YouTube event on Wednesday to announce a set of AI tools that turn YouTube Studio into a packaging department. Continue Reading →

Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5.5 on Tuesday, and OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna roughly an hour later. Continue Reading →

OpenAI announced that it is working with an independent Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence to be hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Continue Reading →

Amazon has blocked Meta's Muse personal AI agent from shopping on Amazon. As of Sunday night, Muse users who try see a popup that says, "Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon's Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed." Continue Reading →

Something strange happened this week. For the first time since Apple started making iPhones, they launched a flagship phone and, not only did I not order one, I didn’t even think about it. I watched the keynote on September 9. Yawned… thought about the iPhone Duo for about 10 seconds. But giving up camera capabilities for more screen real estate was a non-starter. And, after hearing about the marginally incremental feature improvements, I hardly even considered replacing my iPhone 17 Pro Max with an 18. I’m not surprised by my lack of interest. I’m surprised that Apple could not pique it. Let’s explore. Continue Reading →

Yesterday, Anthropic published three measurements of how fast AI is being built inside its own lab: how much of its AI R&D is performed by AI, how well its AI agents are overseen, and how its compute is allocated. Continue Reading →

On Wednesday, Anthropic began merging Claude Cowork and Claude chat into one Claude: “You don’t have to choose where a task goes.” Continue Reading →

The internet has a new favorite toy, and it is a flybrain scheme. Earlier this month, HHMI's Janelia Research Campus, Google Research, and their collaborators published research describing the first complete wiring diagram of an entire male fruit fly central nervous system. Continue Reading →

Microsoft AI published its "Humanist AI Code of Conduct," a draft governing document for the models it builds. Continue Reading →