Meta Launches Private AI Agent Muse as US Accuses DeepSeek and Alibaba of Copying US AI Models
Meta has launched Muse, a new personal AI agent designed to perform tasks on behalf of users, as the U.S. government separately accuses several Chinese AI companies of using American AI models to accelerate their own development.
Meta’s Bet: Personal AI for Billions, Not Institutions
Mark Zuckerberg is committing $135B to a radically different AI strategy, one that positions Meta as the distributor of superintelligence to individuals, not enterprises.
Meta’s Stablecoin Comeback Is More Than a Libra Sequel
Meta is reportedly preparing a return to stablecoins in the second half of 2026 — but this time, the company appears to be avoiding the old mistake of trying to mint a quasi-sovereign currency of its own. Instead, the reported plan is to integrate dollar-pegged stablecoin payments across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp using outside infrastructure partners. Multiple follow-on reports say Meta has been sending requests for proposals (RFPs) to external firms, with Stripe widely mentioned as a likely partner.
Meta To Build Subsea Network
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is embarking on an ambitious project to construct a 40,000-kilometer subsea fiber-optic cable network, with an estimated investment exceeding $10 billion.
Facebook-Backed Diem Project Quits Stablecoin Bid
The Facebook/Meta backed Diem Association has decided to wind up as regulatory opposition to its stablecoin project proves too great.
Building Web3 – Why a Meta team left to found Mysten Labs
Evan Cheng is co-founder at Mysten Labs. Mysten is building the foundational infrastructure to accelerate Web 3.0 adoption. The founding team recently left their positions at Facebook (Meta), where they developed Diem, Novi – Facebook's digital wallet, as well as highly composable blockchain language, Move.
