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Goodbye, Llama? Meta launches new proprietary AI model Muse Spark — first since Superintelligence Labs' formation
Meta has been one of the most interesting companies of the generative AI era — initially gaining a loyal and huge following of users for the release of its mostly open source Llama family of large language models (LLMs) beginning in early 2023 but coming to screeching halt last year after Llama 4 debuted to mixed reviews and ultimately, admissions of gaming benchmarks. That bumpy rollout of Llama 4 apparently spurred Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to totally overhaul Meta's AI operations in the summer of 2025, forming a new internal division, Metal Superintelligence Labs (MSL) which he recruited 29-year-old former Scale AI co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang to lead as Chief AI Officer. Now, today, Meta is showing us the fruits of that effort: Muse Spark, a new proprietary model that Wang says (posting on rival social network X, used more often by the machine learning community) is "the most powerful model that meta has released," and has "support for tool-use, visual chain of thou
OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation
New framework lets AI agents rewrite their own skills without retraining the underlying model
General AI
Meta's New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid's Table
Muse Spark is Meta’s first model since its AI reboot, and the benchmarks suggest formidable performance.
Firmus Raises $505 Million At $5.5 Billion Valuation With Nvidia Backing
Coatue-led funding supports Asia-Pacific AI data center expansion using Nvidia technology, with Southgate project set to deploy 36,000 accelerator chips.
Meta launches Muse Spark AI, BofA raises 2026 chip forecast to $1.3T
Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre tracks today's top moving stocks and biggest market stories in this Market Minute, including Meta Platforms (META) launching its new Muse Spark AI model and Bank of America hiking its 2026 revenue forecast on the semiconductor industry to $1.3 trillion. Stay up to date on the latest market action, minute-by-minute, with Yahoo Finance's Market Minute.
AI research foundation releases test that will warn when AGI arrives
The ARC-AGI-3 test presents game-like puzzles the AI must work out on the fly, and a researcher behind it said even top AI models score below 1%.
Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third-party agents in Confluence
Confluence users can now create visual assets within the software in addition to new third-party agents working with Lovable, Replit, and Gamma.
Meta's Muse Spark is its first frontier model and its first without open weights
Meta Superintelligence Labs ships Muse Spark, its first frontier model and Meta's first without open weights. Independent testing shows it closing the gap to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, but the competition isn't standing still. The article Meta's Muse Spark is its first frontier model and its first without open weights appeared first on The Decoder.
DARPA puts money where bots' mouths are, seeks new science of AI communication
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/darpa_wants_ai_agent_communication/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693690 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/anthropic-limits-access-to-mythos-its-new-cybersecurity-ai-model/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693923 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’
Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.
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OpenAI's AI New Deal [pdf]
Article URL: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/561e7512-253e-424b-9734-ef4098440601/Industrial%20Policy%20for%20the%20Intelligence%20Age.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690664 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
The AI coding agent is a new kind of contributor, and Git isn't made for it
Article URL: https://agent-undo.com/blog/the-shift/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690751 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Anthropic’s New Model, The Mythos Wolf, Glasswing and Alignment
Anthropic says its new model is too dangerous to release; there are reasons to be skeptical, but to the extent Anthropic is right, that raises even deeper concerns.
Tennibot launches AI-powered tennis-playing machine with adaptive training features
Tennibot, the Alabama-based pioneer in AI-powered tennis training equipment, has launched the Partner V2, a next-generation smart tennis ball machine that combines artificial intelligence, a lighter form factor, and expanded shot capabilities to deliver the most advanced practice experience available to tennis players today. The Partner V2 tennis ball machine is available now at an […]
Niantic Spatial launches two new world models to support real-world AI deployment
Niantic Spatial has launched two new products aimed at enabling artificial intelligence systems to operate more effectively in physical environments, as companies continue to explore so-called “world models” – AI systems designed to understand and interact with real-world spaces. The company says its new offerings – Scaniverse for businesses and an updated Visual Positioning System […]
A Look At IREN (NasdaqGS:IREN) Valuation After Its Microsoft AI Pivot And Recent Capital Raises
IREN (NasdaqGS:IREN) is back in focus after its pivot toward AI cloud infrastructure, anchored by a five year, multibillion dollar data center capacity deal with Microsoft, raised fresh questions about execution and funding. See our latest analysis for IREN. At a latest share price of $35.74, IREN has a 1 day share price return of 1.74% and a 7 day share price return of 4.26%. However, the 90 day share price return of 18.07% and year to date share price return of 16.30% point to fading short...
AI K-Pop startup Galaxy aims for IPO in Seoul and New York
The goal of the company, which is preparing for what could be the first overseas listing by a K-pop agency, is to create content without the constraint of human performers.
Marvell Technology (MRVL) Is Up 10.4% After NVIDIA’s $2 Billion AI Partnership And New Debt Financing
On March 31, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation and Marvell Technology announced that NVIDIA would invest US$2.00 billion via convertible preferred stock and enter a broad partnership linking Marvell’s custom XPUs, networking and optical solutions into NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion AI infrastructure and AI‑RAN ecosystem. Just days later, Marvell added nearly US$1.00 billion of new 5.300% senior unsecured notes due 2036, underscoring how the NVIDIA partnership is being paired with substantial balance sheet...
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Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents
Amid rapid enterprise growth, Anthropic is trying to lower the barrier to entry for businesses to build AI agents with Claude.
Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT
Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.
Stability AI launches Brand Studio for brand-consistent image generation
Stability AI is going commercial: The new "Brand Studio" lets creative teams generate AI visuals that match their brand identity, using custom-trained models, automated production workflows, and precision image editing tools. The article Stability AI launches Brand Studio for brand-consistent image generation appeared first on The Decoder.
Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark
Meta Superintelligence Labs is launching its first model since Mark Zuckerberg spent billions overhauling the company's AI efforts. Called Muse Spark, the model now powers the Meta AI app and the Meta AI website in the US, per the company's announcement. In the coming weeks, Meta says, it will appear in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Meta's smart glasses, as well as roll out in other countries. Like Google Gemini, which easily integrates into Google's product suite, Meta touts Muse Spark as "purpose-built for Meta's products." The model, the first in a new series, will also be available to some of Meta's partners in private … Read the full story at The Verge.
Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support
Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access.
Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model
A select group of customers is testing the Claude Mythos Preview.
OpenAI says its new model GPT-2 is too dangerous to release (2019)
Article URL: https://slate.com/technology/2019/02/openai-gpt2-text-generating-algorithm-ai-dangerous.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47684326 Points: 291 # Comments: 82
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[AINews] Anthropic @ $30B ARR, Project GlassWing and Claude Mythos Preview — first model too dangerous to release since GPT-2
Anthropic steps up the offensive vs OpenAI's upcoming IPO woes
Robotics
Korean eVTOL Developer Airbility Partners on UAV Public Safety in Thailand
South Korean eVTOL developer Airbility has signed a four-party Memorandum of Understanding to deploy UAV systems for public safety and border security in Thailand. The MoU partners include Thailand’s NT iBuzz, SmartOkO Thailand, and Singapore-based KILSA Global. Integrated UAV Public Safety Solution The partnership combines four distinct capabilities into a single system. Airbility provides high-speed […] The post Korean eVTOL Developer Airbility Partners on UAV Public Safety in Thailand appeared first on DRONELIFE.
Business & Industry
Anthropic Rolls Out Mythos AI to Select Cyber Partners
New AI security model highlights both defensive potential and governance concerns