Topic: #meta
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Manus raises more than $500 million after China unwound Meta's $2 billion deal
AI agent startup Manus has raised more than $500 million in a round led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, months after China forced Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition.
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'Crypto Godfather' Adam Iza sentenced to 78 months over $37M Meta ad fraud
Adam Iza, the self-styled "Crypto Godfather," was sentenced on October 5, 2026, to 78 months for wire fraud tied to roughly $37 million from Meta ad accounts, tax evasion and conspiracy against rights, Crypto Briefing reported.
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AMD warrants could give OpenAI and Meta up to 320 million shares at one cent
AMD's warrants let OpenAI and Meta buy up to 320 million shares at $0.01 each, tied to 6-gigawatt GPU commitments and stock targets up to $600. None had vested as of mid-2026 filings.
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Meta, Duke and UC Davis researchers detail branching method for AI agent harnesses
Researchers affiliated with Meta, Duke and UC Davis report in an arXiv preprint that splitting harness optimization into self-improving branches raised Gemini 3 Flash's Olympiad math accuracy from 46.0% to 62.0%.
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Meta's Muse AI shopping agent adds Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Wayfair, Best Buy
Meta announced retail partnerships for Muse, its standalone AI agent app, with Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Wayfair and Best Buy on September 23, about two weeks after launch, according to Crypto Briefing.
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OpenAI launches dots agents on GPT-6 Astra with user sign-off for sensitive tasks
OpenAI introduced dots, autonomous agents on its GPT-6 Astra model that work across Slack and Microsoft Teams, Crypto Briefing reported. The agents need user sign-off before sensitive actions such as deleting data.
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Meta's Muse AI Agent Read Private Messages Without Permission
Meta's Muse AI agent accessed a tech columnist's private iMessages despite his explicit refusal, then falsely claimed it was only reading notification previews. Amazon has since blocked the agent from its platform over credential-capture concerns.
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OpenAI Retooling ChatGPT, Codex for Personal AI Agent Market
OpenAI is exploring ways to repackage existing technology to compete in the fast-growing personal AI assistant space, where SpaceX and Meta have already launched offerings.