
Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, an AI model for coding that offers advanced features like bug detection and fixing, and is now available to US developers via the Meta Model API. The model is described as a "step-change" improvement, with enhancements based on developer feedback, and supports end-to-end agentic workflows. It also includes multimodal perception for processing images, videos, and documents. The launch follows Meta's efforts to compete in the AI space, with investments in research and hiring, and the model is now available in Thinking mode through the Meta AI app and website with a free credit offer.
Imagine a trio of bumbling, English lads who fantasize about becoming megastars while knocking back a few pints in a grimy pub somewhere in London. Picture the guys chortling and trying to one-up each other's idealized visions of the future with a series of increasingly glitzy fantasies in which their fame leads to access to […]

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing the AI race? That’s because last week Google announced a bombshell reorganization of its AI division, Google DeepMind. Jeff Dean, the company’s chief scientist, is […]

Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single "super app" interface, starting with the Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps. Both personal and work accounts will be moved to the new unified app, which recycles the "Microsoft Copilot" name but features an updated app icon. The single […]
