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Sep 8, 11:48 PM UTC· Signal 115.7

Meta launches Muse personal AI agent on iOS and Android amid privacy backlash and $17 billion settlement

Meta has launched Muse, a personal AI agent powered by the Muse Spark 1.3 model, now in closed alpha testing on iOS and Android. The app, internally codenamed Hatch, offers free and subscription tiers ($20 or $100 monthly) and can autonomously book appointments, fill forms, and monitor home security. The launch follows Meta’s agreement to pay nearly $17 billion to settle a lawsuit over harm to children, and occurs amid ongoing privacy backlash and Wall Street pressure to show returns on AI investments.

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Jul 18, 01:19 PM UTC· Signal 178.9

Kerala 'Kafir' Screenshot Case Rocks CPI(M) After Election Defeat

A communally charged WhatsApp screenshot from the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Vadakara, Kerala, falsely portrayed Congress candidate Shafi Parambil as pious and CPI(M) candidate K.K. Shailaja as a 'kafir' (infidel). The case, initially closed under the previous LDF government, was reopened by the new UDF government in 2026. DYFI leader Jithin Bhaskaran was arrested, denied bail initially, but later granted bail on July 3, 2026. The controversy has put the CPI(M) on the defensive, with the UDF accusing it of communal polarization.

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Jul 15, 07:59 PM UTC· Signal 96.3