Meta Invests Millions to Create Celebrity AI Avatars


Meta quietly launched the free fashion app Style Sketch. It can connect to Facebook or Instagram, identify clothing from users' social photos over the years, and piece together a virtual wardrobe; new items can also be captured on the spot, imported from short videos or photo albums, gathering scattered clothes into a digital wardrobe. Its goal is not just storage: once it has collected enough clothing, it will combine the user's style and extend toward areas such as real-life models.
Meta on Monday launched flagship AI models Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full to catch Anthropic and OpenAI. Officials say they near Anthropic's top model in reasoning, writing, and coding tests. It follows Zuckerberg's AI overhaul after repeated setbacks.....
The New York Times reported Meta delayed its AI agent Muse for months over safety risks. Internal tests revealed safety and privacy issues, but executives proceeded. Amid competition from startups like Instinct, Zuckerberg accepted the risks and launched as planned.....
ICANN recently announced the new round of top-level domain applications, with 1,615 applications submitted by 481 applicants worldwide. Domain names related to artificial intelligence have become the focus of competition among tech giants, with Meta and OpenAI competing for .agent, .agi, .asi, .superintelligence, and other domains that have attracted several major companies. To enhance brand recognition, OpenAI submitted 15 top-level domains, highlighting the popularity in the AI field.
Meta launched the iPad-exclusive app of its AI assistant Muse on October 7, 2026, just one month after it was released on iOS and Android on September 8. Its expansion speed far surpasses that of Instagram, which took nearly 15 years to adapt to iPad. Sensor Tower reported that Muse has exceeded 6.6 million installations across both platforms. Due to its focus on text interaction, it has lower requirements for image and video resolution, making it easier to adapt to large screens.