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Meta's Muse AI personal agent, rolled out this month, is helping consumers scan bank and credit card statements to identify and cancel forgotten subscriptions. Economists and industry data suggest AI agents could sharply increase cancellation rates, threatening a business model that relies on consumer inertia to roughly double revenue.

Meta upgraded its Muse AI agent with real-time video chat avatars, personal email addresses, and Mac control at Meta Connect 2026. The company also unveiled new Ray-Ban glasses, a $1,299 VR headset, and a standalone Muse Charm device.

Meta unveiled a wave of new capabilities for its Muse AI agent at Connect 2026, including a real-time digital avatar, Mac desktop automation, a dedicated email address, and shopping integrations with Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, and major retailers. The updates signal Meta's push to position Muse as a central consumer AI platform powered by its Muse Spark model.

Meta announced at Connect 2026 that its Muse AI agent—which can book travel, send emails, and make purchases—will come to its AI glasses in the coming months. The expansion adds voice-activated task delegation to a product line already under scrutiny for privacy concerns.

Rabbit is rolling out OS3, a standalone AI agent that runs across Windows, Mac, and Linux devices without requiring its R1 hardware. The company has stopped manufacturing the R1 and is instead building a new 'cyberdeck' device to run OS3.

Meta has launched Muse, an AI agent controlled through WhatsApp that can browse the web, fill out forms, negotiate prices, and complete purchases with user approval via Stripe's Link service. The agent runs in an isolated virtual machine monitored by a separate oversight process Meta calls Sentinel.

Meta officially launched its AI agent 'Muse' this week using the @Muse handle on Instagram and X — the same usernames the rock band Muse used for years before quietly switching to @museband earlier this summer. Meta has not explained how the handle changes occurred.

Meta AI has released Muse, a personal AI agent app for iPhone and the web, featuring a customizable name and avatar. The app is free with weekly usage limits, with paid tiers offering expanded access, and is currently limited to US users.

xAI (SpaceXAI) and Cursor have launched Grok Bot in beta, an AI agent app for Mac and iPhone that signs into existing tools to complete work autonomously. Access is currently limited to top-tier SuperGrok and Cursor subscribers, with wider availability rolling out within 10 days of launch.

GitHub is piloting an experimental AI agent designed to automate accessibility testing and remediation. The tool aims to help developers identify and fix accessibility issues in their code and user interfaces without requiring specialized expertise.