Muse AI News: Every Update, Dated (2026)
A dated log of every Meta Muse announcement — the agent, Spark, Glimmer, Image, Video, Code, and Charm — updated the day Meta ships something new.
The most recent Muse news: security reports. Reuters (citing The Information) reported on Sept 25–26 a vulnerability in Muse's virtual machines, and a Mac app flaw was disclosed around Sept 21. Before that, Meta announced Muse Charm, a keychain AI device shipping December 2026, at Connect 2026 on September 23. Before that, Muse the agent opened in Canada (Sept 18) after launching in the US (Sept 8). Full dated log below.
Every confirmed Meta Muse announcement, newest first. Each entry links to the page with full detail.
September 2026
- Sep 29 — Meta announces Muse for Small Business, which connects to Instagram professional accounts, Facebook Pages, Meta ad accounts, Canva, Shopify and other business tools to help with growth planning, email, financial analysis and content. Basic features are free, with paid plans for more. Meta's announcement →
- Sep 25–26 — Reuters, citing The Information, reports that an outside researcher found a vulnerability that could have exposed users' Muse virtual machines, and that Meta is adding a clearer safety warning. Meta hasn't publicly said whether the vulnerability is fixed. What's confirmed and what isn't →
- Sep 23 — Meta announces Muse Charm, a keychain-sized AI device with a touchscreen, dual cameras, and its own 5G connection, shipping December 2026. Muse the agent also gains a real-time animated avatar and Mac control. Full details →
- Sep 21–22 — Researcher Patrick Wardle discloses a flaw in the Muse Mac app. Meta's David Singleton says a hotfix was issued and that exploiting it required malicious code already on the Mac. Details →
- Sep 18 — The Muse agent opens in Canada, about 10 days after its US launch. Country-by-country status →
- Sep 8 — Meta launches Muse, its personal AI agent, in the US on iOS, Android, and muse.ai — powered by Muse Spark 1.3. What is Muse? →
- Sep 2 — Muse Spark 1.3 released, the current version powering both Meta AI and the Muse agent. Full version history →
August 2026
- Aug 10 — Muse Glimmer released: a free, open-weight 30B model under Apache 2.0, runnable on a single consumer GPU. How to run it →
- Aug 5 — Muse Spark 1.2 and Muse Code (Meta's coding agent) launch together, introducing a cheaper "Contributor" API pricing tier.
July 2026
- Jul 24 — Meta reiterates that Spark-powered Meta AI is rolling out to "more countries and surfaces, including WhatsApp," without naming specific countries. Use Spark free in WhatsApp →
- Jul 9 — Muse Spark 1.1 released, opening the Meta Model API to developers in public preview.
- Jul 7 — Meta previews Muse Video, alongside Muse Image — "coming soon," not yet available. Muse Video status →
- Early Jul — Muse Image launches inside Meta AI. A feature letting anyone generate images by tagging public Instagram accounts draws backlash and is pulled within days. How to turn this off →
April 2026
- Apr 8 — Muse Spark launches, first powering Meta AI in the US, with plans to expand to more countries, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
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