Startup Instinct launched its AI agent in August with an invite-only approach and almost no marketing, and it quickly drew praise for its text-message interface. The Verge asks whether it can withstand competition from Muse.
Meta held back Muse, its AI agent app, for months over safety concerns. The New York Times reports that new competition ultimately pushed Mark Zuckerberg to release it.
Apple has changed how full-disk access permissions work on its systems to limit misuse by AI agents. Meta argues the permission should not be enough to let its Muse agent read messages, while Apple disagrees.