Meta’s Muse AI assistant was born to shop
Let an AI agent go to town with your credit card? You must be nuts. But that’s the pitch — and the appeal — of Muse, the new agentic assistant from Meta that’s turned into…
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Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone to great lengths to hype the security of its new AI assistant Muse, claiming it is “built from the ground up for privacy and security.” A zero-day…
Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns
Everyone is buzzing about Instinct, an AI personal assistant still in private access, not only for its incredible capabilities, but also for its potential privacy concerns. The agent, a veritable taskmaster, has been praised as…
Apple prepares ‘virtual shopping assistant’ to help you spend money
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple is developing an AI-powered virtual shopping assistant for its Apple Store app to provide personalized product recommendations. The assistant may offer advice on…
Get Microsoft 365 for $30 off—includes an AI assistant and 1TB storage
TL;DR: Microsoft 365 is down to $69.99 for a full year, giving you premium Office apps, 1TB storage, and built-in AI tools across your devices. If you’re already using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—even occasionally—this is one of those…
Installing an AI assistant on your PC? 5 do’s and don’ts
An AI that can rename your screenshots, organize your receipts, tidy up your notes, and build apps, all while you’re busy with other things or even sleeping? Count me in. From Claude Cowork to Perplexity’s…
Apple may finally let users switch from Siri to another voice assistant
Apple has just released the third beta of iOS 26.2 as it eyes a likely December release. The update isn’t a huge one, but it does bring some interesting improvements, such as further tweaks to…
Napster’s next act is an AI assistant made for the Mac
Remember when Napster was the go-to network for finding songs shared by people you never met? Now. Napster wants to help you find everything else using–what else–a stable of AI assistants. Back in June, the…
Perplexity releases AI-driven email assistant for Gmail and Outlook
AI company Perplexity, best known for its free AI-powered answer engine, is now launching another AI-powered tool called Perplexity Email Assistant. This AI assistant integrates directly into your email inbox and can help you maintain…
Fight AI-Powered Online Scams With Avast AI Assistant
The threat from AI-powered online scams is on the rise. You can be fooled by realistic-looking fake emails and messages pretending to be from your bank or other companies, that convince you to unwittingly install…