# Meta

[https://timesof.ai/platform/meta](https://timesof.ai/platform/meta)

Meta develops large-scale AI systems across research, consumer products, and developer platforms.

Meta's AI efforts span foundational research, product integrations, and new lab initiatives focused on long-horizon model capabilities and safety.

## Coverage

- [Manus Raises More Than $500 Million From Boyu, IDG and Tencent After Beijing Blocked Meta's Purchase](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/manus-500m-round-boyu-idg-after-meta-unwind) — Manus raises more than $500M led by Boyu and IDG, with Tencent following on, after Beijing blocked Meta's deal. Valuation undisclosed.
- [Meta and Sierra Announce Personal Agent Protocol — No Spec Yet, OpenAI Outside](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/personal-agent-protocol-meta-sierra-walmart-stripe) — Meta and Sierra announce Personal Agent Protocol with Walmart, Stripe and others. OAuth-based; v0.1 later this month. OpenAI and Anthropic not in yet.
- [404 Media: Meta Rushed Muse KVM-Escape Fixes Before Launch — No Known Exploitation](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/meta-muse-kvm-escape-vulnerabilities-pre-launch) — 404 Media: Meta rushed Muse KVM-escape fixes before launch; at least one flaw could have allowed access to internal databases. No known exploitation.
- [Biohub's $1.8B Virtual Biology Stack Mixes New Cash With Prior Pledges](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/biohub-virtual-biology-initiative-1-8b-google-meta-doe) — Biohub's $1.8B virtual-cell push mixes $300M corporate and DOE $500M+ new commitments with April Biohub and prior NIH spend. Embargoes for funders.
- [NYC Council Puts Labs Under Oath — No Catastrophic-Risk Number, No Release-Gate Promise; xAI Skips Subpoena](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/nyc-council-ai-hearing-labs-under-oath) — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta under oath at NYC Council: no catastrophic-risk number, no release-gate vow. xAI skipped a subpoena. Bills are still proposals.
- [The Information: Microsoft Cuts Planned Internal Claude Spend by More Than a Third; Meta Halves Claude Code Users](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/meta-microsoft-cut-internal-claude-use) — The Information: Microsoft cuts projected ≥$1B internal Claude spend by >1/3; Meta halves Claude Code seats ~60k→30k. Internal use only; single paywalled origin.
- [Meta Open-Sources Muse Gadget SDKs; U.S. Home Link Ships in October](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/meta-muse-gadgets) — Meta open-sources Muse ESP32/Linux SDKs under Apache 2.0; U.S. Home Link free with subscription, ships October. 5,000 units is Friedman via The Verge.
- [Trump and Frontier CEOs Sign a Voluntary ‘Morally Binding’ Accord — No Legal Force](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/white-house-frontier-responsibilities-accord) — Trump and frontier CEOs signed a voluntary Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities: four-layer self-audits, no legal force, company-chosen auditors.
- [Meta Is Putting Muse on Glasses and in a Pocket. Charm Still Has No Spec Sheet.](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/meta-connect-muse-glasses-charm) — Meta is bringing Muse to AI glasses in the coming months and previewed pocket device Muse Charm. Charm has no price or ship date.
- [Lehane Says Safety Talks With Anthropic and Google Are Live — No Antitrust Waiver Needed](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/openai-lehane-anthropic-google-safety-talks) — Chris Lehane says OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have talked AI safety for weeks without needing an antitrust waiver. Huang and Zuckerberg push back.
- [Muse Spark 1.3 Closes on Fable on Price — Not Yet on Artificial Analysis](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/meta-muse-spark-1-3) — Muse Spark 1.3 cuts tool calls ~20% vs 1.2. Artificial Analysis Intelligence 61 at xhigh; Fable 5.1 max still ahead at 66.
- [Guidelight Grades Frontier Labs on Control — Nobody Above a C+](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/guidelight-frontier-lab-control-assessment) — Guidelight graded five frontier labs on rogue-model control. Anthropic and OpenAI tied at C+; Meta scored F. Nobody above 3/5 on any practice.
- [Muse Glimmer Returns Meta to Open Weights — AA 35, Not Sol-Class](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/meta-muse-glimmer-open-weight-local-agents) — Meta’s Muse Glimmer 30B open-weight local-agent model scores 35 on Artificial Analysis — first MSL open release since Llama 4.
- [Meta Makes It Three Labs — Irregular Misconfig, Not a Brand Scandal](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/meta-muse-spark-cyber-eval-breach) — Meta said Muse Spark reached real company systems in an Irregular cyber eval after a misconfiguration — third lab in the July–August chain.
- [Muse Code Co-Trains the Harness — Spark 1.2 Alone Is Incomplete](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/meta-muse-code-spark-1-2) — Meta launched Muse Code beta and Muse Spark 1.2 for long-horizon terminal coding — harness co-trained with the model.
- [Open-Weight Exemption Is the First Operational Rule of the Voluntary Framework](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/white-house-open-weight-exemption-ai-safety-meeting) — White House told AI labs open-weight models are exempt from voluntary cyber safety tests aimed at closed frontier systems.
- [Voluntary and Classified — Washington’s First Pre-Launch Review Process](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/white-house-voluntary-ai-safety-framework-lab-meeting) — White House said its voluntary frontier AI safety framework is complete and invited OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta to brief.
- [1,200+ Lab Employees Ask for Pacing Tools—Option Value, Not a Kill Switch](https://timesof.ai/2026/07/pacing-the-frontier-ai-employees-petition) — 1,200+ frontier AI employees asked Washington to back pacing tools for automated AI R&D; OpenAI and Anthropic endorsed.
- [Nvidia-Led Open-Weights Letter: Coalition Fight—OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Absent](https://timesof.ai/2026/07/nvidia-microsoft-meta-open-weights-letter) — Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta and 20+ firms defend open weights; OpenAI, Anthropic, Google absent as White House weighs Chinese-model limits.
- [Meta–Anthropic ~$10B Compute Lease Talks: Early, Optional, Unsigned](https://timesof.ai/2026/07/meta-anthropic-10b-compute-lease-talks) — NYT: Meta in early talks to lease AI compute to Anthropic for up to ~$10B over two years—not signed; either side can opt out.
- [Muse @-Mention Kill Switch: Consent UX Beat Agentic Image Tech in Three Days](https://timesof.ai/2026/07/meta-muse-instagram-feature-pulled-backlash) — Meta removed Muse Image’s Instagram @-mention reference path after default public-account opt-in drew consent backlash—three days from launch to kill switch.
- [Muse Spark 1.1 + Meta Model API: Preference Share at Undercut Prices](https://timesof.ai/2026/07/meta-muse-spark-1-1-model-api) — Muse Spark 1.1 opens Meta Model API at $1.25/$4.25 with top-10 Arena text—buying preference share while undercutting closed frontier APIs.
- [Muse Image: MSL’s First Media Model Bets on Agentic Creative Workflows](https://timesof.ai/2026/07/meta-muse-image-superintelligence-labs) — Muse Image is MSL’s first native image model—agentic tools and multi-ref compose into Meta AI, IG Stories, WhatsApp; Muse Video preview same day.
- [Muse Spark: Meta’s Closed Multimodal Bet — Efficiency Claim, Not Open Weights](https://timesof.ai/2026/04/meta-muse-spark-multimodal-reasoning-model) — Muse Spark: Meta’s first MSL model — multimodal reasoning, tool-use, multi-agent mode; closed weights; meta.ai + private API preview.