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Meta Debuts Muse Spark, First AI Model From Its $14.3 Billion Superintelligence Lab

Meta Debuts Muse Spark, First AI Model From Its $14.3 Billion Superintelligence Lab

Meta released Muse Spark, the first AI model from its $14.3 billion Superintelligence Labs led by Alexandr Wang. The model scores competitively on reasoning benchmarks but falls behind on coding. In a sharp pivot from open-source Llama, Muse Spark is closed and proprietary. Wall Street rewarded Meta with an 8% stock jump, but buried in the safety report is a finding about the model's unusual ability to recognize when it's being tested for safety compliance.

By Marcus Schuler · 10 min read ·
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Gemma 4 can't match Opus or ChatGPT. That stopped mattering for most AI workloads.
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Gemma 4 can't match Opus or ChatGPT. That stopped mattering for most AI workloads.

Google's Gemma 4 trails Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4 by seven to ten benchmark points. It also runs on a $500 GPU for free. FoodTruck Bench data shows the 31B model delivering 1,144% ROI at 15-40x lower cost than API models. But tool-call loops, slow MoE inference, and broken day-one tooling mark where cheap stops being enough. The split stack approach, local for routine work, APIs for hard cases, is where enterprise budgets head next.

Harkaram Grewal · 14 min read ·
Beginner Tutorial: How to Use Claude Cowork. Seven Capabilities That Replace Your Busywork
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Beginner Tutorial: How to Use Claude Cowork. Seven Capabilities That Replace Your Busywork

Claude Cowork turned Anthropic's chatbot into a desktop agent that handles file management, persistent memory, connectors, skills, projects, browser automation, and scheduled tasks. This practical tutorial walks through all seven capabilities with working examples, real prompts, setup instructions, and pitfalls to avoid. From expense reports built from receipt photos to automated inbox triage that learns your voice over time, here is everything you need to start using Cowork effectively.

Harkaram Grewal · 16 min read ·
GLM-5.1 Works Eight Hours Without You. No Benchmark Measures That.
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GLM-5.1 Works Eight Hours Without You. No Benchmark Measures That.

Z.ai's GLM-5.1 scored 58.4 on SWE-Bench Pro, edging past GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on the hardest coding benchmark. Hours later, Anthropic's unreleased Mythos Preview scored 77.8 on the same test. The benchmark crown lasted half a day. That brevity is the story. GLM-5.1's actual breakthrough is eight-hour autonomous execution, running 655 iterations and 6,000 tool calls without human supervision.

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Apple at 50 Has Everything Except an AI Strategy. The Next CEO Inherits the Gap.

Apple turns 50 with record revenue but no AI strategy of its own. John Ternus is the likely next CEO. He inherits the gap.

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AI token prices fell 99% in three years. Enterprise value now flows to orchestration, data flywheels, workflow integration, and compliance.

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Anthropic's Mythos Found Real Bugs. That's Not the Same as Earning Trust.
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Anthropic's Mythos Found Real Bugs. That's Not the Same as Earning Trust.

Anthropic launched Project Glasswing on April 7, backed by AWS, Apple, Google, and CrowdStrike. At its center: Claude Mythos Preview, a model the company says found thousands of critical vulnerabilities in every major operating system. Four patches are independently confirmed. The other 99% remain locked behind cryptographic hashes until mid-2026. With a $380 billion valuation and a potential October IPO, the line between safety initiative and enterprise sales strategy blurs further by the day.

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