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Meta is preparing to integrate the Muse agent into its smart glasses, including new products announced at Meta Connect, enabling users to activate it by voice and request tasks.

• •Meta announced that smart glasses support for Muse is "in progress" just weeks after its launch.
• •Users can activate Muse by saying its name from their glasses and request tasks such as workout guidance and logging.
• •The feature will be available on Meta smart glasses, including the new models announced at Meta Connect.

Meta announced AI glasses without a camera, highlighting their lighter weight compared to previous products and a maximum battery life of 12 hours.

• •Meta announced an AI glasses product that does not include a camera.
• •According to the company, the glasses feature a lighter design.
• •The battery life is stated to reach up to 12 hours.

Meta announced enhancements to its AI agent Muse, including assigning email addresses for task execution and enabling diverse methods of user interaction.

• •Meta announced numerous feature updates for its new AI agent, Muse.
• •Muse agents can be assigned unique email addresses to use for executing tasks.
• •Users will be able to communicate with Muse in more diverse ways.

YouTube announced new viewer features, including prompt-based feed customization, conversational product selection assistance, and AI audio guides for music and podcasts, to be rolled out sequentially.

• •The Custom Feeds feature allows users to create feeds tailored to their moods and interests.
• •Extensions to Ask YouTube for conversational product selection and AI audio guides for music and podcasts will be introduced.
• •New features include voice comments for TV and automatic translation for live streams.

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An article presenting data on rising AI token costs, global AI market expansion, senior employment rates, and engineer skill obsolescence.

• •It points out the current situation where business outcomes are difficult to clearly identify despite increasing AI token costs.
• •It reports on the rapid expansion of the global AI market, driven by investments in AI infrastructure.
• •It raises the issue that while employment rates for those aged 55 to 64 are high, the environment in Japan is not conducive to long-term work.

Thomson Reuters announced its proprietary large language model, Thomson, which achieves reduced inference costs, high specialization, and complete data control.

• •Thomson Reuters, parent company of Reuters, announced its in-house developed large language model, Thomson.
• •The model achieves high specialization and complete data control while keeping inference costs low.
• •The company developed its own LLM because relying solely on general-purpose AI was insufficient for specialized tasks.

Anthropic has made the "Claude in Chrome" browser extension generally available on paid plans, enabling autonomous operation and safety classifier verification.

• •Anthropic has made the "Claude in Chrome" browser extension generally available on all paid plans.
• •It adopts a mechanism where the AI agent operates the web browser autonomously without requiring user approval for each action.
• •A safety classifier verifies each action before execution to address risks such as prompt injection.

Meta Connect 2026 is expected to feature updates in AI and smart glasses, reflecting Meta's focus on wearable devices, while the company faces significant attention regarding certain user practices.

• •Meta Connect is Meta's annual product announcement event.
• •This year's focus on AI and wearable devices like smart glasses suggests updates in these areas are expected.
• •The company is reportedly receiving significant attention related to how some users utilize its services.

Meta Connect 2026 was held in Menlo Park, featuring a keynote by CEO Zuckerberg themed "Meta is building the future for everyone."

• •Meta's annual product announcement event was held in September, with The Verge providing a live broadcast from the venue.
• •A keynote speech was delivered by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
• •Meta stated that the theme of the speech was "Meta is building the future for everyone."