Tuesday 13 October 2026
Top stories today:
Muse Wonder, Wonder Full debut as Meta’s most capable AI models
Microsoft’s Maia 300 debuts as third-gen AI inference chip
Character.AI files for bankruptcy, agrees to $20M Disney asset sale
Bumble in advanced talks to go private at ~$1B valuation
Anthropic says new safeguards cut AI distillation attacks by 90%-99%
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1. Muse Wonder, Wonder Full debut as Meta’s most capable agentic models
Meta’s new models show a significant improvement on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index just 6 weeks after Muse Spark 1.3’s release:
Muse Wonder costs $4/$20 per 1M input/output tokens, matching Gemini 4 Argon, vs. GPT-6.1 Sol’s $2/$10, Claude Fable 5.1’s $10/$50, and MiMo-V2.6-Pro’s $0.435/$0.87.
Muse Wonder is available via Meta Model API and Muse Code, while Wonder Full is currently limited to Muse Code.
Wonder includes Active Memory and Active Focus to help AI systems perform more useful work over extended periods.
Meta has caught up with frontier AI rivals with its Wonder models, Mark Zuckerberg said.
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3. Microsoft’s Maia 300 debuts as third-gen AI inference chip to cut NVIDIA reliance
Microsoft calls it its “primary AI inference system.”
Maia 300 racks will house 96 chips and draw ~167kW of power.
2027: Microsoft plans “multi-gigawatt deployments” of Maia 300.
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5. Character.AI files for bankruptcy, agrees to $20M Disney asset sale
Late Nov.-early Dec.: the sale process is expected to conclude.
Character.AI plans to continue operating during the process.
Estimated assets and liabilities are each listed at $50M-$100M.
The company will wind down if no buyer agrees to continue operating the platform.
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7. Bumble said to be in advanced talks to go private at ~$1B valuation
Bumble shares closed +50% Mon. on the news:
The deal could be announced as soon as this week, barring a breakdown in talks.
