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Meta releases Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, with only the smaller model on its API
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Muse Wonder is available through the Meta Model API under the identifier muse-wonder-1.0 and in the Muse Code coding assistant. Muse Wonder Full, the stronger variant, is limited to Muse Code subscribers and has no API access. Meta says Wonder will soon power
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Meta drops two new models, topping Fable & Astra
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😺 Meta’s Muse Wonder is here, priced like Opus
NewsletterThe Neuron
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[AINews] Meta Muse Wonder & Wonder Full: MSL’s Claude 5.5-tier Frontier Model
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MSL’s emergence as a frontier lab is finally complete.
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Meta's Watermelon ripens into a frontier model
NewsletterThe Rundown AI
Meta's new Muse Spark family (codename Watermelon) lands near the AI frontier, trailing only Claude Opus 5.5 in overall rankings. Here's what it means.
I built a new feature for my blog using my voice
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FOD#171: Why EmbeddingGemma 2 is so interesting
NewsletterTuring Post
How EmbeddingGemma 2 connects text, images, audio, and video for on-device search—and what it means for agent memory and our own. Plus the week’s AI research.
David Silver and Lasse Espeholt of Ineffable Intelligence: A Superlearner for the Age of Experience
PodcastTraining Data · 68 min
David Silver spent two years building AlphaGo on human data. When he removed human data altogether building AlphaGo Zero, the AI surpassed AlphaGo in under two days. He left DeepMi
How to Go from AI Power User to AI Leader
PodcastThe AI Daily Brief · 39 min
As AI becomes central to work, a new leadership opportunity is emerging for those who can help others use it effectively. In this Operator's Cut, NLW and Nufar explore how AI power

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