Maya Torres

Meta has pulled a newly launched feature that allowed users to create AI images of any public Instagram account just by tagging it. The tool faced immediate backlash for enabling deepfakes of real people without their consent. Meta — Company Snapshot Ticker META Stock Price $669.21 (+5.97%) CEO Mark Zuckerberg Headquarters Menlo Park, CA Founded 2004 Sector Social Media What Was the Feature? The feature, called Muse Image, was part of Meta AI’s growing image generation tools introduced this week.

Google’s Gemini Spark is an AI assistant that can perform actions on your computer instead of just answering questions. It’s now rolling out to the Gemini macOS app, giving Mac users a hands-free way to automate local tasks directly on their machines. This feature was first showcased at Google I/O 2026 in May and is gradually reaching users in a staged rollout. If you’ve got the Gemini app on your Mac, you might already see it or it could arrive in the next few days. What Is Gemini Spark, Exactly?

Anthropic just launched Claude Sonnet 5, a new AI model that the company claims delivers near-flagship performance at a much lower cost. The timing is strategic, as the San Francisco startup is gearing up for a major IPO (initial public offering, which is when a private company sells shares to the public for the first time).