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Meta Says Muse Spark 1.3 Beats GPT-5.6 Sol at Coding

Meta has unveiled Muse Spark 1.3, its latest AI system designed for complex coding and autonomous digital tasks as it competes with OpenAI and Anthropic. Image: Dima Solomin/Unsplash

Meta launched Muse Spark 1.3 with stronger coding performance and efficiency claims, but independent tests show higher task costs and mixed benchmark results.

Sep 4, 2026

Meta says its latest AI model can compete with the industry’s strongest coding systems while using fewer tokens and tool calls. Independent testing suggests the efficiency story is more complicated.

The company released Muse Spark 1.3 to developers Wednesday through Muse Code and the Meta Model API, keeping pricing at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens. Meta AI, Instagram and Facebook are expected to gain access later.

Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, called the launch the company’s “biggest jump so far on model performance.” Wang, according to Bloomberg, argued...

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CISA Flags Old ownCloud Flaw After Reported Philippine Nuclear Data Theft - TechRepublic

The reported Philippine ownCloud data breach highlights the risks posed by unpatched internet-facing systems holding sensitive government and research data. Image: Engin Akyurt/Unsplash CISA added CVE-2023-49105 to its exploited-flaws catalog after researchers tied the old ownCloud bug to reported Philippine nuclear data theft. Sep 4, 2026 We may earn

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Lenovo’s $700 IdeaPad Vibe Takes Aim at the MacBook Neo

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Vibe starts at about $700 in the US and comes in seven color options. Image: Lenovo Lenovo’s $700 IdeaPad Vibe rivals the MacBook Neo with more ports, chip choices, and upgrade options, but the base 8GB RAM model has limits. Sep 4, 2026 At $700, Lenovo

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Your iPhone or Android Can Help in an Emergency

Some of the most useful features on your phone aren’t always visible. This guide shows you where they are and how to set them up. Image: ChatGPT Learn how to add emergency contacts and medical information to iPhone and Android so important details can be accessed from the lock

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Sources: India-based Slice, which has transitioned from a credit card-led fintech to a small finance bank, raised $100M at a ~$450M valuation, down from ~$1.4B

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Your iPhone or Android Can Help in an Emergency