Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to the Apple Watch and Android’s Wear OS, the company announced on Monday. With the launch, users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation directly on their smartwatch.
The smartwatch launch comes just a month after Meta introduced a dedicated iPad app for Muse. First launched on the App Store in September, the AI assistant’s expansion across Apple devices signals Meta’s growing ambitions for its consumer AI product and its focus on making Muse a central part of its ecosystem.
Muse is now one of dozens of consumer-facing AI agents competing for users’ attention. Like many of its competitors, it allows users to connect their accounts to manage email, meetings, bills, and more, while also handling tasks such as booking reservations, ordering groceries, setting goals, and making purchases.
Users can also personalize their Muse avatar to their liking and change it into something that resembles a person, an animal, or another type of character.
Despite being a relatively new product, Meta has wasted little time introducing new capabilities to Muse.
A few days ago, Meta launched Spaces, a new way to communicate and collaborate with Muse. Spaces function as dedicated conversations around specific topics, which Meta describes as “custom experiences” as they’re mini apps that are built on the fly. They appear in the sidebar of the Muse interface and bring up a focused conversation where the AI agent works toward a particular goal on the user’s behalf.
Last week, Meta rolled out the ability for users in the U.S. to video chat with their Muse AI avatar. Meta said Muse will use “subtle expressions and gestures” that reflect the tone and context of the conversation as it speaks. It’s worth noting that Muse doesn’t actually see users, but can hear them and respond in real-time.
Shortly after its launch, Muse became one of just 12 mobile apps to have surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads within their first 40 days in the App Store. Only 11 other apps have achieved this milestone, with Meta’s Threads being the most recent in July 2023.
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Sung Jinwoo is the main character of Solo Leveling, which is why he is unquestionably the main selling point of the series. Jinwoo obtained an incredible amount of strength after surviving the Double Dungeon. Upon becoming the Player, Jinwoo understood that it was the start of a new life for him.
He also found that he had infinite potential, meaning he could keep growing stronger forever. The easiest way to do so was by fighting powerful enemies. As a result, Jinwoo has been involved in many battles throughout the series, and a lot of the time he has had to kill his enemies.
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Kim Chul
Kim Chul was an A-rank hunter who was trapped inside a secret dungeon with Jinwoo and the others. He was extremely arrogant, and he only cared about himself. Then it became clear that they were trapped inside the gate. Kim Chul decided to take the lead and tried to shepherd everyone. Since he valued strength over everything else, those who were deemed weak were left behind, including Jinwoo.
Kim Chul thought it was a wise move, but he unknowingly led his group to slaughter. After causing multiple deaths, he ran away in fear. Eventually, he headed back and found himself staring at Jinwoo’s party. Seeing them alive and well triggered him, and as a result, he charged with a sword, with the intention of killing them. However, Jinwoo was on the scene, and he stabbed him subsequently. The hero raised Kim Chul as a shadow soldier and called him Iron.
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Hwang Dongsoo
Hwang Dongsoo was an elitist who awakened as an S-rank Hunter. This fueled his ego, and he became even more obnoxious. Dongsoo believed that his strength gave him the right to do anything he wanted. The Hunter was partially right, as his country treated him as a valuable asset. However, he eventually moved to America, where he joined Thomas Andre’s guild.
When Dongsoo learned about his brother’s death, he swore to exact revenge on the person responsible. So, he waited for the right moment, and eventually, he went after Yoo Jinho, who was far weaker than him. When Jinwoo came to know about Dongsoo’s actions, he beat him to a pulp and killed him.
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Beru
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Beru, also known as the Ant King, was the main antagonist of the Jeju Island raid. Minutes after being born, Beru began decimating all Hunters who had gathered on the island. His bloodshed was so immense that Hunters could sense it from far away. The Japanese Hunters, in particular, got the short end of the stick as Beru wiped out most of them, including Goto Ryuji. The Korean Hunters suffered only one casualty, as Jinwoo arrived to bail them out.
Beru’s immense strength and speed couldn’t do anything against the hero, who was in complete control of the fight. The only time Jinwoo’s life was under threat was when he was poisoned. Beru tried to take advantage, but the System cleared all the toxins from Jinwoo’s body. Once Jinwoo regained composure, Beru didn’t stand a chance. Ultimately, Beru fell to Jinwoo and was subsequently raised as a Shadow Soldier.
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Hwang Dongsuk
Hwang Dongsuk was the younger brother of one of Korea’s most infamous hunters, Dongsoo. For this reason, he was overly confident, and he believed himself to be untouchable, which is why he often engaged in immoral activities, including killing people.
Hwang Dongsuk would probably never have been caught if Jinwoo hadn’t joined the raid party. When Dongsuk’s team had nearly wrapped up stealing resources, they decided to kill Jinwoo and tie up all those ends. However, they had no idea that Jinwoo was in a league of his own, and in the blink of an eye, Jinwoo eradicated all the enemies, including Hwang Dongsuk.
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Baruka
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Baruka was an ice elf whom Jinwoo fought in the Red Gate Arc. He was an egotistical maniac who derived joy from killing human beings. Throughout the arc, Baruka kept boasting about how he was superior to human beings in terms of strength and how his skill was on a completely different level from theirs.
But unlike other magical beasts, Baruka was intelligent and capable of dialogue. When he saw Jinwoo, he was instantly able to figure out that the hero was not an ordinary person. Not long afterward, the two engaged in a fight, and Jinwoo emerged as the victor. Baruka lay dead, so Jinwoo tried to use his necromancy to raise the ice elf as a shadow soldier, but it failed, robbing the hero of a potentially powerful ally.
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Kargalgan
Kargalgan was a high orc shaman who was deeply feared by his underlings as a shaman. Kargalgan had access to numerous powerful spells that could eviscerate his opponents in the blink of an eye. When the humans in the raiding party saw the shaman’s power in action, they were struck by fear; only Jinwoo was intrepid.
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First, he sent out the orcs to fight, but the protagonist summoned his shadows, who were able to deal with the enemies without too many problems. This prompted Kargalgan to enter the fray. But none of his magic could do the trick, as Jinwoo had a response for all of them. Ultimately, Kargalgan was beaten and turned into a shadow soldier called Tusk.
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Baran
Baran was the final boss of the Demon Castle. He was actually a copy of the monarch of the same name that was designed by the architect to test Jinwoo’s strength. Baran was aggressive, which is why he immediately attacked Jinwoo when the latter entered his vicinity. Unsurprisingly, the fight was very one-sided, and it looked like Jinwoo would meet his end. But Esil Radu created a big distraction that caught Baran’s attention, giving Jinwoo the opportunity to finish off his opponent. The hero didn’t waste any time and delivered a lethal blow to Baran.
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Igris
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The red blood commander Igris was the standout enemy in the first season of Solo Leveling. As soon as the fight started, it became clear that Jinwoo was at a disadvantage. Igris had him on the ropes for a significant period, and it looked like Jinwoo wouldn’t be able to pull off a win.
But after spending some time analyzing his opponent, the hero finally got the upper hand and managed to beat Igris. It was a hard-fought victory, so Jinwoo knew that he had to make Igris a part of his ensemble. Naturally, he used his unique power to raise Egress from the dead and turn him into a loyal shadow soldier.
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Finally, a use of the AI surveillance panopticon we can all agree on — maybe.
As TechSpot recently highlighted, school buses around the country are now carrying small AI-powered cameras to catch drivers who ignore those little fold-out stop signs they deploy when kids are getting on and off the vehicle. In theory, the practice makes roads a little less perilous to pedestrians, though to be fair, there’re still questions over its efficacy and privacy concerns.
One company developing these instant-karma machines, BusPatrol, has already equipped around 35,000 buses with its cameras across 24 states. Once it spots an offending driver, it reportedly sends that data to a human reviewer who then puts together an evidence package for the police to look over, before a ticket finally gets mailed out.
Its a niche industry, but one that seems to be catching on. Another company, AngelTrax, recently announced a partnership with the Idaho-based bus charter company Teton Stage Lines, Local News 8 reported.
Katherine Tolar, the vice president of operations at AngelTrax, claimed that 98 percent of violators who get caught never do it again after receiving a citation. “So we do know that its changing driver behavior,” she told Local News 8.
Another bus camera company, Verra Mobility, also said in August that its data also showed 98 percent of drivers who receive citations don’t commit another one, and that citations fall by 70 percent over a school year.
Still, these are the companies’ claims, and there’re questions to be asked over how effective a deterrent the cameras really are. In Montgomery County, Maryland, for example, BusPatrol racked up 375,000 tickets and $92 million in fines, an investigation by Type Investigations and Bloomberg found. But county records showed no evidence of a decline in collisions near stopped school buses, per the findings. Meanwhile, between 2019 and 2024, BusPatrol got to pocket about $40 million of the collected fines, while the county only kept $18.5 million.
In a post-Flock age, any fusion of traffic cameras and AI surveillance systems will have people on guard. But as far as we know, rogue cops can’t just beam into these bus cameras anywhere in the country as they could with Flock.
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As rival makers announce increasingly ambitious smart telescopes, ZWO has taken a different approach. Its new Seestar S30 Plus launches today and will be available online from Seestar’s website and Amazon, just in time for Christmas. Better still, we’ve been using it for a month and can bring you a first look.
Announced a few months after the flagship Seestar S50 Pro and replacing the now-discontinued Seestar S30, the new Seestar S30 Plus retains its 30mm aperture and compact chassis, but upgrades to four-element apochromatic optics with extra-low dispersion (ED) glass and two 3.7-megapixel cameras.
The ZWO Seestar S30 Plus is a new sub-$500 smart telescope with upgraded optics and dual 3.7MP cameras. (Image credit: Jamie Carter)
Both produce 1,440 x 2,560-pixel images, while a much-improved 43.5-degree wide-angle camera can capture the Milky Way, constellations, star trails and nightscapes. Built-in filters, a mosaic mode and equatorial (EQ) tracking add considerable deep-sky astrophotography potential.
For a telescope weighing just 3.64 lbs (1.65 kg), it’s impressive. It easily fits into a camera bag and could happily live on a bookshelf.
The Seestar S30 Plus weighs just 3.64 lbs (1.65 kg) and fits in a camera bag easily. (Image credit: Jamie Carter)
I’ve already photographed the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Pleiades (M45), the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000). The results are excellent for such a small instrument, especially when imaging nebulas with its built-in dual-band filter, which helps reduce light pollution.
The Seestar app adds new in-app post-processing options, so you don’t have to mess around with any of that — though you can also export everything as lossless FITS files. The S30 Plus also includes a magnetic solar filter, enabling you to indulge in solar photography safely.
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000), the Pleiades (M45) and a star trail imaged using the Seestar S30 Plus. (Image credit: Jamie Carter)
With Dwarflab’s $1,299 Draco (3.5-inch/90mm aperture) recently landed in stores and Vaonis’ own $4,990 Atlas (3.1-inch/80mm aperture) not available until 2027, ZWO’s decision to offer an upgraded entry-level smart telescope that buyers can get their hands on right now looks particularly smart.
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) photographed using the Seestar S30 Plus. (Image credit: Jamie Carter)
With ZWO’s pattern of delivering cheaper smart telescopes without sacrificing on quality, the Seestar S30 Plus could be one of Christmas 2026’s best gifts for anyone interested in astronomy — and maybe that’s the point of it. Either way, first impressions are good. A full review is coming tomorrow, so check back at Space.com to find out our full thoughts and testing.
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The Albishorn Voisin Aérosport brings the brand’s imagined histories into a simpler format, pairing a layered sector dial with a slim case and hand-wound movement in a design inspired by the era of French automotive designer Gabriel Voisin.
The brand’s first time-only watch retains the unusual crown position and asymmetric display of its chronographs, establishing a recognisable identity beyond the complications that defined its launch.
Initial thoughts
There are number of good reasons why so many watchmakers return to the Art Deco era, and specifically the sector dial format, for inspiration. For one thing, the inherent purposefulness in the instrument-like design has allowed it to transcend trends and fads.
For another, it was also one of the styles en vogue during the early wristwatch era, so the design has become embedded in the cultural heritage of watchmaking. These attributes make it attractive subject matter for a brand like Albishorn that interprets historical motifs through a contemporary lens.
The Voisin Aérosport is Albishorn’s first time-only model after a string of vintage-inspired monopusher chronographs, each taking after a specific historical inspiration, from the Swiss expeditions to Everest in 1952 to the regattas of Lac Léman.
The watch derives much of its personality from its bi-level seconds scale, legible thanks to the two ends of the asymmetrical seconds hand that count off the first and second halves of each minute in sequence. The format is familiar from watches like the Daniel Roth Tourbillon, but it remains an uncommon detail in the broader landscape.
Like its stablemates, the Voisin Aérosport imagines an alternative history, and is founder Sébastien Chaulmontet’s vision of a wristwatch as it might have been conceived by the pioneering French aviator-turned-automotive designer Gabriel Voisin.
One of Voisin’s most celebrated designs was the C28 Aérosport of 1935. Albishorn’s homage stops short of replicating the Streamline Moderne look of the automobile itself, choosing instead to channel the visual codes of the era’s wristwatches.
Historical inspiration aside, the Voisin Aérosport has been sized to contemporary expectations with a 38 mm case and features the intentional asymmetry that has become a recurring Albishorn motif.
The Voisin Aérosport is priced under CHF4,000, even with the optional stainless steel bracelet the brand launched this past spring. That’s nearly the same price as the brand’s chronographs, but what it lacks in complication it makes up in considered details — the case is sumptuously sculpted — making it a compelling value all the same.
Long live the sector dial
Albishorn’s interpretation of the sector dial comprises three distinct levels, mirroring the layered look of the stepped bezel and lugs. The upper and lower layers of the dial are similar between the Classic and Ice Blue colourways, while the latter features an embossed mid-layer with raised markings.
In either case, the “Chronometer” text that runs between six and seven o’clock is a visual counterbalance to the recessed gauge for the running seconds.
The elaborate dial construction offers pleasing depth for a watch less than 10 mm thick, and the polished edge of the applied satin-finished chapter ring results in a premium look. Of the two variants, I prefer the simpler Classic configuration with its pad-printed mid-layer, which makes it feel more like an artefact of the early 20th century.
A first for Albishorn
The ALB04 M movement inside is derived from an ébauche supplied by Manufacture AMT, a division of Sellita that produces bespoke calibres for small independent brands. The positioning of the major elements — the fourth wheel would be at nine o’clock with a traditional crown location — hints at the architecture’s chronograph roots.
The movement layout is similar to that of the AMT6600 seen in the Havid Nagan Classic One, though the movement has been rotated relative to the case to achieve the 10 o’clock crown position.
Conveniently, this change appears to have naturally relocated the fourth wheel underneath the running seconds gauge, possibly eliminating the need for an auxiliary gear train underneath the dial.
Not only is the Voisin Aérosport Albishorn’s first time-only watch, it’s also the first time that the brand has chosen to reveal the movement — the brand’s chronographs all feature solid case backs, and no movement images were shared publicly until the launch of the X-Graph earlier this year.
The decoration is industrial but appealing enough to warrant display, notably in its treatment of the recessed planes and the dial side of the main plate, which are decorated with perlage.
As a final note, the movement is also a COSC-certified chronometer, which feels appropriate given the scientific optimism that prevailed in the interwar period.
Key facts and price
Albishorn Voisin Aérosport
Diameter: 38 mm Height: 9.6 mm Material: Steel Crystal: Sapphire Water resistance: 50 m
Movement: ALB04 M Features: Hours, minutes, and seconds Frequency: 28,800 beats per hour (4 Hz) Winding: Manual Power reserve: 60 hours
Strap: Pair of leather straps included, optional stainless steel bracelet
Limited edition: 99 pieces in each colour Availability: Direct from Albishorn Price: CHF3,450 on strap, and CHF3,900 on bracelet; before taxes
