Meta’s Muse AI Adult Chats Controversy, Explained

Smartphone displaying an AI chat app beside a content creator's desk with a camera and ring light, editorial illustration, 2026.

Meta confirmed its 18+ Muse agent allows explicit conversations with adults. Adult creators say it’s a double standard: Instagram restricts their accounts while Meta’s own AI gets a free pass. Here is the full story, verified against WIRED’s reporting.

Google Is Pushing Links Higher in AI Answers: What Changes

Illustration of Google AI search results with website link cards highlighted above the answer panel, 2026

Google announced on 15 October 2026 that website links will appear higher and more frequently in AI Overviews and AI Mode, alongside global news carousels and Preferred Sources priority. Here is what changes and what site owners should do.

x401 Explained: Proof’s AI Agent Identity Protocol

Digital illustration of an AI agent identity badge with a shield, a cryptographic key and a robotic hand, 2026.

Proof’s x401, launched 15 October 2026, is an open protocol that lets any website ask an AI agent to prove who it is acting for — and prove the person approved exactly what the agent is doing. Here’s how it works.