Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
📍 The outcome
Coverage peaked with reports that Meta’s Muse AI assistant was downloaded half a million times, received a dedicated Mac app, and was praised in an op‑ed for personal help, while multiple outlets flagged a hidden setting and a zero‑day that could turn the assistant into a Mac backdoor with a one‑click vulnerability. The story then quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 32d ago, after coverage quieted.
Who reported it (6)
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Meta’s Muse reportedly has a shocking one-click vulnerability Mashable · 52d ago broke it first
🌍 How it travelled
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The brief
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