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Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: TechCrunch

What happened

People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions.

Key facts

  • Reported by TechCrunch and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:46:16 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

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  1. Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls

  2. Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents

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