Digital briefing, November 7: Muse Spaces feature, Muse voice chat, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash
Meta added personal spaces and voice chat to Muse; Google announced its new video model; Amazon opened Alexa up to shopping by text.

- AI
Meta adds personalized 'spaces' feature to its Muse AI assistant #
Meta announced a new feature for its Muse AI assistant called 'spaces.' By describing an idea, users can have Muse build personal experiences for them, like a holiday gift tracker, order tracker, or customer planner. The feature is available today everywhere Muse is used.
What it means for your business: Small business owners can set up a simple system to track orders and customer messages in one place without writing any code. That said, it's not yet clear when the feature will reach Turkey.Source: Meta Newsroom — Design the Muse App, Just for You · TechCrunch AI — Meta introduces Spaces, a new way to collaborate with your Muse agent
- AI
Meta rolls out real-time voice chat and animated avatars for Muse in the US #
Meta has launched the voice chat and animated avatar feature it unveiled at its Connect event in September, now available in the Muse app on mobile, web, and Mac. Users can talk with the avatar and choose from hundreds of voice options. The feature is currently available only in the US.
What it means for your business: Voice interaction is useful for rehearsing a job interview or practicing a presentation. But since it's only active in the US for now, whether it will reach Turkey remains unclear.Source: Meta Newsroom — Give Your Muse a Voice · Webrazzi — Meta, Muse için gerçek zamanlı sesli sohbet ve hareketli avatar özelliklerini ABD'de kullanıma sundu
- AI
Google announces Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, which generates 15-second videos at 30% lower cost #
Google announced its Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash AI video generation model on November 5. The model can now create videos up to 15 seconds long, lets you edit videos by voice command, and costs 30% less than the previous version. Pricing for 720p video is set at $0.07 per second.
What it means for your business: Businesses looking to put together a product demo video or a social media ad now have a tool that lets them make small changes at lower cost, without having to start from scratch each time.Source: Google Blog — Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: Fast and cost-effective with longer clips · Webrazzi — Google, 15 saniyelik video ve yüzde 30 daha düşük fiyatla öne çıkan Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash'i tanıttı
- E-commerce
Amazon announces feature letting customers shop with Alexa by text message #
On November 6, Amazon rolled out a feature for select US customers that lets them shop with Alexa through text messages. Users can search for products, add them to their cart, make purchases, and find similar items by sending a photo. The feature will expand to a wider audience in the coming weeks.
What it means for your business: For businesses selling on Amazon, customer shopping habits could shift as a result; making sure product listings and images are optimized for this kind of search query is becoming more important.Source: The Verge AI — Amazon will let you text Alexa your shopping list · TechCrunch AI — After blocking Muse, Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop
