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Meta launched a new AI image-generation model called Muse Image this week, letting users create, edit, and blend photos using natural language prompts inside Meta AI, with the tool already live on Instagram and WhatsApp and expected on Facebook and Messenger soon. However, the new feature is already raising privacy concerns, as it allows anyone to generate AI images using other people's Instagram photos.

All public Instagram profiles are automatically opted into Meta's new AI image platform by default, letting users generate AI images using someone else's likeness simply by tagging their account in a prompt. Meta notes that users won't be notified when someone uses their photos to generate an image, so they have no way of knowing how many images are being generated in their likeness, or by whom.

Thankfully, Meta says users can opt out of the image-generation feature without making their account private. To do so, open Instagram settings by tapping your profile picture, hit the hamburger menu in the top-right corner, then select Sharing and Reuse.

Under "Allow people to reuse your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta," toggle off both Posts and Reels.

Switching off those two options will prevent others from creating new AI images using your photos, but images that have already been created won't be deleted. The only other way to stop random people from generating AI images with your photos is to make your account private, which limits your content to approved followers only.

Muse Image is currently rolling out on Instagram and WhatsApp and is expected to reach Facebook and Messenger soon. Meta will also bring it to advertisers through its Advantage+ Creative suite of AI-powered tools, which automates aspects of ad creation such as background generation, image animation, and music integration.

FYI for Windows 10 users....

Microsoft's support page explaining how to continue receiving security updates on Windows 10 now states that the company will continue providing patches through October 12, 2027 – a change made without a formal announcement. The update gives Windows 10 users exactly one additional year to decide whether to upgrade to Windows 11, accept the risks of an unsupported OS, or look elsewhere.

Official support for Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program gives some users a way to keep receiving the most critical security patches.

Non-business devices with Microsoft accounts can either redeem 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points, make a one-time $30 purchase, or sync their PC settings to their Microsoft account via the Windows Backup app for free access. Devices in the European Economic Area gained free access to ESU after Euroconsumers, an international consumer advocacy organization, pushed back on Microsoft's original enrollment requirements.

The extension is likely an acknowledgment of Windows 10's enduring popularity. Windows 11 has surged since its predecessor's end-of-life, reaching a 72.57% global desktop market share by February 2026, and continues to widen the gap, but many users consider its upgrades insufficient or are put off by its rapid embrace of AI features.

Recent Windows 11 updates, such as one that broke the Recycle Bin, have drawn widespread criticism, and benchmarks have rated its File Explorer as a step back from Windows 10's.

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