24m ago55m ago3 min read
Muse, Instagram, and VLC Lookalike Rip-Offs in the Mac App Store
TechTech
Jeff Johnson: In other words, Muse AI is a blatant copy of Muse from Meta, the latter of which is currently the #1 iOS App Store download in the United States. I don’t know where Muse AI ranks in the iOS App Store, but I do know that it’s currently the #20 Mac App Store download in the US. It wasn’t languishing in obscurity — it had risen to #20 in the Mac App Store. A lot of Mac users are very confused when they’re told that Mac apps are available but they’re not in the Mac App Store , so it’s
- Jeff Johnson: In other words, Muse AI is a blatant copy of Muse from Meta, the latter of which is currently the #1 iOS App Store download in the United States. I don’t know where Muse AI ranks in the iOS App Store, but I do know that it’s currently the #20 Mac App Store downlo...
Key Takeaways
- Muse, Instagram, and VLC Lookalike Rip-Offs in the Mac App Store
Media Spectrum
Total: 1 source•Published: 55m ago•Last Updated: 24m ago
100%0%0%
LeftCenterRight
Bias & Framing Analysis
Top Framing Differences
- Left: Jeff Johnson: In other words, Muse AI is a blatant copy of Muse from Meta, the latter of which is currently the #1 iOS App Store download in the United States. I don’t know where Muse AI ranks in the iOS App Store, but I do know that it’s currently the #20 Mac App Store download in the US. It wasn’t languishing in obscurity — it had risen to #20 in the Mac App Store. A lot of Mac users are very confused when they’re told that Mac apps are available but they’re not in the Mac App Store , so it’s
- Center: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
- Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
Overall Tone
Left-leaning
Coverage Blindspots
Left
Left-leaning desks have 1 source on "Muse, Instagram, and VLC Lookalike Rip-Offs in the Mac App Store"; additional angles may appear as coverage expands.
Right
Coverage blindspot: Reporting on this development is currently concentrated in other segments of the media landscape.
Sponsored Partner
Trending Offers & Partner Stories
Discover hand-curated deals, trending web stories, and partner highlights.
Sick of the media echo chambers?
Get every side of the week's biggest story in your inbox.
Left vs. Right blindspotsZero spin, just facts5-min read every Friday
Credibility & Editorial Standards
Story FramingLeft
Evaluated across 1 reporting source (100% Left · 0% Center · 0% Right)
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Outlet ConsensusCenter
Historical editorial baseline for Daring Fireball (XX)
TechCenter
Politics & GovernanceLeft
Credibility ScoreHigh Credibility
89/ 100
Multi-factor accuracy index for Daring Fireball (XX) and related desks based on verifiable sourcing and editorial standards.
Factuality: High 100%
Ownership: Daring Fireball (XX) (Corporate)
Timeline of this story
- 14m agoHacker News (XX): Jeff Johnson: In other words, Muse AI is a blatant copy of Muse from Meta, the latter of which is currently the #1 iOS App Store download in
Historical Context
Posts on X
Public conversation related to this story
Sponsored Partner
Trending Offers & Partner Stories
Discover hand-curated deals, trending web stories, and partner highlights.
Related
24 Nigerian states and FCT put on high alert over flood risks
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, says Nigeria’s progress is hindered by unexplained wealth, which allows the nation’s resources to be siphoned.
L 0%C 100%R 0%
2 sources • 2
/file/attachments/2998/14171319_779377.jpg)
2027 AFCONQ: Super Eagles could be without three key players for Guinea-Bissau clash
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
MOSCOW, Sept 28 - Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion) on defence in 2027, around 27% more than the 13.5 trillion roubles originally budgeted and the highest figure since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, government documents seen by Reuters showed on Monday.
L 14%C 86%R 0%
7 sources • 7
WATCH: Rare 1965 footage reveals what Northerners really thought about a united Ireland
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
WATCH: Rare 1965 footage reveals what Northerners really thought about a united Ireland
L 0%C 100%R 0%
1 sources • 1
/file/attachments/orphans/Op-ed-FindlayAlduCornelissenMain_505731.jpg)
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: Parallel realities — inside the online conversation over the White Cross Project
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
Organisers framed the Washington memorial as a tribute to all farm murder victims in SA; critics called it political theatre. Murmur Intelligence data shows how the debate unfolded online without US amplification.
L 100%C 0%R 0%
1 sources • 1
/file/attachments/orphans/Op-ed-Yelland-Eskom-Medupi-Kusile2_564561.jpg)
CAPITAL CALCULATIONS OP-ED: Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile sleight-of-hand — the untold billions in costs left out
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
Eskom has attacked media reports for overstating the cost of Medupi and Kusile. But its own figures answer a much narrower question – and its refusal to disclose what is excluded raises a more serious issue of transparency and accountability.
L 100%C 0%R 0%
1 sources • 1
/file/authors/312095000738323431.jpg)
PetroSA collapse highlights the urgent need to reform SA’s flawed fuel standards
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
The fuel contamination scandal in the Garden Route was caused by the fuel additive N-methylaniline, which remains legal in South Africa but is banned across the world. This additive is legal because South Africa has inadequate testing standards, and it is something Parliament needs to rectify.
L 100%C 0%R 0%
1 sources • 1
/file/attachments/orphans/becs-3000_552027.jpg)
FAR-RIGHT ALLIANCES: Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
Lex Libertas’ 3,000 white crosses in Washington event failed to attract much US media coverage, but the political connections behind it say something revealing about the growing network between global right-wing movements.
L 100%C 0%R 0%
1 sources • 1
/file/attachments/orphans/Tumi-12-Ekurhuleni13_210678.jpg)
EAST RAND MURDERS: After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
Another woman has been found in Tembisa as police investigate a string of killings in Ekurhuleni since July, prompting questions about possible links between the cases. While some similarities have raised concerns about possible connections between the cases, significant differences have complicated the theory.
L 100%C 0%R 0%
1 sources • 1
Trump vows victory in Iran war 'very soon,' officials in talks with Iranian mediators
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
"We're going to win; as far as I'm concerned, it's going to be one way or the other," Trump said in the Oval Office. "It's going to go pretty quickly."
L 0%C 100%R 0%
1 sources • 1
/file/attachments/orphans/ThammKoglMain_586204.jpg)
TRC ROULETTE : ‘I just fed them’ — Jürgen Kögl, businessman who facilitated ‘secret’ post-TRC meetings
Multiple outlets • 1m ago
When former apartheid-era generals and the new ANC government met for secret talks about post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions between 1998 and 2004, it was Namibian-born businessman Jürgen Kögl who ‘hosted’ the opposing forces at his home in Johannesburg.
L 100%C 0%R 0%
1 sources • 1
Reader Discussion
Loading comments…
Explore More Stories
24 Nigerian states and FCT put on high alert over flood risks
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
2027 AFCONQ: Super Eagles could be without three key players for Guinea-Bissau clash
L 14%C 86%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
WATCH: Rare 1965 footage reveals what Northerners really thought about a united Ireland
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: Parallel realities — inside the online conversation over the White Cross Project
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
CAPITAL CALCULATIONS OP-ED: Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile sleight-of-hand — the untold billions in costs left out
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
PetroSA collapse highlights the urgent need to reform SA’s flawed fuel standards
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
FAR-RIGHT ALLIANCES: Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
EAST RAND MURDERS: After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
Trump vows victory in Iran war 'very soon,' officials in talks with Iranian mediators
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
TRC ROULETTE : ‘I just fed them’ — Jürgen Kögl, businessman who facilitated ‘secret’ post-TRC meetings
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
Guinea-Bissau’s ousted Embalo to return, run for president
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
/file/attachments/2998/6646742_558921.jpg)
Dutch ‘reformed hacker’ arrested in ShinyHunters investigation, police and boss say
L 100%C 0%R 0%
Multiple outlets1m ago
Natasha seeks better pay, welfare for doctors, nurses
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets9m ago
Dragon submarine highlights Case 3000 dilemma: Was Netanyahu right for wrong reasons? - analysis
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets13m ago
Brad Pitt Officially Reveals Which One of His Movies Was the Hardest to Make
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets17m ago
Tyreek Hill sparks 49ers signing buzz with cryptic message
L 0%C 0%R 100%
Multiple outlets18m ago
What are Dodgers’ best — and worst — playoff matchups in World Series three-peat quest
L 0%C 0%R 100%
Multiple outlets19m ago
Quiz fans invited to Letterkenny Rotary club fundraiser
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets19m ago
Ballybofey playwright's new drama brings Annie McGinley portrait to life
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets19m ago
Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko files for urgent temporary guardianship of daughter Kaya's estate
L 0%C 100%R 0%
Multiple outlets19m ago