{"slug": "amazon-blocks-meta-s-muse-apple-s-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot", "title": "Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse • Apple's iPhone Duo Pencil Pivot", "summary": "Amazon blocked Meta's Muse, escalating a conflict among Big Tech players over AI agents, according to Spyglass. Separately, Apple's iPhone Duo launch nearly included an Apple Pencil Mini accessory, which the company did not announce.", "body_md": "# Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse • Apple's iPhone Duo Pencil Pivot\n\nWell, it didn't take long for a full-on AI Agentic War to break out. No, not the kind that could potentially [end humanity](https://spyglass.org/ai-end-of-humanity/), but the kind that could end civility between the various players in Big Tech... \n\nMeanwhile, Apple's 'one more thing' iPhone Duo almost had *its own 'one more thing'* in the form of an Apple Pencil Mini. Just imagine if John Ternus has busted out there, \"actually, there are *two* more things...\" and pulled an Apple Stylus out of his pocket. He could have made a great joke about *not* [blowing it](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/01/20/if-you-see?ref=spyglass.org), [despite the stylus](https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/05/that-iphone-keyboard-is-still-coming/?ref=spyglass.org)... \n\nRead on, for thoughts on...", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-blocks-meta-s-muse-apple-s-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot", "canonical_source": "https://spyglass.org/thoughts-on-amazon-blocks-metas-muse-apples-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot/", "published_at": "2026-09-21 18:29:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 19:02:42.004394+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Amazon", "Meta", "Muse", "Apple", "iPhone Duo", "Apple Pencil Mini", "John Ternus", "Spyglass"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-blocks-meta-s-muse-apple-s-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-blocks-meta-s-muse-apple-s-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-blocks-meta-s-muse-apple-s-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-blocks-meta-s-muse-apple-s-iphone-duo-pencil-pivot.jsonld"}}