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Meta's Muse Hits 10M U.S. Downloads in 40 Days, Outpacing ChatGPT

Meta's ($META) AI app Muse surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads within 40 days of launch, becoming only the 12th app to reach that milestone since Sensor Tower began tracking in 2015, with 10.2 million U.S. installs versus 3.7 million for ChatGPT, 500,000 for Grok and 200,000 for Claude in their first 40 days.

DDesk20 Oct 2026 · 21:58 ET5 min read
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Dow Near 52‑Week High on Rate‑Sensitive Rally as Nasdaq Slides on Tech Weakness

Broad market gains led by the Dow and small‑caps offset a tech‑driven Nasdaq decline even as yields edged higher.

DDesk20 Oct 2026 · 16:15 ET8 min read
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Analyst Calls: Barclays Hits NuScale, Loop Cuts Apple to Hold and BlackRock Wins a TD Cowen Upgrade

Barclays cuts NuScale to Underweight, Loop Capital downgrades Apple, and TD Cowen upgrades BlackRock to Buy in a morning of 42 analyst calls. Plus the AI-infrastructure initiations & what to watch.

DDesk20 Oct 2026 · 09:39 ET6 min read
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Stocks Moving Premarket: 3M Jumps on Amazon Deal, RTX Lifts Outlook and GM Slides on Narrowed Guidance

3M rises on an expanded Amazon data-center deal, RTX beats and raises, and GM, Genuine Parts and Steel Dynamics fall ahead of Netflix and SpaceX earnings after the close. Plus the calendar & what to watch.

DDesk20 Oct 2026 · 09:39 ET5 min read
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Bitdeer Backlog Hits $2.9B on Malaysia AI Deals as Bitcoin Output Jumps 200%

Bitdeer ($BTDR) shares are climbing after the company announced major AI data center agreements in Malaysia, lifting its AI Cloud revenue backlog to approximately $2.9 billion, alongside a 200% surge in Bitcoin production.

DDesk19 Oct 2026 · 16:43 ET4 min read
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Nasdaq Surges 1.2% as Tech Rallies, Dow Dips Slightly Amid Rising Yields and a Strong Dollar

Broad market gains led by tech, while the Dow slips and yields climb, set the tone for the week ahead.

DDesk19 Oct 2026 · 16:15 ET8 min read
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