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Meta's Muse Agent Adds PayPal, Shopify, and Peloton as Launch Partners

Meta is building out Muse's partner ecosystem fast, with PayPal and Shopify enabling agentic checkout and Peloton letting members book classes and build workout plans through the AI agent

DDesk22 Sept 2026 · 16:35 ET2 min read
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How Muse Could Reshape the Market

Bloomberg reports that Meta's Muse AI agent triggered selling in financial, travel, and other switching-cost-dependent stocks, with Goldman Sachs flagging telecoms, insurance, and utilities as most exposed

DDesk22 Sept 2026 · 16:32 ET2 min read
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Meta paused a human-assisted test of Muse calls over privacy concerns, even though it was outperforming the AI.

Meta tested human contractors handling Muse's phone calls for half its employees, but rolled the feature back after internal privacy concerns — even though human-handled calls outperformed AI on success rate.

DDesk22 Sept 2026 · 16:28 ET2 min read
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Meta's Muse Hits 500K Users in One Week and Tops on Both App Stores

Meta's new Muse AI agent crossed 500,000 users in its first week and more than 2.5 million downloads within two weeks, according to internal data and Sensor Tower, ranking No. 1 on both major app stores.

DDesk22 Sept 2026 · 16:22 ET2 min read
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Oura Files for IPO, Targets Up to $2.2 Billion Raise

Smart-ring maker Oura plans to sell 50 million shares at $40 to $44 each in an IPO seeking up to $2.2 billion, with most proceeds going to existing shareholders including Forerunner Ventures

DDesk21 Sept 2026 · 15:48 ET3 min read
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Credo Unveils 1.6T Optics Platform, Targets $600M Market Opportunity

Credo Technology (CRDO) launched a new 224G-based ZeroFlap 1.6T optical transceiver platform, with management targeting more than $600 million in fiscal 2027 optical revenue as the AI interconnect market expands.

DDesk21 Sept 2026 · 15:42 ET3 min read
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