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Amazon has blocked Meta's Muse AI assistant from shopping on its site, citing concerns over how the tool handles data and privacy. This move creates a hurdle for Meta's goal of making its AI a primary way for people to find and buy products across the internet.

While Muse recently reached the top of the app store, its value depends on being able to interact with other major platforms. If other large retailers follow Amazon's lead, it could limit Meta's ability to turn its AI assistant into a central hub for global commerce.

Meta's personal AI assistant, Muse, hit the number one spot on the US free app chart on Friday. This quick climb suggests strong early interest in the company's standalone AI tools, which were released only a week ago to help users with tasks like booking travel and writing emails.

While high download numbers do not always lead to long-term use, this early lead is a win for Meta as it competes with rivals like OpenAI and Google. The company is betting that its massive existing user base on Instagram and Facebook will give its new AI tools a scale advantage that smaller competitors cannot easily match.

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A court in Germany has ruled that Meta is responsible for fake advertisements appearing on Facebook and Instagram. The ruling orders the company to remove the fraudulent content and pay damages to those affected.

This is a shift in how courts treat social media companies, which usually are not held liable for what users or advertisers post. If other countries follow this lead, Meta could be forced to spend much more on policing its platforms or face a wave of similar lawsuits that eat into its advertising profits.

Source: Reuters

Meta is preparing to launch a new version of its smart glasses, code-named Luna, that will not include cameras. Removing the cameras could help the company bypass privacy concerns and reach customers who are not allowed to wear recording devices at work or in private spaces.

This move shows Meta is trying to make smart glasses a mainstream tool for its AI assistant rather than just a niche gadget for taking photos. Success here would help the company own the hardware people use to talk to AI, reducing its reliance on phone makers like Apple and Google.

Source: Reuters

Meta will now allow businesses to use AI agents to set up and run their WhatsApp Business accounts. This service lets companies talk directly to customers through the app, and using AI to handle those chats makes it much easier for small businesses to use the platform at scale.

This matters because turning WhatsApp into a major source of revenue is a key part of Meta's growth plan. By removing the manual work of managing customer messages, Meta makes the service more useful to more businesses, which should help it earn more from the platform over time.

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