Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US
THE SO WHAT
Muse hitting No. 2 in the US app charts shows there is real consumer appetite for agentic experiences beyond chat-style assistants. If your product has repetitive user flows—search, booking, curation—assume customers will soon expect a “do it for me” agent layer, not just better recommendations.
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