Meta has expanded the user base for its AI agent Muse beyond individual users to small businesses. TechCrunch reported that Meta unveiled Muse for Small Business, integrating Muse with services including Shopify, Dropbox and Slack. Meta said the service focuses on helping owners run their companies and acquire new customers by connecting Muse with existing sales, operations and marketing software. Muse also links to Instagram professional accounts, Facebook Pages and Meta ad accounts.

Google and Microsoft are moving more aggressively into the AI coding market led by Anthropic and OpenAI, as big tech competes to keep developers tied to its AI models, platforms and cloud services. Analysts say the battle is less about selling tools than about ecosystem control. Market forecasts point to rapid growth. Companies such as MongoDB and Snowflake are using multiple services rather than committing to one provider.