HeyJaredSarah Perez
Consumer News Editor at TechCrunch. Reporting for TechCrunch since 2011.
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Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user's private messages without permission | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Meta is refuting a journalist’s claim that its AI agent Muse read the user’s private messages without permission. Following an earlier report from Inc. columnist Jason Aten that detailed the issue, Meta VP of Communications Andy Stone pushed back, making it clear that the company does not believe its product did this without the user’s consent. “The Messages integration in the Muse app for Mac is entirely opt-in,” Stone wrote on X in response to the claims made by the piece. “You have to enable
Instinct's new product recommendations are giving some users the ick | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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The buzzy AI startup Instinct has just revealed a new potential revenue stream: product recommendations. Unfortunately for the company, the rollout is already rubbing some users the wrong way. Overnight, the AI agent began pushing product suggestions to users as part of a new feature called Instinct Selections, an effort to curate personalized lists for users in areas like dining, travel, and shopping. Founder Noah Shinn announced the feature’s debut later Tuesday, explaining that the idea is to
Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has rebuilt the company’s board just weeks after its previous directors tried, and failed, to oust him. The board, which was announced to staff Friday, is an eclectic group that includes a best-selling science-fiction author and two co-founders of the now-defunct social app IRL, TechCrunch has learned. The new board is the latest twist in an internal governance fight at Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and others. Earlier this mo
Meta opens early access program for new Muse features | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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After announcing a host of new features for Meta’s Muse AI app at its Connect 2026 developer conference this week, the company is opening up requests for early access. Meta shared on Friday that you can now ask Muse to put you on the list to try out its latest capabilities before anyone else. Meta posted a link to a prompt on X that, when shared with Muse, will log that you’re interested in joining Meta’s early access program. (If you don’t want to click through, you can just copy and paste the
Meta is putting its muscle behind Muse as the AI app takes off | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Muse’s traction is surging, fueled by Meta’s promotion of the AI app at its annual Meta Connect developer conference this week and strong early reviews that praised its polished design and highly capable AI model under the hood. At the start of the week, Muse had surpassed 2.5 million downloads since its September 8 launch. Now the app has amassed more than 3.4 million downloads, according to the most recent estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The install numbers are only curre
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