Meta stock rises as AI assistant Muse matches ChatGPT retention

Meta's AI assistant Muse achieved a 73.3% Day-1 retention rate across 81 countries, beating ChatGPT's 41.3%, with 5 million downloads in 22 days. News of a possible new AI model codenamed Watermelon and upcoming earnings also lifted Meta stock by 3%.

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