Consumer AI

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says agents need interoperable software, richer interfaces, and an AI-native operating system to transform consumer apps.

Morgan Stanley reportedly puts China’s consumer AI opportunity near 300 billion yuan, with Tencent, Alibaba and Meituan positioned to benefit.

Meta launches Muse, a personal AI agent that connects email, payments and more, putting its consumer AI strategy against a difficult test of trust.

Whatnot has acquired Shaped to improve real-time recommendations and search, a move aimed at making fast-changing live shopping easier to navigate.

ByteDance and Alibaba have pulled AI companion features in China, signaling how stricter approval rules are reshaping consumer AI products.

A Moomoo report says Doubao and Qwen may discontinue AI agent features, a sign that consumer AI agent products are being reevaluated.

Pinterest has unveiled Ask Pinterest, an experimental conversational AI shopping app designed to explore a more interactive, chat-based approach to product discovery.

The Verge reports rising user backlash to Google AI Search changes, including gains for DuckDuckGo's no-AI search option.

Samsung's Project Luna is a round-screen AI robot with a swiveling head, offering a glimpse of the company's vision for consumer AI robotics.

Developers are deploying AI agents to simulate social interactions and optimize partner selection in new dating and social platforms, raising ethical questions.

New data shows Anthropic's Claude AI assistant is experiencing explosive growth among paying subscribers, outpacing rivals as the company's legal battles and model improvements drive unprecedented consumer adoption.

Google's more affordable AI Plus plan with Gemini 3 Pro now available globally, competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT Go.