Meta’s Muse just stole the AI spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic
Equity podcast covers Meta's Muse agent, Anthropic Opus 5.5, OpenAI GPT-6, and fresh AI funding deals.
TechCrunch's Equity podcast covers a week in which Anthropic released Opus 5.5 and OpenAI followed about 90 minutes later with GPT-6 updates. Hosts say Meta's personal AI agent Muse drew the spotlight, with reported early growth ahead of ChatGPT and plans for smart glasses and a small companion device. The episode also discusses Andreessen Horowitz's founder academy, Oura's $2.2 billion IPO, and Ema's $77 million raise to sell AI agents for HR, IT, and finance, naming Google and Microsoft as early customers.