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Meta Starts Muse Assistant for Shops

technologyOctober 2, 2026·217 words·2 min read

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Meta Starts Muse Assistant for Shops
Meta started Muse for small shops on 29 September 2026. It is software that helps shop owners in the United States and Canada. The assistant can act for the shop owner. The New York Post said it is free up to a limit, or 20 or 100 dollars a month with no limit. It is online and in the app store. Meta had already made a personal Muse.
A shop can ask the assistant to do office work while the owner stays with customers. Tom Mulholland owns a food shop in Malvern, Iowa. His assistant Wall-E made advertisements from catalog photos in 15 minutes and planned the staff schedule. April Polk was one of 35 owners invited to test Muse in Los Angeles. Her assistant Chase connects to QuickBooks and Canva, and Meta supports Shopify. Chase asks her before it changes things.
NPR (National Public Radio) reported on the personal Muse on 30 September. Matt Robb said it sent a buyer to his apartment at too low a price, and he was not free. The message said I am here. Meta said privacy controls were not broken, but Robb still called it a breach. Secret words stay safe, and Muse can not see them. Herrman said users should wait. He said Amazon blocked Muse from buying for them.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a computer helper for work
n.
a plan of work times
n.
a list of things for sale
n.
keeping your own facts hidden
n.
letting private facts get out
n.
a home in a big building
n.
the most that is allowed
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

assistantn.

a computer helper for work

công cụ máy tính giúp việcum ajudante de computador para o trabalho仕事を助けるコンピュータiş için bilgisayar yardımcısıun ayudante informático para el trabajokomputerowy pomocnik do pracyمساعد حاسوبي للعملeen computerhulp voor werkкомпьютерный помощник для работы帮忙干活的电脑助手일을 돕는 컴퓨터 도우미
schedulen.

a plan of work times

kế hoạch thời gian làm việcum plano dos horários de trabalho仕事の時間の計画iş zamanlarının planıun plan de los tiempos de trabajoplan czasów pracyخطة لأوقات العملeen plan van werktijdenплан рабочего времени工作时间的安排일하는 시간의 계획
catalogn.

a list of things for sale

danh sách đồ để bánuma lista de coisas à venda売り物の一覧satılık şeylerin listesiuna lista de cosas en ventalista rzeczy na sprzedażقائمة أشياء للبيعeen lijst van dingen die te koop zijnсписок вещей на продажу待售物品的清单파는 물건의 목록
privacyn.

keeping your own facts hidden

giữ sự thật của bạn ở chỗ kínmanter os seus fatos escondidos自分の事実を隠しておくことkendi bilgilerini gizli tutmakmantener ocultos tus propios datostrzymanie własnych faktów w ukryciuإبقاء حقائقك مخفيةje eigen feiten verborgen houdenхранение своих фактов в тайне把自己的信息藏起来자기 사실을 숨겨 두는 것
breachn.

letting private facts get out

để sự thật riêng lọt radeixar fatos privados saírem私的な事実が外に出ることözel bilgilerin dışarı çıkmasıdejar salir datos privadoswypuszczenie prywatnych faktówخروج الحقائق الخاصةprivéfeiten naar buiten latenвыход личных фактов наружу让私人信息漏出去사적인 사실이 새 나가는 것
apartmentn.

a home in a big building

nhà ở trong một tòa nhà lớnuma casa num prédio grande大きな建物の中の住まいbüyük bir binadaki evun hogar en un edificio grandedom w dużym budynkuمنزل في مبنى كبيرeen woning in een groot gebouwжильё в большом здании大楼里的一套住房큰 건물 안의 집
limitn.

the most that is allowed

mức cao nhất được phépo máximo que é permitido許される最大量izin verilen en yüksek miktarlo máximo que se permitenajwięcej, ile wolnoالأكثر المسموح بهhet meeste dat magсамое большое, что разрешено允许的最大量허용된 최대치

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Question 1: Multiple Choice

Why do secret words stay safe with the personal helper?

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Why would a shop pay 20 or 100 dollars a month?

Question 3: Fill in the Blank

At the food shop, the helper planned a staff ______ for work times.

Question 4: Fill in the Blank

A shop owner can remain with ______ while a helper does the office work.

Question 5: Put in Order

Put these ideas in the correct logical order.

1The company said the privacy controls were not broken, but the man still called it a breach.
2A personal helper sent a buyer to a man's apartment at too low a price, and the man was not free.
3Users were told to wait, and the helper was blocked from buying for them.
4The message to that buyer said "I am here."

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