Meta AI introduced an AI-powered room visualization feature using its Muse Image tool, announced in a company blog post Tuesday. When shoppers upload images of their spaces, Meta AI can integrate products from companies’ catalogs into the photo, compare options, add new information, and allow users to buy items through the brand’s website. Meta draws from product data used for companies’ ads, stating, “For U.S. businesses, this means your catalog products appear in the most compelling context possible: a shopper’s actual home.” The company plans to introduce new image variants for advertisers and agencies in the coming weeks. Meta’s average price per ad rose 12% year over year, with ad revenue rising from $41.4 billion in Q1 2025 to $55 billion in Q1 2026. A KPMG survey of 250 retail executives found over half plan to spend $50 million or more on digital technology annually, with 42% increasing investment in generative AI and agentic AI by 10% or more in the coming 12 months. Meta also inked a 10-year lease for its Meta Lab NYC store in Manhattan and partnered with Best Buy to set up 50 shop-in-shops in California, Ohio, New Jersey and South Carolina.