Coveo uses AI to classify products and content for on-site search and product recommendations.  They just bought Qubit, which offers similar capabilities with a particular focus on ecommerce.  You could call it a sign of consolidation, but there are still a bajillion other systems doing this sort of thing.

I swear I was going to give the ‘retail media’ meme a rest, Dear Reader. But then our friends at Lowes tossed their cap into the ring with an announcement of One Roof Media Network. Which also gives me an opportunity to sneak in this notice that food delivery service DoorDash is offering its own ad program. They’re everywhere, I tell you.

“Ask Meta AI anything” is what you now see instead of the traditional search bar across Meta apps such as Facebook and Instagram. Meta AI will still perform the basic search function but will also answer questions and chat with you. It should hardly be a surprise when a tech company launches a genAI solution these days but this is a bold challenge to Google and Open.ai (it’s also available as a standalone tool at Meta.ai).