Snap catches up to the AI boom

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Tech Across the Globe

Household names: Amazon is testing a Whole Foods store that sells some mainstream brands it has until now eschewed, including Tide detergent pods, Goldfish cheddar crackers and Kraft Mac & Cheese.

Crackdown on Shein: The French government temporarily suspended access to the Chinese e-commerce giant’s shopping site following complaints over sales of childlike sex dolls and weapons.

Sonos strategy: New boss Tom Conrad said Sonos will try to get existing customers to buy more of the brand’s main speakers and sound systems rather than having the audio company expand into new product areas.

Revalued

Artificial intelligence startup Reevo has raised $80 million from investors including Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins — financing that brings the firm’s valuation to $500 million.

Must Read

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel seemed ahead of the curve when his Snapchat app debuted face filters and augmented reality camera effects years ago, Kurt Wagner reports in today’s Tech In Depth. But the company was falling behind without the resources to invest in building AI models or cutting edge chatbots. That all changed Wednesday when Spiegel announced a deal with Perplexity AI to put the startup’s search engine in Snapchat, Wagner writes.

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The Federal Communications Commission is poised to overturn a Biden administration rule that would require telecom companies to bolster their cybersecurity, Andrew Martin reports in this week’s Cyber Bulletin. The vote scheduled Nov. 20 embodies the long-simmering debate over whether government mandates or industry self-regulations are more effective in protecting computer networks for sensitive industries such as telecommunications, he writes.

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