Irony alert: Hallucinated citations found in papers from NeurIPS, the prestigious AI conference
Research from startup GPTZero points to the impossible problem prestigious conferences face in the age of AI slop.
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PraxisPro raises $6M seed from AlleyCorp to coach medical sales reps
PraxisPro, founded by a former pharma sales rep, offers small language model AI training specifically designed for medical product sales.
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Language learning marketplace Preply’s unicorn status embodies Ukrainian resilience
Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million that marks a new chapter for the 14-year-old company.
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Retail startup Another raises a $2.5M seed to help sell excess inventory
Another raises a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound to help retailers with off-channel inventory.
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Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim
The acquisition will give restaurants on Grubhub access to Claim’s customer acquisition and retention tools, while Grubhub diners can receive rewards.
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Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round
Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation.
Eat App wants a bite of India’s restaurant reservation business with an aquistion and Swiggy partnership
Eat App is making India its central focus to market its reservation and dine-in growth suite
Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent raises $70M at $300M valuation from SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million, and is targeting $100 million by April 2026.
Everstone combines Wingify, AB Tasty for $100M+ digital experience optimization platform
The combined business will serve more than 4,000 customers globally and surpass $100 million in annual revenue.
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