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.
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.
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.
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
Eat App wants a bite of India’s restaurant reservation business with an acquisition 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.