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Illumex is using GenAI to ease pain of getting good data into LLMs

June 27, 2024

By now we know how crucial it is to have quality data for use by large language models (LLMs), but getting data ready for the models has been an early challenge for companies, an opening that represents an opportunity for an enterprising entrepreneur. Enter Illumex, a two year old Israeli startup from the former VP […]

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Directo turns a TikTok travel hack into a deal-finding Chrome extension

June 27, 2024

A travel hack that went viral on TikTok teaches users how to save money on hotels and Airbnbs by booking directly with the properties themselves. Now, a new startup, Directo, will help travelers find those same deals with the help of a Chrome extension that points you to the property’s website, where you’ll often find […]

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Orby is building AI agents for the enterprise

June 27, 2024

Orby AI, is building a generative AI platform that attempts to automate a range of different business workflows, including workflows that involve data entry, documents processing and forms validation.

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PortSwigger, the company behind the Burp Suite of security testing tools, swallows $112M

June 27, 2024

Sometimes the most successful startup ideas come from people building tools to solve their own needs. Such was the case with Dafydd Stuttard, a security expert who goes by Daf.  Nearly two decades ago, living in the small market town of Knutsford in Cheshire in the northwest of England, Daf was working as a security […]

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Amazon hit with fresh UK class action-style suit — $3.4BN in competition damages sought for 200,000+ sellers

June 27, 2024

Amazon is facing another competition lawsuit in the UK. The latest claim, which was filed Thursday, is seeking more than £2.7BN in damages — or around $3.4BN at current exchange rates — before the UK’s Competition Appeals Tribunal. The case is being brought by Andreas Stephan, a professor of competition law at the University of […]

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Odaseva raises $54M to secure Salesforce users

June 27, 2024

Cloud services continue to be a weak point for enterprises when it comes to security, so companies providing effective solutions to address this continue to see a lot of interest in the market, both from customers and investors.  In the latest example of that, Odaseva – which focuses on one sole use case: securing Salesforce […]

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Austin-based Ironspring Ventures raised $100m to invest in industrial revolution

June 27, 2024

When Ironspring Ventures launched in 2020 to back startups in industrial sectors like construction and manufacturing, it was one of very few early-stage venture firms paying attention to those capital-intensive sectors. Now, the firm is doubling down. The Austin, Texas-based firm raised $100 million for its second fund to focus on industrial startups. This is […]

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Bluesky lets you curate accounts and feeds to follow with its “Starter Pack” feature

June 27, 2024

Social network Bluesky has added a new feature for users to create a curated list of people and custom feeds to follow. This feature, called “Starter Pack,” is intended to help users joining the social network to find interesting content right out of the gate. Existing users can add accounts and custom feeds to create […]

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Dust grabs another $16 million for its enterprise AI assistants connected to internal data

June 27, 2024

French startup Dust has raised a $16 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital. With Dust, companies can create custom AI assistants and share them with their employees so that they can work more efficiently. But what’s interesting with Dust is the differences with other companies working on enterprise agents or AI assistants […]

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