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Oct 9, 2024 • 6min

Distributional raises $19M to automate AI model and app testing

Scott Clark, the founder of Distributional and former GM of AI software at Intel, discusses his company's recent $19 million Series A funding. He shares insights about the challenges of AI risk management and how his platform aims to streamline testing processes for AI models and applications. Clark highlights the need for enhanced AI auditing in enterprises and elaborates on Distributional's innovative approach to automate these critical tasks, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving AI landscape.
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Oct 9, 2024 • 6min

Revyze, a ‘TikTok for education’ startup, draws on Duolingo to add bite-sized learning too

Middle and high schoolers are both the easiest and most difficult audience. If you’re developing a neat little video game, chances are they’re willing to download it right away. But if, like the team behind Revyze, you’re working on a learning app, good luck pitching them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 8, 2024 • 5min

Ollie scoops up health startup to launch a tool that analyzes dog poop

The global pet food market has become fiercely competitive, with an estimated market share of $103.3 billion in 2023 and still growing. This growth has led many companies to target pet owners who are willing to invest in quality food to enhance their pets’ well-being and longevity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 8, 2024 • 6min

SoCreate wants to transform screenwriting software with AI imagery and community sharing tools

Many screenwriters have embraced modern tools over traditional PDFs to craft their film or TV show pilots. SoCreate, the latest entrant in the screenwriting software arena, is challenging established players like Final Draft and Celtx with its fresh approach to storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 7, 2024 • 4min

AirOps is an all-in-one platform for generating and managing AI-based marketing content

To some degree, every business that has a presence on the web is in the content business — whether that’s for informing customers, finding new clients, or for SEO. That means managing the production of those texts and images, updating them, and potentially optimizing them for a search engine to index and rank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 7, 2024 • 4min

Voyage AI is building RAG tools to make AI hallucinate less

Teng Yu Ma, the founder of Voyage AI and a Stanford professor, delves into the pressing issue of AI hallucinations that lead to inaccuracies in generated content. He discusses how RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) tools can enhance the reliability of AI systems, addressing concerns from businesses and workers alike about the potential fallout from erroneous outputs. The conversation illuminates Voyage AI's innovative strategies for improving AI accuracy, making it a vital resource for enterprises.
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Oct 4, 2024 • 5min

Spill, the Black-owned Twitter alternative, scores investment from Kerry Washington

As the second anniversary of Spill rolls around, Spill has something else to celebrate: Emmy-winning actress Kerry Washington has made an investment in his app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 4, 2024 • 5min

Pallet uses AI to bring logistics into the 21st century

Transportation and warehousing are multi-trillion-dollar industries, but the technologies that power them are often outdated, inefficient and siloed. Pallet, which is announcing an $18 million Series A funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures today, has built an all-in-one transportation and warehouse management system that uses AI to help these businesses streamline their operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 3, 2024 • 7min

Numa raises $32M to bring AI and automation to car dealerships

Numa, a startup developing AI-powered automation tech for car dealerships, has raised fresh capital in a Series B round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 3, 2024 • 5min

Eon emerges from stealth with $127M to bring a fresh approach to back up cloud infrastructure

A team of founders who sold their last company to Amazon to build a new business within AWS is setting out to reinvent the tricky business of backing up an organization’s cloud infrastructure. Today, Eon — as their new startup is called — is coming out of stealth with a product, a set of customers, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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