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AI training startup Mercor valued at $20 billion in latest funding roundMercor said on Tuesday it had raised $750 million in a funding round that valued the AI training startup at $20 billion. The Series D round...- Apple’s robust India quarter; Giva’s $100 million fundingApple posted record sales in India in the September quarter. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
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- Snorkel AI valued at $3.5 billion amid surging demand for complex AI training dataLed by Insight Partners and S32, the funding round included participation from existing investors Addition, Greylock and Wells Fargo, the c...
- In 2005, Jeff Bezos launched a platform he called “artificial artificial intelligence” that once had more than 500,000 workers. Amazon is now shutting it downAmazon has announced that it will shut down its Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing platform on September 30, 2026, after two decades of connecti...
- Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data for $10 millionThe acquired data includes Spirit Airlines' employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, spreadsheets, and calendars, as well as marketing, ...
- Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire: James Dacombe dropped out of high school at 17 to build his startup and now his wealth has crossed the $1 billion mark at 25At just 25, James Dacombe has catapulted himself into billionaire territory with his AI chip enterprise, Olix, which he founded a mere two ...
- LinkedIn AI training jobs could pay up to Rs 14,000 an hour: Who can apply, how it worksLinkedIn is testing an AI jobs marketplace that could let users earn up to $150 an hour training chatbots, according to Business Insider. T...
- AI recruiting startup Mercor hit by cyberattack; Meta halts collaborationAs per media reports, Mercor was among thousands of firms affected by the compromise of LiteLLM. Even as Mercor has claimed that the malici...
- AI’s white-collar gig economy is booming. Can it last?AI is expected to both eliminate and create jobs, but it remains unclear whether the new roles will be enough or long-lasting. While tech l...
- AI comes of age while some of its founders are yet toThe average age of newbies starting up is coming down to 20s with teens, native to disruptive tech, becoming part of the conversation.
- Govt's 'Big Brother' app under fire; Meesho IPO faces investor heatA government diktat to check cyber fraud sparked privacy and overreach concerns. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
- 'Felt surreal': Indian-origin Mercor cofounder, two others become youngest self-made billionairesAI startup Mercor achieved a $10 billion valuation, with its 22-year-old co-founders becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaires. ...
- Two Indian Americans beat Zuckerberg’s record as youngest self-made billionaireAdarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha cofounded San Francisco-based AI recruiting platform Mercor, which recently raised $350 million at a $10-bi...
- Meet the three 22-year-old Indian Americans who are now the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, breaking Mark Zuckerberg’s recordThree 22-year-old Silicon Valley friends, including two Indian-Americans, have become the world's youngest self-made billionaires. Their AI...
- Techie backs 'daunting' 72–100 hour work week, says '40 hours won’t offer the same upside'. Netizens call out 'flaunting toxic work culture'Himachal Pradesh-born software engineer sparked debate after endorsing a 72-hour work week at US-based company, claiming it surpasses a sta...
- Silicon Valley’s new success is a $2-bn job platform with an Indian origin storyBrendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha created Mercor. It is an AI job marketplace. The company initially screened engineers in In...
- AI hiring platform Mercor backed by Jack Dorsey, Peter Thiel in $30 million fundraiseMercor has raised $30 million in a funding round, valuing the AI hiring platform at $250 million. The round saw participation from notable ...
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