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.
January 2026
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
The era of agentic chaos and how data will save us
AI agents are moving beyond coding assistants and customer service chatbots into the operational core of the enterprise. The ROI is promising, but autonomy without alignment is a recipe for…
We Tuned 4 Classifiers on the Same Dataset: None Actually Improved
We tuned four classifiers on student performance data with proper nested cross-validation and statistical testing. The result? Tuning changed nothing.
SpaceX didn’t properly inspect crane before collapse at Starbase, OSHA says
The federal safety agency has hit SpaceX with a $115,850 fine after finding seven “serious” violations during its investigation.
Netflix is rolling out a live voting feature
Netflix said it the feature will be available globally and it will tally votes in real-time
Legal Tech’s New Power Player: IVO’s $55M Boost Signals AI-Driven Law Future (and It’s Just Getting Started)
The company: IVO, a legal AI startup is just pulling off one hell of a Series B that’s setting serious tongues wagging in Silicon Valley and beyond – but this ain’t…
Netflix revises offer to pay all cash for Warner Bros to stave off Paramount
However, the streaming giant is still offering the same $27.75 the companies had agreed on for WBD’s movie studio and streaming assets, and the deal continues to value the company…
Ivo Raises $55m for Contract AI + 5Xs ARR
Ivo, a contract intelligence platform for inhouse lawyers, has raised a $55m Series B funding round led by existing investor Blackbird. The New Zealand startup …