upstart

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Several companies—including PayPal, Salsify, and retail AI upstart Verneek—are touting tools that aim to make a company’s product lists more accurate and AI-ready.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

An upstart competitor would have to gain access to a customer’s data and organize it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In a series of viral commercials, AI upstart Anthropic broadcast to football fans that they should avoid AI with ads.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

When a young upstart joins their party, each tries to convince her of the best ways to get ahead in life, offering conflicting views of success and how to achieve it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

One of the older mice, Sister Clemence, chided Matthias as an upstart.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques