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Sources: Data labeling startup Handshake’s annualized gross revenue reached about $1 billion, up from $550 million in January; Mercor achieved annualized gross revenue of over $1 billion this year— AI companies’ voracious appetite for more data has boosted sales of obscure startups doing the industry’s unglamorous work…
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