From late-night ramen to launch day: Rutgers freshman Alan Cheng built PubSort to crush academic jargon into bite-size insights. Now the 18-year-old invites the world to test the AI that can slash weeks off a lit-review.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — PubSort, a free website created by 18-year-old Rutgers freshman Alan Cheng, is now live with a mission to make scholarly research instantly understandable. The platform compresses the key findings of more than 500,000 peer-reviewed studies into plain-language summaries that can be read in under 15 seconds, helping students, journalists and professionals decide at a glance whether a paper merits deeper reading.

After struggling through jargon-laden PDFs while in his first year at Rutgers as an engineering student, Cheng began coding PubSort in his dorm room. By mapping every paper into dense vector embeddings, PubSort scans a half-million studies in milliseconds, turning hours of keyword scrolling into a single, context-aware query.

How PubSort Works

Semantic search accepts natural-language questions and surfaces the most relevant studies, even without exact keywords.Each paper receives a one-sentence summary and short segments covering hypothesis, methods, sample size, results, and limitations.A data-quality meter warns users when a study is retracted or statistically under-powered, drawing on the Retraction Watch database.Summaries and citation-ready details can be copied instantly, making it easy to drop key findings into literature reviews, dashboards, or class projects.

Early Testing Results

In controlled trials with 300 undergraduates across Rutgers, Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania, PubSort shortened literature-review time by 68 percent and improved citation accuracy by 41 percent. The tool has since been adopted by study-group leaders and university peers to streamline background reading for lab assignments.

Roadmap for 2025

Q3 2025: Browser extension that overlays PubSort summaries directly onto publisher websites.Q4 2025: Multilingual abstracts in Mandarin, Spanish, and Arabic to broaden global accessibility.Ongoing: Partnerships with open-access journals to embed an “Instant Summary” button alongside newly published articles.

Get Involved

PubSort is actively seeking feedback from early users and welcomes collaborations with educators, open-science advocates, and developers. Feature requests and bug reports can be submitted through the site’s feedback portal, while API keys for academic projects are available upon request.

About PubSort

PubSort is a free, AI-powered academic discovery platform founded in 2025 by Rutgers student Alan Cheng. By combining semantic search with large-language-model summarization, PubSort turns dense research papers into quick, trustworthy insights that anyone can understand and reuse. Visit www.pubsort.com for more information.

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NEW YORK, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As more and more businesses recognize the importance of a strong online presence, competition for digital space intensifies. According to Statista, worldwide marketing and advertising spending is expected to reach nearly $1.87 trillion in 2025, underscoring the growing importance of online marketing for business visibility, engagement, and growth.

In response to this accelerating demand, B2B marketplace DesignRush has ranked the top digital marketing agencies that are helping brands thrive in this digital-first landscape. These agencies specialize in performance marketing, SEO, paid media, and omnichannel strategies tailored to the evolving expectations of today’s consumers.

Among these top-rated agencies is Daniel James LLC, an award-winning full-service consulting and creative agency known for transforming complex business challenges into powerful digital strategies. With a portfolio spanning 200+ brands, the agency blends strategic consulting, immersive web development, and performance-driven marketing to build exceptional experiences.

The top digital marketing agencies in April are:

Daniel James LLC – danieljamesconsulting.comConxept innovations – conxept.coWest Virginia Digital – wvdigital.comTECH B2B Marketing – techb2b.com360BrandingHub – 360brandinghub.comTW3 Marketing – tw3marketing.comUnita Marketing – unitamarketing.comPipeline Digital – gopipelinedigital.comDeweloperni.pl – deweloperni.plCrowd Promo – crowd-promo.comAdsparksocial – adsparksocial.comWeb Rank Technologies – webranktechnologies.comBizmap LLC – bizmapllc.comNelson Digital – nelsondigital.ioGSD Consulting, LLC – gsdconsulting.services805 SEO – 805seo.comAGI Tech – agitechglobal.comLewal Technologies – lewal.netSEOLancers – seolancers.inStrategic Digital Marketing – strategicdigital.marketingWP Weapons Digital Marketing Agency – wp-weapons.comNexSync -nexsync.auZILLA Agency – zilla.com.auBrand Space – getbrandspace.comADLAB, LLC – adlabllc.comNova Solutions – novasolutions.mkMerged Media – merged.caEnhance Media – enhancemedia.co.ukUA Voice – uavoice.orgA Group Consulting – agroupconsulting.com

Brands can explore the top digital marketing agencies by location, size, average hourly rate, and portfolio — all on DesignRush. 

About DesignRush:

DesignRush.com is a B2B marketplace and media platform connecting businesses with agencies through expert reviews and agency ranking lists, awards, knowledge resources, and personalized agency recommendations for vetted projects.

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CHAI, the leading Social AI platform, has reached $30M in ARR as of April, outpacing its 2025 roadmap by over a month. Originally projecting a steady climb from $18M to $45M in ARR by year-end, CHAI is now ahead of schedule, growing revenue at a pace exceeding $3M per month.

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CHAI, the leading Social AI platform, has reached $30M in ARR as of April, outpacing its 2025 roadmap by over a month. Originally projecting a steady climb from $18M to $45M in ARR by year-end, CHAI is now ahead of schedule, growing revenue at a pace exceeding $3M per month.

Smarter Monetization

CHAI’s engineering team, led by Shiya L., Vineet M., and Christie-Carol B., delivered a 10% boost in monetization through three key initiatives:

A revamped subscription onboarding experienceFree trials for Ultra — the higher subscription tier on CHAIA/B testing to optimize ad frequency during user rerolls

These product improvements have increased the total number of monthly subscribers by 10%. Notably, Ultra subscribers grew by 200–250%.

AI Improvements

In parallel, CHAI has doubled down on improving the quality of its AI models. The company recently welcomed Nischay D., a 3× Kaggle GrandMaster, whose strategic fine-tuning techniques have driven rapid, measurable gains in model performance—boosting engagement and user retention through smarter, more personalized chat experiences.

With rising monetization efficiency and continued advances in AI, CHAI is well-positioned to scale rapidly through the rest of 2025.

What is CHAI? CHAI is a social AI platform where users can create their own AI. Since its launch three years ago, CHAI has experienced significant growth, particularly among Gen Z users. Now, to support further growth and wider adoption, CHAI has redesigned its brand.

Can you use CHAI AI in a browser? As of March 2025, no. CHAI is focused on delivering the most engaging social AI experience by hiring talented engineers to refine its app. While there are currently no plans for a web app, this may change in the future.

Is CHAI AI safe? CHAI has implemented a range of safety features that allow users to engage in dynamic chats while encouraging them to stay within established guidelines. By building better AI, CHAI aims to enhance user value and experience.

What makes CHAI special? CHAI is designed to be the most engaging social AI, delivering highly entertaining conversations. Many users rely on it to craft interactive stories and immersive experiences.

Why do people love CHAI? CHAI employs advanced AI techniques to increase the entertainment value of its bots. Users chat with AI to write interactive novels and have engaging conversations, supported by a variety of genres that appeal to avid novel readers.

Sometimes regarded as the best free AI chatbot, CHAI is paving its way to widespread adoption of conversational social AI for entertainment.

Who is the founder? William Beauchamp first started building CHAI with his sister in Cambridge UK in 2020. After building the first AI chat platform they relocated to Palo Alto.

Are they hiring? CHAI is a rapidly growing company that is known for paying very high salaries with an intense culture focused on delivering results and iterating quickly. Apply on CHAI’s website.

Press Contact: Tom Lu, +1 (626) 594-8966, https://www.chai-research.com/

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