How Featured's users make 100K media pitches per month on Vercel
Featured, a PR co-pilot platform, migrated to Vercel to streamline infrastructure and accelerate media pitch delivery, handling over 100,000 pitches monthly with a three-person team.
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Cursor is now available in the AI SDK harness layer
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Ling 3.0 Flash Fin now available on AI Gateway for free
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Chat SDK now supports Slack Enterprise Grid
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Chat SDK now supports XChat
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