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Giant raises $8 million to build storytelling platform for kids

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

Screen time has trained a generation to scroll. Giant wants children to create instead. The AI startup, which builds an interactive storytelling platform centered on young creators, said it has raised an $8 million seed round led by Matrix, Decasonic, […]

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HubSpot acquires Starter Story in bet on YouTube-driven customer acquisition

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

HubSpot is doubling down on creator-led media, and this time it’s buying one of the internet’s most recognizable founder storytelling platforms. The CRM giant’s media arm has acquired Starter Story, the bootstrapped entrepreneurship brand built by Pat Walls, marking HubSpot’s latest […]

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Sherpas raises $3.2M seed to build AI-native operating layer for wealth management firms

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

Sherpas has closed a $3.2 million seed round, stepping into the spotlight at a moment when wealth management firms are under pressure to rethink how they deliver advice. The round was led by 1248, the family office of Mariner Wealth […]

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OpenAI expects $600B compute spend by 2030 as company eyes $1 trillion IPO

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

OpenAI is preparing for a scale of spending that would have sounded unrealistic just a few years ago. The ChatGPT maker is targeting roughly $600 billion in total compute spending through 2030, according to Reuters. The aggressive build-out comes as the […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 23, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

It’s Monday, February 23, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI infrastructure is tightening its grip on the global tech agenda — and today’s headlines make that unmistakably clear. From Meta locking in millions of Nvidia […]

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Finland’s quantum computing startup IQM to go public via SPAC at $1.8B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

Finland’s push into the quantum spotlight is picking up speed. IQM, the Espoo-based quantum computing startup, said Monday it plans to go public through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Real Asset Acquisition Corp., in a deal that values the company […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 20, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2026

It’s Friday, February 20, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI infrastructure spending is accelerating, cyber threats are hitting deeper into critical supply chains, and global regulators are tightening the guardrails around advanced systems. From […]

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Nvidia in talks to invest up to $30B in OpenAI at $730B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2026

NVIDIA is weighing a blockbuster move that could deepen its ties with the most closely watched company in artificial intelligence. The chip giant is in discussions to invest as much as $30 billion in OpenAI as part of a funding […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 19, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

It’s Thursday, February 19, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight deepening investor conviction in AI-native infrastructure, spatial computing, and vertical SaaS platforms for regulated industries. With capital flowing into chip design, […]

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ZaiNar emerges from 9 years of stealth with $100M to power Physical AI using 5G and WiFi instead of GPS

Daniel Levi Posted On February 19, 2026

For decades, AI has learned from pixels, text, and clicks. Teaching machines where things are in the physical world has been a different story. After quietly operating for 9 years, ZaiNar is stepping into the public eye with a claim […]

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Frist Cressey Ventures raises $425M for Fund IV, pushes total assets toward $1B to fuel AI healthcare startups

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

When a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader closes a $425 million venture fund in one of the most scrutinized sectors in America, investors pay attention. Frist Cressey Ventures, co-founded by former Senator Bill Frist, MD, has closed an oversubscribed $425 […]

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Saudi-owned Scopely takes majority stake in Turkey’s Loom Games in $1B deal

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

Saudi-owned mobile gaming giant Scopely is doubling down on its global expansion strategy with a majority investment in Istanbul-based Loom Games, a deal that values the Turkish studio at more than $1 billion. The transaction turns Loom into Türkiye’s seventh […]

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Grotto AI raises $10M to tackle $500B vacancy crisis with human-first real estate AI

Daniel Levi Posted On February 19, 2026

Vacant apartments are costing property owners an estimated $500 billion in lost value. Grotto AI believes the fix isn’t more automation. It’s better human conversations. The New York-based AI startup announced a $10 million seed round led by ICONIQ, the […]

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AI Under Control: Link11 Launches AI Management Dashboard for Clean Traffic

CyberNewswire Posted On February 19, 2026

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Top Tech News Today, February 19, 2026

Daniel Levi Posted On February 19, 2026

It’s Thursday, February 19, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI is no longer just a software story. It’s a powerful story. A grid story. A regulatory story. And increasingly, a geopolitical story. Over the past […]

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei refuse to hold hands at India AI Summit as rivalry heats up

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

A moment meant to signal unity instead spotlighted one of Silicon Valley’s fiercest rivalries. For a brief moment on stage in New Delhi, the state of the AI race was on display. At the India AI Impact Summit in New […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 18, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2026

It’s Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds spotlight intensifying investor focus on spatial AI, fusion energy, AI chip co-design, and fintech infrastructure for workplace savings. As capital continues to […]

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Anthropic clashes with Pentagon over AI use, now its $200M defense contract is under review

Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2026

The battle over who controls frontier AI just moved inside the Pentagon. Anthropic’s $200 million defense contract is under review after talks with the Department of Defense stalled over how its models can be used. A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to […]

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Selector raises $32M as AI observability startup doubles valuation to $375M amid fortune 1000 growth

Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2026

Enterprise networks don’t fail quietly. When outages hit telecom carriers, cloud providers, or healthcare systems, costs can run into the millions per hour. That pressure is fueling a new wave of AI infrastructure startups promising to detect issues before they […]

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Venice emerges from stealth with $33M to reinvent privileged access management for the AI era

Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2026

Most major breaches still trace back to a simple failure: someone had access they shouldn’t have had. A stolen credential. An over-permissioned admin account. A machine identity was left open long after a project ended. Security teams have spent decades trying […]

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