April 3, 2025
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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer and editor for TechStartups.com. Nickie loves writing about early-stage startups, new technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When not writing about technology, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with family, hiking, and exploring God's majestic creation.


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AutonomyAI launches from stealth with $4M to replace front-end dev grunt work with AI agents that actually understand your codebase
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2025


Most AI coding tools today feel like an extra pair of hands—but not a very smart one. They can autocomplete lines, suggest snippets, or assist a developer with repetitive tasks. But they rarely work independently, and they definitely don’t understand […]


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Qualcomm acquires generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI to boost on-device AI capabilities
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2025


Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI arm of VinAI, a Vietnamese AI startup backed by local conglomerate Vingroup in a quiet push into Vietnam’s tech scene. The deal includes MovianAI, a separate entity that housed VinAI’s generative AI work. Neither […]


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Lumai, an Oxford spinout and AI accelerator startup, raises $10M+ to cut AI compute costs with optical acceleration
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2025


As AI models get bigger and more power-hungry, data centers struggle to keep up. The cost of training and running large language models (LLMs) keeps climbing, and silicon chips are hitting performance limits. With U.S. data center energy use expected […]


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Chinese tech firms rush to order $16B in new Nvidia’s H20 AI chips amid looming U.S. ban
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2025


Chinese tech giants are scrambling to secure Nvidia’s H20 chips before new U.S. export restrictions kick in. According to a report by The Information, companies like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent collectively placed over $16 billion in orders for AI chips […]


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Kazakhstan’s EA Ventures and Plug and Play Launch €20 Million Fund to Support European Startups
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2025


Madrid, Spain — EA Ventures, the venture capital arm of EA Group Holding, has partnered with global innovation platform Plug and Play to launch a €20 million investment fund aimed at accelerating early-stage startups across Europe. Based in Madrid, Spain, […]


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Meta’s AI research chief Joelle Pineau resigns amid ‘panic’ over open-source AI rivals and company’s push for AGI
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2025


Just two months after an anonymous Meta employee warned on the professional forum Blind that the “Meta GenAI Org [is] in Panic Mode” over the rise of open-source competitors like DeepSeek, the company is now losing one of its top […]


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Circle, the startup behind USDC stablecoin, files for $5B IPO amid crypto market revival
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2025


Just a year after it confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, the company behind the USDC stablecoin is officially going public. Circle filed its S-1 with the SEC on Tuesday and plans to list it on the New York Stock […]


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Portland startup Sturdy.ai raises $6M to help companies reduce customer churn and boost retention with AI
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2025


Sturdy.ai, a Portland-based startup that analyzes customer conversations using AI, has raised $6 million in seed funding to help companies catch churn signals early and improve retention. The round was led by Voyager Capital, with participation from Fortson VC and […]


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OpenAI launches OpenAI Academy, a free AI learning platform for everyone
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2025


In a major step toward making AI education more accessible, OpenAI has launched OpenAI Academy, a new platform offering free courses on artificial intelligence. The announcement is already generating buzz online — and not just because it’s 100% free. The […]


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Iron Prairie Ventures launches $15M fund to back early-stage startups fueling America’s industrial comeback
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2025


While flashy consumer startups often steal the spotlight, a quiet transformation is underway in America’s industrial backbone — and Iron Prairie Ventures is betting big on it. The Kansas City-based VC firm just announced a $15 million fund aimed at […]


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AI cybersecurity startup ReliaQuest raises $500M in funding at $3.4B valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2025


AI-powered cybersecurity startup ReliaQuest just closed a new funding round of more than $500 million, pushing its valuation to $3.4 billion. The round was led by EQT, KKR, and FTV Capital, with backing from longtime investors Ten Eleven Ventures and […]


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Apple’s AI Doctor: Inside Apple’s boldest health care push yet with a revamped app and AI-powered doctor
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2025


Over the past decade, Apple has steadily expanded its footprint in health care. From the launch of the Health app and the Apple Watch to tools like ResearchKit and CareKit, the company has made health a long-term priority. Tim Cook […]


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Gemini 2.5 Pro Canvas is now free: Vibe coding is now accessible to everyone with simple prompts
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2025


Google just made its most advanced AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, free to use through Gemini Canvas on the web and mobile. The new feature, “vibe coding,” lets anyone build apps, games, and tools using simple prompts—no coding required. Launched […]


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OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open-weight’ language model with reasoning in the coming months
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2025


OpenAI announced plans to release its first open-weight language model with reasoning capabilities since GPT-2. CEO Sam Altman shared the update on Monday, saying the model could be available in the coming months—maybe even by summer. This marks a big […]


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Cambrian raises $5.9M seed round from a16z CSX to power AI agents with verifiable financial data
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2025


Cambrian, a startup building AI infrastructure for finance, just raised $5.9 million in seed funding powerhouse a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) leading the charge. With AI agents becoming more independent—handling tasks, making decisions, and running workflows—these agents need something beyond […]


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Agility Robotics raises $400M to scale bipedal robot Digit as humanoid race heats up
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2025


Agility Robotics, the company behind the bipedal robot Digit, has raised $400 million in fresh funding, according to an exclusive report from The Information. The round puts a spotlight on just how serious investors are about the future of humanoid […]


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Chip startup Retym emerges from stealth with $180 million to boost AI infrastructure with high-speed DSPs
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2025


Retym, a chip startup focused on solving some of the messier challenges inside AI data centers, has emerged from stealth with more than $180 million raised across multiple funding rounds. The company, which has been operating quietly for the past […]


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The Rise of AI Wrappers: Why Value Is Moving Up the Stack from Foundation Models to AI Apps
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2025


Back in August 2023, we published an article titled “The Rise of AI Wrappers and the Challenges Ahead,” pointing out the shaky ground some founders were standing on as they built businesses on top of large language models. Nearly a […]


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German startup Isar Aerospace’s space rocket explodes 44 seconds after takeoff from Norway
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2025


For the first time, a private company from continental Europe has attempted to launch a rocket into orbit. Isar Aerospace, a German startup, launched its Spectrum rocket from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport, but the mission ended in failure just 44 seconds […]


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Elon Musk’s xAI acquires X in all-stock deal worth $113 billion, valuing the combined company at $113 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2025


In a move that has sent shockwaves through the tech world and beyond, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired X Corp (formerly known as Twitter) for $33 billion in an all-stock deal with debt included. The transaction, announced […]


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