March 21, 2023
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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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Microsoft plans to launch new app store for games to rival Apple and Google
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


In what analysts said could pose the ‘biggest potential threat’ to Apple’s App Store, Microsoft is gearing up to launch a games app store for iPhones and Androids in 2023 if government regulators approve its acquisition of Activision Blizzard is […]


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StructShare secures $8 million to solve construction procurement woes
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Efficient procurement and material management are essential for achieving timely and cost-effective completion of construction projects. However, the current process relies heavily on manual labor such as email communication, manual data entry, and outdated accounting systems. Unfortunately, this can lead […]


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Biotech AI startup Unlearn raises $15M in funding to create “digital twin” profiles of patients in clinical trials
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the hottest startup investing trends of 2023. Interest in AI startups has grown in recent months, thanks to the sudden success of OpenAI ChatGPT. Although, investments in AI have been hot in recent […]


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DOT Announces the First Round of Grants of Over $94 Million for 59 Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Biden-Harris Administration Funds Innovative Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems First round of grant awards, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports projects to improve worker safety, make transit more reliable, and support local business districts WASHINGTON – […]


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Top startup news for Monday, March 20, 2023: Aembit, Amazon, Microsoft, Nuance, Runway, and TikTok
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, March 20, 2023. TikTok hits 150 million U.S. monthly users, up from 100 million in 2020 Amid plans by the US government to ban the most […]


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Cybersecurity startup Aembit launches with $16.6M in funding to bring identity-first security to workloads
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


Aembit, a Maryland-based cybersecurity startup that helps DevOps and security teams manage, enforce, and audit access between federated workloads, officially launched from stealth with a $16.6 million seed funding led by Ballistic Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures. Aembit provides secure […]


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10,000+ rally in support of Internet Archive
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


BattleForLibraries.com online rally had 10,000+ participants in support of the Internet Archive. One day of oral arguments in big publisher’s suits to force Internet Archive to delete 4 million digital books and block libraries nationwide from owning and preserving digital […]


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Runway, the startup behind Stable Diffusion, releases a new AI model to generate videos from text
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


The use of AI image generators dates back to the early 1990s when artists started to use AI algorithms to generate art, music, and visual effects. In 2021, the launch of DALL-E2 , a neural network-based image generation model developed […]


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Amazon to fire another 9,000 workers in a second round of layoffs
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


In early January, Amazon announced it was laying off more than 18,000 employees, a bigger number than the retail giant announced back in December when the New York Times reported the company was cutting 10,000 jobs. The news was part […]


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Synthetix Treasury Council partners with DWF Labs to boost liquidity for SNX tokens, bags $20M in funding
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


The Synthetix Treasury Council, the central body that provides resources for the growth and expansion of the Synthetix protocol, has partnered with DWF Labs to boost liquidity for SNX tokens. The partnership happened just a few days ago and was […]


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Microsoft launches Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, an OpenAI tool to make it easier for doctors to take notes
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


Less than a week after unveiling a new AI office “Copilot” for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Microsoft and its Nuance Communications subsidiary today announced the launch of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, a clinical notes application for healthcare workers that is […]


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Bitcoin surges past $$28,000 as Federal Reserve printed $300 billion out of thin air in one week to save failed banks
Nickie Louise Posted On March 20, 2023


Investors are turning to Bitcoin after the realization that the US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) just printed $300 billion out of thin air last week to bail out the banks. Bitcoin topped $28,380 on Sunday and jumped 5.19%, adding $1,400 […]


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Elon Musk: “I paid more income tax than anyone ever in the history of Earth for 2021 and will do that again in 2022”
Nickie Louise Posted On March 18, 2023


In December 2021, we wrote about Elon Musk after a report that the world’s richest man (until recently), was about to pay over $15,000,000,000 in taxes in 2021, the largest in American history. Fast forward more than a year later, […]


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The Top 25 Largest Private Equity Firms in the World
Nickie Louise Posted On March 18, 2023


Did you know that about half of all daily newspapers in the country are owned by private equity firms or hedge funds? You’ve probably heard of private equity (PE) and have no idea what it is and why they’re the […]


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Walmart invests $200 million in India’s most valuable fintech startup PhonePe
Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2023


Indian fintech platform PhonePe has raised $200 million in primary capital from its majority owner Walmart even as other startups struggle to raise new funding amid fallout from Silicon Valley Bank. In this funding round, PhonePe has raised $650 million […]


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FinTech startup Stripe raises $6.5 billion in down round; valuation plunges to $50 billion from $95 billion 2 years ago
Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2023


On February 24, we wrote about Stripe after the fintech giant announced it was close to raising $4 billion in fresh funding that will push the company’s valuation to about $55 billion, a massive discount from its record valuation of […]


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Top startup news for Thursday, March 16, 2023: Circle, Google, Kraken, Microsoft, Poolz, and Climate Choice
Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, March 16, 2023. Microsoft unveils new AI office “Copilot” for Microsoft 365 in a race with Google On Tuesday, we wrote about Google after the search […]


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ftNFT Shop opens a physical shop in Dubai Mall to bring NFTs to life
Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2023


While everyone was busy talking about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as the NFT market climbed to more than $40 billion in value in March, according to a report from Forbes. The future […]


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Berlin-based tech startup The Climate Choice raises $2M in funding to decarbonize industrial supply chains
Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2023


Climate change is one of the biggest threats of our time. According to some estimates, losses due to weather-related events have increased nearly ten-fold over the last four decades, from a ten-year global average of $12 billion in 1980 to […]


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Crypto investors withdraw $3 billion from stablecoin USDC in just 72 hours following the collapse of SVB
Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2023


In days leading up to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), venture capital firms and tech startups scrambled to withdraw their deposits. But the fallout was widespread. Stablecoin USDC also lost its peg, falling as low as $0.88 on […]


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