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Temporal raises $300M at $5B valuation to solve AI’s reliability problem at scale

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2026

AI agents can write code, book flights, and draft legal memos. But ask them to execute long-running tasks across distributed systems without breaking, and the cracks start to show. That gap is where Temporal sees its opportunity. The San Francisco […]

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China’s humanoid robots perform flawless Kung Fu at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2026

If you still think Silicon Valley owns the future of robotics, China just made its counterargument in prime time. On February 16, 2026, during the annual Spring Festival Gala broadcast by China Media Group, humanoid robots stepped onto the country’s most-watched […]

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Octopus Energy Generation invests $1 billion in California clean tech, expands U.S. energy footprint

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2026

California’s clean energy economy just pulled in another major foreign backer. Octopus Energy Generation is committing nearly $1 billion to California-based climate and energy projects, deepening its presence in the United States at a time when global capital is flowing into […]

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Alibaba launches Qwen 3.5, says new agentic AI model outperforms GPT-5.2, Claude and Gemini

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2026

Alibaba is turning up the heat in China’s AI race. On Monday, the e-commerce giant introduced Qwen 3.5, its latest large language model built for what it calls the “agentic AI era.” The company says the new model can complete complex […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 13, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2026

It’s Friday, February 13, 2026, and here are the top tech news stories making waves in tech. Today’s global tech headlines reveal an ecosystem under real pressure as AI infrastructure scales faster than markets, regulators, and power grids can comfortably […]

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Driverless, but not human-free: Waymo pays DoorDash gig workers to close its car doors

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2026

Waymo’s robotaxis drive without a human behind the wheel. They scan intersections, predict traffic, and ferry passengers across city streets independently. Then something very human happens. A rider steps out and forgets to shut the door. The car stays put. […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 12, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 12, 2026

It’s Thursday, February 12, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s deals reflect surging investor demand for enterprise-grade AI, foundational security infrastructure, and intelligent automation across physical and digital systems. As AI scales from […]

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Founder Mobility: Why Today’s Entrepreneurs Move Cities Strategically

Nickie Louise Posted On February 12, 2026

Nowhere is change more visible than in how business owners choose where to build their companies. Cross-regional, sometimes cross-continental, moves for private purposes or to gain better market access are on the rise. Cities once thought central for startup life […]

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Santé raises $7.6M seed to build the first AI and fintech infrastructure for the wine and liquor industry

Nickie Louise Posted On February 12, 2026

For years, wine and liquor retailers have operated in a corner of retail that most software companies quietly ignored. Regulations change by city block. Inventory behaves differently from standard consumer goods. A single bottle can belong to multiple pricing tiers […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 12, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 12, 2026

It’s Thursday, February 12, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and Big Tech. The global tech landscape is shifting fast as AI moves from ambition to infrastructure, regulation tightens […]

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SoftBank’s OpenAI bet pays off as Vision Fund posts $2.4B gain

Nickie Louise Posted On February 12, 2026

SoftBank made its boldest bet yet. The Japanese investment giant reported a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund in the December quarter, driven by a sharp jump in the value of its stake in OpenAI, CNBC reports. The result marked […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 11, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2026

It’s Wednesday, February 11, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Investors are deploying major capital into advanced robotics, industrial automation, AI infrastructure, and defense-grade software. From fusion-powered energy systems to real-time enterprise resilience, today’s […]

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Musk reorganizes xAI team amid co-founders’ departures as SpaceX merger sets stage for trillion-dollar IPO

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2026

Elon Musk moved quickly this week to reset xAI’s leadership, tightening control of the artificial intelligence startup just days after folding it into SpaceX and tying its future to one of the most ambitious IPO plans in tech history. The […]

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Apptronik raises $520M at $5B valuation to bring humanoid robots to market ahead of Tesla

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2026

For years, humanoid robots have lived comfortably in demos, research labs, and keynote slides. Apptronik is trying to move them onto factory floors before the hype cycle runs out. The Austin-based startup has raised $520 million in new funding at […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 11, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2026

It’s Wednesday, February 11, 2026, and today’s global tech headlines reveal how quickly the AI era is reshaping infrastructure, markets, and power dynamics across the industry. From Microsoft experimenting with new power technologies for AI data centers to governments treating […]

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xAI loses two more co-founders after SpaceX mega-merger, five co-founders gone in under a year

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2026

xAI is going to space. Its co-founders are walking out. The SpaceX merger deal was meant to signal lift-off. Instead, it’s exposing turbulence inside xAI. Just days after Elon Musk folded his artificial intelligence startup into SpaceX, two more xAI […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 10, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2026

It’s Tuesday, February 10, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s deals reflect sustained investor conviction in AI-native platforms, security infrastructure, and software systems being rebuilt for an agent-driven era. Capital continues to flow […]

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Hauler Hero raises $16M Series A to modernize waste management with AI

Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2026

For years, Silicon Valley poured money into software that optimized desks, dashboards, and digital workflows. One industry that never made the shortlist was waste management. The trucks kept rolling. The paper route sheets stayed. The billing errors piled up quietly. […]

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Matia raises $21M Series A to unify data infrastructure for AI production

Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2026

AI workloads are moving from experiments to production, and the data stacks behind them are being tested in real time. That shift is driving a new wave of infrastructure spending, and Matia is one of the companies catching it early. […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 10, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2026

It’s Tuesday, February 10, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. The global race to build and control AI infrastructure is accelerating, and the consequences are rippling far beyond Silicon Valley. In the past 24 hours […]

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