January 19, 2026
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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer, editor, and co-founder of TechStartups.com based in the Washington Metropolitan Area. She covers early-stage startups, AI, emerging technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When she’s not writing about innovation, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with her family and children, hiking, and exploring God’s majestic creation.


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Top 10 Most Popular Social Media Platforms in 2023
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2023


In today’s digital age, navigating the constantly evolving world of social media platforms has become part of our daily lives. From connecting with friends and sharing moments to discovering new trends and businesses, these online hubs have transformed the way […]


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AI researchers left Google to launch Sakana AI, a generative AI startup developing adaptable AI models based on nature-inspired intelligence
Nickie Louise Posted On August 17, 2023


Llion Jones, who was hailed as the “Godfather of Transformers,” dedicated nearly 12 years to Google. He played a key role in crafting the pivotal Transformers research paper, a cornerstone in contemporary generative AI. Jones was part of a team […]


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Republic launches self-custodial multi-chain wallet to its global community of over 3 million members
Nickie Louise Posted On August 17, 2023


Republic, an equity crowdfunding that lets regular people invest in startups and early-stage companies, has just introduced its new digital wallet to its extensive worldwide community of over three million members. The new Republic Wallet is designed to facilitate investing, […]


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OpenAI acquires AI design studio startup Global Illumination in its first known acquisition
Nickie Louise Posted On August 16, 2023


OpenAI announced on Wednesday it has acquired AI design studio tech startup Global Illumination to work on enhancing its core products including ChatGPT. This marks OpenAI’s first acquisition as a “for-profit,” now valued at $30 billion. The financial details of the […]


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Bitcoin Spark: Is it the new Ethereum in the making?
Nickie Louise Posted On August 16, 2023


Bitcoin, while undeniably the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, does face some technical and economic limitations that we must acknowledge and work to overcome. The issue of scalability can result in frustrating transaction delays and exorbitant fees during peak usage, hindering […]


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Google’s DeepMind is reportedly building an AI assistant that offers life advice
Nickie Louise Posted On August 16, 2023


DeepMind, one of Google’s AI units is building at least 21 different tools for life advice, planning, and tutoring using generative artificial intelligence (AI), The New York Times reported Wednesday. As part of the project, Google has reportedly partnered with […]


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Coinbase wins approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers
Nickie Louise Posted On August 16, 2023


Crypto exchange Coinbase has been facing some challenges over the last two years. However, amidst a string of legal battles, there’s finally some good news for the world’s second-largest crypto exchange. In a significant development today, Coinbase Global announced Wednesday […]


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Mexican fintech startup Klar raises $100 million in debt financing to expand its footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2023


Apart from generative AI startups, technology startups have been facing difficulties in obtaining funding ever since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in the latter part of last year. The situation has been worsened by the unfortunate collapse of […]


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Berlin-based InsurTech startup SureIn raises €4M in funding to provide insurance to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2023


Over the years, the European small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) insurance market has long suffered from a lack of innovation. The crux of the issue lies in the uniqueness of each company – spanning diverse industry verticals, distinctive business models, […]


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Unicorn security startup Abnormal eyes IPO; crosses $100 million in annual recurring revenue
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2023


It’s been quite some time since we featured Abnormal Security, a provider of cloud email security platforms that safeguard businesses against focused email-based attacks. Back in November 2019, the San Francisco-based security startup emerged from stealth with $24 million in […]


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Content marketing platform receives Google for Startups Cloud grant for AI-powered content marketing innovation
Nickie Louise Posted On August 14, 2023


As Google approaches its 25th anniversary in 2023 (on September 7), the tech giant continues to innovate with new tools and groundbreaking technologies. Among its celebratory milestones, the “Google for Startups Cloud Program” marks its one-year anniversary, having been launched […]


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PayPal names Intuit’s Alex Chriss as the new CEO
Nickie Louise Posted On August 14, 2023


PayPal has named longtime executive Alex Chriss as its new CEO — picking a respected internal candidate to lead the global payments giant. In an announcement on Monday, members of PayPal’s board said that Alex Chriss, the current head of […]


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Google-backed AI startup Anthropic raises $100M from South Korea’s SK Telecom to take on ChatGPT
Nickie Louise Posted On August 14, 2023


In May, we wrote Anthropic after the OpenAI rival raised a massive $450 million in funding with backing from Google Alphabet, making it the year’s largest AI funding round since Microsoft’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI in January. Fast forward […]


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Sam Bankman-Fried sent back to jail for witness tampering after bail revoked
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2023


FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) finds himself back in custody after the presiding judge decided to revoke his bail. The judge in the case revoked his bail, citing credible reasons that the accused crypto fraudster attempted to tamper with witnesses […]


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Atmosfy raises $12M for its app that lets you discover local businesses through immersive short videos
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2023


Google has completely revolutionized the process of discovering local businesses on the Internet. The era of Yellow Pages and directories is long gone. Yet, as great as Google Search is, it still remains a bit of a struggle for individuals […]


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Lyft takes a page from Uber’s playbook, introduces in-app ads to boost revenue and kill surging pricing
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2023


A ride-share price war is brewing and Lyft has opted not to take the same path as its rival, Uber. Earlier this month, Uber reported its first-ever operating profit. But when you dig down into the data, you will find […]


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Tips for Creative Professionals to Set Up Their Small Business for Success
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2023


By AG Zheng, Executive Director of the SMB Segment for Lenovo’s Intelligent Devices Group  Today’s modern workforce of creative professionals has more individuals carving out their own independent path by freelancing, contracting work, landing “side hustles” or “gigs,” with most […]


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Virtualitics raises $37 million is Series C funding to grow its artificial intelligence and data exploration platform
Nickie Louise Posted On August 10, 2023


While the rest of the tech sector suffers a funding decline, the artificial intelligence (AI) space continues to enjoy massive funding boosts as investors pour billions into generative AI startups following the success of ChatGPT. In the second quarter alone, […]


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Avid Technology to be acquired by STG for $1.4 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 10, 2023


After months of anticipation and speculations about the potential acquisition of Avid Technology, the news we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. Avid Technology, the renowned creator behind Avid Media Composer editors and Pro Tools used by a million creators […]


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Sweet Security raises $12M in seed funding to provide a real-time cloud-native security suite for businesses
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2023


Sweet Security, a Tel Aviv Israel-based cloud security startup, emerged from stealth today with a $12 million seed funding to provide a real-time cloud-native security suite for businesses and help security teams quickly stop cloud workload attacks. Glilot Capital Partners […]


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