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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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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


In an unsurprised announcement, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after failing to secure a funding lifeline. In a filing at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in […]


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SYS Labs acquires cryptosecurity startup FortKnoxster, launches social crypto app SuperDapp
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


SYS Labs, a blockchain company building the foundational layers for the true Web3 ecosystem, has acquired cryptosecurity startup FortKnoxster. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SYS Labs, best known for building scalable Web3 infrastructure, dApps, and other tools […]


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Millennial CEO and founder of fintech startup Frank charged with defrauding JPMorgan of $175 million
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of fintech startup Frank, has been charged with fraud. Javice was charged with defrauding JPMorgan in its $175 million acquisition of the college financial planning website by falsely inflating the number of its […]


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Berlin-based startup Makerverse lands $10M in funding to grow its AI-powered platform and expand on-demand manufacturing
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


MakerVerse, an on-demand AI-powered manufacturing platform, has raised $10 million for our Series A funding round led by 9.5 Ventures, with participation from Siemens Energy and ZEISS. The Berlin-based Berlin, Germany-based tech startup will use the new cash infusion to expand […]


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92% of Gen Z founders start their business as a side hustle, new study shows
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Gen Z founders are passionate, driven, and ambitious, and compared to past generations, are motivated to start their own businesses for very different reasons. It’s therefore not surprising that the overwhelming majority (92%) of startups founded by Gen Z (18-24 […]


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Top tech startup news for Monday, April 3, 2023: Acorns, Acre, Apple, Boba, GoHenry, Kaszek, and Storyblok
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, April 3, 2023. Acorns acquires UK-based kid-focused fintech startup GoHenry to expand into Europe Acorns, a U.S.-based startup focused on savings and investing, has acquired London-based […]


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Apple to lay off staff within its corporate retail teams: Report
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


After many months of promising no layoffs, the iPhone giant is now joining a long list of tech companies that have announced job cuts over the past year. After holding off on corporate layoff including pulling every lever to cut […]


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OpenAI files a UDRP case against the current owner of ChatGPT.com
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a large AI language model based on the third-generation Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-2) architecture. The chatbot was designed to generate human-like text in response to prompts or questions from users. While the Internet […]


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Boba Network records nearly 10,000% increase in transactions despite slowdown in the crypto industry
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Ethereum blockchain startup Boba Network saw a massive increase in the number of transactions on its BnB Chain network despite the ongoing slowdown in the crypto industry. The company said an astounding increase of 9883.46% in transactions and the addition […]


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Acre, a London-based digital mortgage startup, raises £6.5M to revolutionize the process of buying homes
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Acre, a London-based tech startup and provider of an all-in-one mortgage and protection platform, has closed £6.5 million ($8 million) in funding to grow its tech platform to make home-buying quicker and easier for buyers, brokers, insurers, and lenders. The […]


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Austria-based tech startup Storyblok launches Creator Fund with thousands of dollars up for grabs for creators
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Bloggers, YouTubers, influencers, podcasters, and, photographers… are just a few examples of an estimated 50 million people worldwide who identify as “creators.” And these people are all part of the growing Creator Economy. Today, the creator economy is changing the […]


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Twitter releases its algorithm to the world, making it the first platform to bring transparency to social media
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


Keeping to his promise of transparency, Twitter today released its algorithm to the public for the first time since its inception over a decade ago. The social platform behemoth released the source code that shows which tweets show up on […]


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Italy bans OpenAI’s ChatGPT over privacy concerns
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


So it begins! Early this week, Elon Musk and other tech titans called for a pause on training AI exceeding GPT-4, citing “risks to society.” In an open letter signed by Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, a group of about […]


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Singapore-based tech startup Horizon Quantum Computing lands $18.1M to advance quantum software development
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


There has been a lot written on quantum computing. Yet, quantum software development, a fast-emerging topic involving the creation of software for quantum computers, is not gaining the attention it deserves. Quantum software development entails the creation of algorithms and […]


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Branson’s Virgin Orbit to cease operations and lay off nearly entire workforce after failing to secure funding
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit announced it will shut down its operations and terminate nearly all its employees after the company was unable to secure funding. In an all-hands meeting on Thursday afternoon, CEO Dan Hart […]


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Crypto wallet startup Ledger raises additional $108M in funding to secure your crypto and NFT assets
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2023


With the recent collapse of high-profile crypto exchanges like FTX, the race among crypto investors to secure critical digital assets is growing fiercer by the day. While some crypto exchanges have introduced measures such as “proof-of-reserves” to reassure jittery customers, […]


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Ethics group says OpenAI GPT-4 “is biased, deceptive, and a risk to privacy and public safety,” asks FTC to stop new OpenAI GPT releases
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2023


On Tuesday, Elon Musk joined other technology leaders called for a pause on training AI exceeding GPT-4, citing “risks to society.” In an open letter signed by Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, tech leaders are calling for a six-month pause […]


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Indian EdTech startup Unacademy lays off 12% of its workforce as tech job cuts grow
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2023


Indian EdTech startup Unacademy is laying off 12% of its workforce, making it the latest in a series of tech companies that have implemented staff cuts amid mounting recession fears. According to a report by Reuters, citing an internal mail […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Apple, Beaxy, Binance, OpenAI, and Salt Labs
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Elon Musk and other tech leaders call for a pause on the ‘dangerous race’ to make A.I. as advanced as humans Elon Musk […]


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SEC shuts down Beaxy crypto exchange, founder sued for SEC violations
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Beaxy crypto exchange is the latest casualty of the ongoing chaos in the crypto industry. Beaxy officially closed its doors after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the company with violations. The SEC charged Beaxy and its executives […]


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