Nickie Louise

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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 tech startup news for Thursday, March 23, 2023: Block, Character.AI, Cannect Wellness, Terra, and Tome

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, March 23, 2023 Crypto founder Do Kwon charged with fraud by U.S. prosecutors following Montenegro arrest Earlier today, we wrote about Terra founder Do Kwon after […]

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AI chatbot startup Character.AI valued at $1 billion after raising $150M in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023

Character.AI, an artificial intelligence start-up founded by two former Google employees, has raised $150 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Existing investors, including Nat Friedman (former GitHub CEO), Elad Gil, SV Angel, and A Capital also participated. […]

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Cannabis startup Cannect Wellness raises $7.5M in funding to launch in Illinois

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023

About five years ago, CBDs and cannabis dominated the headlines as tech startups flocked to the space after some US states legalized the sale of recreational cannabis. Then in 2020, investors pulled back from the space and set their sights […]

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Hindenburg Research says Jack Dorsey’s fintech company facilitates fraud against “unbanked” customers; Block shares plunge

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023

“Our 2-year investigation has concluded that Block has systematically taken advantage of the demographics it claims to be helping. The “magic” behind Block’s business has not been disruptive innovation, but rather the company’s willingness to facilitate fraud against consumers and […]

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AI storytelling startup Tome triples its user base to 3 million in just a month, to launch paid subscription

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023

ChatGPT took the internet by storm in November after OpenAI released its dialogue-based AI chatbot which has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Just five days after its launch, ChatGPT crossed one million users, […]

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Job search platform Indeed to lay off 2,200 employees, or 15% of its workforce

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023

“I am heartbroken to share that I have made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount through layoffs.” US-based job search platform has joined the layoff trend announcing on Wednesday it will lay off 15% of its workforce, or about […]

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Top startup news for Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Fluidity, Indeed, Tron, Virgin Orbit, and Windfall Bio

Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Job search platform Indeed to lay off 2,200 employees, or 15% of its workforce Indeed announced on Wednesday it is laying off about […]

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Fluidity launches cashback program on crypto payment app Request Finance

Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023

Fluidity Money, a “spend-to-earn” decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has launched a cashback program with Request Finance, an enterprise crypto payments app. The cashback program enables businesses to incentivize customers who pay with cryptocurrency, while also offering cashback rewards to merchants […]

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Windfall Bio raises $9 million to use methane-eating microbes to combat climate change

Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023

We all have some kind of obsession. For serial entrepreneur and biochemist Josh Silverman, his obsession is methane, a greenhouse gas that is more powerful than carbon dioxide. Methane is produced by a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources, including […]

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Metaverse platform MetaMetaverse rebrands to MultiversalME, launches new website

Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023

Metaverse platform MetaMetaverse has rebranded itself to MultiversalME and launched a new website. The startup said the rebranding and new website represent its commitment to enabling creativity at scale and focusing on multiversal interoperability. The news comes less than a year […]

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Virgin Orbit is close to raising $200 million from Matthew Brown to prepare for its next mission

Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023

Virgin Orbit is close to raising $200 million in new funding from Texas-based venture capital investor Matthew Brown via a private share placement, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. Although Virgin Orbit did not comment on the potential deal, […]

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Top startup news for Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Adobe, Google, Microsoft, StructShare, tomi, and Unlearn

Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Google announces the public release of ChatGPT competitor Bard Alphabet Google on Tuesday morning finally began the public release of its high-anticipated ChatGPT […]

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Adobe launches Firefly, a generative AI tool that lets you type commands to edit images

Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023

In just a few months, ChatGPT, the most popular generative AI created by OpenAI, has revolutionized the way we communicate with chatbots and unlocked a whole new world of possibilities by making it possible for an average user to do tasks […]

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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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