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FlyFocus raises €4.5M to scale drone production as Europe pushes for tech sovereignty

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2026

Polish defense startup builds UAVs using NATO-aligned supply chains and secures first institutional funding Europe’s race for secure defense supply chains is picking up speed. A growing number of governments are looking for alternatives to foreign drone components, and a […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 26, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2026

It’s Thursday, February 26, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI’s infrastructure boom is colliding with real-world limits — from power grids and enterprise budgets to tightening regulation and rising cyber risk. Over the past 24 […]

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Form Energy lands $1B Google deal for 100-hour iron-air battery, eyes IPO

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2026

Google’s race to secure clean, reliable electricity for its data centers just delivered one of the clearest signals yet about where long-duration storage is headed. Form Energy, the Weirton, West Virginia-based iron-air battery startup, has landed a $1 billion commitment […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 25, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2026

It’s Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds underscore investor commitment to next-gen AI infrastructure, embodied robotics, enterprise software acceleration, and spatial computing. As platforms push further into intelligent automation […]

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Astelia raises with $35M to help security teams pinpoint real threats with agentic AI

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2026

Security teams are drowning in alerts. Every day brings another wave of vulnerabilities, many of which never turn into real-world risk. Astelia thinks the problem isn’t visibility. It’s a signal. The New York–based cybersecurity startup announced $35 million in combined […]

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Rowspace emerges from stealth with $50M led by Sequoia to tame messy data for investment firms using AI

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2026

Rowspace is stepping out of stealth with fresh capital and a clear pitch to Wall Street: your firm’s most valuable asset isn’t another model. It’s the judgment buried in decades of internal data. The San Francisco AI startup announced $50 […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 25, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2026

It’s Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. Global tech momentum isn’t slowing down. Over the past 24 hours, the industry has been reshaped by massive AI infrastructure bets, fresh warnings about power […]

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Stripe reportedly in talks to buy PayPal in potential $60B takeover deal

Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2026

Stripe may be sizing up one of the biggest fintech deals ever. PayPal shares jumped nearly 7% Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that the privately held payments giant is in early discussions about buying the company in a transaction that could exceed […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 24, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2026

It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight sustained investor appetite for AI infrastructure, enterprise automation, next-gen semiconductors, and emerging space and crypto platforms. As enterprises move from experimentation […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 24, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2026

It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI competition is heating up on multiple fronts. In the past 24 hours, the story has shifted from who has the smartest models to who controls […]

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Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax of coordinated ‘distillation attack’ on Claude

Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2026

Anthropic says it has uncovered what it describes as a coordinated effort by three Chinese AI companies to siphon knowledge from its Claude model, escalating tensions between U.S. and Chinese labs at a moment when the race for AI dominance […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 23, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

It’s Monday, February 23, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight continued investor momentum behind AI automation, quantum networking, enterprise observability, and vertical software platforms modernizing legacy industries. From financial infrastructure and […]

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Giant raises $8 million to build storytelling platform for kids

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

Screen time has trained a generation to scroll. Giant wants children to create instead. The AI startup, which builds an interactive storytelling platform centered on young creators, said it has raised an $8 million seed round led by Matrix, Decasonic, […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 23, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

It’s Monday, February 23, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI infrastructure is tightening its grip on the global tech agenda — and today’s headlines make that unmistakably clear. From Meta locking in millions of Nvidia […]

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Finland’s quantum computing startup IQM to go public via SPAC at $1.8B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2026

Finland’s push into the quantum spotlight is picking up speed. IQM, the Espoo-based quantum computing startup, said Monday it plans to go public through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Real Asset Acquisition Corp., in a deal that values the company […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 20, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2026

It’s Friday, February 20, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI infrastructure spending is accelerating, cyber threats are hitting deeper into critical supply chains, and global regulators are tightening the guardrails around advanced systems. From […]

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Nvidia in talks to invest up to $30B in OpenAI at $730B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2026

NVIDIA is weighing a blockbuster move that could deepen its ties with the most closely watched company in artificial intelligence. The chip giant is in discussions to invest as much as $30 billion in OpenAI as part of a funding […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 19, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

It’s Thursday, February 19, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight deepening investor conviction in AI-native infrastructure, spatial computing, and vertical SaaS platforms for regulated industries. With capital flowing into chip design, […]

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Frist Cressey Ventures raises $425M for Fund IV, pushes total assets toward $1B to fuel AI healthcare startups

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

When a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader closes a $425 million venture fund in one of the most scrutinized sectors in America, investors pay attention. Frist Cressey Ventures, co-founded by former Senator Bill Frist, MD, has closed an oversubscribed $425 […]

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Saudi-owned Scopely takes majority stake in Turkey’s Loom Games in $1B deal

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2026

Saudi-owned mobile gaming giant Scopely is doubling down on its global expansion strategy with a majority investment in Istanbul-based Loom Games, a deal that values the Turkish studio at more than $1 billion. The transaction turns Loom into Türkiye’s seventh […]

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