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 startup news for Tuesday, March 14, 2023: Meta, Anthropic, Flat6Labs, Google, Mitiga, and OpenAI

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Google brings AI-powered features to Gmail and Docs as AI race heats up With the soaring popularity of OpenAI ChatGPT, Alphabet’s Google is […]

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Alphabet-backed Anthropic launches Claude, a large language model to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2023

Just last week, we wrote about Anthropic after the Alphabet-backed AI startup announced it was close to raising $300 million from investors at around a $5 billion valuation. Co-founded by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic came into the spotlight following the […]

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Flat6Labs launches new $95 million venture fund to invest in early-stage African tech startups

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2023

Flat6Labs, a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s leading seed and early-stage venture capital firm, today announced the launch of a new $95 million venture capital fund to expand its footprint and impact in Africa. Flat6Labs said it will […]

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Meta to lay off 10,000 employees in second round of job cuts, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2023

Facebook-parent company Meta announced on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, making the social giant the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs. In a message […]

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Samsung Next backs a $45M investment in Israeli startup Mitiga to transform incident response for cloud and SaaS environments

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2023

In 2022, it was estimated that 90 percent of organizations had a hybrid and multi-cloud environment. This opens up the potential for hackers and bad actors to move between on-premises data centers and cloud providers, as well as lateral attacks […]

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Top startup news for Monday, March 13, 2023: Amazon, Connectd, Meta, Pfizer, Rivian, Qualtrics, and SaasGuru

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, March 13, 2023. Meta winds down NFTs on its platforms amid the crypto bust As the crypto market continues on its downward spiral, Facebook parent company Meta […]

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Connectd raises $2.6 million to help grow and manage relationships in the startup ecosystem

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2023

Relationships, networking, and community are critical to building a successful startup. These critical components provide startups with access to resources such as funding, mentorship, talent, and industry knowledge that can help them succeed. By connecting with other entrepreneurs, investors, and […]

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Rivian in talks to end exclusivity deal with Amazon for its EV delivery trucks and court new customers

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2023

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian Automotive is in talks with its largest shareholder Amazon to end the exclusivity part of their electric van deal, CNBC reported, citing the company spokeswoman. As we reported back in 2019, Amazon had placed an […]

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Edtech startup SaasGuru lands $2.7M for its cloud skills and workforce development platform

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2023

SaasGuru, an EdTech startup founded to solve the cloud skills crisis by creating the bridge between learning and certifications, announced today it has closed $2.7 million (A$4 Million) in funding to transform the industry and redefine the way people approach […]

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Elon Musk to buy Silicon Valley Bank after collapse, “I’m open to the idea”

Nickie Louise Posted On March 11, 2023

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk said he is open to the idea of buying the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and turning it into a digital bank. Musk made the revelation while responding to a tweet by Min-Liang Tan, […]

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Top tech news for Friday, March 10, 2023: Bitcoin, GM, Logan Paul, Meta, and Silicon Valley Bank

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2023

Good evening! It’s another light news Friday. As a result, we’ll keep it short and sweet..Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Friday, March 10, 2023. General Motors (GM) is exploring the use of ChatGPT […]

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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in just 48 hours, making it the second-largest bank failure in US history

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2023

Up until yesterday, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was one of the most successful banks in the tech industry. As the name suggests, the bank was a specialized financial institution that provides loans and other financial services to startups and tech […]

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More than $70 billion wiped off crypto market in 24 hours as bitcoin plunges 8%; sinks to a new low of $19,600

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2023

After several weeks of good news, Bitcoin experienced a significant drop on Friday and fell below the $20,000 mark, hitting a low point not seen in almost two months. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency plunges as low as $19,613 before […]

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Top tech startup news for Thursday, March 9, 2023: KuCoin, Lilium, Monnai, Silvergate, and Spotify,

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today Thursday, March 9, 2023. Monnai lands $6.5M Series A funding to connect disparate data sources through a single API, so fintechs can focus on growth The […]

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SEC charges software firm Blackbaud for misleading disclosures on ransomware attack that impacted 13,000+ customers, agreed to pay $3 million in settlement

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged software firm Blackbaud for making misleading disclosures about a 2020 ransomware attack that impacted more than 13,000 customers. The SEC also said that Blackbaud has agreed to pay $3 million in […]

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Monnai lands $6.5M Series A funding to connect disparate data sources through a single API, so fintechs can focus on growth

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2023

Monnai lands $6.5M Series A funding led by Tiger Global

The expansion of fintech companies into emerging markets presents a tremendous opportunity that could bring in tens of millions (if not hundreds) of new customers. However, both fintech companies and financial institutions are becoming more aware of the significant costs […]

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Spotify crosses half a billion monthly active listeners

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2023

Spotify reached a new milestone on Wednesday, crossing 500 million monthly active listeners as it launched a major app redesign with vertical feeds to help drive users to discover new content. The music-streaming giant announced it’s rolling out what it […]

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Alpha Sigma, Transform Ventures partner on new $100M crypto-focused funds to invest in blockchain and Web3 startups

Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2023

Global monthly funding in technology startups fell to $18 billion in February 2023, a number that has not been seen since February 2020 when global funding dipped below $20 billion in a single month. But there seem some rays of […]

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Salesforce launches EinsteinGPT, an LLM product that uses ChatGPT model to automatically write marketing emails

Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2023

In just two months after its launch, ChatGPT went from an obscure AI tool to reaching 100 million monthly active users in January, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. The sudden success of ChatGPT has put more pressure […]

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Barley launches with $4M to bring more trust and equity to pay, and make compensation more structured

Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2023

In ancient Mesopotamia, grains of barley were among the earliest forms of currency in the world. If you were employed during that time, receiving payment in barley would guarantee that you were compensated fairly for your efforts. It is this fundamental […]

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