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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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Oobit launches ‘Plug and Pay’ to let crypto wallets enable Visa payments with a single integration
Nickie Louise Posted On January 28, 2026


Crypto wallets have spent years promising everyday use. Oobit says that the moment is finally here. The Tether-backed payments company today introduced Plug and Pay, a turnkey embedded payments product that lets crypto wallets enable real-world spending inside their own […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 28, 2026
Nickie Louise Posted On January 28, 2026


It’s Wednesday, January 28, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and Big Tech. Today’s technology landscape reflects a widening divide between those building the infrastructure of the AI […]


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Amazon lays off 16,000 corporate employees in push to reduce bureaucracy and fund AI
Nickie Louise Posted On January 28, 2026


Amazon is cutting roughly 16,000 corporate jobs, marking its second major round of layoffs since October and extending a multiyear effort to slim down the company’s white-collar workforce. The move lands at a moment when the tech giant is pouring […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – January 27, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2026


It’s Tuesday, January 27, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s capital flows underscore continued investor appetite for verticalized AI agents, industrial automation, cybersecurity, and orbital infrastructure. As generative AI settles into enterprise stacks, […]


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Anthropic closes over $10B in funding round at $350B valuation as AI mega-rounds accelerate
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2026


Anthropic is no longer just part of the AI conversation. It is starting to dominate it. The San Francisco–based company has closed its latest funding round above its original $10 billion target, landing somewhere between $10 billion and $15 billion […]


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Consio AI raises $3.3M to build the phone layer of e-commerce after 10× revenue growth
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2026


Most ecommerce teams live inside dashboards, email flows, and chat widgets. The phone often gets ignored, even though it remains the final step for shoppers making large purchases. Consio AI is betting that this blind spot is costing brands real […]


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From Disney Star to Space CEO: Bridgit Mendler Raises $100M for Space Startup Northwood
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2026


Two years ago, when Bridgit Mendler quietly stepped into the space industry, the story wasn’t about splashy valuations or government contracts. It was about antennas, ground stations, and a belief that the hardest part of space wasn’t getting rockets off […]


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Pinterest lays off 15% of employees as it shifts resources to AI
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2026


Pinterest is laying off 15% of its workforce as it doubles down on artificial intelligence, joining a growing list of tech companies reshaping teams around AI-first priorities. In a securities filing released Tuesday, Pinterest said it plans to cut its […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 27, 2026
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2026


It’s Tuesday, January 27, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — spanning AI infrastructure, Big Tech earnings pressure, global regulation, cybersecurity threats, and startup funding across multiple continents. From Europe tightening the screws on platform […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – January 26, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2026


It’s Tuesday, January 26, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s funding landscape reflects an expanding investor push into AI infrastructure, defense systems, deep industrial platforms, and cloud-native enterprise tooling, as capital concentrates on […]


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Zoom’s quiet $51M investment in Anthropic could be worth $4B as IPO buzz pushes shares up 11%
Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2026


Zoom shares jumped 11% Monday after analysts at Baird flagged a quiet investment that may turn into one of the company’s most lucrative moves since the pandemic boom. According to a CNBC report, a $51 million stake in AI startup […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 26, 2026
Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2026


It’s Monday, January 26, 2026, and here are the top technology stories shaping the global tech landscape today, from AI and startups to regulation and Big Tech. Over the past 24 hours, capital and policy have converged around the infrastructure powering […]


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Synthesia hits $4B valuation after $200M funding led by Alphabet and Nvidia
Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2026


AI video startup Synthesia just pulled in one of the largest private rounds in Europe’s AI sector this year, signaling how aggressively Big Tech continues to place long-term bets on enterprise AI. The London-based company raised $200 million at a […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 23, 2026
Nickie Louise Posted On January 23, 2026


It’s Friday, January 23, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and Big Tech. The future of tech is being shaped as much by infrastructure, policy, and physical constraints […]


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BitGo pops 24.6% in IPO debut, reaches $2.59B valuation in 2026’s first major U.S. crypto listing
Nickie Louise Posted On January 23, 2026


BitGo rang the opening bell in New York with a jolt. Shares of the crypto custody firm opened at $22.43 on Thursday, up 24.6% from the $18 offer price, pushing the company’s valuation to $2.59 billion and marking the first […]


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Capital One buys Brex for $5.15B, ending the Fintech’s IPO dreams
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2026


Capital One Financial agreed to acquire fintech startup Brex for $5.15 billion in a mix of cash and stock, drawing the curtain on a company that once talked openly about taking on American Express. The deal landed with a thud […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – January 22, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2026


It’s Thursday, January 22, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds showcase a sharpened investor appetite for next-gen AI inference, tokenized finance, and automated infrastructure—from deep-tech photonics to conversational platforms for dealerships. With […]


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Left Field just went viral after Shark Tank: Here’s why everyone’s talking about this AI dating app
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2026


With hundreds of dating apps already crowding the market, launching another one sounds like a long shot. That’s exactly what Samantha Martin and Kate Sieler decided to do anyway. Most new dating apps quietly fade into obscurity. Left Field did […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 22, 2026
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2026


Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Thursday, January 22, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and […]


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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin unveils 5,408-satellite network to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2026


Jeff Bezos is making a serious move into the satellite communications race. Blue Origin, the space company he founded in 2000, announced plans Wednesday to deploy a massive constellation of 5,408 satellites, setting up a direct challenge to Elon Musk’s […]


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