January 22, 2026
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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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With $10M funding, VFR.ai plans to disrupt the ad industry with innovative CTV Tech
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2022


For decades, television has been one of the most prominent and influential channels for advertisement. But in recent years, most performance-based advertisers avoid TV advertisements in favor of digital media and other quantifiable channels. The connected TV (CTV) penetration rate in the […]


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Fast Company hacked: Site shuts down after hackers exploited its CMS tool to send “obscene and racist” notifications to Apple users
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2022


Fast Company, a U.S.based business media publication, was forced to shut down its site on Tuesday evening after hackers used the site to send “obscene and racist” notifications to Apple users via the iPhone maker’s Apple News service. The company […]


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25% of Netflix subscribers plan to end their subscriptions this year due to price hikes and high cost of living
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2022


Netflix has had a very bad year. This year alone, the company lost about two-thirds of its value. In addition, the company also lost nearly 1.2 million subscribers in the first two quarters of 2022. The streaming giant also recorded subscriber […]


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VR concert platform AmazeVR lands $32M in Series B funding to usher in a new era of immersive concerts
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2022


Immersive entertainment has grown in popularity in recent years, thanks in part to virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) glasses. In 2019, the immersive entertainment industry was valued at $61.8 billion. Today, the market is estimated to be around $65 billion. […]


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Crypto exchange giant FTX to acquire bankrupt Voyager’s assets for $1.42 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2022


Sam Bankman Fried-owned crypto exchange FTX is set to buy Voyager Digital’s assets after winning a bankruptcy auction. The embattled Voyager Digital said announced that FTX has won its assets in a $1.42-billion bid at an auction. FTX’s bid was valued at nearly […]


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Wasabi becomes a unicorn with $250M funding to usher in a new era of cloud storage and take on Amazon S3
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2022


Hot cloud storage startup Wasabi Technologies is the newest to attain the highly unicorn status after closing a new financing round. Today, Wasabi announced it has closed $250 million at over $1.1 billion valuation, making it the latest member of the highly […]


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The US approves Geeq’s security and scalability patents
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2022


In 1991, scientists Stuart Haber and Scott Stornetta described for the first time a cryptographically secured chain of blocks. Then in 1998, Satoshi Nakamoto released a white paper establishing the model for blockchain technology, which now serves as the underlying technology behind […]


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Checkmate bags $5 million in Seed funding to help you discover great deals from popular brands
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2022


In 2021, PayPal bought the shopping and rewards startup Honey for $4 billion. Honey was created to help consumers save time and money. As of the time of the acquisition, Honey had over 10 million users worldwide to shop in over […]


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London-based crop monitoring startup PlanetWatchers raises $11M to support crop insurers and drive its expansion plans
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2022


We covered PlanetWatchers In June 2021 after the London-based geospatial intelligence startup raised $3.5 million in Series A funding to provide Analytics as a Service (AaaS) to the crop insurance industry. The round was co-led by Seraphim Capital and Creative Ventures, […]


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Cloud gaming tech startup Well-Link lands $40M in Round-B2 financing led by Singapore’s Temasek
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2022


Well-link Technologies, a Chinese cloud gaming service provider, announced Monday it had raised $40 million in an early-stage or B2 funding round led by Singapore state investment firm Temasek. Temasek also confirmed the deal in an email. Despite the difficulties faced by Chinese startups […]


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Australia’s second largest telco Optus suffered a major data breach, 10 million customers’ personal data stolen
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2022


Australian Number 2 telecom company Optus has suffered a major data breach that affected millions of its customers, according to a report from The Australian newspaper. Owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Optus said that hackers stole personal details of up to 10 […]


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Seoul Robotics lands $25M to transform logistics industry and advance autonomous mobility through smart infrastructure
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2022


The use of LiDAR technology has accelerated in recent years as almost every single electric vehicle company working on self-driving cars right now uses LIDAR, with Tesla as an exception. While it is commonly used in autonomous driving cars, other areas including logistics, […]


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Telos to host the first crypto hackathon and workshops on an Ivy League campus at Harvard University
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2022


Telos, the home to the fastest EVM, will host the first crypto hackathon And workshops on an Ivy League campus, with over 300 students from Harvard, MIT, and other Ivy League colleges. The upcoming workshops with Hack Boston attendees will […]


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Saudi Arabia Launches Astronaut Program That Will Send First Saudi Woman to Space in 2023
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2022


In 2019, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced a plan to send the first woman ever on the Moon within four years. At the time, the agency said it plans to return humans back on the lunar surface for […]


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Kittyhawk, a flying car startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is ‘off the runway’ and shutting down
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2022


In June 2018, we wrote about Kittyhawk when the unmanned aircraft systems startup backed by billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page raised $5 million from Boeing HorizonX Ventures and other investors to bring fast and compact flying cars to the masses. Four years […]


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MarketAcross Is Named The Official World Crypto Conference 2023 Media Partner
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2022


MarketAcross, the leading global blockchain PR & Marketing firm, has been named the official global media partner for the World Crypto Conference (WCC 2023), which brings TradFi and cryptocurrency together under one roof. Through the strategic partnership, MarketAcross will manage […]


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Decentralized marketplace EFFORCE launches public sale of Steve Wozniak-inspired Genesis NFTs to implement two energy efficiency projects
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2022


EFFORCE, a marketplace for decentralized and democratized funding for energy efficiency efforts including trading energy-saving credits, announced the public sale of its first Energy Efficiency NFTs batch. These NFTs, inspired by EFFORCE co-founder Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder), will help the company […]


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Spotify launches audiobooks for U.S. listeners to take on Amazon-owned Audible
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2022


Music streaming giant Spotify announced Tuesday the launch of audiobooks for U.S. listeners. With the launch, millions of U.S. Spotify users will now be able to purchase and listen to more than 300,000 different audiobook titles. The move puts Spotify in […]


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Cannabis platform startup LeafLink hits new milestone, processed over $1 billion in transactions since 2016
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2022


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


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Meet HerRyde, a Nigerian ride-hailing startup built exclusively for women passengers and drivers
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2022


Hauwa Shakir is a 31-year-old fashion designer and lawyer. She is also a female driver and one of the many thousands of Nigerian women using HerRyde, a newly launched ride-hailing app built exclusively for women passengers and drivers. Launched in August, HerRyde […]


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