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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EverdreamSoft brings The Spells of Genesis Social Hub to The Sandbox as part of its metaverse push
Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022


The metaverse has become the latest buzzword since Facebook announced its name change to Meta back in October. The popularity of the metaverse has also taken online gaming with the launch of new metaverse games. One of these games is The […]


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Packable, the parent company of top-ranking Amazon seller Pharmapacks, is laying off workers and shutting down its operations
Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022


Packable, the parent company of top-ranking Amazon seller Pharmapacks, is the latest casualty of the ongoing economic meltdown as the company plans to lay off employees and shut down its operations, according to a report from CNBC, citing internal documents. According to […]


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Chingari Adds New Monetization Option With Its Video NFT Marketplace Creator Cuts
Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022


Blockchain-friendly social media app Chingari said this week it has launched Creator Cuts, a brand new video NFT marketplace that will showcase the most popular videos from its top creators. Through Creator Cuts, fans will be able to buy a […]


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Fintech startup Deposits bags $5M in seed funding to democratize digital banking and payments
Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022


As businesses move online, more and more companies are beginning to add new payment and financial tools to their offerings to improve the customer experience. However, integrating these tools often requires technical expertise that some may not have without a full-blown IT […]


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Celonis, a tech startup founded a decade ago by 3 college friends, is now worth $13 billion after $1B raise
Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022


Every tech startup starts with the need to scratch an itch. However, most successful startup founders are motivated by creativity and the drive to solve problems or make lives better by developing products or services that could help improve people’s […]


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Whistleblower claims Twitter misled regulators about spam accounts and buried ‘egregious deficiencies’
Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022


On July 8, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he was backing out of the deal to buy Twitter for $4 billion over fake accounts and spam bots. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon Musk said he’s seeking […]


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How Technology is Increasing Transparency and Agility in the Manufacturing Sector at Each Stage of Product Development
Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022


The manufacturing sector faces massive changes to meet the global demand for products and rapidly shifting trends. From everything from automotive production to electronics to medical equipment, the manufacturing industry is integrating technology into their systems as never before. Not […]


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Crypto.com slashes trading fees by up to 80% to democratize crypto trading and help users weather the current crypto storm
Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022


With almost all the cryptocurrencies in the bear market territory after falling from their record highs, Crypto.com has just announced a reduction in its trading fees to help Crypto.com Exchange users weather the ongoing crypto storm and get more out […]


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Bulgaria-based job matching startup nPloy lands $2M to disrupt the recruitment market in Europe
Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022


Even with the looming recession, employers continue to face headwinds in finding the right workers as more than 20 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in the second half of 2021, in what’s come to be known as the Great Resignation. It was […]


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Apple will now let you repair your own MacBooks beginning Tuesday, a big win for the right-to-repair movement
Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022


In September 2021, we wrote about Apple after the iPhone maker announced it would let you start selling parts to let iPhone or Mac users repair their own devices. The announcement was hailed as a big win for the “Right […]


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Ford lays off 3,000 workers as it pivots to electric vehicles in a race to catch up with Tesla
Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022


Back in July, Newsweek reported that automaker Ford was planning to lay off 8,000 employees as part of its push to focus on manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs). The number represents about one-fourth of its total workforce. The report added that the Michigan-headquartered […]


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Lithuanian open data startup Okredo raises $650K in follow-up funding despite venture capital slowdown
Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022


Despite the slowdown in venture capital funding due to the global economic downturn, Lithuania-based open data tech startup Okredo announced today it has raised €650,000 ($650,000) in follow-up funding to expand into the UK and other markets, and the development of an Open […]


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Sofy raises $7.75 million to grow its no-code mobile app testing platform
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2022


Software engineers and citizen developers continue to embrace the no-code software revolution abut two decades after the no-code web development platforms helped kickstart the no-code movement. At its core, the goal is to democratize software development and level the development playing field […]


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Global funding for web3 startups fell by 92.7% since the last quarter of 2021
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2022


The current economic downturn and the looming recession here in the United States have caused global funding to startups to fall by 23% in the second quarter of 2011 from the first, to $108.5 billion, according to data from CB […]


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Bitcoin loses $2,000 in 6 hours, sending the price to $21,000
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2022


Bitcoin suddenly lost 6% of its value in under six hours as the crypto market drop sends the price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to a little over $21,000, a more than three-week low. At 9:40 a.m. EST, Bitcoin plunged from […]


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Crypto lender Genesis lays off 20% of its workforce; CEO departs
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2022


Crypto broker Genesis is the latest casualty of a $2 trillion digital-asset market wipeout following its exposure to the now-bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. On Wednesday, Genesis announced its CEO Michael Moro is stepping down and the company is […]


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Gaming  / Launch  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Snook launches BBT-themed rooms with Unstoppable Domains and LobsterDAO
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2022


Even with the slowdown in the NFT market, interest in NFT games continues an upward trend as users flock to play-to-earn games. One of the leading games on Polygon is Snook, an online, multiplayer, “Snake”-like IO game. It is a kill-or-be-killed, adrenaline-charged, […]


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Emirati AI firm G42 launches a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage tech startup companies
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2022


Group 42 (also known as G42), an artificial intelligence and cloud computing firm chaired by the Gulf state’s national security advisor, announced today the launch of a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage technology startup companies. G42, which also counts prominent […]


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China’s B2C e-commerce tech startup Dianxiaomi raises $110 million led by SoftBank, Sequoia
Nickie Louise Posted On August 17, 2022


Chinese business-to-customer cross-border eCommerce startup Dianxiaomi has raised $110 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia China, with the participation of Tiger Global Management, GGV Capital, and others. SoftBank Vision Fund 2’s investment in Dianxiaomi […]


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BlackRock invests $700M in Australian battery storage startup Akaysha Energy as part of its renewable energy push
Nickie Louise Posted On August 17, 2022


Two years ago, BlackRock chairman and CEO Larry Fink wrote in his influential annual letter to CEOs that the company will not invest in companies that are not committed to climate change and social purposes. Fink reiterated the similar message in his […]


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