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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Ex-TikTok gaming exec launches Meta0, a blockchain games startup to enable players to trade NFT items
Nickie Louise Posted On July 5, 2022


Did you know that there are over five million video games in existence as of June 2022? That’s a staggering number to comprehend. Unfortunately, traditional video games are, for the most part, limited to the Web2 platforms and have not yet made […]


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CMO Spotlight: Daniel Zweig on the Future of Email Marketing
Nickie Louise Posted On July 5, 2022


It’s been a while since we’ve had the Startup Spotlight series where we get into the minds of startup founders, CEOs, and business owners and their stories.  The idea behind the series is to give you insights into the mind of […]


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British Army’s social media accounts hacked to promote cryptocurrency scams
Nickie Louise Posted On July 5, 2022


The British Army confirmed over the weekend that hackers breached its YouTube and Twitter accounts to promote cryptocurrency scams. The UK military says an investigation is now underway. As part of the hacking operation, the unidentified group took control of the […]


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Multichain bridge integrates with RSK blockchain to facilitate transfer of ETH, USDC, BUSD, and other assets between RSK
Nickie Louise Posted On July 4, 2022


Users of the Multichain bridge can now benefit from the addition of Rootstock (RSK). Multichain supports over 53 blockchains, 2400+ bridges, and thousands of assets, including ETH, USDC, BUSD, BNB, WBTC, and DAI. Today, Multichain announced it has integrated with […]


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The future of delivery? This startup uses drones to deliver life-saving medicine to remote villages in Africa
Nickie Louise Posted On July 3, 2022


The future is drone is here. In just a decade, what started as a hobby for many drone enthusiasts has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. Due to the growing demand for drones from organizations and the government, the total drone […]


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Tech layoffs continue as Zuckerberg warns Facebook employees to brace for “one of the worst downturns in recent history”
Nickie Louise Posted On July 1, 2022


On Tuesday, June 28, 2020, Tesla laid off hundreds of employees on its Autopilot team and closed its San Mateo office in California. 200 employees were let go, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The news came two weeks […]


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Google to pay $90 million to settle antitrust lawsuit from app developers over Google Play monopoly
Nickie Louise Posted On July 1, 2022


Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with app developers over alleged anti-competitive behavior regarding Google’s App Store policies and also for enticing users to make in-app purchases, a court filing shows. The ruling is a […]


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Where in the World is Elon Musk? He’s been absent from Twitter for 10 straight days and no one knows why
Nickie Louise Posted On July 1, 2022


Where in the World Is Elon Musk? That’s the question every media outlet is asking about. Elon Musk has been absent from Twitter for ten straight days and no one knows why. The Tesla CEO and potential future owner of Twitter has […]


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FTX buys crypto lender BlockFi for $25 million, a 99% discount from its $4.8 billion valuation in July 2021
Nickie Louise Posted On June 30, 2022


Crypto exchange FTX has bought the embattled crypto lender BlockFi for $25 million in a fire sale, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with the transaction. The acquisition price is a 99% discount from BlockFi’s $4.8 billion Series E valuation in July 2021, according […]


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You can now buy gas directly from your car dashboard with the new Apple’s CarPlay
Nickie Louise Posted On June 30, 2022


Coming this fall, Apple will now let you buy gas directly with just the touch of a screen. The announcement is part of the iPhone maker’s push to turn your care into a store for goods and services. The new feature, […]


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Wellness tech startup TaskHuman bags $20M Series B funding to provide real-time digital coaching
Nickie Louise Posted On June 30, 2022


Employees’ wellness is one of the major challenges facing most companies today. More than 90 percent of business leaders say that promoting wellness can affect employee productivity and performance, according to survey results from the nonprofit Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). Now, […]


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Blockchain startup Klever launches its own Klever Blockchain Mainnet on July 1
Nickie Louise Posted On June 30, 2022


Blockchain network Klever takes the next major step in its ecosystem evolution by launching the native layer 1 blockchain, the KleverChain. As a result, the Klever ecosystem will gain its full independence to bring more products and services to its […]


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Bitcoin price falls below $18,900 yet again as analysts now say bitcoin is on its way to $10,000
Nickie Louise Posted On June 30, 2022


On June 18, bitcoin tumbled below $17,665 as the crypto market and other macro events take a toll on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. Since then, bitcoin has struggled to move past the $22,000 mark. Fast forward nearly two weeks […]


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Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy doubles down on Bitcoin, invests another $10M even as bitcoin falls by 70% from its all-time high
Nickie Louise Posted On June 29, 2022


The year is 2140. All the 21 million bitcoins have been mined and Michael Saylor owns them all. Due to the Changing World Order, it’s also the century that the Chinese Yuan becomes the world’s global currency. All of Saylor’s bitcoins […]


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Troubled crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital ordered into liquidation by a court in the British Virgin Islands; to sell assets and holdings in crypto startups
Nickie Louise Posted On June 29, 2022


Remember Three Arrows Capital, the crypto hedge fund that led to the demise of crypto lenders BlockFi and Celsius Network? Three Arrows Capital has now plunged into liquidation as the crisis engulfed the global digital assets sector, SkyNews first reported the story. The liquidation makes […]


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Cardano ecosystem builder AdaSwap launches its Public Testnet
Nickie Louise Posted On June 29, 2022


As you may recall back in March, we reported about AdaSwap when the Cardano DeFi ecosystem builder launched the exclusive NFT marketplace to help artists, buyers, and $ASW token holders get more value from their NFTs. Since then, the AdaSwap team has been […]


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Pinterest co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann steps down as top executives leave major tech companies
Nickie Louise Posted On June 29, 2022


What do Twitter, DocuSign, and Facebook’s Meta all have in common? These tech companies have all lost their top executives to greener pastures or were forced out for some unknown reasons. Now, Pinterest co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann just joined the […]


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Tesla lays off hundreds of autopilot employees; closes its San Mateo, California office
Nickie Louise Posted On June 28, 2022


Tesla has laid off hundreds of employees on its Autopilot team and closed its San Mateo office in California, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The sources told Bloomberg that 200 employees were let […]


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Konnecto raises $21M in Series A for the world’s first prescriptive path-to-purchase optimization platform
Nickie Louise Posted On June 28, 2022


Konnecto, the creator of the world’s first prescriptive path-to-purchase optimization platform, has closed $21 million in Series A funding to fuel its team expansion and continued investment in innovation to capitalize on immense demand for its solution from enterprises globally. The round was led […]


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Alkemi and Ledger join forces to bring DeFi lending to over 1.5 million Ledger Live users
Nickie Louise Posted On June 28, 2022


In just a span of four years, the decentralized finance (DeFi) space has grown into one of the leading ecosystems in the digital currency space as millions of users engage in lending and borrowing without having to go through a centralized intermediary like […]


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