May 1, 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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Quantum communications startup Qunnect lands $8M led by Airbus Ventures to usher in the era of quantum internet
Nickie Louise Posted On October 5, 2022


The groundwork for today’s internet was laid in 1973 by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). At the time, the goal was to develop communication protocols that would allow networked computers to communicate transparently across multiple, linked packet networks. […]


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Elon Musk finally agrees to close the acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reversed course and is again proposing to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share after his legal team sensed the judge would not rule in their favor and potentially avoid avoiding a courtroom fight, Bloomberg reported, citing sources […]


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Google shuts down its online translation service in China
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


Last Friday, Alphabet’s Google shut down its streaming service Stadia 3 years after its launch for failure to gain traction from gamers. Although the tech giant has maintained its global dominance in the search engine space, Google continues to struggle […]


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1inch teams up with Unstoppable Domains to enable users to use human-readable domain names when buying or sending crypto assets
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


We covered 1inch back in August after the DeFi tech startup joined forces with KuCoin Wallet to launch its native swap feature. 1inch is a distributed network for decentralized protocols on Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Optimistic Ethereum, Arbitrum, Fantom, and Gnosis […]


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Prepare Your Startup For 2023 With These 5 Tips
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


While the past few years have been something of a rough ride for business owners, it doesn’t look as though 2023 is going to offer much of a reprieve. In fact, a growing number of experts are anticipating a global […]


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Mastercard launches Crypto Secure, a new AI tool to help merchants combat crypto fraud
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


Crypto fraud is on the rise and there is no sign of slowing down. Crypto scams were 60 times more reported in 2021 than in 2018. According to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, illicit addresses received over $14 billion in cryptocurrency […]


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South Korea’s Naver buys online fashion marketplace Poshmark for $1.2 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


South Korean internet giant Naver Corp has agreed to acquire the popular online fashion marketplace Poshmark in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. Poshmark is a popular secondhand retailer and the largest fashion consumer-to-consumer platform in North America. Popular among Millennial and […]


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Prosus cancels $4.7 billion deal to acquire Indian payments startup BillDesk
Nickie Louise Posted On October 3, 2022


In August, we covered Prosus after the Amsterdam-based Prosus made its biggest-ever bet in the Indian tech space with a $4.7 billion acquisition of payments fintech startup BillDesk, making it one of the biggest players in the country’s fast-growing fintech […]


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Unbanking the unbanked: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10 million before the company filed for bankruptcy
Nickie Louise Posted On October 3, 2022


In the weeks leading up to Celsius Network’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing, Celsius founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10 million, according to a report from The Financial Times (FT), citing sources familiar with the matter. The revelation comes just […]


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LayerX emerges from stealth with $7.5M Seed round to launch user-first security platform for all browsers
Nickie Louise Posted On October 3, 2022


Cyberattacks are on the rise across all industries. And while hacking methods have evolved over the years, cybersecurity experts found that hackers continue to exploit browser vulnerabilities and leverage some of their most tried-and-true tactics— phishing and ransomware, among others. Browser exploits […]


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Jack told Elon Musk in private texts: Twitter “should have never been a company. That was the original sin”
Nickie Louise Posted On September 30, 2022


On November 29, 2021, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Twitter after 16 years with the company. Jack also confirmed in a tweet that he resigned from the company. “Not sure anyone has heard […]


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PATH lands $30M in funding for its sustainable bottled water brand that reduces waste and carbon footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On September 30, 2022


Every year, Americans consume over 8.6 billion gallons of bottled water, according to data from NIH. The research further showed that only one in five plastic bottles are recycled. Unfortunately, plastic waste is not just limited to the United States. […]


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Apple fires senior executive Tony Blevins after his vulgar comment about women goes viral on TikTok
Nickie Louise Posted On September 30, 2022


Last week, we wrote about Beyond Meat COO Doug Ramsey after he was arrested for reportedly biting a man’s nose after an Arkansas college football game. A new trend is beginning to emerge among tech executives in recent months. Now, […]


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Google shutting down Stadia streaming service 3 years after launch for failure to gain traction from gamers 
Nickie Louise Posted On September 30, 2022


Google launched its Stadia streaming service with much fanfare in 2019. Three years after spending millions of dollars to compete with Amazon and Microsoft, the tech giant is throwing the towel and shutting down the service due to its failure […]


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Shared mobility tech startup Etioca eyes Nasdaq listing in Spring 2023 as it unveils its new electric taxi
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2022


For over two decades, most unicorn startups looking to make their debut on Wall Street chose to sell new shares through an initial public offering or IPO. With the availability of other options, IPOs are no longer the only viable way […]


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UnityLab lands $4.5 million Series A funding to bring manufacturing operations to small towns across the US
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2022


Every day, we read news stories of Silicon Valley startups developing new innovative technologies and raising billions of dollars from high-profile investors and venture capital firms. However, while these startups may have the lion’s share of the headlines, the true […]


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Alex Mashinsky, co-founder and CEO of the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, resigns
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2022


For some reason, we’re late to the latest development at bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network. Apparently, Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky submitted his letter of resignation Tuesday, two months after the crypto company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Celsius said that Mashinsky’s […]


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SoftBank to lay off 30% of its global workforce after losing $50 billion in just 6 months
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2022


In early August, Japanese giant SoftBank reported its biggest loss ever, posted a $23.4 billion in quarterly loss as the global market sell-off spread to tech stocks and shredded valuations at its Vision Fund unit. Following a huge loss on his tech bets, SoftBank […]


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German eVTOL startup Lilium to build 400 unmanned flying air taxis in one year
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2022


Just three years ago, we wrote about Lilium Air Mobility after the German air taxi developer unveiled a plan to introduce unmanned flying taxis by the year 2025. Now, it appears the company may be ahead of schedule. Today, Lilium announced […]


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Kaleidos, the startup behind open-source design software Penpot, raises $8M in funding two weeks after Adobe acquired rival Figma for $20 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2022


On September 15, Adobe agreed to buy online design startup Figma for $20 billion. Fast forward two weeks ago later, investors and venture capital firms are now pouring millions into open-source challenger Penpot, a collaborative design and prototyping platform developed by […]


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