June 8, 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.


Bitcoin  / Cryptocurrency  / Cybersecurity  / Ethereum  / Featured  / Hacking  / Security  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Hackers stole $1.4 billion in crypto assets this year using crypto bridges; launder $540 million through RenBridge
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2022


Just three days after the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned crypto tumbler Tornado Cash, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic is now out with a new report about how blockchain bridges may become the potential future target for sanctions if the US […]


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Metaverse  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Facebook’s Meta raises $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering to fund share buybacks and investments for its metaverse ambitions
Nickie Louise Posted On August 10, 2022


Late last month, Facebook-parent Meta Platforms reported a loss of $2.81 billion on $452 million in revenue from its VR division Reality Lab.  That’s not all. The social giant has lost at least $0.5 trillion in market capitalization since it rebranded over a year […]


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Featured  / Social Media  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Musk sells $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, citing chance of forced Twitter deal
Nickie Louise Posted On August 10, 2022


Remember back in April when Tesla CEO Elon Musk said “no further TSLA sales planned?” New filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now showed that Musk sold 7.92 million Tesla shares worth $6.88 billion. The transactions happened earlier […]


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Press Release  / Startup Spotlight
ESD announces 5 teams selected for round six of GENIUS NY UAS Accelerator Competition in Central New York
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2022


Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the five GENIUS NY companies selected to participate in round six of the world’s largest business accelerator focused on uncrewed systems. The companies, which are developing innovations in the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), internet […]


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Software  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Google is back online after a software issue caused brief outage that affected thousands of users worldwide
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2022


Google went dark yesterday night after a software issue caused a brief outage that affected thousands of users around the world. We first noticed the outage at around 9.20 p.m. EST. Outage tracking website Downdetector.com also reported that more than 40,000 people […]


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Acquisition  / Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
AppLovin offers to buy gaming software giant Unity Software for $17.5 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2022


Mobile marketing company AppLovin on Tuesday announced it has made an offer to buy gaming giant Unity Software in a $17.54 billion all-stock deal. As part of the deal, AppLovin will offer $58.85 for each Unity share, the companies said. The announcement […]


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Featured  / FinTech  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Fintech startup Airswift raises $2 million to build web 3.0 native payment infrastructure
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2022


With millions of businesses currently operating in the physical universe, the arrival of web 3.0 and the metaverse is expected to usher in a new era of financial infrastructure as merchants look for ways to engage and benefit from accepting […]


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Acquisition  / Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Axios sold to Cox Enterprises for $525 million
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2022


Axios, an American news website founded in 2016 by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, has been acquired by Cox Enterprises for $525 million, Axios reported on its website. The acquisition will enable Cox Enterprises to expand its digital news site’s coverage to include […]


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Payments startup Forage lands $22M to make online grocery accessible to 42 million Americans on government food assistance program (SNAP)
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2022


The United States is the richest country in the world. Yet, one in eight Americans receives government assistance to buy their weekly groceries, which translates to 42 million Americans who receive food assistance from the government Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known […]


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Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Crypto exchange Zipmex to release Bitcoin, Ethereum to 60% of its customers just a week after it filed for bankruptcy
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2022


Zipmex came under investigation by Thailand SEC after the crypto exchange suspended withdrawals for all its customers. The startup resumed withdrawals on the same evening but it was a little too late. A week later, the Singapore-based Zipmex filed for bankruptcy […]


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Cryptocurrency  / Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Crypto.com acquires South Korean tech startups to expand its footprints in Asia and take on local giants
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2022


Late last month, we wrote about Crypto.com after the crypto exchange startup received registration and regulatory approval from the Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM) in Italy as a provider of virtual currency and digital wallet services. The approval enables Crypto.com to […]


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Acquisition  / Health  / HealthTech  / Medicine  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Pfizer in talks to buy sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics for $5 billion, report
Nickie Louise Posted On August 5, 2022


With billions of dollars from the covid vaccine windfall, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is reportedly in late-stage negotiations to buy the drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) for $5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The acquisition is part of Pfizer’s effort […]


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Bitcoin  / Blockchain  / Cryptocurrency  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Crypto exchange Bitget launches a $200M protection fund to secure and safeguard users’ digital assets
Nickie Louise Posted On August 5, 2022


In recent months, we’ve heard horror stories of millions of crypto investors losing their personal savings to the collapse of Celsius after the crypto lender suddenly belly up overnight. Hundreds of these retail investors have gone as far as sending […]


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Acquisition  / Featured  / Robotics  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Amazon buys Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for $1.7 billion in an all-cash deal
Nickie Louise Posted On August 5, 2022


Amazon announced today it has acquired the maker of Roomba robot vacuum cleaner iRobot Corp for $1.7 billion in an all-cash deal, as part of the latest push to grow its connected device cart products and add to its cart of smart […]


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Acquisition  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Softbank-backed Brazilian giftback platform CRM&BONUS acquires social media sales startup Zipper for $4.7 million
Nickie Louise Posted On August 4, 2022


CRM&BONUS, a Softbank-backed Brazilian giftback platform, announced today it has acquired social media sales startup Zipper for 25 million reais ($4.7 million) in cash and part in shares. “This acquisition allows us to increase offers to retailers to help them raise […]


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Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Walnut Disrupts the B2B Sales Industry With #WeAreProspects Campaign
Nickie Louise Posted On August 4, 2022


The SaaS industry has been booming over the past several years. After a global valuation of $31.5 billion in 2015, the market for cloud-based solutions is expected to reach a staggering $208 billion by the end of 2023, highlighting just […]


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Blockchain  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Astar teams up with Alchemy to accelerate web3 development on Polkadot ecosystem
Nickie Louise Posted On August 3, 2022


Astar Network, a multi-chain decentralized application layer on Polkadot, today announced a partnership with blockchain development platform Alchemy. As part of the tie-up, Astar will leverage Alchemy’s APIs to provide powerful tooling on Polkadot. The move will make it easier for […]


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Acquisition  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Auto-parts maker BorgWarner acquires electric-vehicle charging provider Rhombus Energy in a deal valued up to $185 million
Nickie Louise Posted On August 3, 2022


BorgWarner, a 130-year-old auto-parts maker, announced today it has acquired Rhombus Energy Solutions to complement its existing European charging footprint to accelerate organic growth. BorgWarner said the enterprise value of the deal can go up to $185 million, which is being funded primarily with […]


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Cybersecurity  / Security  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Technology News
Cybrary lands $25 million for its training platform for cybersecurity professionals
Nickie Louise Posted On August 3, 2022


The demand for cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high. The increased in cyberattacks, coupled with the pandemic has driven up the demand for experienced professionals. With colleges not graduating enough technically skilled cybersecurity professionals, the demand for cyber professionals far outnumbers […]


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Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
NFTs.com sold for $15 million, making it one of the top 10 most expensive domain names ever sold
Nickie Louise Posted On August 3, 2022


Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have skyrocketed in popularity over the last two years. But with the ongoing global economic downturn and looming recession, the NFT space is currently going through some correction just like the stock market. While trading in the NFT […]


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