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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.




Health  / Research
Dr. Fauci doubles down on coronavirus vaccine arrival date: “I would still put my money on November/December,” Fauci says
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


As debates rage on about the timing of the upcoming coronavirus vaccine, we’d like to give credit to the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for his consistency about the arrival date of the COVID-19 vaccine even after […]


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Social Media  / Technology News
Facebook announces its new office in Lagos, Nigeria
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


Google has been dominating Africa for some years now. Now, Facebook is ready to take on Google in Nigeria with the opening of a new office aimed at supporting the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region. As part of its continued commitment and ongoing […]


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Press Release
New York State Governor announces round four winners of the Genius NY’s  $1 million UAS competition
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


Geopipe of New York City Secures $1 Million Grand Prize Four Additional Finalists Each Receive $500,000 GENIUS NY Program Builds on Progress of CNY Rising – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy Governor Andrew M. […]


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Bootstrapping  / Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
10 things you probably didn’t know about Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


Happy Friday! We’ve written so many stories about Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. At this point, you’re probably wondering why in the world we need to write a new piece about him. First, we love to write about anyone […]


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Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen invests in German tech startup Holidu as the vacation rental company turns profitable
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide. The Munich, Germany-based tech startup aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of […]


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Technology News
The U.S. government will block the downloads of TikTok, WeChat this coming Sunday
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


Early this week, we wrote about TikTok after the Chinese social app reached a deal to sell its U.S. operations to Oracle. Now, it seems the deal might hit a roadblock. This morning, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it […]


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Social Media  / Technology News
These 6 corporations control 90% of the media outlets in America. The illusion of choice and objectivity
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2020


In today’s world, where information is paramount, a concerning truth comes to light: just six corporations have a grip on almost 90% of media outlets throughout the United States. This consolidation of media power marks a significant change in how […]


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Self-Driving  / Technology News  / Transportation
Tesla driver was caught asleep behind the wheel while using Autopilot to drive at 150km/hour
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


A 20-year-old British Columbia man was caught asleep behind the wheel of a self-driving Tesla car. The man was charged by the police after they found the man slept behind the wheel of a self-driving Tesla car that was travelling at 150km/h […]


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Health
Europe is facing a second wave of coronavirus after a sudden spike in cases even as US COVID-19 cases fall. ‘Very serious situation’ unfolding in Europe, WHO warns
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


As of today, more than 200,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. During the first wave of coronavirus, Europe implemented one of the most strict lockdowns in the world. Unfortunately, […]


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Energy  / Environment  / Health  / Technology News
Bill Gates warns “climate change is an even harder problem than the coronavirus pandemic;” estimates 3 million people could die by 2100 if climate change is not stopped
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


Back in August, we wrote about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after he warned of another looming crisis that could be worse than the coronavirus. In his blog notes, Gates estimates that 3 million people could die by 2100 if climate […]


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Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
AppDirect secures $185M funding for its subscription commerce platform; now valued at $1.5 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


AppDirect, a San Francisco-based subscription commerce platform for monetizing and managing digital customer relationships, announced it has raised $185 million to fuel global expansion. Backers for the round include global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and existing investors. […]


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Software  / Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
This low-profile investor, who bet big on Snowflake eight years ago, turned his small investment into a windfall of $12.6 billion after the biggest IPO pop since 2008
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


Cloud-data warehousing startup Snowflake went public on Wednesday raising nearly $3.4 billion at $33.2 billion. The maker of cloud-data software made history after its stock popped 104% to $245 in its first trade, making it the biggest opening gain of any IPO […]


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Acquisition  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups
CB Insights buys Netherlands-based Blockdata to build out blockchain data offering and untangle the blockchain economy
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


CB Insights is a business analytics platform and global database that provides market intelligence on private companies and investor activities. We’ve leveraged their data countless times to provide you with insights on trending tech startups from different verticals. Late yesterday night, […]


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Aerospace  / Startup Funding  / Technology News
Billionaire and Virgin founder Richard Branson looking to raise $460 million for a new “blank check” company
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


Blank-check companies are hot on Wall Street these days and rich investors are eager to jump right in and get their own piece of the pie. In a simple term, a blank-check company, sometimes called special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), is […]


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Health  / Social Media
Facebook censors interview with Chinese Virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan. Is this the END of Free Speech?
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


Yesterday, we wrote about Dr. Li-Meng Yan when Twitter suspended the account of the Chinese scientist after she published a paper with evidence that COVID-19 is a man-made virus created in Wuhan Lab. Then, on Tuesday night, Dr. Yan had […]


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Health  / Technology News
CDC director says masks are better than vaccines. Dr. Redfield walked back his earlier comments on masks [updates]
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


Just about an hour ago, we wrote about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the agency director Dr. Robert Redfield said the country should have enough coronavirus vaccine doses for Americans to return to ‘regular life’ […]


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Health  / Research
CDC says U.S. should have enough coronavirus vaccine doses for Americans to return to ‘regular life’ by third quarter of 2021
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday that the U.S. should have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for Americans to return to “regular life” by the third quarter of next year. In a briefing with the Senate […]


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Agriculture  / Environment  / Health  / Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Israeli food-tech startup Phytolon closes $4.1 million in funding for its fermentation-based technology for the production of plant-based food colors
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


The need for new natural food colors is increasing due to growing consumer awareness and demands for healthier food colors to replace the synthetics that may have adverse effects on our health. The lack of reliable natural alternatives with respect […]


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Social Media  / Technology News
U.S. richest Big Tech executives lost a combined $16 billion of their net worth after report that FTC is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit later this year
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


The nation’s richest Big Tech executives lost a combined $16 billion on Monday after reports surfaced that big tech firms may be the target of several antitrust probes. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit […]


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Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Greylock raises $1 billion for its 16th flagship fund to invest in early- and growth-stage tech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


The last time we wrote about Greylock Partners was back in November 2019 when the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm led a $24 million investment in San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup Abnormal Security, which protects organizations from the most sophisticated, targeted email […]


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