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Australia’s WiseTech Global acquires U.S. cloud firm E2open for $2.1 billion in largest deal yet

Nickie Louise Posted On May 26, 2025

Just a few months after a messy CEO exit, WiseTech is making headlines again — this time with a $2.1 billion acquisition. The Australian software firm announced Monday that it’s buying U.S.-based cloud company E2open in what will be its […]

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From NFL Rivals to Nitro Nation: Mythical Games, the First Fully Player-Centric Gaming Platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 23, 2025

A lot has been said about Web2 vs Web3 games, or ownership with or without control. We can all agree that Web3 has been about cutting out the middleman, owning the data and the infrastructure, and the gamer being the […]

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Apple faces 25% tariff threat on iPhones not made in the U.S., prices could jump to $3,500

Nickie Louise Posted On May 23, 2025

As if the Apple Intelligence fiasco hadn’t stirred up enough trouble, now the iPhone maker is getting hit from the other side: straight from the White House. On Friday morning, former President Donald Trump posted on social media that Apple […]

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DiffuseDrive raises $3.5M to solve physical AI’s biggest challenge: high-quality training data

Nickie Louise Posted On May 23, 2025

With $3.5M in fresh funding, a Bay Area startup is building photorealistic synthetic data pipelines in hours, not months, for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Hungarian-founded startup tackling one of AI’s biggest bottlenecks: data scarcity in defense, aerospace, […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – May 22, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On May 22, 2025

It’s May 22, 2025, and we’re back with your daily funding rundown, where the capital’s flowing, who’s cutting the checks, and which startups are stepping into the spotlight. From federated AI and longevity biotech to concrete decarbonization and crypto identity, […]

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Founders of Amazon’s PillPack launch General Medicine, a new startup tackling the frustrations of U.S. healthcare

Nickie Louise Posted On May 22, 2025

Seven years after selling their online pharmacy startup PillPack to Amazon for around $1 billion, TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen are back with a new idea—this time, they’re going after the broader healthcare experience. The two just launched General Medicine, […]

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OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s AI device startup for $6.5 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On May 22, 2025

Google’s I/O may have grabbed headlines, but OpenAI just got an io of its own — the stealthy AI device startup co-founded by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI announced Wednesday that it’s acquiring Ive’s AI hardware venture in a […]

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Google Veo 3’s AI video realism just broke the Internet with a street interview that never happened

Nickie Louise Posted On May 22, 2025

On May 20, 2025, Google introduced Veo 3 at its I/O event, showcasing a major leap in AI-generated videos. Built to create hyper-realistic footage with synchronized audio, Veo 3 quickly became the talk of the internet, not for its technical […]

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Top tech startup funding news for today, May 21, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On May 21, 2025

It’s May 21, 2025, and we’re back with your daily funding rundown—where the money’s going, who’s writing the checks, and which startups are making moves. From fintech and AI to sustainability and biotech, today’s batch covers a lot of ground. […]

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OpenAI and Jony Ive team up to create “a new generation of AI-powered computers”

Nickie Louise Posted On May 21, 2025

Back in late 2023, reports began circulating that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had teamed up with legendary Apple designer Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs on a stealth AI hardware project. Now, five months later, we’re finally getting a clearer […]

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Shopify launches AI Store Builder, a tool to instantly create E-commerce sites from simple keyword prompts

Nickie Louise Posted On May 21, 2025

Shopify just made it a lot easier for merchants to set up an online store. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday introduced a new feature called AI Store Builder, which lets users generate a fully designed e-commerce site just by entering a […]

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Regeneron acquires bankrupt DNA testing startup 23andMe and its data for $256 million

Nickie Louise Posted On May 21, 2025

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it’s buying “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets for $256 million. The deal comes just weeks after the once buzzy DNA testing startup, once valued near $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to Regeneron, […]

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Fintech startup Airwallex hits $6.2B valuation with $300M raise from Visa and Salesforce to fuel global expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On May 21, 2025

Airwallex, the Melbourne-born fintech that built its name on cross-border payments, has raised $300 million in a Series F round, pushing its valuation to $6.2 billion. The round includes $150 million in secondary share sales and features some heavy hitters: […]

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Top tech startup funding news for today, May 20, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On May 20, 2025

It’s Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and the funding firehose is wide open. We’re back with your daily rundown of the boldest bets and biggest checks fueling the future of tech. Today’s lineup features a wave of innovation across fintech, AI, […]

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Did OpenAI just waste $3 billion on WindSurf, or could it have built the same using VS Code’s new open-source AI editor?

Nickie Louise Posted On May 20, 2025

On May 6, OpenAI acquired AI coding startup WindSurf for $3 billion, its biggest deal yet. Less than two weeks later, Microsoft quietly open-sourced AI-native features in Visual Studio Code, making the core AI editor freely accessible and allowing forks […]

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TrustCloud raises $15M led by ServiceNow Ventures & Cisco to reinvent enterprise GRC with AI-driven risk automation

Nickie Louise Posted On May 20, 2025

TrustCloud, a security assurance platform that leans heavily on AI to make life easier for enterprise security teams, just raised $15 million in strategic funding. The round was led by ServiceNow Ventures, with backing from Cisco Investments, Presidio Ventures, OpenView […]

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Elon Musk commits to leading Tesla for the next five years amid challenges and optimism

Nickie Louise Posted On May 20, 2025

Elon Musk said Tuesday he’s committed to leading electric-vehicle maker Tesla for at least the next five years. He made the comment during an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum in Abu Dhabi. “Yes, no doubt about that at all,” […]

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CATL, world’s largest EV battery maker, surges 16% on $4.6B Hong Kong debut, biggest IPO of 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On May 20, 2025

CATL shares jumped 16% in their first day of trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange after the Chinese EV battery giant raised $4.6 billion in what’s now the biggest listing of 2025. The stock closed at HK$306.20, up from […]

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Top tech startup funding news for today, May 19, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2025

It’s Monday, May 19, 2025. Hope you had a great weekend. We’re back with your daily rundown of the biggest startup funding moves in tech. Today’s deals span everything from cancer-fighting biotech and AI-powered drug discovery to high-speed network infrastructure […]

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Microsoft makes Visual Studio Code (VS Code) an open source AI editor, ushering in a new era of developer tools

Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2025

The team behind Visual Studio Code shared a major update: VS Code is officially becoming an open-source AI editor. Microsoft is making the GitHub Copilot Chat extension open source and bringing AI features directly into the core editor, all under […]

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