Nickie Louise

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Nickie is a writer and editor for TechStartups.com. Nickie loves writing about early-stage startups, new technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When not writing about technology, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with family, hiking, and exploring God's majestic creation.

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Defense tech startup Epirus raises $250M Series D to scale anti-drone weapons production amid rising global threats

Nickie Louise Posted On March 5, 2025

Epirus, a defense tech startup that develops directed energy systems, has secured $250 million in Series D funding. The oversubscribed round was led by venture firms 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners LP. General Dynamics Land Systems, the tank-building unit of […]

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CoreWeave in talks to buy AI startup Weights & Biases for around $1.7 billion ahead of IPO

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2025

CoreWeave, a cloud computing provider specializing in AI infrastructure, is in talks to acquire Weights & Biases, an AI startup that helps developers build machine learning applications. The deal is expected to be valued at around $1.7 billion, according to […]

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Mews raises $75M led by Tiger Global to expand U.S. presence and advance AI-powered hospitality tech

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2025

Mews, a cloud hospitality startup, has raised $75 million in a round led by Tiger Global, with backing from Kinnevik, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Battery Ventures. The company will use the fresh capital infusion to expand its […]

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Israeli cloud security startup Aryon Security exits stealth with $9M to prevent cloud threats before deployment

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2025

With cyberattacks becoming more frequent and cloud misconfigurations leading to costly breaches, Aryon Security is stepping in with a different approach. The Israeli cloud security startup, founded by alumni of the Matzov unit in the Israel Defense Forces, has launched […]

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Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic hits $61.5B valuation after $3.5B funding round

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2025

Anthropic just closed its latest funding round, securing $3.5 billion and pushing its post-money valuation to $61.5 billion, the company confirmed to CNBC. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Cisco Investments, Fidelity Management & Research […]

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CoreWeave founders cashed out $150 million each before IPO

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2025

The three founders of CoreWeave, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia, are gearing up to pitch investors on the company’s future over the next few weeks. What could complicate their pitch: they’ve already pocketed close to half a billion dollars by […]

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TSMC to invest $100 billion in U.S. chip manufacturing expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2025

President Donald Trump announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is increasing its investment in the United States to $100 billion. This move expands on the company’s existing commitment, pushing its total investment in the country to $165 billion. The […]

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Startup Statistics: 20 Surprising Facts You Need To Know in 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2025

We’ve been covering tech startups for over a decade, and if one thing is clear, it’s this: the appeal of launching a startup has never been higher. With AI streamlining development, founders can now launch SaaS businesses in weeks instead […]

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Microsoft launches Dragon Copilot, a new voice-activated AI assistant for doctors

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2025

Microsoft is giving its healthcare AI tools a major update. The Redmond-based company on Monday unveiled Dragon Copilot, a voice-activated assistant that combines features from Dragon Medical One and DAX Copilot into a single tool. The assistant is built to […]

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Austrian startup Quantum Industries raises $10M to secure critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and quantum threats

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2025

Austrian startup Quantum Industries has raised $10 million to bring its cybersecurity technology to market, aiming to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats and the looming risks of quantum computing. The funding round was led by Sparring Capital Partners and […]

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SoftBank in talks to borrow $16 billion for AI after $2.4 billion loss—Is this bet sustainable?

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2025

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is making another big move in AI. The Japanese tech giant is in talks to secure a $16 billion loan to fuel its artificial intelligence ambitions, according to a report from The Information. The borrowing spree […]

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GPT-4.5, the most expensive AI model ever produced, lacks intelligence and still fails basic math: “Yes, 9.11 > 9.99.”

Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2025

OpenAI just rolled out GPT-4.5, and the excitement was short-lived. Billed as the most expensive AI model ever produced, it arrived with high expectations, yet it hasn’t delivered anything groundbreaking. The model doesn’t set new benchmarks, introduce revolutionary capabilities, or […]

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Intel delays $28 billion Ohio chip factory to 2030 amid financial challenges

Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2025

Intel’s big bet on chipmaking in Ohio is facing yet another setback. The company has delayed the completion of its first semiconductor factory to 2030—five years later than originally planned, local media outlet The Columbus Dispatch reported on Friday. The […]

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Google lays off employees in HR and cloud units while doubling down on AI—Who’s next?

Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2025

Google is making cuts in its workforce while shifting focus to AI. Employees in its People Operations (HR) and cloud divisions were informed this week about job reductions as part of internal restructuring, CNBC reports. A memo from HR chief […]

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Bitcoin crashes to $78,500 as crypto bloodbath wipes out $1 trillion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2025

Bitcoin’s price has slipped below $80,000, extending a sell-off that has wiped out $1 trillion from the cryptocurrency market. The downturn has sparked concerns about further declines. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has fallen about 25% from its all-time high of […]

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Skype is shutting down in May: Microsoft pulls the plug after 22 years—Was its $8.5 billion bet a failure?

Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2025

Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype in May 2025, ending a service that once defined internet calling. The company, which bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, is shifting users to Microsoft Teams, a platform built with business collaboration in […]

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7 Startups Making Millions with Free Public Data—And How You Can Too

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2025

Every week, we covered hundreds of tech startups raising millions in funding, only for about 90% of them to fail miserably. The truth is, some of the most successful startups today aren’t selling products or services. They’re making millions just […]

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Thinking Machines, an AI startup launched last week by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, set to be valued at $9 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2025

OpenAI’s former CTO Mira Murati has officially launched Thinking Machines Lab, an AI research company focused on making AI systems “more widely understood, customizable, and generally capable.” The startup came out of stealth last week and is already drawing serious […]

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Instagram may launch Reels as a separate app in a bold challenge to TikTok

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2025

Four years after its launch, Meta is reportedly considering spinning off Instagram Reels into its own standalone app, according to a report from The Information. The report, citing an anonymous source, said Instagram head Adam Mosseri discussed the project, code-named […]

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