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This founder’s $195M startup dream turned into a nightmare over coffee

Nickie Louise Posted On April 17, 2025

With thousands of headlines flooding our feeds every day—funding rounds, product launches, and the latest unicorns—it’s easy for founders to get swept up in the noise. That’s why we pay attention to just a few voices that cut through the […]

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Foundation EGI, an MIT spinoff, emerges from stealth with $7.6M seed round backed by Samsung & Henry Ford Health

Nickie Louise Posted On April 17, 2025

Foundation EGI, an AI engineering startup spun out of MIT, has officially launched from stealth with a $7.6 million seed round. The funding was led by E14 Fund and Union Lab Ventures, with participation from Samsung Next, GRIDS Capital, Stata […]

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Global Payments acquires Worldpay in $22.7B deal to rival Stripe, PayPal, and Adyen

Nickie Louise Posted On April 17, 2025

Global Payments is going all-in on merchant services. The Atlanta-based fintech firm announced Thursday it’s acquiring Worldpay from FIS and private equity firm GTCR in a $22.7 billion deal—one of the biggest moves in the payments space this year. The […]

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Workplace Management in the Hybrid Era: Adapting to New Realities

Nickie Louise Posted On April 17, 2025

Adapting workplace management strategies to the hybrid era has become a critical priority for organizations aiming to thrive in today’s evolving work landscape. The rise of hybrid work, where employees divide their time between remote and in-office work, has transformed […]

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OpenAI in talks to acquire AI coding assistant startup Windsurf for $3 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On April 16, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to acquire Windsurf, the AI coding startup formerly known as Codeium, for around $3 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the deal. If the deal goes through, it would be the company’s biggest acquisition […]

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Design startup Figma eyes Wall Street: Files confidentially for IPO after $20B Adobe acquisition collapse

Nickie Louise Posted On April 16, 2025

Design platform Figma has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, the company announced Tuesday. The filing dropped the same day Figma caught heat on social media after sending a cease-and-desist letter to Lovable, […]

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UK battery startup Nyobolt raises $30M to disrupt EVs and warehouse robots with 5-minute charging tech

Nickie Louise Posted On April 16, 2025

Nyobolt, a Cambridge-based battery tech startup, has raised $30 million in fresh funding to push beyond its current focus on autonomous warehouse robots and move into heavier sectors like electric vehicles and high-demand industrial use cases. The round was led […]

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Lyft acquires taxi app startup Free Now for $200M in first major European expansion to challenge Uber

Nickie Louise Posted On April 16, 2025

Lyft is finally making its move into Europe. The U.S. ride-hailing company announced Wednesday it’s buying European taxi app startup Free Now in a deal valued at €175 million (roughly $199 million). The acquisition marks Lyft’s first major push outside […]

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OpenAI is reportedly building a secret social network to rival X and Meta

Nickie Louise Posted On April 16, 2025

OpenAI may be gearing up to take on two of the biggest players in tech—X and Meta. According to multiple sources, the company is reportedly working on a prototype for a new social network that leverages ChatGPT at its core. […]

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Nvidia’s China dream collapses; stock falls 6% after $5.5 billion charge linked to China AI chip export ban

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

The U.S. has just cut off one of Nvidia’s fastest-growing markets, triggering billions in fallout. The export crackdown may have ended the company’s biggest bet outside America. Nvidia said Tuesday it will take a $5.5 billion charge this quarter after […]

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AI startup Virtue AI launches with $30M to help enterprises deploy generative AI without security risks

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

Virtue AI, a new AI startup focused on AI safety and security, just came out of stealth with $30 million in combined Seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Walden Catalyst Ventures, with […]

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Dutch neobank startup Bunq plans U.S. expansion amid hiring spree and 65% profit surge — doubling down on digital nomads

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

Six months ago, Dutch neobank startup Bunq went on a hiring spree—just as other fintechs were cutting staff. Now, that bold move looks like it’s paying off. On Tuesday, Bunq announced it has filed for broker-dealer registration in the U.S., […]

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Adobe invests in Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia amid soaring demand for AI-generated corporate videos; hits $100M ARR

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

Adobe’s venture arm is betting big on AI-generated video. The company has invested in Synthesia, a London-based startup known for turning text into avatar-led videos, in what the companies are calling a “strategic” partnership, CNBC reported. The exact investment amount […]

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Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics to go public in a $2.5 billion SPAC merger deal

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

After a quiet stretch, SPAC deals are starting to trickle back. On Monday, Kodiak Robotics said it’s merging with Ares Acquisition Corp II in a deal that values the autonomous trucking startup at $2.5 billion. The newly formed company will […]

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Nvidia to build $500B AI infrastructure in the U.S., begins domestic production of Blackwell chips

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

Nvidia is betting big on American soil. The chipmaker said Monday it plans to invest up to $500 billion in building AI infrastructure across the U.S. over the next four years, working closely with longtime partners like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing […]

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund closes $4.6B venture fund to back growth-stage giants like SpaceX, Stripe, and Anduril

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund just pulled off a monster raise—$4.6 billion to be exact. It’s one of the biggest late-stage venture funds in recent memory, and it couldn’t come at a more uncertain time for private tech companies. The new […]

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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup Safe Superintelligence raises $2 billion at $32 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the secretive AI venture founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, has pulled in another $2 billion at a $32 billion valuation, per the Financial Times. This update follows a Wall Street Journal report last month that SSI […]

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Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s stealth AI startup targets $2B seed round at $10B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2025

Thinking Machines Lab, a stealth AI startup founded by former CTO of OpenAI Mira Murati, is reportedly seeking to raise $2 billion in seed funding. Business Insider, citing sources close to the deal, reported on Thursday that Thinking Machines Lab […]

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Google lays off hundreds in Android, Pixel, and Chrome units amid strategic AI push

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2025

Alphabet’s Google has laid off hundreds of employees across key product teams—Android, Pixel, and Chrome—as the company continues shifting resources into its growing AI efforts. The job cuts, first reported by The Information, affect its platforms and devices unit, signaling […]

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OpenAI supercharges ChatGPT memory in major leap toward AGI — Now remembers everything, and feels almost human

Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2025

ChatGPT just got a major memory upgrade—and it might be the biggest step yet toward something that actually feels like a smart assistant, not just a chatbot. OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT can now reference your entire chat history to […]

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