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Microsoft threatens legal action over OpenAI’s $50B Amazon cloud deal

Nickie Louise Posted On March 18, 2026

The AI alliance that helped power Microsoft’s rise is now at risk of unraveling. Microsoft is weighing legal action against OpenAI over a $50 billion cloud agreement with Amazon—a deal that could redraw the balance of power in the infrastructure behind […]

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KuCoin launches Tomorrowland Winter 2026 activations, bringing ‘Guided Into the Future’ to the Alps

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

KuCoin is heading to the French Alps with a clear message: crypto wants a place in culture, not just on trading screens. The exchange is rolling out its first on-site activations at Tomorrowland Winter 2026, marking the start of a […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 17, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

It’s Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight accelerating investor interest in embedded fintech, automated cybersecurity, programmable therapeutics, and AI-native infrastructure for personalization and compliance. From reshaping how enterprises […]

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World Launches AgentKit That Leverages x402 Protocol to Power Human-Backed AI Agents

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

World, the network responsible for the proof of humanity solution World ID, has just unveiled a major new product. AgentKit is targeted at developers, but web users will be the primary beneficiaries of the technology once it’s integrated into apps […]

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Bybit EU integrates PayPal, offering instant fiat access to crypto across EEA markets

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

For many people across Europe, the hardest part of getting into crypto isn’t picking a token. It’s figuring out how to move money in and out safely. Bybit EU is trying to remove that friction by bringing a familiar name […]

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Mastercard to acquire BVNK in $1.8B deal to link stablecoins with traditional payment rails

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

Mastercard is making one of its clearest bets yet on where payments are headed next. The company said Tuesday it plans to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, signaling a deeper push into […]

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Top Tech News Today, March 17, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

It’s Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI spending isn’t slowing down—it’s shifting. From Nvidia projecting a trillion-dollar chip market to Meta locking in a $27 billion infrastructure deal, the race is moving […]

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TrueAI Researchers Suggest Another Safety Layer for Autonomous AI Agents

Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2026

For a while, the big worry around AI trading bots was easy to picture. They could read the market wrong. They could spit out bad analysis. They could tell users to make a move they should never make. Now a […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 16, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2026

It’s Monday, March 16, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight surging investor conviction in core AI infrastructure, industrial robotics, biotech platforms, and tokenized financial systems. As competition in generative AI intensifies, […]

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Encyclopaedia Britannica sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT copied nearly 100,000 articles to train its AI models

Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2026

The long fight over AI training data just pulled in one of the most recognizable names in publishing. Encyclopaedia Britannica and its dictionary arm, Merriam-Webster, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court in Manhattan, accusing the company of using […]

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Elon Musk says xAI “was not built right” as co-founders exit and company undergoes major rebuild

Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2026

Elon Musk rarely admits that one of his companies started on the wrong footing. This week, he did exactly that. In a post on X, Musk acknowledged that his artificial intelligence company xAI is being rebuilt from scratch after early design […]

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Frore Systems hits $1.64B valuation after $143M funding to cool AI chips as AI data centers overheat

Nickie Louise Posted On March 16, 2026

The AI boom has created a quiet crisis inside data centers. Chips are getting faster, racks are getting denser, and heat is piling up. Cooling, once treated as background plumbing, is now one of the biggest limits on how much […]

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Meta plans massive layoffs of up to 20% of the workforce to offset soaring AI costs

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2026

Meta is planning another major round of layoffs as it ramps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. Three people familiar with internal discussions told Reuters that Meta is weighing job cuts that could affect 20% or more of its workforce, a […]

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Top Tech News Today, March 13, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2026

It’s Friday, March 13, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. The global tech race is accelerating on multiple fronts today. From Nvidia preparing to outline its next AI roadmap to governments pouring billions into semiconductor manufacturing, […]

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Sam Altman warns AI could upend jobs and the economy sooner than expected

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered a blunt message this week: artificial intelligence is moving into the workforce far faster than most people expect, and the shift could reshape jobs and the broader economy sooner than many leaders are ready for. […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 12, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On March 12, 2026

It’s Thursday, March 12, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds reflect mounting investor conviction in legal AI, humanoid robotics, multi-wavelength photonics, and next-gen customer service agents. As AI integration deepens across enterprise, […]

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VeryAI raises $10M to stop deepfakes and AI fraud with smartphone palm-scan identity verification

Nickie Louise Posted On March 12, 2026

The internet is starting to lose a basic signal of trust: proof that the person on the other side of the screen is actually human. Generative AI can now create realistic faces, voices, and entire identities within minutes. Fraudsters are […]

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Top Tech News Today, March 12, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On March 12, 2026

It’s Thursday, March 12, 2026, and the global tech landscape is moving fast as AI infrastructure spending, robotics funding, and geopolitical tensions reshape the industry. Today’s headlines show just how deeply artificial intelligence is threading its way into every corner […]

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Nvidia invests $2B in AI cloud startup Nebius as AI data center race intensifies

Nickie Louise Posted On March 12, 2026

The AI infrastructure race just got another jolt. Nvidia said Wednesday it will invest $2 billion in AI cloud company Nebius, taking a stake of about 8.3% as the chip giant deepens its push into the companies building the backbone of […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 11, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On March 11, 2026

It’s Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight accelerating investment in AI-native infrastructure, robotics intelligence, developer tooling, and enterprise automation. As companies race to scale foundational systems for the […]

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