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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.


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Artificial Intelligence startup Drishti raises $10 million in Series A funding to extend factory workers’ capabilities using action recognition and AI
Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2018


Do you know that people still perform up to 90% of factory tasks? Even after decades of advancement in robotics and automation, humans are still the biggest contributors to value creation in manufacturing. Yet, the techniques to measure human activities in […]


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Top tech startup news of the week (startup weekend roundup – May 12)
Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2018


Happy weekend! Here is a roundup of the top startup news of the past week. Please subscribe to the TechStartups Newsletter using the form at the right corner of this page, if you want this weekly update in your inbox […]


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Meet STRØM CITY, the most affordable, feature-packed e-Bike, and your secret weapon against traffic
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2018


With gas prices going up around the world, everyone is trying to find ways to save money. A growing number of people are also turning to electric bikes to save themselves from city traffic, live healthier lives and the fun […]


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NASA is sending autonomous helicopter to Mars
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2018


NASA is sending an autonomous helicopter to the red planet. The helicopter, named Marscopter, will won’t fly there on its own — it will be attached to the belly pan of the space agency’s Mars Rover, lifting off in 2020. Marscopter […]


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Wilbur Labs, a startup studio founded by ex-Googlers, launches VacationRenter.com
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2018


Wilbur Labs is a San Francisco based startup studio founded by ex-Googlers. The company builds, buys and invests in businesses at the intersection of technology and marketing. Wilbur Labs also leverages their proprietary marketing technology and shared back office to shorten […]


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Healthtech startup Innovaccer announces $25 million investment to build healthcare data platform and drive efficiency in healthcare
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2018


Innovaccer is one the fastest growing and disruptive healthcare Big Data startup in Silicon Valley. With it’s Big Data platform ‘InData’, Innovaccer is helping large healthcare organizations like Catholic Health Initiatives, Mercy, Trinity, Catalyst, Sonic etc. to adopt data driven […]


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Facebook plans to create its own cryptocurrency
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


Facebook is reportedly ‘very serious’ about launching its own cryptocurrency, according to the latest report from Cheddar. It is ironic that Facebook wanted to ban all cryptocurrency related ads on its website back in January. According to Cheddar, Facebook cryptocurrency will be […]


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The U.S. needs a national strategy on artificial intelligence, says Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


The following is an opinion editorial provided by Brian Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation.  China, India, Japan, France and the European Union are crafting bold plans for artificial intelligence (AI). They see AI as a means to economic […]


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Blockchain startup Paxful expands investment in Africa with launch of Nigerian Blockchain Incubator Hub
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


Paxful, a peer-to-peer bitcoin technology startup, announced yesterday that it will build a blockchain technology incubation hub in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of its growing investment in Africa. Paxful plans to launch then hub in fall 2018 and provide a […]


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Researchers at Israeli Ben-Gurion University have developed a novel cancer treatment with ability to reprogram cancer cells to pre-cancerous state
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, is one of Israel’s leading research universities and among the world leaders in many fields. Today, BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University, and the NIBN announced that a research group led by Professor […]


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Top Cybersecurity Trends To Watch in 2018 [Infographic]
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


With growing concerns about cyber security attack, organizations and governments need to be prepared, anticipate and mitigate cyber threats targeting their enterprises. It is equally important to monitor trends, be proactive and have both short and long-term strategy to stay […]


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Forever Labs, a startup that wants to cryogenically freeze your stem cells, raises $2 million to combat age-related diseases 
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


Americans are getting older and everyone wants to live longer. Forever Labs, a startup that extracts and stores stem cells, so you can live a healthier and longer life, today announced that it has closed $2 million in financing from Northwestern […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, May 11
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, May 11 France tech billionaire is turning France into a startup Mecca. Xavier Niel, a telecoms magnate worth $6.7 billion, and the 8th richest person in France, […]


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Boston Dynamics’ Robot is back, now navigate entire offices by itself and even climb stairs
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


In February, we wrote about the newest futuristic robot from BostonDynamics called SpotMini. Back then, the robot was learning how to open doors for his “friends.” SpotMini is back, now it can navigate entire offices by itself. It can even […]


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Genetic blockchain startup DNAtix releases its first blockchain-based open source DNA compression tool
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


Back in April, we wrote about DNATix, an Israeli genetic blockchain startup that conducted the first successful transfer of DNA Sequence over the Ethereum Blockchain. As the healthcare undergoes shift from from generic medicine to a personal, tailor made medicine and […]


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Klout, the $200 million startup that measures and ranks users according to their social influence, is shutting down after 10 years
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


Klout is a startup that measures and ranks its users according to online social influence by using social media analytics, is shutting down on May 25, 2018. Launched August, 2008 It was bought for $200 million in 2014 by Lithium […]


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Bushel announces $7 million investment to accelerate growth of digital platform for grain industry
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


Bushel, today announced a $7 million private investment round to accelerate its patent-pending digital platform for the grain industry. The funding was led by private investors in the agriculture and software industries. The investment will be used to expand Bushel’s reach; accelerate […]


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Moloco, a mobile performance advertising startup founded by former Google engineers, raises $11 million in Series B funding
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


  Moloco, a mobile performance advertising startup founded by former Google engineers, announced it has secured $11 million in Series B funding. The round is led by Samsung Ventures and Draper Athena, with participation from Mirae Asset Management, Smilegate Investment and […]


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Event discovery platform startup Vuevent acquired by two-year old TrellisSoft
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


Austin-based Vuevent, a startup that provides an event application and marketing intelligence platform, has been acquired by TrellisSoft Inc., a younger and a two-year old private software company based in San Jose, California. The terms of the transaction were not […]


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Austria-based startup Kununu launches Engage to digitize and streamline workplace feedback
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2018


Austria-based startup, Kununu, is a platform for employer reviews and ratings that has helped millions of job seekers make better job decisions each month. The company announced it’s rolling out Kununu Engage, a tool that allows any company worldwide to […]


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