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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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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, October 1
Nickie Louise Posted On October 1, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, October 1. U.K. startup Applied Fusion Systems (AFS) plans fusion-powered missions to the stars. Applied Fusion Systems is a Oxford, England-based nuclear startup that started […]


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Jeff Bezos’ space startup Blue Origin to supply advanced booster engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2018


Blue Origin, the aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company owned by Jeff Bezos, has been selected to supply its advanced booster engine for Vulcan Centaur Rocket System, a United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation rocket. ULA is a joint venture between […]


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Facebook Hacked: Facebook security breach allowed hackers to control the accounts of up to 50 million users
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2018


Facebook has discovered a security issue where hackers were able to access information that could have let them take over as many as 50 million accounts, the social giant company said in a blog post on Friday. Facebook said its […]


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IoT startup Guardhat raises $20 million in Series A to bring life saving technology to global industrial workforce
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2018


Guardhat, the world’s leading Internet of Things (IoT) industrial safety technology developer specialized in developing wearables, infrastructure and software platforms to provide a safer and more productive work environment, has secured a $20 million ‘Series A’ funding to accelerate growth and […]


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Hacker Showdown: Hacker claims to live-stream deleting Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page on Sunday
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2018


A Taiwanese “white hat” hacker, Chang Chi-yuan, claims he’ll broadcast himself hacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page on Sunday, according to a report from Bloomberg. Writing in a Facebook post to his 26,000 followers, Chang Chi-yuan promised to delete the Facebook founder’s […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, September 28
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, September 28. China’s news-aggregation app Bytedance is seeking to raise $3 billion from SoftBank at $75 billion valuation. Bytedance, the owner of China’s most popular news-aggregation […]


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SEC charges Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2018


The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has changed Tesla CEO Elon Musk for fraud, according to lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The charges comes less than two months after Musk told his more than 22 million Twitter followers […]


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Broadly closes $10 million Series B round to boost product development, accelerate hiring and empower local businesses
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2018


Broadly, a startup that helps small businesses connect with modern consumers, has raised a $10 million Series B round to refine and expand new communications tools that enable local businesses to better connect with mobile-first consumers, who prefer real-time, responsive […]


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Zeehaus launches equity crowdfunding campaign marketplace for investors built on blockchain
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2018


Zeehaus, a blockchain-based real estate marketplace with equity sharing fractional ownership, today announced it’s developing a new, unique equity sharing marketplace that connects people looking to buy, sell and invest in real estate by combining trusts with Blockchain to fractionalize […]


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Oracle boosts developer productivity with enhancements in new Java release; Java SE 11 (JDK11) is now generally available
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2018


Some key features included in the new release: Flight Recorder and the now open sourced Mission Control: This will bring a lot of power to developers that need performance and troubleshooting help. It also includes low overhead data collection framework for […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, September 26
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, September 26. Bill Gates-led $1 billion energy fund is expanding its portfolio of startups fighting climate change. Bill Gates has added a geothermal startup to his […]


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Meet Ninebot Electric Gokart, The Coolest Go-kart Ever
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Segway-Ninebot has done it again! The worldwide leader in electric personal transportation has just launched the coolest and the next generation of Gokart. The new Gokart, called Ninebot Electric Gokart, transforms your regular Segway into a drifting machine. The Ninebot Electric Gokart […]


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Fintech startup Nummo launches personal finance platform and forms advisory council with $1.9 million seed round
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Nummo, a fintech startup that helps you stay on top of your finances, lower your bills and avoid unnecessary expenses, has secured a $1.9 in seed round of financing for the public launch of its platform and  further expand operations along […]


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Blockchain startup Brickschain and Australia’s Probuild join forces to bring construction blockchain across its supply chain
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Brickschain, the developer of the first enterprise blockchain custom tailored for the construction and facilities management industries, has signed a partnership agreement with with Probuild Construction Australia to bring construction blockchain across its supply chain from China. This is Brickschain’s most significant supply chain […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, September 25
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, September 25. SoftBank leads $1 billion investment in Indian budget hotel-booking startup.  OYO Rooms (also known as OYO), the India’s largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of […]


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Governor Cuomo Announces Successful Expansion of Unmanned Aerial Systems Industry in Central New York and Mohawk Valley
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Agreements with Six Innovative UAS Companies Will Create Nearly 200 New Jobs and $40 Million in Private Investment Funding Announced for Rounds Four and Five of GENIUS NY Accelerator Investment is Centerpiece of “CNY Rising” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy […]


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NUAIR Alliance Joins Forces with Thales for UTM Research
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Thales named FAA LAANC Approved Partner Strategic Partnership Complements “CNY Rising” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a coalition of New York and […]


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AI-powered sales enablement startup Highspot raises $35 million to fuel global expansion in rapidly growing market
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


If you don’t work in sales, chances are you don’t really have a good understanding of the term sales enablement. Every for-profit organization has a sales team or sales department. Sales enablement is the strategic, ongoing process of equipping the sales […]


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How Safe is Your Smart Home? Watch How Second-hand Smart Home Technology is Compromising Your Safety
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Hackers reveal how easy it is to spy on your family through your Amazon Echo or Smart Camera. Internet security experts vpnMentor mobilized a team of ethical hackers to assess the safety and privacy of some of the most popular […]


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Insurtech startup Socotra secures $5.5 million Series A to modernize insurance technology and accelerate sales
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Socotra, the insurtech startup and creator of the first cloud-native, productized insurance core platform, has secured a $5.5 million Series A funding round to fund further product development and to accelerate sales. The latest round was led by Silicon-Valley based technology investment […]


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