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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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How to find out everything Google knows about you and download it all in one big file
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2018


Have you ever wondered what Google knows about you? Google knows a whole lot about you. Before you freak out, Google is also very transparent about it. In the wake of Facebook data scandal, everyone is looking for ways to […]


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NASA’s Journey to Mars: NASA ready to go on the first-ever mission to exploring Mars’ deep interior
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2018


Last week, we wrote an article about NASA and the thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft doing what we thought was impossible. The article, NASA has received response from Voyager 1 spacecraft 13 billion miles away after 37 years of inactivity, […]


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6D.ai, developer of APIs for AR startup, closes Seed Round to bring the AR cloud into reality
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2018


Last year, I read an article written by Ori Inbar. The article discussed the concept of “AR Cloud.”  One startup is now building the infrastructure to make AR cloud a reality. The startup is called 6D.ai. The San Francisco, California-based 6D.ai is a […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, March 30
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Friday, March 30. SF Motors, an electric vehicle startup wants to beat Tesla. SF Motors is a Silicon Valley  electric vehicle battery modularization startup headed by industry trailblazer, CEO […]


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Global innovation platform Plug and Play selected 16 startups for “Insurtech Europe” in Munich Germany
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


We wrote about Plug and Play Tech Center (Plug and Play) earlier this month. Yesterday, we also talked about Atidot, one of Plug and Play’s startups in its second cohort program. Founded in 2006, Plug and Play is a global […]


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Moonshot CVE, a Google-backed startup is using internet ads to counter online extremism
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


Online extremism is on the rise. Violent extremist groups both local and international are now turning to the Internet to recruit their followers. Governments around the world are doing their best to stop it. In December 2017, Britain was contemplating on […]


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Global blockchain market size is expected to reach $13.96 billion by 2022
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


Blockchain market is growing and shows no signs of slowing down. According to a 95-page report from ResearchAndMarkets.com, the global Blockchain market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 42.8% (2017-2022), resulting in a global revenue of USD 13.96 billion […]


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Snapchat is laying off 100 employees, the second in recent weeks
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


Celebrities attacking Snap is likely affecting Snapchat’s image and its bottom line. About two weeks ago,  Recode discussed pop star Rihanna being the latest celebrity to sounding off on Snap after an advertisement went live seemingly promoting domestic violence. Now […]


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M&A cloud platform provider startup Midaxo raises $16 million to accelerate product development and expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


IT poses a major risk during merger and acquisition (M&A) because legacy systems, platforms and processes serve as bottlenecks for achieving business objectives. The traditional and the linear approach IT used to work around the bottlenecks during M&A, is to perform […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Thursday, March 29
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Thursday, March 28. Israeli transcribing startup Verbit raises $11 million in seed funding.  An Israeli startup that said on Thursday it had raised its first $11 million […]


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Chinese streaming startup (Netflix of China) iQiyi is planning to raise $2.25 billion in IPO at $18/share
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2018


The Chinese streaming startup, also known as The Netflix of China, iQiyi Inc., is planning its U.S. initial public offering at $18 per share in a deal that is expected to generate more than $2 billion. The company will list […]


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Boeing production plant hit with WannaCry ransomware attack, but says no impact on jet production
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2018


Boeing production plant in North Charleston,South Carolina facility was hit by WannaCry ransomware attack on Wednesday, the Seattle Times reported. Aerospace  giant Boeing said it has “detected a limited intrusion of malware” that affected “a small number of systems,” a company vice president […]


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Mobile security startup Rivetz partners with UbiatarPlay to provide cybersecurity to avatar-based marketplace
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2018


Zurich, Switzerland and Mass-based startup, Rivetz, is a modern and mobile ecosystem that offers a simplified, intuitive approach to cybersecurity, built around hardware-based identity. Founded in 2013, Rivetz also develops RivetzSDK, a cyber-security protection solution for private keys and sensitive data […]


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GoDaddy to migrate vast majority of its computing infrastructure  to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2018


“It’s go time,” for GoDaddy. GoDaddy is going all-in on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company announced today that it will be moving to AWS. The world’s biggest company said it has signed a multiyear deal with Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com […]


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BMW and Daimler AG join forces to combine their car-sharing businesses and fend off competition from tech giants like Uber
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2018


Isn’t competition great? How else can two rivals come together and beat the competition, if not by joining forces? That’s exactly what BMW and Daimler did. Now, the luxury-car makers are setting aside their rivalry and merge together to fend off […]


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Israel-based startup Atidot raises $5 million to bring big data and predictive analytics to life insurers
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2018


Earlier this year we wrote about Plug and Play (PnP)’s launching of its second cohort program. At the time, PnP selected 25 startups to join its insurtech batch. Second on the list is a startup that is making insurance smarter using […]


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How the Internet of Things is Changing the Future of the Supply Chain
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2018


The supply chain is one the most important sector that directly influences the global economy. A market with an efficient logistics and supply chain process has a better edge over other markets in a way that it enables for faster […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Wednesday, March 28. Trucking startup Convoy partners with Goodyear, surpasses 225 employees and 100K trucks. Convoy.com is reinventing the trucking industry with an on-demand service for regional […]


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This motorized hydrofoil surfboard can ‘fly’ over the water at 25 mph
Nickie Louise Posted On March 27, 2018


A company in Puerto Rico, is preparing to launch an electric motorized surfboard which can rise up above water and ‘fly’ over the water at the speed of 25 mph. Founded by a surfer turned mechanical engineer, the surfboard, (called ‘eFoil’) […]


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Unicorn Health insurance startup, Oscar Health, raises $165 million from Google’s Alphabet and others
Nickie Louise Posted On March 27, 2018


Oscar Health, health insurance startup founded by Josh Kushner has raised $165 million from Alphabet and others. The funding will be used to deepen investment in technology platform and accelerate expansion, according to the company’s release. With this new funding, Oscar […]


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