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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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Would you trust Elon Musk’s X to be your new bank?
Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2024


Elon Musk, the visionary billionaire behind Tesla and Neuralink, is setting his sights on a new industry: financial services. Now, Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) wants to be your new bank he eyes the expansion of the social network platform into […]


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Energy giant EDF subsidiary Exaion joins Cronos as a blockchain validator to bolsters security
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2024


Exaion, a subsidiary of France’s state-owned energy giant EDF (Électricité de France), has partnered with Cronos to become a validator on its blockchain network as part of the effort to boost security. The collaboration will enable Cronos to enhance its […]


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Security startup Pomerium raises $13.75M in Series A funding led by Benchmark
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2024


Pomerium, a security startup and a provider of access-first security platform, today announced it has secured $13.75 million in a Series A funding round led by Benchmark. Returning investors Bain Capital, Haystack, SNR, and Oleg Rogynskyy, founder of People.AI, also […]


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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever launches new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI)
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2024


Just a month after his departure from OpenAI, former chief scientist and ChatGPT-4 creator Ilya Sutskever announced on Wednesday the launch of his new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), focused exclusively on developing safe and powerful superintelligent AI. SSI is […]


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Microsoft to buy 8 million carbon credits from BTG Pactual in a largest carbon removal deal ever
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2024


Microsoft has secured millions of carbon credits from Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual, marking the largest carbon removal transaction on record. In an announcement on Wednesday, BTG Pactual’s forestry division said it has reached an agreement to sell 8 million […]


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Nvidia is now the world’s most valuable company, surpassing Microsoft
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2024


In a stunning turn of events, Nvidia has unseated Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company. This milestone comes just two weeks after Nvidia surpassed Apple to secure the second-most valuable company position. On Tuesday, Nvidia’s shares surged by […]


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Sonic secures $12 million in Series A funding to boost gaming on Solana
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2024


Sonic, the first gaming-focused layer-2 blockchain to launch on Solana, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with additional investments from Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, and other notable firms. This latest […]


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Cybersecurity startup Huntress raises $150M in Series D funding; doubles its valuation to over $1.5 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2024


Cybersecurity startup Huntress has secured $150 million in Series D funding to secure IT infrastructure and bolster security for small businesses and the service providers that support them. The round, led by Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital, and existing investor Sapphire […]


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AI startup Decagon emerges from stealth with $35M in funding to revolutionize customer service with AI
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2024


The gold rush for artificial intelligence shows no signs of slowing down as investors and VC firms pour billions into innovative generative AI startups. One of the latest beneficiaries of this funding wave is Decagon, a tech startup specializing in […]


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ChatGPT is down again, second outage in about two weeks
Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2024


After a major outage left millions without access, OpenAI’s ChatGPT appears to be down again for the second outage in about two weeks. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is experiencing a significant outage, lasting around four hours. As we deal with these disruptions […]


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OpenAI considers becoming a for-profit company, paving way for IPO
Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2024


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman privately told some shareholders that the company is considering a potential change in its governance structure to a for-profit business independent of its nonprofit board, The Information reported on Friday. One proposed scenario is transforming OpenAI […]


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Naver’s Webtoon Entertainment targets up to $2.67 billion valuation in US IPO
Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2024


Webtoon Entertainment, the online comics platform owned by South Korean tech giant Naver, announced on Monday its plans to seek a valuation of up to $2.67 billion in its upcoming U.S. initial public offering. The platform originally debuted in South […]


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Dublin-based fintech startup CleverCards raises $8.6M in funding to help businesses issue prepaid cards and prevent abuse
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2024


CleverCards, a Dublin-based fintech startup that helps businesses stop employees from abusing corporate expenses, has secured €8 million ($8.6 million) in new funding. The investment is a remarkable show of confidence in the 5-year-old startup amidst a broader fintech funding […]


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Tempus AI makes IPO debut, valuing the precision medicine startup at $6 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2024


After years of anticipation, AI-driven precision medicine startup Tempus AI is finally making its debut on the U.S. market. Backed by heavyweights like Google and SoftBank Group, Tempus AI has set the price of its initial public offering (IPO) at […]


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Amazon’s AWS invests $230 million in cloud credits for generative AI startups
Nickie Louise Posted On June 13, 2024


Amazon announced on Thursday an investment of $230 million in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud credits aimed at supporting generative AI startups. This initiative underscores the intensifying competition among cloud providers to attract AI clients from their inception. The program […]


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Pixelverse secures $5.5M in funding to fuel growth and accelerate mass adoption of Web3 gaming
Nickie Louise Posted On June 12, 2024


Web3 gaming continues to dominate even as traditional gaming giants struggle to keep up. Now, Pixelverse, an emerging entertainment studio and game ecosystem, just ignited the scene with a multi-million dollar investment that promises to accelerate the mass adoption of […]


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French AI startup Mistral AI raises $650 million to ‘push the frontier of AI,’ tripling its valuation to $6 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 12, 2024


French AI startup Mistral AI has raised 600 million euros ($643.7 million) in a Series B funding round led by existing investor General Catalyst, almost tripling its valuation to 5.8 billion euros, a big increase from its 2 billion euros […]


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German AI startup Black Semiconductor raises $274M in funding to launch next-generation chips based on graphene
Nickie Louise Posted On June 12, 2024


Germany’s AI startup Black Semiconductor has raised €254 million ($273 million) in funding to develop next-generation chip technology using a carbon material called graphene, the company announced on Wednesday. The funding includes €229 million in public grants from the German […]


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AI startup AlphaSense raises $650M in funding at $4 billion valuation; agrees to buy rival Tegus for $930 million
Nickie Louise Posted On June 11, 2024


AI-driven market intelligence startup AlphaSense announced on Tuesday that it has raised $650 million in a new funding round, elevating its valuation to a robust $4 billion. This marks a $1.5 billion increase from its valuation following a $150 million […]


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Here’s everything Apple announced at WWDC 2024
Nickie Louise Posted On June 11, 2024


Following months of speculation, Apple on Monday unveiled its much-anticipated AI strategy and a suite of AI-powered features and software enhancements for the iPhone and its other devices at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. A Focus on Artificial Intelligence […]


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