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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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Sam Altmann and Jony Ive are reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion in funding for secretive AI device startup
Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2024


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Jony Ive are reportedly in funding talks with high-profile investors to raise $1 billion for their secretive AI-powered personal device company, according to a report from The Information. Among the potential backers […]


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AI talent wars heat up as Tesla boosts pay for AI engineers to counter OpenAI’s poaching
Nickie Louise Posted On April 5, 2024


The ongoing rivalry between Elon Musk and OpenAI has reached new heights, leaving Tesla in the middle of an all-out talent war. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Tesla is ramping up compensation for its AI talent, […]


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Google is reportedly making an offer to buy HubSpot
Nickie Louise Posted On April 5, 2024


Google’s parent company Alphabet is reportedly eyeing a potential acquisition of HubSpot, Reuters reported. Sources told Reuters that Alphabet is in talks with advisors about the possibility of making an offer for the $32 billion marketing company, pushing HubSpot’s shares […]


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io.net partners with KREA to overcome global GPU shortage and unlock AI potential
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2024


Decentralized computing network io.net, fresh off its recent $30 million funding round, is partnering with the AI-driven design platform KREA. The collaboration promises to revolutionize AI-powered multimedia creation by harnessing io.net’s GPU computational power for KREA users. With a global […]


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Hypernative joins Flare to proactively safeguard Web3 ecosystem
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2024


Flare, a cryptocurrency project, has partnered with institutional grade Web3 security company Hypernative in a move aimed at bolstering security and providing proactive security measures to protect its ecosystem from cyberattacks. Announced on Thursday, Flare revealed that the collaboration will […]


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Coalesce raises $50M in funding to revolutionize data transformation for data teams
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2024


With over 300 million terabytes of data created each day, data has become the lifeblood of modern enterprises, driving critical decision-making processes and powering innovative solutions. However, the raw data generated by various sources is often fragmented, inconsistent, and unstructured, […]


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BYD to launch first electric pickup truck to challenge Tesla and Ford as EV truck war rages on
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2024


The race for dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) truck market has officially kicked into high gear as China’s electric car giant BYD entered the electric pickup truck race. Just two months after BYD dethroned Tesla as the world’s largest […]


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Amazon lays off hundreds of employees in its AWS cloud computing unit
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2024


Amazon has laid off staff in its Amazon’s cloud computing unit, AWS.  In an announcement on Wednesday, the company confirmed the job cuts affected several hundred employees from its physical stores technology and sales and marketing departments. The retail giant […]


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JPMorgan Chase launches digital ad platform to connect brands with its 80 million customers
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2024


In a strategic move aimed at leveraging its massive customer base, JPMorgan Chase launched a new targeted digital ad platform called Chase Media on Wednesday. This digital media business platform will enable advertisers to target the bank’s 80 million customers […]


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Yahoo acquires AI news app Artifact from Instagram co-founders a year after shutdown
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2024


In a strategic move aimed at bolstering its news aggregation capabilities, Yahoo has snapped up Artifact, an AI news app founded by Instagram co-founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. The acquisition, announced jointly by the two companies, signals Yahoo’s intent […]


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Binance Inscription Marketplace now supports ARC-20 tokens
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2024


Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange with a massive user base of over 185 million, today announced that its Binance Inscription Marketplace now fully supports ARC-20 tokens. Unlike other token types, ARC-20 tokens operate on the ARC-20 protocol, enabling users […]


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Top 100 AI Companies of 2024
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2024


The AI revolution is happening right before our eyes, and leading the charge are the companies that dare to push the limits of what we once thought was possible. Last year, we featured leading AI startups dominating the landscape of […]


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Israel’s AI chipmaker startup Hailo raises $120 million in funding at $1.2 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2024


Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo is making waves again, securing a hefty $120 million in fresh funding. This latest round pushes the company’s valuation to $1.2 billion, reaffirming its position as a formidable player in the tech landscape. Alongside the funding, […]


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GOMBLE gets $10M to fuel Web3 gaming push
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2024


In a move that signals a new era in gaming, Gomble Games, a spinoff of the renowned game studio ‘111%’, has secured a $10 million in cumulative investment to advance its vision for Web3 gaming. The initial round in 2023 […]


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Apple’s new AI model ReALM outperforms GPT-4
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2024


Apple has once again set the tech world abuzz with its latest foray into artificial intelligence. In the wake of its MM1 multimodal large language models (LLMs) launched in March, which drew comparisons to the likes of GPT-4V and Gemini, […]


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Microsoft splits Teams from Office Suite after EU pressure
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2024


In response to mounting antitrust scrutiny, Microsoft announced on Monday that it plans to decouple its chat and video app, Teams, from its Office suite globally. This move comes six months after a similar unbundling effort in Europe aimed at […]


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OpenAI’s $100 Billion Supercomputer: Microsoft to build ‘Stargate’ to power OpenAI’s next generation of AI systems
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2024


In an ambitious move set to reshape the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to build a colossal $100 billion supercomputer dubbed “Stargate,” according to a report from The Information. Stargate is reportedly the fifth and […]


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Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI unveils Grok-1.5, the next-gen AI chatbot
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2024


Elon Musk’s pioneering artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled its latest Grok-1.5 chatbot. The enhanced version, which will soon be rolling out to users on the X platform (formerly Twitter), boasts improved reasoning capabilities. In an announcement on his social […]


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Google.org launches generative AI accelerator program with $20 million in funding for 21 nonprofits
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2024


Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, today announced the launch of the Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI, a dynamic six-month program designed to bolster nonprofits engaged in pioneering applications of generative AI. The initiative comes hand in hand with a substantial […]


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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for crypto fraud; to forfeit more than $11 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2024


“I’m sorry about that. I’m sorry about what happened at every stage.” In a dramatic turn of events, Sam Bankman-Fried, the once-revered entrepreneur behind the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by Judge Lewis […]


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