April 9, 2026
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Daniel Levi

Daniel is a writer and editor for Tech Startups. Daniel has been involved in technology and gaming for over two decades. He has previous experience in software development and loves writing about emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency. Daniel also enjoys hiking and camping.


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China supercomputer hacked? Hackers claim they stole 10 petabytes of China’s military secrets from National Supercomputing Center in massive data breach
Daniel Levi Posted On April 8, 2026


An unknown hacker group claims they breached one of China’s most critical supercomputing facilities, stealing more than 10 petabytes of data—potentially one of the largest exfiltrations of sensitive information ever reported. The alleged target is the National Supercomputing Center in […]


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Polygon Labs in talks to raise $100M for stablecoin payments push amid crypto slump
Daniel Levi Posted On April 8, 2026


Polygon Labs is quietly lining up its next move—and it could reshape how money moves on-chain. The team behind one of Ethereum’s most widely used scaling networks is in early talks with investors to raise up to $100 million. The […]


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Vietnam fintech startup MoMo eyes $2B+ valuation as digital payments boom
Daniel Levi Posted On April 8, 2026


Vietnam’s fintech race is heating up, and MoMo is right at the center of it. The Vietnamese digital payments startup is exploring strategic options, including bringing in new investors, in a move that could value the business at more than […]


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Alibaba launches data center with 10,000 homegrown AI chips to challenge Nvidia’s dominance
Daniel Levi Posted On April 8, 2026


China’s push to build its own AI stack is starting to take physical shape. Alibaba has teamed up with China Telecom to launch a new data center in southern China, powered entirely by chips designed in-house. At the center of […]


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Golden Analytics emerges from stealth with $7M in funding to build AI-native BI platform that turns raw data into dashboards in seconds
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2026


The race to make sense of data just hit a reset. A new AI startup called Golden Analytics has stepped out of stealth with $7 million in seed funding from NEA and Madrona, with participation from Breakers. The pitch is simple […]


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Gartner finds only 28% of AI projects deliver ROI as most fail to deliver results
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2026


The promise of AI has been loud. The results, less so. A new report from Gartner puts a number to what many teams are starting to feel: most AI projects aren’t paying off. In infrastructure and operations, just 28% of […]


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Intel joins Elon Musk’s $25B Terafab AI chip megafactory project
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2026


Intel just stepped into one of Elon Musk’s most ambitious bets yet—a $25 billion chip megafactory in Austin that aims to rewrite how AI hardware gets built. On Tuesday, Intel said it will join Musk’s Terafab project alongside Tesla, SpaceX, […]


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Europe’s Startup Story Is Getting More Serious, and Cybersecurity Is Leading It
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2026


For years, Europe’s startup ecosystem was often discussed in comparative terms. It was compared to Silicon Valley, assessed against U.S. funding levels, and often described as promising but incomplete. That framing is beginning to appear dated. Europe’s startup story is […]


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Jeff Bezos’s Project Prometheus poaches xAI co-founder from OpenAI in escalating AI talent battle
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2026


Jeff Bezos is quietly assembling something big—and he’s doing it by pulling talent straight out of the industry’s most influential AI labs. His stealth venture, Project Prometheus, has hired Kyle Kosic, a co-founder of xAI and a former engineer at […]


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OpenAI acquires TBPN for ‘low hundreds of millions’ to expand media influence
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2026


OpenAI just made a move that few expected. The company behind ChatGPT has acquired TBPN, a fast-rising tech talk show that built outsized influence in Silicon Valley with a relatively small audience. The price tag, according to The Wall Street […]


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DeepSeek V4 model will run on Huawei chips as China accelerates AI independence
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2026


China’s AI race just took a turn that could reshape how the industry thinks about chips, control, and independence. DeepSeek’s upcoming V4 model is expected to run on Huawei-designed processors, marking a clear break from reliance on U.S. hardware. The […]


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Mercor confirms breach in LiteLLM supply-chain attack, exposing 4TB of candidate data and source code
Daniel Levi Posted On April 3, 2026


Mercor has confirmed it was caught in a supply-chain attack tied to LiteLLM—an incident that may have exposed up to 4TB of sensitive data, including candidate records, internal code, and identity documents. The disclosure comes days after reports surfaced that […]


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Anthropic acquires AI biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400M to expand into drug discovery and clinical workflows
Daniel Levi Posted On April 3, 2026


Anthropic is making a decisive move into biotech. The AI company has acquired Coefficient Bio, a young AI startup focused on applying AI to drug development and clinical strategy, in a deal valued at roughly $400 million, according to an […]


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Amazon in talks to buy Globalstar in $9B deal to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink as satellite internet race heats up
Daniel Levi Posted On April 2, 2026


Amazon is making a serious move in the race to bring the internet from space. The company is in talks to acquire Globalstar, a satellite communications firm, in a deal valued at around $9 billion, according to a Financial Times […]


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Amazon to add 3.5% FBA surcharge starting April 17, 2026, as fuel costs rise amid US–Iran war
Daniel Levi Posted On April 2, 2026


Amazon sellers woke up to a new cost line item just weeks before peak summer demand. In a message sent through Seller Central, Amazon said it will begin adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to fulfillment fees, starting April […]


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PickMyBrain raises $2.1M to turn experts into AI ‘Digital Brains’ and monetize knowledge at scale
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2026


A new wave of AI startups is chasing a simple idea: people don’t want more content, they want better answers. PickMyBrain is betting that the best answers still come from real experts—and it just raised $2.1 million to prove it. […]


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Franklin Templeton to acquire CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital in crypto expansion push
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2026


Wall Street’s push into crypto just picked up more momentum. Franklin Templeton said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire 250 Digital, a cryptocurrency investment unit spun out of CoinFund, marking its latest step deeper into digital assets. The move lands […]


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OpenAI raises record $122B at $852B valuation as IPO buzz intensifies
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2026


OpenAI just did something few companies in history have pulled off—and now the pressure is real. The company said Tuesday it has closed a staggering $122 billion funding round, pushing its post-money valuation to $852 billion. The raise tops the […]


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Iran threatens attacks on Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Google as war escalates into tech sector
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2026


The war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is no longer confined to military targets. It is now brushing up against the backbone of the global tech industry. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a direct warning to […]


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LAPSUS$ claims massive breach of AI hiring startup Mercor, says 4TB of data taken via Tailscale VPN
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2026


A cybercrime group with a track record of hitting some of tech’s biggest names says it has struck again—this time going after one of the fastest-growing companies in the AI talent pipeline. Posts circulating across X and Reddit point to […]


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