June 17, 2025
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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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Nordic startup Studio555 raises €4M to blend gaming and interior design into a playable app for everyone
Daniel Levi Posted On June 16, 2025


Nordic tech startup Studio555 has raised €4 million in seed funding to build a new kind of app, one that mixes interior design with the feel of a mobile game. The idea? Make creativity around home decor feel more playful, […]


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Ranking 5 Casino Games From Easiest to Hardest
Daniel Levi Posted On June 13, 2025


Choosing a casino game often comes down to how easy it is to learn and play. Some games are great for those who want to jump right in, while others demand a bit more know-how. Understanding the differences can help […]


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Brazil’s Meliuz raises $32M to buy bitcoin, becomes nation’s first ‘bitcoin treasury’ fintech
Daniel Levi Posted On June 13, 2025


Brazilian fintech Meliuz has raised 180.08 million reais (about $32.39 million) through a follow-on share offering to fund more bitcoin purchases, according to a securities filing on Friday. The offering was priced at 7.06 reais per share—about 5% below Thursday’s […]


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AI internet is down: Google Cloud outage breaks Firebase, Supabase, Cursor, Lovable, and more
Daniel Levi Posted On June 12, 2025


The internet’s AI infrastructure just hit a wall. A major outage across Google Cloud Platform is causing widespread failures in services that power many of today’s AI tools. Firebase is down. Supabase is struggling. Vibe coding app Cursor isn’t loading. […]


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Digital banking startup Chime pops on IPO 37% debut, raises $700M at $11.6B valuation
Daniel Levi Posted On June 12, 2025


Chime opened strong on the Nasdaq Thursday, popping 37 percent to $43 after pricing its shares at $27. The digital banking startup raised around $700 million in its IPO, with early backers cashing out another $165 million. The stock is […]


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Where Are Casinos Most Popular in the US?
Daniel Levi Posted On June 11, 2025


Online gaming has taken the world by storm. More and more countries are starting to realize the potential benefits, legalizing online casinos. In the USA, all 50 states are free to pass their own regulation on this matter. Many have […]


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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 11, 2025
Daniel Levi Posted On June 11, 2025


It’s Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and we’re back with your daily tech funding roundup, tracking where capital is flowing and which startups are defining what’s next in fintech, AI, fusion energy, crypto infrastructure, robotics, and beyond. Today’s deals span the […]


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Huawei launches Pura 80 Series to challenge Apple in China’s premium phone market
Daniel Levi Posted On June 11, 2025


Less than a month after unveiling its first HarmonyOS-powered laptops, Huawei is back with a high-profile smartphone launch. On Wednesday, the Chinese tech giant introduced the new Pura 80 lineup, headlined by the Pura 80 Pro+—a feature-packed device aimed squarely […]


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The rise and fall of Wish.com: How a $10B e-commerce unicorn crashed and burned
Daniel Levi Posted On June 10, 2025


It was the 2010s, and Wish ads were everywhere. A $1 cat mask. $10 drones. Even “USB-powered pregnancy tests.” The weirdness never stopped. But behind the viral chaos was a company obsessed with growth at all costs. Wish.com became one […]


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Trump Administration Cybersecurity Funding Cuts of $495M from CISA
Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2025


Despite a surge in cyber threats, the Trump Administration is reportedly planning to cut cybersecurity funding. Trump’s team is aiming to shrink cybersecurity spending. According to CybersecurityDive, President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 cybersecurity budget proposal would cut $495 million from the Cybersecurity and […]


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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 9, 2025
Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2025


It’s Monday, June 9, 2025. Hope you had a great weekend. We’re back with your daily tech funding roundup, tracking where capital is flowing and which startups are laying the groundwork for what’s next. Today’s deals span AI coding assistants, […]


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Vantage raises €720M in first-ever Euro ABS deal backed by European data centers
Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2025


Vantage Data Centers just pulled off a first in Europe’s tech infrastructure market: raising €720 million (about $821.4 million) through a bond deal backed by data center assets. The move marks another clear sign of booming demand for data center […]


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Should governments ban AI-generated humans to stop the collapse of social trust?
Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2025


In May 2025, millions of people saw Billie Eilish at the Met Gala. Or so they thought. Photos and videos of the pop star in a striking gown went viral. Some fans raved. Others mocked. The media picked it up, […]


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Autonomous trucking startup Plus to go public at $1.2B valuation in SPAC deal
Daniel Levi Posted On June 5, 2025


Is SPAC making a comeback? After months of silence, merger deals are slowly starting to return. One of the latest: Plus Automation is heading to the public markets through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX, a blank-check firm led […]


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ThreatSpike raises $14M in series A funding after 14 years of bootstrapping
Daniel Levi Posted On June 4, 2025


ThreatSpike, a cybersecurity startup that’s been quietly building for over a decade, just raised $14 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Expedition Growth Capital and marks the company’s first institutional investment after 14 years of self-funding. […]


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What is COPPA? What every founder needs to know before a product launch
Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2025


You just built the perfect product, an educational tool for kids. You shared it on Product Hunt, Reddit, and social media. Launch day was a win. Signups came fast. People paid. Momentum was real. Then, a few days later, the […]


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AI startup Ciroos emerges from stealth with $21M to bring AI “teammates” to ops teams
Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2025


Ciroos, a startup building AI tools for operations teams, just came out of stealth with $21 million in funding to roll out what it’s calling the industry’s first extensible AI “SRE Teammate.” The round was led by Energy Impact Partners […]


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Kuwait joins $30B BlackRock and Microsoft-backed AI infrastructure venture to break free from oil dependency
Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2025


Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund is joining a $30 billion AI infrastructure initiative backed by Microsoft, BlackRock, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX, marking its first major AI investment under new leadership. According to Bloomberg, the investment is part of the oil-rich nation’s […]


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Microsoft invests $400M in Switzerland, doubling down on Europe’s AI and cloud push
Daniel Levi Posted On June 2, 2025


Earlier this year, Microsoft announced multi-billion-dollar AI and cloud investments in Germany, Spain, and Poland. Now, the Redmond tech giant is putting another $400 million into Switzerland as it doubles down on its European expansion. The company shared the news […]


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Things AI can do, but laws won’t allow: 16 profitable AI ideas big tech won’t touch (but you can)
Daniel Levi Posted On May 31, 2025


Earlier this week, I came up with what I thought was a million-dollar idea: a fully automated face shape analyzer powered by AI. I had done the research. The demand was massive. I looked at tools like Detect Face Shape […]


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