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Akave raises $6.65M in funding to break big cloud’s grip on AI data storage

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2026

Akave thinks the real choke point in AI isn’t models. It’s data. The Austin-based AI infrastructure startup has raised $6.65 million and is entering the cloud storage market with Akave Cloud, a decentralized, S3-compatible platform built for AI and analytics […]

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Nvidia invests $4B in Lumentum and Coherent to accelerate silicon photonics for AI infrastructure

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2026

Nvidia is opening its wallet again, this time to secure a key piece of the AI infrastructure stack that most people rarely see: photonics. The chip giant said Monday it will invest a combined $4 billion across two U.S. photonics […]

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Amazon’s AWS outage hits UAE and Bahrain after data center fire triggered by ‘objects’; link to Iranian strikes unclear

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2026

AWS customers across the Middle East woke up to disruption this week after a fire at one of the company’s regional data centers knocked parts of its cloud network offline. Amazon Web Services said its United Arab Emirates facilities were […]

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5 AI Tools That Can Practically Run Your Business in 2026

Daniel Levi Posted On February 27, 2026

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, generative AI has driven a surge in innovation, widespread corporate adoption, and measurable productivity gains, including an estimated 1.3% increase in labor productivity, according to a Stanford study. In a remarkably short […]

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AI toys leak 50,000 children’s conversations. They’re still on the market

Daniel Levi Posted On February 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence is quickly moving from offices and smartphones into one of the most sensitive spaces imaginable: children’s bedrooms. AI-powered toys are now being marketed to kids as young as three, often equipped with microphones, cloud connectivity, and the ability […]

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What’s Driving the Online Bingo Boom

Daniel Levi Posted On February 26, 2026

Online bingo has experienced a remarkable surge in popularity over the past decade, becoming one of the most widely enjoyed digital leisure activities for adults. What was once a game associated primarily with community halls and social clubs has transformed […]

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales predicts Bitcoin could fall below $10K by 2050

Daniel Levi Posted On February 26, 2026

Bitcoin hit an all-time high of about $126,198 on October 6, 2025. Since then, the cryptocurrency has swung sharply through late 2025 and early 2026, and was trading at $66,783.03 at the time of writing. Volatility, however, is nothing new […]

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C3 AI lays off 26% of workforce as losses widen and stock plunges 17%

Daniel Levi Posted On February 26, 2026

C3 AI is under pressure after a bruising earnings report sent its stock tumbling and forced the company into a major reset. Shares of the enterprise AI software firm fell 17% Thursday, hitting a new low after the company posted […]

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Forget the Next Big Startup. This ‘Boring’ Business Model Is Quietly Making College Students Rich

Daniel Levi Posted On February 25, 2026

While much of the startup world, including us at TechStartups, keeps a close eye on startups raising billions, college students are quietly getting rich off a business model most tech founders would laugh at. No app, no pitch deck, no […]

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Pentagon gives Anthropic Friday deadline to lift Claude military limits or face Defense Production Act

Daniel Levi Posted On February 25, 2026

The Pentagon has given Anthropic a stark choice: loosen the guardrails on its Claude AI models for broader military use by Friday evening or risk federal intervention under the Defense Production Act. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered the message directly […]

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SolveAI emerges from stealth with $50M to help enterprises build IT-compliant software without coding

Daniel Levi Posted On February 25, 2026

SolveAI, a London-based AI startup founded by former Palantir engineer Steve Basher, is stepping out of stealth with $50 million in fresh funding and an ambitious pitch: give everyday enterprise employees the ability to build production-ready software simply by talking […]

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Cursor upgrades AI coding agents as $29.3B startup battles Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft

Daniel Levi Posted On February 25, 2026

Cursor is moving fast to maintain its early lead in AI coding. On Tuesday, the startup rolled out a major update to its artificial intelligence agents, aiming to stay ahead of mounting pressure from heavyweights like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft. […]

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The “Build It and They Will Come” Model Is Broken. The New Flywheel: If They Come, Build It

Daniel Levi Posted On February 24, 2026

For decades, founders have repeated the same advice: “build something great, and users will come.” But a small iOS app called Push Scroll tells a very different story. Before a single line of production code existed, the creators behind the […]

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Axelera AI raises more than $250M as edge AI chip startup surpasses 500 customers

Daniel Levi Posted On February 24, 2026

Less than three years after entering the crowded AI chip arena, Axelera AI is gaining serious institutional backing. The European AI acceleration startup announced a new funding round led by Innovation Industries, bringing in heavyweight names including BlackRock and SiteGround […]

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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed Persona after government-linked surveillance code discovery

Daniel Levi Posted On February 24, 2026

Discord is backing away from identity verification startup Persona after researchers flagged publicly accessible code tied to government systems, sparking fresh privacy concerns about the chat platform’s safety push. The controversy began when researchers said they found Persona’s frontend files […]

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Anthropic rolls out Claude Cowork updates across the enterprise after shaking software stocks

Daniel Levi Posted On February 24, 2026

Less than a month after Anthropic’s Claude plugins sparked a $285 billion software stock selloff that fueled Wall Street’s ‘SaaSpocalypse,’ the Claude Code maker is now moving to turn early buzz into enterprise traction. The AI startup on Tuesday introduced […]

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Claude Code targets COBOL, sending IBM stock down over 10%

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

Anthropic says its AI coding tool can automate legacy COBOL modernization, raising fresh questions about IBM’s mainframe moat. IBM shares slid sharply after Anthropic stepped into one of enterprise computing’s most entrenched strongholds: COBOL. In a new post promoting its […]

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Microsoft loses UDRP bid for Dataverse.com despite trademark claim

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

Panel says record did not show respondent targeted Microsoft’s DATAVERSE mark Microsoft’s attempt to take control of Dataverse.com has hit a wall. In a recent WIPO decision, the tech giant failed to convince a three-member panel that the domain was registered […]

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HubSpot acquires Starter Story in bet on YouTube-driven customer acquisition

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

HubSpot is doubling down on creator-led media, and this time it’s buying one of the internet’s most recognizable founder storytelling platforms. The CRM giant’s media arm has acquired Starter Story, the bootstrapped entrepreneurship brand built by Pat Walls, marking HubSpot’s latest […]

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Sherpas raises $3.2M seed to build AI-native operating layer for wealth management firms

Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026

Sherpas has closed a $3.2 million seed round, stepping into the spotlight at a moment when wealth management firms are under pressure to rethink how they deliver advice. The round was led by 1248, the family office of Mariner Wealth […]

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