October 24, 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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Chinese AI startup Z.ai targets AGI as GLM-5.2 beats GPT-5.5 and narrows the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic
Daniel Levi Posted On June 25, 2026


Just a week after China’s Z.ai grabbed global attention after its GLM-5.2 outperformed GPT-5.5 on coding benchmarks at a fraction of the cost, the company said Thursday it plans to use proceeds from a domestic listing to fund its push […]


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Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as Tesla and SpaceX drops, net worth falls to $957 billion
Daniel Levi Posted On June 24, 2026


Elon Musk’s stay in the trillionaire club didn’t last long. Less than two weeks after becoming the first person to cross the $1 trillion mark, Musk has fallen back below it after a sharp market sell-off hit the two companies […]


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Trovy raises $15 million Series A to replace high-interest debt with home equity financing
Daniel Levi Posted On June 24, 2026


American homeowners are sitting on trillions of dollars in home equity. At the same time, many of them are still paying credit card rates north of 20% to cover everyday expenses, home repairs, medical bills, and family purchases. Trovy thinks […]


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Qualcomm acquires AI startup Modular in $4 billion deal to challenge Nvidia’s CUDA dominance
Daniel Levi Posted On June 24, 2026


Qualcomm is making a nearly $4 billion bet that the next big AI fight will not be won by chips alone. The company said Wednesday it plans to acquire AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at about $3.92 […]


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The Fintech Blueprint: How Nordic Startups Eliminated Digital Friction to Accelerate Growth
Daniel Levi Posted On June 24, 2026


The Nordic region has produced a disproportionate number of the world’s most successful fintech companies. That success is not accidental. Across Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway, startups have consistently tackled the same core problem: too many steps between a user […]


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Meta suffers global outage as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp disrupt users
Daniel Levi Posted On June 23, 2026


For a stretch of Tuesday evening, Meta’s apps started breaking in a way that felt familiar. Instagram feeds stopped loading. Facebook profiles appeared blank. WhatsApp users struggled to send messages. Across the U.S., Europe, parts of Asia, and other regions, […]


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The Rising Gambling Tech Startups of 2026
Daniel Levi Posted On June 23, 2026


If you’re talking tech startups in the year 2026, there’s no escaping AI. Every founder and their dog is looking for new ways to incorporate the tech behind the world’s fastest-growing market. AI is currently worth $700 billion globally, and […]


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Apple hit with $4 billion UK iCloud lawsuit as 40 million users join class action
Daniel Levi Posted On June 23, 2026


Apple is facing a fresh legal fight in the UK after Britain’s competition tribunal approved a £3 billion, or roughly $4 billion, lawsuit accusing the company of locking millions of users into its iCloud storage service. The ruling clears the […]


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Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs, citing AI adoption amid broader tech layoff wave
Daniel Levi Posted On June 23, 2026


Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs and telling investors exactly why. The software giant said in its annual filing Monday that it reduced its workforce by 21,000 roles over the past year, bringing its full-time headcount down to 141,000 as of […]


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Engram raises $98 million to help companies lower AI token costs with smarter memory models
Daniel Levi Posted On June 23, 2026


AI is getting smarter, but for companies paying to run it, it’s getting a lot more expensive. As businesses look for ways to control rising token costs and curb unchecked AI use by developers, AI startup Engram says it has […]


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SpaceX lands $6.3 billion AI compute deal With Reflection AI to power open-source models
Daniel Levi Posted On June 22, 2026


SpaceX has signed a multiyear AI compute agreement with Reflection AI worth up to $6.3 billion, giving the open-source startup access to Nvidia GB300 chips and giving investors another look at how Elon Musk’s company plans to turn Colossus into […]


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Tesla driver using autopilot crashes into Texas home, killing woman inside
Daniel Levi Posted On June 22, 2026


A Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, on Friday night, killing a 76-year-old woman who was inside and setting off a new investigation into Tesla’s driver-assistance technology. Authorities say the driver, Michael Butler, told investigators an […]


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ITG targets $429 million IPO as AI data center boom fuels broadband infrastructure demand
Daniel Levi Posted On June 22, 2026


The rush to cash in on the AI infrastructure buildout is no longer limited to chipmakers, cloud giants, and data center developers. It is now pulling in the companies that build and maintain the physical networks carrying all that traffic. […]


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AI Didn’t Kill Coding Jobs. It Created a New Industry
Daniel Levi Posted On June 19, 2026


The rise of AI slop refactoring is creating new demand for experienced engineers to turn AI-generated prototypes into production-ready software. For nearly four years, the tech industry has been flooded with predictions that artificial intelligence would replace software developers. The […]


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Nobel prize-winning AI researcher John Jumper leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic
Daniel Levi Posted On June 19, 2026


The battle for elite AI talent just claimed another major name. John Jumper, the Nobel Prize-winning researcher behind AlphaFold, announced Friday that he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join AI startup Anthropic. His departure marks one […]


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How AI is driving online casino growth in the US
Daniel Levi Posted On June 19, 2026


The regulated online casino market in the United States continues to go from strength to strength, with Q1 of 2026 the biggest yet. For the first time ever, total revenue surpassed $3 billion. This means that monthly revenues are now […]


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SpaceX stock plunges 20% from peak, leaving the average post-IPO buyer underwater
Daniel Levi Posted On June 19, 2026


Just days after Wall Street crowned SpaceX one of the most valuable companies on the planet, the stock’s gravity-defying rally is starting to look a lot less certain. Shares of SpaceX fell another 3.6% on Thursday, extending a sharp retreat […]


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Meta strikes new 1.6-gigawatt AI computing deal with data center startup Crusoe
Daniel Levi Posted On June 18, 2026


The AI race has reached a point where success is measured in gigawatts. Meta has signed new agreements with AI infrastructure startup Crusoe that will give the company access to roughly 1.6 gigawatts of computing capacity across two data centers […]


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Dream, an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by former NSO Group CEO, raises $260 million at $3 billion valuation
Daniel Levi Posted On June 18, 2026


Founded by former NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio and former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dream develops AI-powered cyber defense systems that help governments protect critical infrastructure from state-backed cyber threats. Dream, an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by former NSO Group […]


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‘xAI Is a Failure’: AI Godfather Warns of Trouble for Musk’s AI Startup and a Bigger AI Bubble
Daniel Levi Posted On June 18, 2026


Since its launch three years ago, Elon Musk has pitched xAI as a challenger to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the race to build the most advanced artificial intelligence systems. One of the field’s most influential researchers is not convinced. […]


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