March 12, 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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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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OpenAI expects $600B compute spend by 2030 as company eyes $1 trillion IPO
Daniel Levi Posted On February 23, 2026


OpenAI is preparing for a scale of spending that would have sounded unrealistic just a few years ago. The ChatGPT maker is targeting roughly $600 billion in total compute spending through 2030, according to Reuters. The aggressive build-out comes as the […]


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ZaiNar emerges from 9 years of stealth with $100M to power Physical AI using 5G and WiFi instead of GPS
Daniel Levi Posted On February 19, 2026


For decades, AI has learned from pixels, text, and clicks. Teaching machines where things are in the physical world has been a different story. After quietly operating for 9 years, ZaiNar is stepping into the public eye with a claim […]


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Grotto AI raises $10M to tackle $500B vacancy crisis with human-first real estate AI
Daniel Levi Posted On February 19, 2026


Vacant apartments are costing property owners an estimated $500 billion in lost value. Grotto AI believes the fix isn’t more automation. It’s better human conversations. The New York-based AI startup announced a $10 million seed round led by ICONIQ, the […]


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Top Tech News Today, February 19, 2026
Daniel Levi Posted On February 19, 2026


It’s Thursday, February 19, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI is no longer just a software story. It’s a powerful story. A grid story. A regulatory story. And increasingly, a geopolitical story. Over the past […]


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Anthropic clashes with Pentagon over AI use, now its $200M defense contract is under review
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2026


The battle over who controls frontier AI just moved inside the Pentagon. Anthropic’s $200 million defense contract is under review after talks with the Department of Defense stalled over how its models can be used. A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to […]


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Selector raises $32M as AI observability startup doubles valuation to $375M amid fortune 1000 growth
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2026


Enterprise networks don’t fail quietly. When outages hit telecom carriers, cloud providers, or healthcare systems, costs can run into the millions per hour. That pressure is fueling a new wave of AI infrastructure startups promising to detect issues before they […]


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Nvidia partners with major Indian VCs, backing 4,000+ AI startups amid $200B data center boom
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2026


The chip giant expands its IndiaAI push through venture partnerships, sovereign AI support, and infrastructure collaborations as billions pour into the country’s AI ecosystem. India’s AI ambitions just gained a powerful ally. NVIDIA is deepening its footprint in India, teaming up […]


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The 10 Most In-Demand College Degrees in 2026 — And No. 1 Isn’t Computer Science or Engineering
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2026


The entry-level job market is tight. Hiring has slowed. Headlines warn of fewer openings and cautious employers. For students graduating in 2026, the question feels urgent: Which degrees actually lead to jobs? New data from the National Association of Colleges […]


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From “Pending” to “Instant”: How UX Demands Are Changing Casino Cashouts
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2026


Online casinos are booming in popularity as many more people discover the excitement of classic games such as blackjack, poker, roulette, slots, and more. Smartphones and faster broadband speeds have put a casino in everybody’s pocket, allowing gamers access to […]


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OpenAI launches Prism AI workspace on Prism.app, a domain sold for $120K 10 days earlier
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2026


On January 17, NameBio reported that Prism.app had sold for $120,000. Ten days later, the domain began redirecting to prism.openai.com. Now, OpenAI has officially launched Prism, a free AI workspace built for scientific writing and collaboration, powered by GPT-5.2. The timing […]


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This Nuclear Engineer Turned a ‘Boring’ Niche into a $50M-a-Year Business
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2026


From Submarines to HOA Software Ben Currin didn’t plan to build software for homeowners’ associations. He trained as a nuclear engineer. He served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. His early career revolved around reactor systems and national […]


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SurrealDB raises $23M to fix AI agents’ memory, launches SurrealDB 3.0 as persistent memory engine
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2026


AI agents can write code, draft legal briefs, triage support tickets, and coordinate workflows. Ask them what happened three sessions ago, and things fall apart. Memory is emerging as one of the weakest links in autonomous systems. Agents lose context, […]


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Daffodil Health raises $16.3M in funding to tackle $1 trillion in healthcare administrative waste with AI
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2026


Healthcare eats nearly one out of every five dollars in the U.S. economy. A staggering share of that money never touches a doctor, nurse, or patient. It gets absorbed by paperwork, repricing vendors, audit layers, and a maze of middlemen […]


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Building a Hardware Startup? Plan for Physical Expansion Earlier Than You Think
Daniel Levi Posted On February 16, 2026


Starting a hardware business feels alive. You build tangible solutions to everyday problems, and seeing your concept come to life brings joy unlike anything else. Still, beyond the rush of sketching prototypes or first builds, one key truth tends to […]


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Over 90% of SaaS Projects Fail. Do This Instead
Daniel Levi Posted On February 16, 2026


A founder spends six months building a product. The interface is clean. The onboarding feels intuitive. The feature set is carefully considered. Every edge case has been anticipated. Every pixel is aligned. When launch day finally arrives, there is a […]


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Nvidia just commoditized the voice AI stack with PersonaPlex-7B
Daniel Levi Posted On February 16, 2026


NVIDIA just made every voice AI API a commodity with the launch of the new conversational AI model, PersonaPlex-7B. The open-source full-duplex model collapses ASR, LLM, and TTS into a single 7B system—shifting voice AI margins from APIs to GPUs.  […]


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Top Tech News Today, February 16, 2026
Daniel Levi Posted On February 16, 2026


It’s Monday, February 16, 2026, and here are the top tech stories dominating the news. Today’s digest captures a global snapshot of where leverage is shifting—from silicon and memory to regulation, security, energy systems, and the Moon. AI is no […]


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OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to lead next-gen personal agents
Daniel Levi Posted On February 15, 2026


OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger has joined OpenAI to lead next-generation personal agents, marking a major step in the company’s push toward autonomous AI systems. Sam Altman announced Sunday that Steinberger is coming aboard OpenAI to drive what he described as […]


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