Daniel Levi

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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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Workday hacked: HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach

Daniel Levi Posted On August 18, 2025

Workday, the $70 billion HR and finance software giant, has joined the growing list of major companies caught up in a sweeping cyberattack campaign that’s targeting enterprise databases worldwide. The company confirmed that hackers broke into a third-party system it […]

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Yext CEO offers to take company private in $1.1 billion deal, shares rally

Daniel Levi Posted On August 18, 2025

Yext is back in the spotlight. CEO Michael Walrath has offered to take the New York–based search optimization company private in a deal that values it at about $1.1 billion. News of the proposal sent Yext’s stock up 9% in […]

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Vercel attracts investor offers valuing cloud startup at $9 billion, nearly triple last year’s worth

Daniel Levi Posted On August 14, 2025

Vercel might be on the verge of one of the biggest jumps in valuation the cloud sector has seen this year. The San Francisco-based startup, known for its developer-friendly “frontend cloud” platform and as the creator of Next.js, has drawn […]

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Estonian AI startup Better Medicine raises €6M to tackle radiologist shortage with AI-powered cancer detection

Daniel Levi Posted On August 14, 2025

Radiology teams are drowning in scans, but the number of specialists who can read them isn’t keeping up. In the UK, there are only about 10 radiologists per 100,000 people, and half of the open positions go unfilled. Globally, doctors […]

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CoreWeave shares tumble 18% on bigger-than-expected loss as red-hot IPO lock-up nears end

Daniel Levi Posted On August 13, 2025

CoreWeave’s red-hot debut earlier this year has hit a rough patch. Shares of the AI data center renter fell 18% after the company reported a loss that was deeper than Wall Street had projected. The timing couldn’t be worse — […]

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China tells ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to halt Nvidia’s H20 chip over security concerns

Daniel Levi Posted On August 12, 2025

Beijing is tightening the screws on foreign chipmakers again, this time taking aim at Nvidia’s H20, the most advanced AI chip the U.S. company is currently allowed to sell in China. According to Bloomberg, Chinese regulators have told local tech […]

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VC firm Speciale Invest to back India’s early-stage deep-tech startups with $69 million

Daniel Levi Posted On August 12, 2025

Speciale Invest is betting $69 million on India’s next wave of deep-tech startups. The Chennai-based venture capital firm will spread the investment over the next four years, backing 18 to 20 startups through 2029. Initial tickets will range from 70 […]

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How Cybersecurity Startups Are Protecting Casino Transactions

Daniel Levi Posted On August 11, 2025

The number of online casino players trying slots, poker, and blackjack is in the millions every day. This popularity bump has a downside: cybercriminals want to take advantage of any weaknesses in how money moves online. The risks, like stolen […]

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Nvidia, AMD agree to give U.S. government 15% of China ship revenue in unprecedented Trump deal

Daniel Levi Posted On August 11, 2025

Nvidia and AMD have struck an unusual arrangement with the U.S. government: give up 15% of revenue from certain chip sales to China or lose access to a key market, Reuters reported on Monday. The move, confirmed by U.S. officials […]

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From Klarna to Karma: How a $40B Fintech Startup Bet on the Poor Went South

Daniel Levi Posted On August 8, 2025

You know something’s off when even a $1.50 hot dog needs financing. That’s the world Klarna helped create. A Swedish fintech once valued at a staggering $46 billion, Klarna positioned itself as the cool, pastel-colored middleman between your cravings and […]

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Doximity acquires AI startup Pathway Medical for $63M to turn AI into doctors’ new assistant

Daniel Levi Posted On August 7, 2025

Doximity is going all-in on AI. The $11 billion health tech company just acquired Montreal-based AI startup Pathway Medical for $63 million, marking a big step forward in its plan to become more than just “LinkedIn for doctors.” Doximity shared […]

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OpenAI launches GPT-5 for everyone: A “complete breakthrough” in AI reasoning

Daniel Levi Posted On August 7, 2025

OpenAI didn’t waste any time. Just a day after teasing “LIVE5TREAM THURSDAY 10AM PT” on X, the ChatGPT maker officially announced GPT-5—its newest and most advanced AI model yet. And in a big move, GPT-5 is now available to everyone, […]

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Apollo acquires majority stake in Stream Data Centers to capitalize on $6.7 trillion AI infrastructure boom

Daniel Levi Posted On August 6, 2025

Apollo is doubling down on digital infrastructure. The alternative asset manager has agreed to buy a majority interest in Stream Data Centers (SDC), betting that the demand for data storage and computing capacity will continue to soar as AI and […]

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Endex.ai raises $14M in funding led by OpenAI Startup Fund to bring AI agents directly into Excel

Daniel Levi Posted On August 6, 2025

A quiet experiment in the finance world just became a big headline. Endex.ai, a tech startup that’s been building an AI agent that lives inside Microsoft Excel, has raised $14 million in funding. The round was led by the OpenAI […]

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AI is quietly eating the M&A advisory business and even Goldman vets are turning to chatbots to replace junior bankers

Daniel Levi Posted On August 5, 2025

Late last month, we ran a story on 40 jobs most at risk of being replaced by AI. The piece was based on a Microsoft study ranking the roles most vulnerable to being taken over by machines. Some results were […]

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Google DeepMind launches Genie 3, the first AI that generates interactive 3D worlds in real time

Daniel Levi Posted On August 5, 2025

Google DeepMind has unveiled Genie 3, a new frontier for world models, and the first AI that generates interactive 3D worlds in real time at 24 frames per second. The system can generate interactive 3D environments on the fly from […]

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Big Tech to spend $344B in 2025 amid surging AI demand

Daniel Levi Posted On August 4, 2025

The AI arms race isn’t cooling off. It’s accelerating, and the numbers behind it are staggering. Tech giants are expected to pour over $344 billion into AI-related spending in 2025 alone, according to Bloomberg. This isn’t just hype—it’s an all-out […]

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GeoWealth raises $38M series C led by Apollo to expand private market access for advisors

Daniel Levi Posted On August 4, 2025

Registered investment advisors are feeling the pressure to meet growing client demand for more diverse investment options—including access to private markets, which have long been difficult for smaller firms to tap. Now, GeoWealth, a Chicago-based turnkey asset management platform, is […]

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Tesla Autopilot Crash Verdict: Tesla Ordered to Pay $242.5M to Victims of Fatal Florida Wreck

Daniel Levi Posted On August 1, 2025

A jury in Miami has delivered a major verdict against Tesla, holding the company partly responsible for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system. According to a report from CNBC, Tesla has been ordered to pay $242.5 million in […]

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