May 8, 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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AI chip startups raise billions to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in inference race
Daniel Levi Posted On April 17, 2026


The AI boom is entering a new phase, and the shift is happening faster than many expected. The race is no longer just about training bigger models. It’s about running them efficiently at scale. That shift is pulling billions of […]


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Wealth.com raises $65M to bring AI-powered estate and tax planning to 50,000+ financial advisors
Daniel Levi Posted On April 16, 2026


Wealth management is getting rebuilt from the inside out, and the shift is happening faster than most firms expected. Wealth.com, a platform focused on estate and tax planning, has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series B round to power […]


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U.S. Navy Drone Tests Fail After Starlink Outage, Exposing Pentagon’s Reliance on SpaceX
Daniel Levi Posted On April 16, 2026


A routine Navy exercise off the California coast turned into a quiet stress test of the Pentagon’s tech stack. When SpaceX’s Starlink network went down during a global outage last August, more than two dozen unmanned surface vessels lost contact […]


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Parasail raises $32M to build ‘AI Supercloud’ that deploys and scales AI agents in minutes
Daniel Levi Posted On April 15, 2026


The race to control AI infrastructure is shifting fast, and Parasail wants to sit right in the middle of it. The AI startup says it has raised $32 million in Series A funding, bringing its total to $42 million. The […]


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NanoTech raises $29.4M Series A to protect U.S. infrastructure from extreme heat and wildfires
Daniel Levi Posted On April 15, 2026


Extreme heat is no longer a seasonal inconvenience. It’s becoming a structural problem for buildings, roads, and public assets across the U.S. At the same time, wildfire risk continues to climb, pushing infrastructure owners to rethink how they protect what […]


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Allbirds pivots from shoes to AI after 99% collapse, stock surges 300% on NewBird AI plan
Daniel Levi Posted On April 15, 2026


Allbirds is attempting one of the wildest reinventions in recent memory. The sneaker company that once became a Silicon Valley favorite, reached a valuation of more than $4 billion, and turned sustainability into a brand identity, is now abandoning shoes […]


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AI chats aren’t private: Your AI chatbot conversations could end up in court, lawyers warn
Daniel Levi Posted On April 15, 2026


People are opening up to AI in ways that would have sounded strange a year ago—asking for advice, testing arguments, even walking through legal strategies. That shift is now colliding with a hard truth from the courtroom: what you tell […]


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nEye.ai raises $80M to scale optical circuit switching for AI data centers
Daniel Levi Posted On April 14, 2026


AI’s growth is hitting a physical wall. More chips and bigger clusters aren’t enough when data can’t move fast enough between them. That’s the gap nEye.ai is chasing, and investors are backing the bet with fresh capital. The Silicon Valley […]


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Prefix raises $7.5M to fix $500B facility management problem for restaurants and retailers
Daniel Levi Posted On April 14, 2026


A broken air conditioner on a summer afternoon can shut down a restaurant in minutes. For large chains running hundreds of locations, moments like that add up fast. Lost revenue, frustrated customers, and stressed staff all trace back to a […]


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Meta set to overtake Google as world’s largest digital ad giant by 2026 as revenue hits $243 billion
Daniel Levi Posted On April 14, 2026


Meta is closing in on one of Big Tech’s most lucrative crowns—and this time, the numbers suggest it may finally pull ahead. A new forecast from research firm Emarketer points to a turning point in digital advertising. By the end […]


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Deutsche Boerse acquires $200M stake in Kraken to deepen push into crypto markets
Daniel Levi Posted On April 14, 2026


Europe’s largest exchange operator is putting real money behind its crypto strategy. Deutsche Börse said Tuesday it has acquired a $200 million stake in U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken, tightening a relationship that started late last year. The investment comes through […]


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Biotech startup Neomorph raises $100M to crack the ‘undruggable’ protein problem with molecular glue technology
Daniel Levi Posted On April 13, 2026


For decades, drug discovery has run into the same wall: a large share of disease-driving proteins simply couldn’t be targeted with traditional therapies. Neomorph thinks that the wall is starting to crack—and investors are betting $100 million on it. The […]


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Replenit raises $2.5M in funding to help retailers make real-time AI decisions that drive revenue
Daniel Levi Posted On April 13, 2026


Retailers have spent years collecting customer data. Turning that data into action remains a stubborn problem. Many brands still rely on static rules and broad segments that miss the moment when a customer is actually ready to buy. An AI […]


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OpenAI flags security issue after Axios supply chain attack linked to North Korea, says no user data was accessed
Daniel Levi Posted On April 13, 2026


OpenAI is moving to lock down its macOS apps after uncovering a security issue tied to a compromised third-party tool, a reminder of how fragile modern software supply chains have become. The company said it traced the issue back to […]


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Cisco in talks to acquire Israeli AI security startup Astrix for up to $350M as AI agent risks surge
Daniel Levi Posted On April 10, 2026


Cisco is moving quickly to lock down a new and growing risk: AI agents that can operate autonomously within enterprise systems. The networking giant is in early talks to acquire Astrix Security, a Tel Aviv–based AI security startup focused on […]


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Man arrested after Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman’s home, threatens to burn down OpenAI HQ
Daniel Levi Posted On April 10, 2026


A quiet San Francisco street turned into a crime scene before sunrise. A man has been arrested after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, setting part of the property on fire, and later threatening to burn […]


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Meta strikes $21B CoreWeave deal to boost AI cloud capacity in race with rivals
Daniel Levi Posted On April 9, 2026


Meta is opening its wallet again—and this time, the number is hard to ignore. The company has signed a fresh $21 billion agreement with CoreWeave to secure more cloud computing capacity, extending a partnership that is quickly becoming central to […]


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Meta unveils Muse Spark, its first superintelligence model to rival OpenAI and Google
Daniel Levi Posted On April 9, 2026


Meta is stepping back into the AI spotlight with a new model it hopes will reset the narrative. On April 8, Meta Platforms introduced Muse Spark, the first release from its newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs. The model marks a turning […]


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OpenAI halts UK Stargate AI infrastructure project amid energy costs and regulatory concerns
Daniel Levi Posted On April 9, 2026


OpenAI’s push to scale its next wave of AI infrastructure has hit a pause in the U.K., a setback that highlights a growing tension facing the industry: building advanced AI systems now hinges as much on energy and policy as […]


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China supercomputer hacked? Hackers claim they stole 10 petabytes of China’s military secrets from National Supercomputing Center in massive data breach
Daniel Levi Posted On April 8, 2026


An unknown hacker group claims they breached one of China’s most critical supercomputing facilities, stealing more than 10 petabytes of data—potentially one of the largest exfiltrations of sensitive information ever reported. The alleged target is the National Supercomputing Center in […]


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