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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9fin raises $170M at $1.3B valuation to bring AI to $145T global debt markets
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2026


Debt markets move trillions every day, yet much of the work still runs on scattered documents, inbox threads, and spreadsheets. That gap has created an opening—and 9fin just raised fresh capital to go after it. The London- and New York-based […]


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Nvidia invests $2B in Marvell to power custom AI chips and expand its AI infrastructure ecosystem
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2026


Nvidia just made another decisive move in the race to control the future of AI infrastructure. The chip giant is investing $2 billion in Marvell Technology, tightening its grip on a market that is quickly shifting toward custom-built silicon and […]


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Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code source code via a map file in npm registry, revealing hidden “Capybara” models and AI pet
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2026


In what feels like the most on-brand slip of the year, Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, accidentally pushed its full Claude Code CLI source into the public npm registry—again. The latest incident, tied to version 2.1.88, left behind a […]


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Autonomous ship startup Saronic raises $1.75B at $9.25B valuation to scale AI-powered naval fleet for U.S. military
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2026


As the war between the U.S. and Iran intensifies, the race to modernize naval warfare is accelerating—and one startup is suddenly at the center of it. Saronic, an Austin-based defense tech startup building autonomous surface vessels, has raised $1.75 billion […]


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Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to launch orbital AI data centers, as demand for compute outpaces Earth’s limits
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2026


Starcloud has raised a $170 million in Series A funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, hitting unicorn status just 17 months after its Y Combinator demo day. The Redmond-based orbital AI infrastructure startup is moving fast in a race that’s […]


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South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400M at $2.34B valuation to challenge Nvidia in AI inference chips, eyes U.S. expansion
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2026


Samsung-backed Rebellions just pulled in $400 million, and it’s not chasing hype. The South Korean AI chip startup is going after a specific piece of the AI stack that’s starting to matter more than training: inference. With a $2.34 billion […]


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FBI Director Kash Patel’s email hacked: Iran-linked Handala hackers claim responsibility, DOJ confirms
Daniel Levi Posted On March 27, 2026


A group tied by Western researchers to Iranian cyber units says it broke into the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel—and U.S. officials say the breach appears real. On Friday, the group calling itself Handala published photos and documents […]


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SoftBank secures $40B loan to double down on OpenAI as AI race heats up
Daniel Levi Posted On March 27, 2026


SoftBank Group just made one of its boldest moves in years, locking in a $40 billion bridge loan as it leans harder into artificial intelligence—and into OpenAI at the center of it all. The financing, announced Friday, ranks among the […]


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Anthropic scores early victory as federal court stops Trump’s AI ban and Pentagon action
Daniel Levi Posted On March 27, 2026


A federal judge in San Francisco has stepped into one of the most consequential AI disputes yet, siding with Anthropic in its fight against actions taken by the Trump administration that threatened to shut it out of government work. On […]


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SpaceX eyes $75B IPO at $1.75T valuation, could become largest listing in history
Daniel Levi Posted On March 26, 2026


SpaceX is aiming for something no company has pulled off before: a public debut that could eclipse every IPO in history. The company is telling investors it wants to raise about $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, according to […]


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AI bots now dominate the Internet, surpassing human traffic for the first time
Daniel Levi Posted On March 26, 2026


The internet was built on a simple premise: there’s a human on the other side of the screen. That assumption is breaking down faster than anyone expected. Now, a new State of AI Traffic report from Human Security says automated […]


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Nvidia-backed startup Reflection eyes $2.5B round at $25B valuation as U.S. open-source AI push takes on China
Daniel Levi Posted On March 26, 2026


Reflection, the New York-based AI startup founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, is in talks to raise $2.5 billion at a $25 billion valuation, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal […]


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iGaming Forecasts: A Look Into the Maturing Trends
Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2026


The iGaming industry has experienced rapid growth and evolution within its niche online platforms. Making this industry a global entertainment powerhouse. Technology and regulations have played a role in more structured designs, and the sector is now entering a phase […]


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Legal AI startup Harvey hits $11B valuation with $200M funding as investors look beyond OpenAI and Anthropic
Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2026


The AI boom has minted giants at a staggering pace. OpenAI and Anthropic now command a combined valuation north of $1 trillion, pulling talent, capital, and attention into a tight orbit. The concern across the industry is simple: if the […]


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Amazon acquires humanoid robotics startup Fauna to expand into consumer robots market
Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2026


Amazon is making a bigger bet on humanoid robots—and this time, it’s going straight into the home. The e-commerce giant has acquired Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup building compact, human-friendly robots for everyday use. The deal, first reported […]


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Private Chinese startup mass-produces Mach 7 hypersonic missiles for $99,000
Daniel Levi Posted On March 24, 2026


As tensions continue to escalate in the ongoing war involving Iran, a new development out of China is raising fresh concerns about how the conflict could evolve. A private Chinese aerospace company says it has begun mass-producing Mach 7 hypersonic […]


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Miro acquires Reforge to solve AI’s biggest bottleneck: deciding what to build
Daniel Levi Posted On March 24, 2026


The rush to adopt AI has created a strange new problem inside companies. Teams can build faster than ever. What slows them down now is figuring out what actually deserves to be built. Miro is making a bet on that […]


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Crunchyroll probes breach after hackers claim access to millions of user records, demand $5M
Daniel Levi Posted On March 24, 2026


Crunchyroll is looking into what could become one of the largest security incidents for an anime platform in recent memory after hackers claimed they broke into its systems and extracted data tied to millions of users. The Sony-owned streaming service […]


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Interoperability as a Prerequisite for Scalable Digital Finance
Daniel Levi Posted On March 23, 2026


Financial institutions continue to test distributed ledger systems across payments, settlement, and asset issuance. Many of these efforts begin as pilots within a single region or business unit, show promise, and then stall before reaching full production use. One of […]


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China’s “Sputnik” Moment Escalates with DeepSeek V4, Heats Up The AI Arms Race
Daniel Levi Posted On March 23, 2026


China’s DeepSeek recently hinted at a major new release of its model, which could potentially rival top American models while using significantly less computing resources.  The V4 model will focus on multimodal performance, meaning that it can handle not just […]


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