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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Crunchbase Hacked: Company confirms January 2026 data breach after ShinyHunters leak millions of records
Daniel Levi Posted On January 26, 2026


Crunchbase has joined a growing list of high-profile tech platforms caught in a widening cybercrime campaign. The market intelligence firm confirmed that it was hacked in January 2026, after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters published samples of data it claimed were […]


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Climate VC 2150 closes €210M second fund, hits €500M in assets under management
Daniel Levi Posted On January 26, 2026


Climate investing is entering a new phase, and climate VC 2150 wants to be one of the firms shaping what comes next. The European venture capital firm announced Monday that it has closed its second fund at €210 million, lifting […]


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Nvidia invests $2B in CoreWeave, deepening its bet on U.S. AI data center infrastructure
Daniel Levi Posted On January 26, 2026


Nvidia is putting serious money behind the physical backbone of artificial intelligence. The chipmaker has committed $2 billion to CoreWeave, turning the AI cloud provider into one of its largest equity bets and signaling just how central data centers have […]


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Is Gmail filtering emails?
Daniel Levi Posted On January 24, 2026


“Is Gmail filtering emails?” Yes — and a real glitch just reminded everyone what happens when it doesn’t. People don’t usually notice Gmail’s filtering until something they need goes missing. A password reset never arrives. A bank alert doesn’t show […]


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Juspay raises $50M at $1.2B valuation as payments volume tops $1 trillion
Daniel Levi Posted On January 23, 2026


Juspay has raised $50 million in a Series D follow-on round, pushing its valuation to $1.2 billion and reinforcing its position as one of the most scaled payments infrastructure companies operating out of India today. The round was backed by […]


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Elon Musk says Tesla will roll out nationwide robotaxis by 2026 after broken 2025 promises
Daniel Levi Posted On January 22, 2026


Elon Musk is back with another bold prediction. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Tesla CEO said his company will operate a “very widespread” network of driverless robotaxis across the U.S. by the end of 2026. It’s […]


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OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor says AI is “probably” a bubble, predicts market correction
Daniel Levi Posted On January 22, 2026


The AI gold rush may be getting overheated. Bret Taylor, chairman of OpenAI’s board and co-founder of customer service startup Sierra, says the frenzy around artificial intelligence looks a lot like a bubble. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in […]


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This founder quit a $1M consulting job to build a $5M ARR SaaS without funding and turned down a $10M buyout
Daniel Levi Posted On January 21, 2026


On a quiet weekday morning, Raf Howery sat at his desk at KPMG, staring at a screen filled with client files and calendar alerts. By most standards, he had already won. A senior consultant with a reputation for sharp thinking, […]


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RiskFront AI raises $3.3M pre-seed to tackle the $114B financial crime problem with agentic AI
Daniel Levi Posted On January 21, 2026


Financial crime keeps getting more expensive. U.S. companies now lose more than $100 billion a year, and nearly 60 percent reported a rise in fraud in 2025. Banks, fintechs, and regulated firms face tougher oversight at the same time. Teams […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 21, 2026
Daniel Levi Posted On January 21, 2026


Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and […]


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Saudi AI startup Humain secures up to $1.2B to expand AI infrastructure
Daniel Levi Posted On January 21, 2026


Saudi Arabia just placed a massive bet on its AI future. State-backed startup Humain has secured a financing agreement of up to $1.2 billion from the kingdom’s National Infrastructure Fund, a move set to turbocharge the country’s AI and digital backbone. […]


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Brazilian fintech startup PicPay targets $2.46B valuation, plans to raise $434M in long-awaited US IPO
Daniel Levi Posted On January 20, 2026


Everyone is talking about AI and crypto IPOs, but Brazil’s fintech scene just sent a reminder that digital banking is back in play. PicPay, one of the country’s biggest consumer finance apps, is heading to Wall Street with plans to […]


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AI startup Humans& raises $480M seed at $4.48B valuation as former OpenAI and Google researchers launch frontier AI lab
Daniel Levi Posted On January 20, 2026


Everyone is talking about AI taking jobs. A new AI startup says that narrative misses the point. Humans&, founded by former OpenAI and Google researchers, claims its mission is to empower workers, not replace them. Investors are betting big on […]


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Legato raises $7M to let business users build AI apps inside SaaS platforms
Daniel Levi Posted On January 20, 2026


Legato is betting that the next wave of AI innovation inside enterprise software won’t come from engineers. It will come from everyday business users. The Tel Aviv–based AI startup has raised a $7 million seed round led by an Israel-based […]


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Emergent raises $70M Series B led by Khosla and SoftBank as AI ‘vibe coding’ startup hits $50M ARR in just 7 months
Daniel Levi Posted On January 20, 2026


Four months ago, Emergent was already moving faster than most startups ever will. The YC-backed company had just crossed $15 million in annual recurring revenue and closed a $30 million Series A. Today, it’s back with another milestone: a $70 million […]


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Elon Musk seeks $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft in explosive lawsuit, claims he built OpenAI from scratch
Daniel Levi Posted On January 20, 2026


Elon Musk just turned up the heat in his legal war with OpenAI and Microsoft. In a court filing Friday, the billionaire said he wants between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages, arguing he is entitled to the “wrongful […]


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BTCC surpasses $5.7B in tokenized gold trading volume as crypto investors flock to safe havens
Daniel Levi Posted On January 16, 2026


Gold is back in fashion. This time, it’s trading on-chain. BTCC, the world’s longest-operating cryptocurrency exchange, just closed 2025 with $5.72 billion in tokenized gold trading volume. That milestone signals a sharp shift in how crypto traders hedge risk, blending […]


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Iran succeeds in partially jamming and degrading Starlink, pushing Elon Musk’s satellite network to its limits
Daniel Levi Posted On January 16, 2026


Iran’s sweeping crackdown on dissidents is turning into one of the toughest real-world stress tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink. The satellite internet service, which has become a lifeline during government-imposed blackouts, now finds itself locked in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse […]


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German AI startup Parloa raises $350M, triples valuation to $3B in just 8 months
Daniel Levi Posted On January 15, 2026


German AI startup Parloa just pulled off one of the fastest valuation jumps in Europe’s AI scene. The eight-year-old company has raised $350 million in a Series D round, tripling its valuation to $3 billion in less than a year. […]


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Top Tech News Today, January 15, 2026
Daniel Levi Posted On January 15, 2026


Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Thursday, January 15, 2026, and today’s tech landscape shows just how fast the stakes are rising across AI, infrastructure, and global regulation. […]


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