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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Tencent to sell its $24 billion stake in food delivery giant Meituan to appease the Chinese government

Daniel Levi Posted On August 16, 2022

In the past two years, China began to crack down on tech companies, wiping billions of dollars of value from its most prominent companies including Alibaba. Then in May, the Chinese government showed signs of easing its crackdown on the country’s tech […]

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When It Comes To Smart Contracts, Safer Assets Are The Key To Better dApps

Daniel Levi Posted On August 15, 2022

Smart contracts have emerged as one of the most fundamental technologies in decentralized networks, forming the basis of today’s growing blockchain industry. It’s smart contracts that allow DeFi applications to process transactions, and NFTs and the metaverse to function in […]

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UK-based fintech startup Bankifi raises $4.8M to offer embedded banking solutions for small and medium businesses (SMEs) and expand into the US market

Daniel Levi Posted On August 15, 2022

With the rise of challenger banks and neobanks, community financial institutions in the United States continue to face existential threats from fintech companies, national banks, and accounting package vendors that are offering a competitive suite of payment solutions to SMBs. Now, […]

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Suspected developer of crypto mixer Tornado Cash arrested for laundering $7 billion worth of crypto

Daniel Levi Posted On August 12, 2022

Dutch authorities announced on Friday they had arrested a 29-year-old man believed to be a developer for the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. The announcement comes just a few days after the US Treasury put the notorious crypto startup on its sanctions list. […]

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Binance Labs makes a strategic investment in Ankr

Daniel Levi Posted On August 11, 2022

Just two days after the launch of its ANKR token staking to allow Web3 users to earn rewards, Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr announced today it has received a strategic investment from Binance Labs to further improve the scalability of blockchain networks. The […]

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Decentralized tech startup Satellite IM closes $10.5M to offer the world’s first web3 communications platform with private messaging

Daniel Levi Posted On August 11, 2022

Data breaches in the US hit a record high in 2021 affecting nearly 300 million victims. The cost of a data breach continues to skyrocket. According to a recent IBM study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, data breaches cost American companies on average […]

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Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and other billionaires are backing this AI tech startup that is exploring for rare minerals buried beneath Greenland’s ice to power electric vehicles

Daniel Levi Posted On August 10, 2022

While some may disagree about the true cause of climate change, everyone agrees that global warming is bad because of its disastrous ecological consequences and potentially lead to a dramatic transformation of our planet as we know it. But there are also some […]

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TikTok parent ByteDance acquires Amcare Healthcare for $1.5 billion to make inroads into China’s $1 trillion healthcare market

Daniel Levi Posted On August 10, 2022

TikTok parent-company ByteDance’s healthcare unit in China, Xiaohe Health, has acquired a high-end private hospital chain called Amcare Healthcare in a deal worth $1.5 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. A spokesperson for Xiaohe Health also confirmed the acquisition. The announcement is […]

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Nas Academy partners with Invisible College to launch crypto academy for Web3

Daniel Levi Posted On August 9, 2022

Just 5 years ago, the world had 5 million social media creators. Today, that number is over 50 million. With this increase also comes the need to train and empower creators to adapt to changing technology and be equipped with […]

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Ankr launches ANKR token staking to allow Web3 users to earn rewards

Daniel Levi Posted On August 9, 2022

Quick Take • 70% of the tokens are distributed to the node — 49% going to individual stakers and 51% allocated to node providers • 30% of the tokens go to the Ankr Treasury (controlled by Ankr DAO) • Nodes […]

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Israeli tech startup Shopic bags $35M to bring its AI-enabled smart cart to top U.S. grocery chains

Daniel Levi Posted On August 9, 2022

These days, leading grocers and retailers are constantly exploring smart cart technologies to meet the growing demand for frictionless shopping and cashier-less checkout. However, introducing purpose-built smart carts to a store is often operationally complicated and very costly. Enter Shopic, a […]

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SoftBank reports its biggest ever loss, posts a $21.6 billion in quarterly loss

Daniel Levi Posted On August 8, 2022

Softbank reports its biggest loss ever, posted a $23.4 billion in quarterly loss as the global market sell-off spread to tech stocks and shredded valuations at its Vision Fund unit. The announcement comes just two years after the Japanese giant posted a […]

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Vietnam’s EV tech startup VinFast is hiring 8,000 new employees even as tech companies continue to lay off thousands

Daniel Levi Posted On August 5, 2022

Late last month, we wrote about VinFast after the new Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) tech startup made its push into the US market. VinFast is a subsidiary of Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate founded by Vietnam’s richest man Phạm Nhật Vượng. […]

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Stock and crypto trading app Robinhood lays off 23% of its workforce as recession hits the crypto market

Daniel Levi Posted On August 4, 2022

Commission-free stock and trading app Robinhood is laying off 780 staff, about 23% of its total workforce. The layoffs followed a previous round of layoffs that the company announced in April, which saw 9% of its people (~342 people) out of jobs. […]

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FAA selected New York UAS Test Site (NYUASTS) for the UTM Field Test Project

Daniel Levi Posted On August 4, 2022

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a task order contract to the New York UAS Test Site (NYUASTS) for the next uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drone) integration project to help advance the reality of safe, high-volume drone operations, […]

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Coinbase inks a deal with BlackRock to offer bitcoin access to institutional investors, despite crypto bear market

Daniel Levi Posted On August 4, 2022

Crypto exchange Coinbase has partnered with the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock to offer direct access to bitcoin to some institutional clients. The partnership further shows that the ongoing crypto bear market has done little to stop investors’ interest in […]

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Swiss IIoT tech startup VISENSE bags €750K in pre-seed funding to help industrial manufacturers battle machine downtime

Daniel Levi Posted On August 3, 2022

In the past three years, over 80% of producers recorded an unexpected downtime in manufacturing leading to an hourly cost of up to $260.000, according to a recent report from Aberdeen Research. The situation is even direr in the industrial sector. Now, […]

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Michael Saylor steps down as the CEO of MicroStrategy after 33 years

Daniel Levi Posted On August 2, 2022

Michael Saylor is leaving his role as CEO of MicroStrategy to become Executive Chairman of the company, according to a statement released this afternoon. MicroStrategy’s president, Phong Le, will become the company’s new CEO. Saylor founded MicroStrategy in 1989 with his […]

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Is 5G really worth it? Should you buy a 5G phone now or wait?

Daniel Levi Posted On August 2, 2022

If you are a regular audience of this platform, you’ve probably read our article about the conspiracy theory and erroneous claim that 5G networking equipment weakens the immune system. That claim has since been debunked. Over the years, the development […]

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Robinhood crypto unit fined $30 million by New York State’s financial regulator for money laundering

Daniel Levi Posted On August 2, 2022

Robinhood is in trouble with government regulators again. The commission-free trading app found itself in hot water after the New York State’s financial regulator fined the crypto unit of Robinhood $30 million for alleged violations of anti-money-laundering, cybersecurity, and consumer protection […]

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