Nickie Louise

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U.S. Senator calls for a crackdown on bitcoin and other environmentally wasteful cryptocurrencies

Nickie Louise Posted On June 10, 2021

As bitcoin volatility continues, many are now warning about another unintended consequence of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. Whether you like him or hate him, Bill Gates sounded alarm on bitcoin’s energy consumption In a recent interview with the New York Times, […]

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FinTech startup Stripe launches Stripe Tax to simplify global tax compliance for businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On June 10, 2021

The last 14 months have been incredibly difficult for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Thanks to vaccines, life is beginning to get back to some semblance of normalcy again. But as businesses finally begin to resume their operations, they need […]

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Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News / Transportation

Turkey-based freight tech startup Yolda.com raises $1.9M to make road freight shipments across Europe more efficient

Nickie Louise Posted On June 10, 2021

Last week, we told you about Sennder, after the Berlin-based Digital freight startup raised $80 million in funding at over a billion-dollar valuation. Sennder offers shippers access to our connected fleet of thousands of trucks and manages over 12,500 trucks across Europe […]

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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Bitcoin Crackdown: China arrested over 1,100 people for crypto-related money laundering

Nickie Louise Posted On June 10, 2021

The idea behind cryptocurrency is that it is decentralized, secure, and anonymous. That makes it very appealing to cybercriminals who use them for money laundering, ransomware, other illegal uses. But government around the world are stepping up their crackdowns on […]

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Top tech startup news for today, June 9, 2021: Bain Capital, Embroker, ExtraHop, Fastly, Hummingbot, MaintainX, Kelekona, Autonomous Worlds, Polygon

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

Good evening! Below is a list of the top tech startup news for today, June 9, 2021. Bain Capital Private Equity and Crosspoint Capital Partners acquired ExtraHop for $900 million. ExtraHop, a Seattle, Washington-based startup and a provider of cloud-based network detection […]

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Israeli tech startup Stoke raises $15.5M Series A funding to enable companies to embrace the freelance revolution

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

The nature of the workforce is changing, moving from a workforce dominated by full-time workers to one where freelancers are becoming more prominent; projections show that the freelance workforce is expected to grow to over 50% of the total U.S […]

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Launch

Enjin Teams Up with Health Hero to Launch NFT-powered Wellness App

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

The non-fungible token (NFT) mania continues to sweep across the globe with no sign of slowing down. NFTs are digital art that represents a unique digital asset with ownership stored as tokens on the blockchain network. With fans now looking to use […]

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Featured

Forget about air taxi, New York-based tech startup Kelekona is building a 40-seat drone bus designed to carry 40 passengers and a pilot

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

Have you ever dreamt of not having to deal with the daily commute and just fly to work in a flying car? We’ve all seen flying cars in movies and read about them in books. For years, flying cars have […]

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Featured / Gaming

Blockchain Gaming Platform Xaya Brings Decentralized Games to Polygon

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

The gaming industry is growing at such a fast rate almost nobody can believe it. According to the data analytics and consulting firm Global Data, the gaming industry is estimated to reach over $300 billion by 2025, with over 2.5 billion […]

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InsurTech startup Embroker lands $100M investment to disrupt the $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance market

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

A little over a year ago, Embroker shared with us an informative article titled, “Startup Guide to Raising Venture Capital: Series A, B, and C Funding Explained.” It is a great read for those who may not be familiar with […]

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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency / Featured

El Salvador, a country with a minimum wage of $242 per month, becomes the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

Nickie Louise Posted On June 9, 2021

The Latin American country of El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who […]

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Goldman Sachs invests in blockchain tech startup Blockdaemon to help institutions quickly and securely scale blockchain infrastructure

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

It’s about three years since we last wrote about Blockdaemon, a New York City-based tech startup that facilitates and manages the deployment of nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks. At the time, Blockdaemon partnered with Citizens Reserve to help the startup quickly deploy nodes […]

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Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Tech Startups / Technology News

Boston-based AI tech startup Orbita brings in former Qualtrics exec Patty Riskind as new CEO

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

Boston-based conversational AI provider Orbita announced today the appointment of former Qualtrics executive Patty Riskind as its new CEO. Prior to joining Orbita, Riskind was the Head of Global Healthcare at Qualtrics and a dynamic healthcare tech leader with demonstrated success with both small […]

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The K-Startup Grand Challenge helps early-stage startups with funding and support in Korea – apply now through June 15

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

Premier early-stage global startup accelerator K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is looking for innovative technology entrepreneurs and startups to participate in the sixth installment of its yearly competition located in Pangyo Techno Valley, the Silicon Valley of South Korea. Open to […]

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How startups are using AI to automate the work of lawyers

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

For decades, lawyers had immunity from disruptive change; at least from anything outside their competitors. There was no great force rocking the boat. Every market player was happy to reap the rewards of inefficient processes that clients could do little […]

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Press Release / Technology News

NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site Lead Path for Safe Drone Operations Over People with Workhorse and AVSS Collaboration

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

NUAIR recently put the Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) drone parachute recovery system through rigorous safety and failure scenarios over multiple days at the New York UAS Test Site in Rome, New York. The tests were successful on the […]

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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Crash 2021: Analysts are warning that bitcoin’s crash hasn’t started yet. We’re still in the early stages

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

Just last week, a group of JPMorgan analysts and strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou warned that Bitcoin’s latest correction may not be over. In the past 24 hours alone, bitcoin has fallen roughly 8% over the past 24 hours, according to […]

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Austin-based logistics startup Overhaul lands $35M Series B funding to transform the $19 billion global supply-chain market

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

Overhaul, an Austin, Texas-based logistics tech startup, has raised $35 million Series B funding led by Macquarie Capital, with participation from Edison Partners and Avanta Ventures (a venture arm of CSAA Insurance Group). Overhaul will use the fresh capital infusion to […]

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Technology News

Global Internet Outage: An issue with cloud CDN Fastly caused a widespread internet outage

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

Government, news, and social media websites around the globe were unavailable on Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites including the New York Times, CNN, Independent, and the site for the UK Government […]

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Electric Car / Featured / Technology News

Apple is reportedly in talks with CATL, BYD to supply batteries for its electric car

Nickie Louise Posted On June 8, 2021

The story of Apple and its ambition to develop its own electric cars is not going away. Early this year, Hyundai said it was in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric vehicles and batteries, according to a report […]

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