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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer and editor for TechStartups.com. Nickie loves writing about early-stage startups, new technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When not writing about technology, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with family, hiking, and exploring God's majestic creation.




Health  / Research
Effectiveness of masks: What is the science behind mask-wearing?
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Today, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calls for a 3-month mandatory nationwide mask wearing as part of his plan to combat coronavirus. The rationale behind the recommendation for wearing masks or other face coverings is to reduce the risk of cross-infection via […]


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Featured  / Gadgets  / Gaming
Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic Games lowers the cost of V-Bucks
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store after the game’s developer announced new payment options that allow players to buy in-game credits direct from Epic Games. In response, Epic has taken legal action and filed a lawsuit in the District Court […]


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Chicago-based insurtech startup Kin Insurance secures $35M Series B to disrupt the $100 billion home insurance industry
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


The homeowners’ insurance industry in the US in 2020 by market size is $106 billion, according to IbisWorld. Surprisingly after many years of technology innovation in other sectors, legacy insurers in the homeowners’ insurance industry still rely on outdated and inflexible technology. […]


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Environment  / Health  / Research  / Technology News
Bill Gates addresses criticisms levied against him on coronavirus vaccine. Also talks about hydroxychloroquine and 5G conspiracy theory
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has received many criticisms after an unearthed video surfaced showing Bill Gates talking about using new vaccines for population control. Gates’ remark at the time was part of a larger strategy to slow down population growth in […]


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Chevron invests in nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy to reduce world’s carbon footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Oil giant Chevron Corp announced Wednesday it is investing in Seattle, Washington-based nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy. Chevron joins Italy’s ENI and Norwegian state oil company Equinor who have also backed nuclear fusion startups to reduce their carbon footprint. Zap Energy will […]


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Micronoma launches with $3 million in seed funding to use microbial biomarkers for early cancer-detection and diagnostics
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Microbes are now known to be found in human tissues, including cancer tissues. Micronoma is a San Diego, California-based biotech startup that is going a step further and looking at microbial signatures that would be predictive of a tumor in circulating blood. […]


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Health  / Research
Exposure to common cold coronaviruses can teach your immune system to recognize COVID-19 using memory T cells, according to a new study that could have huge implications for the search for a vaccine
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Last month, we wrote about T-cell immunity after scientists discovered some coronavirus patients recovered from COVID-19 infection, but mysteriously did NOT have any antibodies against the virus. Since then, they have  learned a lot more about the other types of T-cell […]


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Apps  / Security  / Technology News
TicTok reportedly tracked user data using tactic banned by Google. Another proof TikTok is a Chinese spying app
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


Last week, President Trump signed an executive order banning US transactions with owners of TikTok and WeChat in 45 days. Citing national security concerns, President Trump the ban will make it unlawful for any US companies or citizens from making transactions […]


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Gong scores $200M in Series D funding at $2.2 billion valuation for its AI-powered sales conversation intelligence platform
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


With global sales teams switching to remote work and field sales teams grounded for the foreseeable future, more companies are leveraging innovative technologies to remotely boost their sales and navigate the ever challenging business environment. Enter Gong, a San Francisco-based tech […]


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Revolut, Europe’s $5.5 billion digital bank startup, says losses tripled to $139.6 million in 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


As coronavirus pandemic continues to create uncertainty around the world, many fintech startup companies are struggling to stay afloat. According to market intelligence company CB Insights, the volume of funding rounds for the fintech sector has fallen 45 percent compared to Q4 […]


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Health  / Research
Chinese virologist and whistleblower claims coronavirus derived from ‘Zhoushan bat virus;’ blames and implicates Dr. Fauci and WHO of coverup for China
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


We’ve been trying to trace the origin of the coronavirus since March, but with limited success. As the mystery deepens over the source of coronavirus, three Chinese scientists said pangolins are a prime suspect, but a slew of genetic analyses […]


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Zoom founder Eric Yuan’s visa application was denied 8 times before he came to the U.S. Today, he is worth $12 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


The last time we wrote about Zoom’s valuation was back in May when the video conferencing app was hovering around $50 billion in valuation. At the time, Zoom was worth more than the world’s 7 biggest airlines combined. Today, Zoom […]


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Health  / Research
Russia says the U.S. mainstream media is waging a ‘major information warfare’ against its coronavirus vaccine
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


Yesterday, Russia announced it has completed the clinical trials of a vaccine against covid-19 and will be made available for emergency use on health-care workers this fall. The clinical trials of the Russian vaccine were completed in less than two months […]


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Japanese tech giant SoftBank posted a $12 billion quarterly profit after reporting historic losses of $13 billion in 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


We covered SoftBank Group several times last year. 2019 was a terrible year for the Japanese technology giant that invests in unicorn tech startups including Uber, WeWork, Grab, and Zume, among others. In 2019 alone, the SoftBank Vision Fund had an […]


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Proptech platform Till raises $8 million in seed funding to help renters pay and stay in their homes
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2020


As coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country with no sign of abating, millions of Americans are without jobs and many are struggling to pay their rents and mortgages. Till is a Washington, D.C.-based fintech platform with products aimed at […]


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Sillicon Valley tech startup Atomwise scores $123 million for its AI drug discovery platform
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2020


Researchers and companies struggle with access to AI-based drug discovery technology, due to overall cost and lack of expertise — something which requires computational scientists, drug discovery experts, software and systems engineers for AI and ML. Enter Atomwise, a San Francisco-based […]


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Health  / Research
U.S. government reached a $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2020


Last month, we wrote about Moderna after the biotech giant announced it has begun the final-stage testing of its  coronavirus vaccine. Moderna said its mRNA vaccine could be ready for use by the end of 2020. Today, the company received […]


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Health  / Social Media
Dr. Scott Atlas, the anti-Fauci Stanford doctor, joins the White House Coronavirus Task Force team
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2020


Back in June, we wrote about Dr. Scott Atlas when the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center and a senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, said that the rise in coronavirus hospitalizations among young people is a good […]


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Open-source semiconductor tech startup and Arm rival SiFive secures $61 million in Series E funding from Saudi Aramco, others
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2020


The last time we covered SiFive was back in April 2018 when the California startup working to commercialize an open-source semiconductor technology raised $50.6 million to advance its Open RISC-V architecture based semiconductors. As demand for domain-specific architecture drives continued investment […]


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London-based digital health startup Lumeon lands $30 million in Series D funding to accelerate growth in the U.S. 
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2020


Lumeon, a London, England-based digital health startup company providing care pathway management solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced that it has closed $30M in Series D funding led by new investors Optum Ventures and Endeavour Vision, with participation from current […]


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