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During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the brand-new Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home Battlefield Cup and $100,000. TechCrunch editors and expert judges winnowed them down to the […] Here are the 5 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022 by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Singapore-based Skuad helps companies hire employees in different countries while staying compliant with local employment regulations and processing cross-border payroll. The startup announced today it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. Skuad has signed up more than 350 employers so far, mostly from North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. This funding round, which […] Skuad manages hiring and compliance for building distributed teams by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

There’s an abundance of dating apps on the market, but there aren’t many apps that aim to keep the spark alive after you enter a relationship. Enter Sparks, an app catering to existing couples looking to introduce new and fun experiences to their lives. The Barcelona-based startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 […] Date night? Relationship app Sparks wants to help you plan a lovely evening by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

The UK’s media watchdog, Ofcom, has published a debut report on its first year regulating a selection of video-sharing platforms (VSPs) — including TikTok, Snapchat, Twitch, Vimeo and OnlyFans — following the introduction of content-handling rules aimed at protecting minors and others from viewing harmful user-generated video content online. As well aiming to shrink the risk […] UK watchdog gives first report into how video sharing sites are tackling online harms by Natasha Lomas originally published on Tec... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: World’s largest Black-led VC fund leads $4M seed round for Nigerian retail automation startup by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

A new company is taking a leaf out of Stripe’s API playbook with a platform that makes it easy for any company to create clear API documentation, while also allowing non-technical team members to contribute to the process. Demoing as part of the Battlefield 200 cohort at TC Disrupt this week, TechCrunch met up with […] Theneo wants to bring Stripe-like API documentation to all developers by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Biden administration said it will launch a cybersecurity labeling program for consumer Internet of Things devices starting in 2023 in an effort to protect Americans from “significant national security risks.” It’s no secret that IoT devices generally have weak security postures. Weak default passwords has seen botnet operators hijack insecure routers to pummel victims […] US to launch ‘labeling’ rating program for internet-connected devices in 2023 by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

Several years ago, Kevin DeMarco’s aunt was an operating room nurse who asked DeMarco — knowing that he programmed robots for a living — if there was a robot that could prepare surgical equipment. After investigating the problem with a colleague at Georgia Tech, where DeMarco was working as a research faculty member, he decided […] RIF Robotics powers robots that inspect and organize surgical equipment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

OnlyFans has been putting a lot of effort into upcycling its image from adult content subscription platform to a Patreon-like home for all kinds of creators, but it’s far from moving away from them as users. Today CEO Ami Gan of the platform confirmed that adult content will still have a home on the site […] OnlyFans CEO says adult content will still have a home on the site in 5 years by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s been almost four months since the layer-1 blockchain Solana announced its web3-focused smartphone Saga and as the phone is approaching its official release date, the plan has shifted. “Our goal isn’t to sell 10 million units,” Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, said on stage at Disrupt 2022. “We would be very happy with 25,000 […] Solana co-founder sees its web3 phone as a ‘developer play’ to target crypto audience by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The orbital economy is heating up, but the infrastructure that supports it is starting to creak. Kayhan Space is a startup that makes sure your satellite doesn’t crash into another — or a launch or piece of space trash, for that matter — using modern data crunching techniques and a web-accessible platform. Kayhan presented today […] Kayhan Space is making orbit safer with timely, automatic collision warnings for satellites by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Advanced Ionics, a climate-tech startup that hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is striving to drive down the price of green hydrogen by slashing how much electricity is needed for electrolysis by as much as 50%. That’s an admirable goal, because despite all the talk of hydrogen as a “fuel of the future,” the industry is still […] Advanced Ionics teases electrolysis innovation ‘to clean up’ the filthy hydrogen business by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Fresh off his fourth NBA ring and a blockbuster opening night, Golden State Warriors power forward and 4x NBA champion, Draymond Green, will help us kick off the final day of Disrupt in style. Join us tomorrow at 9AM PT at the Disrupt stage in-person, or catch it live on TechCrunch’s homepage. Green has spent […] The Warriors’ Draymond Green will talk new media tomorrow at Disrupt by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

More investors are swapping cryptocurrencies for stablecoins, signaling a potential shift toward the less risky asset. Stablecoin demand maintains pace as other cryptocurrencies tumble by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Serena Williams was our guest at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022, and joined TC Deputy Editor-in-Chief Jordan Crook to talk about Serena Ventures, the investment firm she founded with Alison Rapaport Stillman. She talked to us at length about her approach to startup investing, including how much her investor persona differs from her tennis persona, and also […] Watch Serena Williams talk about the biggest investment she missed out on and more by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

For most dairy farmers, milk flowing from their cows is tested by a travelling technician once per month. But in a world where bovine mastitis can appear from one day to the next, it is udderly ridiculous to test milk flowing from cows once per month. Today at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, Labby offered a different solution, with […] Labby wants to make milk healthier and cows happier with better sensors by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

As the global data privacy regulatory landscape gets more convoluted and constrictive, engineering teams looking to use structured data to improve their products and AI models are being pushed to jump through plenty of hoops to stay compliant. BetterData, which is launching onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield startup competition, is aiming to help […] BetterData taps the blockchain to help create better synthetic data by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla reported Wednesday reported revenue of $21.45 billion in the third quarter, another record-setting period that still missed analysts expectations. Shares fell 3.5% in after-hours trading following the earnings release. Tesla’s net income for the third quarter was $3.3 billion nearly double the $1.62 billion it earned in the same period last year. The company […] Tesla Q3 revenue falls short of expectations, while energy unit shows growth by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →