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  • Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026

    Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026

    It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals.

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  • Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

    Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

    Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves AI-generated misinformation, hate speech, or a damaging...

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  • Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals

    Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals

    Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid...

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  • CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes

    CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes

    Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine CedarDB supports both, and its approach has gained relevance with the rise of...

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  • Ambani’s Jio seeks to raise $3.2B in what could be India’s biggest IPO

    Ambani’s Jio seeks to raise $3.2B in what could be India’s biggest IPO

    Jio plans to use most of its IPO proceeds to repay debt as it expands beyond telecom.

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  • Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

    Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

    Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.

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  • Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts

    Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts

    Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startups who use it.

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  • Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers

    Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers

    Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not canceled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse.

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  • Electric vehicle sales in the US are showing signs of life

    Electric vehicle sales in the US are showing signs of life

    The electric vehicle market in the U.S. has been growing for the last three consecutive quarters.

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  • TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine

    TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine

    German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side effects from cancer treatments.

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  • Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers

    Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers

    Startup Ambrosia Energy will build a massive factory to crank out batteries to augment solar panels, creating a round-the-clock clean power plant.

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  • Hiyd is a health tracker that attaches to the watch you already wear

    Hiyd is a health tracker that attaches to the watch you already wear

    Former Apple engineers figured out how to get a biometric sensor to attach to your watch without any magnets or adhesives.

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  • YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

    YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

    The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as AI involved in composition and vocals.

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  • Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

    Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

    Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.

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  • Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network

    Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network

    Mosqitter is turning its mosquito-trapping hardware into an AI-powered surveillance network designed to identify species, monitor populations, and provide earlier warnings of mosquito-borne...

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  • Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house

    Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house

    With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.

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  • Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

    Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

    Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.

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  • Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West

    Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West

    Get a 50% discount on the last two days of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, October 14-15, in San Francisco. Register now and join the rest of the startup ecosystem. Today, it's all about physical and...

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  • Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

    Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

    Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell.

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  • Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

    Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

    The problem Floqer is trying to solve is familiar to anyone who has worked in sales or revenue operations.

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