Subscribe here to receive TechCrunch's top stories and the roundup delivered straight to your inbox each day at 3:00 PDT.Welcome to Daily Crunch, August 11, 2021. Today has been a difficult day for Twitter users, due to some design changes. There are also hardware news, mobility news and startup media news. This is a great day to do a roundup. If you're in the United States, then you might have received a FEMA missive today. FEMA, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency recently tested its emergency alert system (or EAS). It's a great time to do such an effort, considering the world seems constantly on fire, sick, or underwater.Before we move on, Disrupt will be hosting some of the most fascinating founders in tech and there will be some really cool breakout sessions. Disrupt is going rock. AlexTechCrunch Top 3Twitter's redesign is a big deal: Twitter is undergoing something similar to a product revival. The social media company is working on many projects simultaneously. Twitter even has TweetDeck in the works. Twitter today stirred the pot by a web- and mobile redesign, which included a new font. Quelle horreur ! People are insane, not just a lie.Twitter is currently undergoing something similar to a product revival. The social media company is working on many projects simultaneously. Twitter even has TweetDeck in the works. Twitter today stirred the pot by a web- and mobile redesign, which included a new font. Quelle horreur ! People are crazy, not that they should, but it is true. Here's what Samsung announced today. As you might expect, Samsung held a hardware conference today. What was the hardware giant showing off? The Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3 (the foldable smartphone), the Galaxy Z Flip 2 (2,5 cm smaller) and new headphones. This is the right product for you if you're not a fan of the iOS ecosystem.Today's hardware event was held by Samsung as expected. What was the hardware giant showing off today? The Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3 (the foldable smartphone), the Galaxy Z Flip 2 (2,5 cm smaller) and new headphones. This is the right product for you if you're not a fan of the iOS ecosystem. China's regulatory shakeup is not affecting venture investment. But. The Chinese government began a broad-based crackdown on a number of domestic industries it found to be too powerful, unregulated, or monopolistic. However, questions remain about the impact these changes will have on venture capital and startups. The early Q3 data suggests that things have not changed much. However, with SoftBank potentially halting Chinese deals, bigger startup investments could be affected.Startups/VCBefore we dive into the usual digest of the most recent funding rounds from high-growth startups and venture capital, let's take a look at two product-related notes.Airtable has just purchased something! Airtable, the $5.8 billion spreadsheet of tomorrow, is now making deals. One. TechCrunch described Bayes as an early-stage visualization startup. It was also a no-code company. Bayes was acquired by the company. This could be great news for Airtable lovers.Medium is also changing its business model. Yet again. Yes, again. The company is changing its partnership program. Medium writers can now drive their subscriptions and take half of the long-term revenue, net of fees. Although this feels Substack-y at times, it is not a bad thing. Medium's inability to define it, however, has not stopped me from being modestly optimistic for the company. This is due to the fact that I get paid to make words appear online.Here are some funding rounds to help you enjoy!$40M for construction-focused computer visualisation: This is the headline of Doxels latest round, which was led by Insight Partners. The company's total capital raised by Series B is just over $56 millions. Doxel uses computer-vision to monitor the progress of construction sites. It's a great model and the company claims that it still has its full Series B in the bank. This is due to the company's growth and bookings traction. The company has been cash flow neutral since the last raise. Doxel would not raise money if it didn't need the money. It could increase its profits at a higher price, implying minimal dilution. You don't want to raise prices when you don't need to. It's much cheaper than waiting until there is a cash crunch.This is the headline of Doxels most recent round, which was led by Insight Partners. The Series B raises the company's total capital to just under $56 million. Doxel uses computer-vision to monitor the progress of construction sites. It's a great model and the company claims that it still has its full Series B in the bank. This is due to the company's growth and bookings traction. The company has been cash flow neutral since the last raise. Doxel would not raise money if it didn't need the money. It could increase its profits at a higher price, implying minimal dilution. You don't want to raise prices when you don't need to. It's much cheaper than waiting until there is a cash crunch. Cart.com raises $98 Million: Does Cart.com sound familiar to you? You might. Why? The Houston-based ecommerce tooling company has raised capital three times in 2018. You may be familiar with it from the two capital raises it made in 2021. The company now has $143 million in total.Is Cart.com a familiar name? You might. Why? The Houston-based ecommerce tooling company has raised capital three times in 2018. You may be familiar with it from the two capital raises it made in 2021. The company now has $143 million in total. Everstage raises $1.7M to fund sales commissions software. The old startup maxim of building software to replace manual spreadsheet processes still holds true. Everstage plans to take sales commissions that are currently calculated using spreadsheets by finance departments and provide little visibility to salespeople, to make them highly simple software. This will be a great idea for salespeople, considering how complicated commissions can become and how important they are to total sales comps.It turns out that the old startup saying of building software to replace manual spreadsheet processes is still relevant. Everstage plans to take sales commissions that are currently calculated using spreadsheets by finance departments and provide little visibility to salespeople and make them very simple software. This will be a great tool for salespeople, considering how complicated commissions can become and how important they are to total sales comp. Pave raised $16M to assist companies in benchmarking, planning and communicating compensation to their employees. This is similar to the complexity of sales commissions. Pave hopes to give more data to companies in order to help them make better, and hopefully more equitable, compensation decisions. This will also improve employee lives. This is what we love.The gray revolution: Fundraising in the older adult spaceOlder adults are among the fastest growing demographics. However, they are still very underserved in terms of consumer tech.Globally, 1.5 billion people over 65 years old will live by 2050. This means that those who live longer and are more active have more money.Yet, startups continue to release products that are aimed at younger users, according to Lawrence Kosick (co-founder of GetSetUp), an edtech company targeting 50+ students.Partnerships are a great way to grow your business if you offer a value-added, scalable service to the older adult market.(Extra Crunch) Our membership program that helps founders and startups get ahead. Sign up hereBig Tech Inc.Listen, the public tech companies were busy today. 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