Month: February 2020
Announcing the final agenda for Robotics + AI — March 3 at UC Berkeley
TechCrunch is returning to U.C. Berkeley on March 3 to bring together some of the most influential minds in robotics and artificial intelligence. Each year we strive to bring together a cross-section of big companies and exciting new startups, along with top researchers, VCs and thinkers. In addition to a…
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Google launches the first developer preview of Android 11
With the days of desert-themed releases officially behind it, Google today announced the first developer preview of Android 11, which is now available as system images for Google’s own Pixel devices, starting with the Pixel 2. As of now, there is no way to install the updates over the air.…
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Julian Assange’s lawyers say Trump offered pardon in exchange for concealing source of DNC leaks
Julian Assange’s legal team is preparing to testify that the WikiLeaks founder was offered a pardon by President Donald Trump in exchange for covering up the source of the DNC leaks, as first reported by The Daily Beast. According to Edward Fitzgerald, who is representing Assange in his ongoing extradition…
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Critical bug in WordPress plugin could allow hackers to wipe entire sites
Security researchers at WebARX have discovered a critical bug in a popular WordPress plugin that could allow unauthenticated users to gain administrative privileges and restore a site’s entire database to its default state if left unpatched. The vulnerability was found in the ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin that ships with WordPress…
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Founders Fund confirms $3 billion in new capital across two funds
Founders Fund, the investment firm led by its controversial co-founder Peter Thiel and partners Keith Rabois and Brian Singerman, has closed on $3 billion in new capital across two investment funds, TechCrunch confirmed. News of the firm’s latest fundraising close was first reported in Axios. The firm’s $1.5 billion Founders…
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Founders Fund, the investment firm led by its controversial co-founder Peter Thiel and partners Keith Rabois and Brian Singerman, has closed on $3 billion in new capital across two investment funds, TechCrunch confirmed. News of the firm’s latest fundraising close was first reported in Axios. The firm’s $1.5 billion Founders…
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