UK unmasks LockBit ransomware affiliate as high-ranking hacker in Russia state-backed cybercrime gang

Evil Corp maintains a "privileged" relationship with the Kremlin, and was often tasked with launching cyberattacks on behalf of Russia.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.…

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Palmer Luckey tried to crush aeronautics startup Salient Motion. But Anduril backer a16z invested.

Anduril sued defense tech startup Salient Motion. It still raised $12 million with participation from Anduril investor a16z. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source

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Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with a tweet thread and YouTube video on Saturday and caused an immediate backlash. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…

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11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say

11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing…

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Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator

General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary Cruise must pay a $1.5 million penalty to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after its initial reports to the safety regulator about last year’s pedestrian…

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