Monthly Archives: July 2022

Welcome to TC Sessions: Robotics 2022

Just over a month ago, I was standing onstage at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, delivering the opening remarks for TechCrunch’s first-ever climate event. It was a surreal moment that perfectly encapsulated the strange time warp we’ve both quickly and slowly been hurdling through over the past two-and-a-half years. It was the first time I’d been…

Where should US-based startups file their patent applications?

Damien Howard Contributor Share on Twitter Damien Howard is a partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe Martens. His practice focuses on protecting medical device, telecommunications, software and electronics-based inventions for both established companies and startups. Vlad Teplitskiy Contributor Share on Twitter Vlad Teplitskiy is a partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe…

Atlassian is suffering a whole bunch of awful security issues

Users of several popular Atlassian products, including Jira, Confluence, and Bamboo could be vulnerable to two high-severity vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution and escalation of privilege.  As reported by The Register, Atlassian recently issued a warning, which details “Servlet Filter dispatcher vulnerabilities”. The first vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-26136, an arbitrary Servlet Filter bypass,…

A 700,000 square-foot Amazon warehouse in Nebraska was supposed to create 1,000 jobs, but is sitting empty as the company delays opening new facilities

THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images Amazon is delaying plans to open a new warehouse near Omaha, Nebraska.  The facility was expected to create 1,000 jobs and bring in more than $200 million to the local economy. Amazon CFO Brian Oslavsky told reporters in April that the company is stuck with “too much space.” Less than…