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Andrew E. Rubin is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Rubin founded Danger Inc. in 1999 and left in 2003; Danger was eventually acquired by Microsoft in 2008. Rubin founded Android Inc. in 2003, which was acquired by Google in 2005; Rubin served as a Google vice president for nine years and led Google's efforts in creating and promoting the Android operating sys…
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business · American businessman (born 1963) · computer scientist · businessperson · inventor · also Personal, Andy Rubin
Born 13 March 1963 · Q49826
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2026· 5 entries
“I don't think Stevie ever knew how incredible he really was.”
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FACTLY rated the claim “The video shows a four-year-old personal video of Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, kissing a young woman.” FALSE.
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2025· 3 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “Destroying personal property and #Tesla buildings is all fun and games for #Democrats until they get caught.” Unrelated Mug.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “The CBS News TV show "60 Minutes" advised viewers to copy and paste a legal notice on Facebook that forbids Meta from using their personal data and photos.” False.
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Published “A data-driven topology identification method for low-voltage distribution networks based on the wavelet transform” in Electric Power Systems Research — cited 18 times.
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2024· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “Former U.S. President Donald Trump once said that avoiding STDs in his dating life in the '80s was his “personal Vietnam."” Correct Attribution.
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2023· 2 entries
FACTLY rated the claim “Scammers can access personal and bank details through missed calls from unknown international numbers. Dialling #90 and #09 codes on phone will allow scammers to access individual’s SIM card details” MISLEADING.
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Published “Phase topology identification in low-voltage distribution networks: A Bayesian approach” in International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems — cited 39 times.
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2021· 3 entries
Rappler rated the claim “Senator Manny Pacquiao donated P110 million worth of medical supplies and personal protective equipment to the Department of Health.” Misleading.
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Snopes rated the claim “In May 2021, a Buzzfeed report claimed to find U.S. President Joe Biden’s personal account on the cash-sharing app, Venmo.” True.
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Published “A retrospective analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on energy consumption at a disaggregated level” in Applied Energy — cited 68 times.
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2020· 5 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”” False.
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AP News rated the claim “Vice President Mike Pence delivered empty boxes of personal protective equipment to a nursing home for a publicity stunt.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Vice President Mike Pence was filmed delivering empty boxes that were supposed to be filled with personal protective equipment to a rehabilitation center in Virginia.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Under U.S. President Donald Trump, federal authorities are confiscating orders of personal protective equipment (PPE) from local governments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.” Mostly True.
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Essential announced in an update on their blog that the company was ceasing operations
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2019· 2 entries
Published “Heterogeneous LoRa-Based Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network Multiprocessor Platform for Environmental Monitoring” in Sensors — cited 21 times.
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Rubin was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame
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2017· 1 entry
Published “Heterogeneous data source integration for smart grid ecosystems based on metadata mining” in Expert Systems with Applications — cited 29 times.
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2016· 2 entries
Published “A Comparison of Impedance-Based Fault Location Methods for Power Underground Distribution Systems” in Energies — cited 37 times.
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Published “Evaluation of MPEG-7-Based Audio Descriptors for Animal Voice Recognition over Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks” in Sensors — cited 18 times.
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2015· 3 entries
A mobile phone start-up that closed in 2020 without finding a buyer
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Playground Global raised a $300 million fund from investors including Google, HP, Foxconn, Redpoint Ventures, Seagate Technology and Tencent, among others
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Along with Peter Barrett, Matt Hershenson and Bruce Leak
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2014· 3 entries
Rubin left Google after nine years at the company to start a venture capital firm for technology startups
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Initially presented as a voluntary departure; but later revealed to be a dismissal due to allegations of sexual harassment by Rubin
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Published “Key performance indicators: A useful tool to assess Smart Grid goals” in Energy — cited 57 times.
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2013· 1 entry
Larry Page announced in a blog post that Rubin had moved from the Android division to take on new projects at Google, with Sundar Pichai taking over Android
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2012· 1 entry
Published “Random Generation of Arbitrary Waveforms for Emulating Three-Phase Systems” in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics — cited 20 times.
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2005· 1 entry
Rubin became the company's senior vice president of mobile and digital content, where he oversaw development of Android, an open-source operating system for smartphones
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2003· 1 entry
Which was acquired by Google in 2005; Rubin served as a Google vice president for nine years and led Google's efforts in creating and promoting the Android operating system for mobile phones and other devices during most
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1999· 2 entries
And served as its CEO under which he designed and released the Hiptop mobile Internet communicator and cell phone aimed at young adults
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And left in 2003; Danger was eventually acquired by Microsoft in 2008
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1989· 1 entry
Due to a love of robots, with the nickname eventually becoming the official name of the Android operating system
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1963· 1 entry
Born 1963-03-13.
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