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• @hagenblix Hagen Blix on bluesky

  AR/VR, just like AI, exists in a zone where the military-industrial complex is never far away

• @romitmehta.com Romit Mehta on bluesky

  Microsoft folding Hololens paves the way for the next open system?  I am assuming Apple and Vision Pro were not considered for a variety of reasons - Vision Pro price point and Apple's potential reluctance to be associated with weapons systems for starters.  [embedded post]

• @golikehellmachine.com @golikehellmachine.com on bluesky

  i worked (twice) for a company that made products which could've eventually, theoretically, evolved into something like this, and the main difference between that now-defunct company and anduril/meta is that the latter have exponentially more money to set on fire learning why it …

• @davelee.me Dave Lee on bluesky

  Meta's mission statement as currently written on its website: “Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.”  [embedded post]

• @mattcagle Matt Cagle on bluesky

  It used to be that surveillance tech would be developed for the military and eventually be used against consumers  —  Now, tech developed for consumers is being adopted by the military  —  Says something about consumer tech [embedded post]

• @jaredbkeller Jared Keller on bluesky

  The IVAS Delusion, or, why a half-century of military heads-up display R&D efforts always end with soldiers bitching about how uncomfortable it is www.anduril.com/article/andu...

• @seanhodgdon.com Sean Hodgdon on bluesky

  Meta is as bad, if not worse, than any of Elon's companies  —  If you left X for Bluesky but still continue to use Instagram or anything else from Meta, you have no ground to stand on [embedded post]

• @josefresco.com @josefresco.com on bluesky

  The gift of grift heals all bad feelings.  [embedded post]

• @hypervisible @hypervisible on bluesky

  Misogynist tech bro to arms dealer pipeline.

• @stevekovach Steve Kovach on bluesky

  Meta gets into killer-tech (literally)  —  www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ar...

• @harrymccracken@mastodon.social Harry McCracken on mastodon

  I wonder if Meta will eventually regret pursuing various far-flung ambitions instead of working harder to protect its social networks from becoming pits of AI slop. https://www.wsj.com/...

• @kylascan Kyla Scanlon on x

  I know there is a lot to discuss here but I didn't expect Palmer to be a Hey Dude guy for some reason

• @eip1559 @eip1559 on x

  J Cal perplexed

• @azadux Azad Balabanian on x

  Can't think of a better example of the “vibe shift” in Silicon Valley (2016 -> 2025) than this

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  A few weeks ago, @PalmerLuckey described Mark Zuckerberg as “the #1 VR fan in the world”. [video]

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  Just a few years ago, the idea of Palmer Luckey working with Meta again would have been almost unthinkable. This could be the most significant partnership in the history of XR, and among other benefits, will likely help Meta bring silicon carbide AR glasses to market sooner.

• @tbpn @tbpn on x

  We asked @ashleevance about his newest Core Memory episode interviewing @PalmerLuckey. “Palmer came yesterday, straight after making peace with Zuck.” “He didn't lay the blame at Zuck's feet. He felt like Zuck did what he had to do to protect the company.” “The tech details [vide…

• @joel_kaplan Joel Kaplan on x

  Meta is proud to play its part in keeping America safe & prosperous. In our partnership with Anduril we'll support the US Army's training, decision-making & combat readiness. https://www.anduril.com/...

• @tunguz Bojan Tunguz on x

  Technology is healing

• @jendarhy Jen on x

  New line of sight. We're back.

• @ptrubey Phil Trubey on x

  If you aren't following Ashlee Vance, you should be. He has banger interviews of fascinating movers and shakers. Subscribe to his emails because then you'll get wonderful content like this (I edited it down, the whole email was funny): As you'll hear on the show, Luckey's

• @boztank Boz on x

  The computing platform of the future will be built on AI and AR and American industry is once again leading the world in bringing it to life. Proud to be working with Anduril to make sure our national security continues to benefit from our technological edge.

• @benjamingoggin Ben Goggin on x

  Meta's collab with Palmer Lucky, who was fired in 2017 from Facebook after pro-Trump donations, is a great illustration of Meta's zigzagging political identity through the years.

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  ❤️❤️

• @boztank Boz on x

  @PalmerLuckey LFG

• @iampaulgrewal @iampaulgrewal on x

  In a career full of ridiculously talented clients, these two will always stand out for this simple country lawyer.

• @anduriltech @anduriltech on x

  “We're proud to partner with Anduril to help bring these technologies to the American servicemembers that protect our interests at home and abroad.” - Mark Zuckerberg (@Finkd)

• @aaron_renn Aaron M. Renn on x

  People at the elite level are way more ready to resolve conflict and move on than people lower down the status hierarchy. https://www.wsj.com/...

• @palmerluckey Palmer Luckey on x

  Also, we relaunched our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/...

• @anduriltech @anduriltech on x

  We're partnering with @Meta on a range of integrated XR products designed specifically for the warfighter.

• @anduriltech @anduriltech on x

  “My mission has long been to turn warfighters into technomancers, and the products we are building with Meta do just that.” - @PalmerLuckey

• @palmerluckey Palmer Luckey on x

  It is pretty cool to have everything at our fingertips for this joint effort - everything I made before Meta acquired Oculus, everything we made together, and everything we did on our own after I was fired. It's time to finish the fight.

• @ashleevance Ashlee Vance on x

  Alight. Full episode with @PalmerLuckey here on X. He makes peace with Zuck. He sings. Seriously. He does. He knocks Trump on Jordan. Reveals much about @anduriltech. Subscribe to the Core Memory pod for more like this https://www.corememory.com/podcast Timestamps 00:00 - Air rai…

• @palmerluckey Palmer Luckey on x

  Anduril and Meta have teamed up to make the world's best AR and VR systems for the United States Military. Leveraging Meta's massive investments in XR technology for our troops will save countless lives and dollars. [image]

• @anduriltech @anduriltech on x

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• @andrewcurran_ Andrew Curran on x

  The beef is over. [image]

• @ashleevance Ashlee Vance on x

  and here it is https://www.youtube.com/...

• @palmerluckey Palmer Luckey on x

  Big news for Anduril and the broader AR/VR community coming tomorrow morning. [image]

• @ashleevance Ashlee Vance on x

  Okay, here we go. @PalmerLuckey and @Meta have shockingly made peace (to make war). They're building sci-fi war fighter helmets together. Exclusive pod with Palmer here on the details + his firing, Trump, how to raise kids and massive @anduriltech updates https://www.youtube.com/…

• r/Anduril r on reddit

  Anduril and Meta Team Up to Transform XR for the American Military

• r/virtualreality r on reddit

  Luckey and Zuck reunited for XR

• r/augmentedreality r on reddit

  Anduril and Meta Team Up to Transform XR for the American Military

• r/MVIS r on reddit

  Anduril and Meta Team Up to Transform XR for the American Military