The defense industry is poised for a deal surge as firms expand in AI, drones, and space systems; Bain: VC deal value in the sector is up 18x in the past decade
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A profile of Palmer Luckey, who sold Oculus to Facebook, was fired after donating to a pro-Trump troll group, and now imagines a new age of warfare at Anduril
NO A “radical Zionist” 🇮🇱 Palmer is patriot🇺🇸, pure ally and is only anti-idiots + anti-naive illiberal identity ideologues —oh and also anti-despots + evil dictators. [image] Maddie Rowley / @maddie_...
A profile of Palmer Luckey, who sold Oculus to Facebook, was fired after donating to a pro-Trump troll group, and now imagines a new age of warfare at Anduril
The facts of Palmer Luckey's life are so uniquely bizarre—combining elements of fantasy with lunacy and also world-altering change … Threads: @anildash . X: @carnage4life , @carnage4life , @lulumeserv...
Investigation: data broker Near Intelligence left the coordinates of nearly 200 mobile devices of people who visited Jeffrey Epstein's island exposed online
A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors … Mastodon: @wchr@mastodon.social . Bluesky: @babyboomerwriter.bsk...
How tech workers, spurred by geopolitical threats, are embracing battlefield tech; PitchBook: VCs invested $108B in defense tech companies between 2021 and 2023
Washington Post : Mastodon: @nitashatiku@mastodon.social . X: @g_delta753 , @edwardmehr , @sunofjackson , @landsmanwayne , @aphysicist , @adoricko , and @filarons . LinkedIn: William Schlickenmaier M...
FEC data: the crypto sector's political donations passed $26.3M in 2021 and Q1 2022, outpacing donations from Big Tech, drug makers, and the defense industry
Palantir reports Q1 revenue of $341M, up 49% YoY, with $208M from government and $133M from commercial sources; Palantir has 149 customers, up from 125 in 2020
- Palantir, the maker of software and analytics tools for the defense industry and large corporations, reported 49% revenue growth …
FireEye and networking company Pulse Secure say two China-linked hacking groups used a flaw in its VPN devices to target customers in the US defense industry
Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities — Summary Department of Homeland Security : Emergency Directive 21-03 — Mitigate Pulse Secure Product Vulnerabilities CNN : Suspected Chinese h...
FireEye and networking company Pulse Secure say two China-linked hacking groups used a flaw in its VPN devices to target customers in the US defense industry
At least two groups of China-linked hackers have spent months using a previously undisclosed vulnerability in American networking devices …
Oracle has been marketing its data analytics software to police in China, detailing its ability to mine DNA, vehicle records, and facial recognition databases
Police in China's Liaoning province were sitting on mounds of data collected through invasive means: financial records … Tweets: @marahvistendahl , @bethanyallenebr , @gadyepstein , @globalhighered , ...