Reporter @Reuters covering defense, space and Silicon Valley. Co-author of WONDER BOY: https://xitter.cf/t.co/TVRv4Y87DN [email protected]
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The WONDER BOY paperback is here!
We're excited to share the story of Zappos leader Tony Hsieh, whose rise and fall told the quintessential Silicon Valley tragedy.
"Mandatory reading for anyone who is interested in big tech" - New Yorker
On sale here: amazon.com/Wonder-Boy-Zappos…
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During his keynote speech at @AFA_Air_Space’s Confrence, @SecAFOfficial acknowledges the U.S. now has on-orbit space weapons. A notable admission that differs from past service official speeches.
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This week, Iran captured a US military underwater drone.
Iran will almost certainly try to pry open the drone's hardware, but the drone's software carries built-in defenses, @clarkdefense told @Reuters.
Iranian engineers "could definitely reverse-engineer the mechanical systems," Clark said, pointing to Tehran's track record with captured American aircraft.
Read Mike Stone and @DavidJeans2's full reporting: reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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SCOOP: The White House this summer began reviewing candidates to replace Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg
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When Zelensky fired his defense minister, he also lost his best contact to Elon Musk. This week, Zelensky wanted to ask Musk for an urgent favor during his trip to DC. But the billionaire declined to meet him.
Exclusive @TheAtlantic with @missy_ryan and @JonLemire
Link below
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Proud to share this: after months of reporting and conversations with dozens of sources, our Reuters team takes you inside Ukraine's "kill zone" — where drones have turned the front into one of the most dangerous places on earth
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Sources: Cathedral, launched by ex-DOGE staffers to use AI to expand US military cyber capabilities, raised $160M led by a16z and Sequoia at a $1.4B valuation (@davidjeans2 / Reuters)
(Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
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DOGE team are back: Four alumni have raised funding from a16z and Sequoia at a whopping $1.4B valuation for a company called Cathedral still in stealth.
They're going after US military cyber operations and hope to acquire a dedicated data center. reuters.com/technology/doge-…
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What happens when billionaires control weapons and technologies that were once the preserve of the US government?
A new military-industrial complex is emerging, and it's changing how, and even if, we go to war.
My book, Valley of Death, is available for preorder now:
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NEW: We obtained a classified tranche of documents prepared by the Chinese and Russian military proposing an unprecedented level of integrated aerospace defense between the two countries. One of their targets? The @Starlink satellite constellation, which they see as a major threat, thanks to its use in the ongoing war in Ukraine, and now aim to countermand with cyber attacks or simply by shooting down @elonmusk's property in Low Earth orbit: theins.press/en/inv/294635
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As forensic testing of a purported will for Tony Hsieh begins, the fight for the future of his legacy harks back to a contested will for billionaire Howard Hughes wsj.com/tech/forensics-take-… via @WSJ
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🔊 ‘The response to the death really split the community.’ @DavidJeans2 tells the Reuters World News podcast that a workplace fatality at Elon Musk’s Starbase has divided a Texas community reut.rs/4v7Kgxs
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Life on the edge of Musk's Starbase brings fortunes and fractures reut.rs/3Qy38q7 reut.rs/3Qy38q7
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The arrival of Elon Musk's Starbase and its Starship launches has brought hype, wealth and excitement to the Rio Grande Valley.
But a workplace death and damaged homes are splitting the region.
One resident told me: “You can’t stop progress."
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🔊 ‘Driving into Starbase is kind of a surreal feeling … there's murals of Elon Musk. There's one sign that struck me. It said: Mars Embassy, Future Location.’ @DavidJeans2 tells the Reuters World News podcast about his visit to SpaceX’s Starbase reut.rs/4ojgy5G
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"Reuters found that Shield AI's drone has crashed more than 50 times over the past 18 months, that several staff who raised safety concerns were dismissed and that a Cessna plane...had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision with a V-BAT." reuters.com/business/finance…
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Military startup Shield AI told me last year it had upgraded its VBAT drone after a Navy official had his fingers partially severed.
A few weeks ago, it happened again:
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Tensions are rising between the Pentagon and SpaceX over multiple issues, including an episode where Elon Musk's company hiked the price of Starlink/Starshield - used to guide strike drones - at the start of the Iran war.
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RT @dseetharaman: Couldn't be more proud of my @Reuters colleague @JeffHorwitz & @EngenTham for this enormous achievement. Jeff has deserve…
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Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China - banger of a story by @DavidKirton_ reuters.com/world/china/conv…
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Elon Musk has defied logic for two decades at SpaceX.
Now heading for the largest IPO ever, his company is asking investors to believe in a $28 trillion TAM and its goal "to extend the light of consciousness to the stars."
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