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Anduril has just been selected as one of two vendors for a major US air force contract. AdvertisementAnduril Industries, the defense tech startup run by Palmer Luckey, has just been awarded a major contract by the US Air Force, beating out legacy names like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The Air Force hopes to eventually buy at least 1,000 CAA systems at a cost of $30 million per drone. "I'm confident we're going to deliver on budget and on schedule some really sick AI-powered fighter jets," he added. And the demand is there for them if they can make it: venture capitalists have put more than $100 billion into defense tech since 2021, according to PitchBook data.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAnduril Founder Palmer Luckey talks developing unmanned autonomous fighter jets for U.S. Air ForceHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.
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A key former Facebook exec has reignited discussion of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's 2016 firing. Former Oculus CTO and ex-Meta VR exec John Carmack said on X that he regrets not defending Luckey. Carmack and Luckey joined Facebook after it acquired Oculus, the VR company founded by Luckey in 2012, for $2 billion in 2014. "The culture has changed a lot since you left (internal discussions have to be work focused)," Bosworth replied on X. Business Insider reached out to representatives of Bosworth, Carmack, and Luckey but didn't receive an immediate response.
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Palmer Luckey says his defense tech startup is working on weapons that could change warfare. As AI-powered weapons advance, deterrence is key to national security, Luckey told the Financial Times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Silicon Valley defense tech startup is working on products that could have as great an impact on warfare as the atomic bomb, its founder Palmer Luckey said. "We want to build the capabilities that give us the ability to swiftly win any war we are forced to enter," he told the Financial Times.
Persons: Palmer Luckey, Anduril, Luckey, Organizations: Financial Times, Service, Business
Former Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman has achieved vast wealth as a non-founding tech exec. Bloomberg pegs his net worth at $3.7 billion — higher than both Tim Cook and Satya Nadella. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe wildly successful and outspoken tech executive who just stepped down as CEO of Snowflake may not be as well-known as Apple's Tim Cook or Microsoft's Satya Nadella — but he's wealthier than both.
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Rooted in philosophical thought, mimetic desire refers to the notion that people desire the same things that their role models want. In the context of the Vision Pro, that theory could mean consumers may be more likely to purchase the device because celebrities or influencers they admire own it. "If these people are models to you—which they are for many young people—mimetic desire kicks in and you subconsciously want a Vision Pro too." If you have an Apple Vision Pro, some photography tips. After all, the Oculus founder, who did not respond to BI's request for comment, said he believes the Vision Pro will eventually be cheaper for the masses.
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But last year, the LA tech scene stalled, according to Carta data. Startup funding plummeted everywhere, but nowhere experienced a steeper decline than LA, where funding declined 65% from 2022. CartaLA's startup funding dropped 65% last year, a steeper decline than the Bay Area, New York or Boston. "They're very deep AI companies, but they're being applied to a vertical, which is one of the strengths of LA," Ingersoll said. Bird goes bust and Snap snaps backThere was more bad news for LA's startup scene in 2023 than just the dismal funding numbers.
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Inside Anduril, the Defense Startup That’s Run Like a Tech CompanyStartup Anduril Industries is shaking up the U.S. defense industry. Founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey, Anduril is building AI-powered, autonomous weapons systems that it says will create a more nimble and cost-effective military. Photo Illustration: Alexander Hotz/WSJ
Persons: Palmer Luckey, Alexander Hotz Organizations: Defense, Tech, Startup
The future of war and AI with Palmer Luckey
  + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe future of war and AI with Palmer LuckeyPalmer Luckey, Anduril Industries founder, joins CNBC's Morgan Brennan and 'Fast Money' to talk its new AI-powered jet drone the 'Roadrunner'.
Persons: Palmer Luckey Palmer, CNBC's Morgan Brennan Organizations: Anduril Industries
Palmer Luckey told Breaking Defense the ChatGPT hype is making politicians interested in AI weapons. While Luckey may be best known as the founder of Oculus, in 2017 he created a defense tech startup called Anduril Industries. In a recent interview with Breaking Defense, Luckey said "ChatGPT has probably been more helpful to Anduril with customers and politicians than any technology in the last 10 years." Luckey, who referred to Anduril as an "AI company," clarified to Breaking Defense that ChatGPT wasn't actually powering Anduril's products. It builds military technology including drones, surveillance towers, and underwater vehicles powered by its AI software system, Lattice.
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In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots
  + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +26 min
In this high-tech contest, seizing the upper hand across fields including AI and autonomous weapons, like Ghost Shark, could determine who comes out on top. This could become critical if the United States intervened against an assault by Beijing on Taiwan. Cheap and expendableThe AI military sector is dominated by software, an industry where change comes fast. Still, the available disclosures of spending on AI military research do show that outlays on AI and machine learning grew sharply in the decade from 2010. The Costa-Mesa, California-based company now employs more than 1,800 staff in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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Sept 7 (Reuters) - Defense technology startup Anduril Industries, founded by entrepreneur Palmer Luckey, said on Thursday it acquired autonomous aircraft maker Blue Force Technologies, as it looks to strengthen its autonomous fleet and software capabilities. The deal, whose terms were not disclosed, comes as aerospace companies ramp up their spending on artificial intelligence and autonomous aircraft amid geopolitical uncertainties. North Carolina-based Blue Force designs and manufactures composite aircraft and components. Anduril earlier this year also launched its Lattice for Mission Autonomy, an artificial intelligence-enabled software, used to collaborate teams of autonomous systems during missions under human supervision. Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru and Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Louie added that he doesn't "know of a single major fund out there that isn't thinking about disruptive tech investing in the U.S., investing in defense tech, investing in microelectronics and AI in the next generation and next iteration." Stephen McCarthy | Sportsfile | Getty ImagesVC funding in aerospace and defense tech has shot up in recent years, according to data compiled by PitchBook for CNBC. The poster child for U.S.-focused defense tech is Anduril Industries, co-founded in 2017 by Oculus Rift designer Palmer Luckey. They can just look at the untapped potential in defense tech. "The government's becoming a better customer," said Shah, who previously served as managing partner of the Defense Department's Defense Innovation Unit, which seeks to accelerate the use of emerging technologies.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementBack in 2015, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey predicted that — sooner or later — virtual reality headsets would find their way into the classroom and enable a new, more immersive future for education. Now, an online school called Optima Academy Online seems to be answering those queries, and bringing Luckey's vision to fruition. Kevin Wolf/APOptimaEd, the Florida-based company behind Optima Academy, is helmed by conservative education activist Erika Donalds, wife of Republican Congressman Byron Donalds. A field trip to EverestThe school instructs students through a combination of virtual reality sessions and online classes. Instruction for kindergarten through second grade is more similar to virtual school where classes are both live and pre-recorded, according to Optima's website.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRight now we're not close to any kind of IPO, says Anduril Founder Palmer LuckeyPalmer Luckey, Anduril Industries founder, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to discuss the defense sector, how A.I. is being implemented in manufacturing, the possibility of going public and more.
Persons: Palmer Luckey Palmer Organizations: Anduril Industries
Apple’s new challenge: making VR headsets look cool
  + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
But behind this speculation is a more serious potential problem: even Apple may struggle to make VR headsets look cool. The new headset, which blends both virtual reality and augmented reality, is Apple’s most ambitious – and riskiest – new hardware product in years. In one early marketing image, a woman is shown wearing the headset while dressed in very chic clothing and lounging in an upscale living room. Apple’s silhouette ads in the early 2000s somehow managed to make not just iPods look cool, but also wired headphones. People use phones as Apple's Vision Pro headsets are on display at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. June 5, 2023.
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Apple is on the cusp of revealing its future post-iPhone with a big bet on the metaverse. Tim Cook is expected to unveil a new mixed reality headset at WWDC in his riskiest move yet. Apple has the tough task of convincing the world the metaverse is still the future as interest dips. But emerging signs suggest Apple would have a seriously tough time shipping units for its metaverse bet. "If you believe there's something beyond a smartphone then it's probably the metaverse," Munster said.
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Apple must do what no other tech company has done: make the metaverse cool. The iPhone maker is widely expected to debut its mixed-reality headset next month. The company's making a risky move as the tech world retreats from the metaverse and fixates on AI. In other words, Apple has more to lose by not making a wager on a mixed-reality headset than if it did. "If you believe there's something beyond a smartphone then it's probably the metaverse," Munster said.
Oculus VR cofounder Palmer Luckey was full of praise for Apple's mixed-reality headset. Apple has been quiet on its next big thing at a time when its rivals are shifting to focus on AI. The original designer of Meta's VR offering, Oculus, says Apple's much-rumored rival metaverse headset is "so good." Oculus was acquired in 2014 by Facebook before the social-media company changed its corporate name to Meta. Apple has remained relatively quiet on AI by comparison, with Tim Cook emphasizing the need to be "deliberate and thoughtful."
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAutonomous tech can help U.S. spend less and do more with defense, says Anduril's Palmer LuckeyAnduril Industries Founder Palmer Luckey joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to discuss the defense sector, new tech in the defense space, and the impact of a debt ceiling default on government defense spending.
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Anduril Industries Founder Palmer LuckeyAnduril Industries Founder Palmer Luckey joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to discuss the defense sector and the impact a debt ceiling default could have on government defense spending.
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7. Anduril Industries
  + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Anduril Industries operates in an increasingly complex security environment, where science and technology innovation are needed for the U.S. military to keep an edge. Throughout 2022, defense technology specialist Anduril Industries supplied drones, artificial intelligence software and training to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions. With a recent round of venture financing directed toward cutting-edge autonomous militaristic products, Anduril Industries stands to help fill this gap and scale it up. Building on that acquisition, last year Anduril Industries partnered with the U.S. Special Operations Command on a 10-year, $967 million contract to provide systems for shooting down drones. Anduril also bought startup Dive Technologies, a maker of underwater vehicles, to expand its suite of autonomous vehicles.
Boeing's lineup of unmanned, undersea vehicles (UUV) can operate autonomously for months at a time on a hybrid rechargeable propulsion power system. More than 80% of the ocean remains unexplored by humans but could soon be mapped by autonomous underwater robots. Autonomous robot submarines — also referred to as autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs — are able to explore high-pressure areas of the ocean floor that are unreachable by humans through preprogrammed missions, allowing them to function without humans aboard, or controlling them. Navies worldwide are investing in unmanned underwater vehicles to elevate their fleet of below-water defense tools. The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence also announced in August the donation of six autonomous underwater drones to Ukraine to aid in their fight against Russia by locating and identifying Russian mines.
Carmack joined Oculus in 2013 as CTO, prior to its acquisition by Facebook. John Carmack, the consulting CTO for Meta's virtual-reality efforts, is leaving, according to two people familiar with the company. Overall, Carmack said he simply "wearied of the fight" with Meta, formerly known as Facebook, which acquired Oculus in 2014. Despite being one of the best known and more popular VR headsets on the market, Meta changed the name of the brand last year to Meta Quest. During Meta's developer conference in October, Carmack hosted a solo hour-long talk about the company's Oculus or Quest headset.
But in the tech world: There's one thing we can't seem to escape — layoffs. Elon Musk's Twitter is asking some laid-off workers if they want to come back. Meanwhile, some tech workers who have been laid off are taking to TikTok to post "get ready with me" videos wherein they film themselves — you guessed it — getting ready to be laid off. According to people familiar with the company, divisions including marketing, partnerships, HR, and engineering will be among the hardest hit. Elon Musk is looking to rehire Twitter workers.
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