Start-up incubator Y Combinator backs its first weapons firm (www.ft.com)

submitted 2 months ago by rinze@infosec.pub to c/techtakes@awful.systems

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I guess self-driving cars are not killing people fast enough and they're diversifying.

top 5 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

is this about ares? (ft site is always dogshit on mobile)

(context: we had an ares thread a couple days ago)

[-] rinze@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago

Yes, it is. I didn't see the old thread, sorry for the noise.

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

no worries, just thought I’d check

the orange fund has been slobbering to get in on MIC business so I wasn’t sure if the ft coverage might’ve been about this or another

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

peter thiel was more succesful in this area with his private torment nexus called anduril or something like that. that's mostly surveillance but he also made some underwater contraption worthy of bond villain

[-] rinze@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago

Paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/8Em1V

this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2024

13 points (100.0% liked)

TechTakes

1427 readers

118 users here now

Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

This is not debate club. Unless it’s amusing debate.

For actually-good tech, you want our NotAwfulTech community

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

dgerard@awful.systems