☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>“According to a May 4, 2022 announcement, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Anduril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anduril</span></a> and the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australian</span></a> military are "entering into commercial negotiations for a $100 million, co-funded design, development and manufacturing program for extra large autonomous undersea vehicles (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/XLAUV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XLAUV</span></a> s) for the Royal Australian Navy". [0]</p><p>when you read about the bitchy world of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a>’s verses <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/founders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>founders</span></a>, [1] follow up on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OculusVR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OculusVR</span></a> [0] and stumble on an Australian submersible <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> program [2], that I haven’t heard about before…</p><p>[0] <<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Luckey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer</span><span class="invisible">_Luckey</span></a>> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PalmerLuckey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalmerLuckey</span></a></p><p>[1] <<a href="https://x.com/jesslivingston/status/1844680802333753570" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/jesslivingston/status/18</span><span class="invisible">44680802333753570</span></a>> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/YConbinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YConbinator</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/jesslivingston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jesslivingston</span></a></p><p>[2] “Anduril Nears $7B Valuation, Links With Australian Military” <<a href="https://www.ocbj.com/technology/anduril-nears-7b-valuation-links-with-australian-military/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ocbj.com/technology/anduril-ne</span><span class="invisible">ars-7b-valuation-links-with-australian-military/</span></a>> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/RAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAN</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a></p>