๐ Anduril's New Drone-Fighting Jet, Tesla's Cybertruck and Innovative Human Cell 'Biobots
Todayโs pick
Anduril Builds a Tiny, Reusable Fighter Jet That Blows Up Drones. Military combat drones keep getting better, cheaper and more dangerous. Unmanned aircraft are now affordable enough for terrorist groups such as Islamic State to procure large quantities of them. Meanwhile, the best counter systems cost many millions of dollars to deploy and use. By Ashlee Vance via Bloomberg
๐: - A couple of weeks ago, I went to a weapons test site in the Nevada desert to see a test flight of Anduril's latest creation called Roadrunner. Contrary to the name . . . - Ashlee Vance (@ashleevance)
Tesla Cybertruck to debut Thursday amid production challenges. The Tesla Cybertruck is finally ready to hit the road, boasting a degree of unconventionality that's both its selling point and its Achilles' heel. The Cybertruck is the first brand-new Tesla model in three years โ and it's the company's first-ever crack at the lucrative. By Nathan Bomey via Axios
๐: Cybertruck reveals our true priorities. It will cost >$50K, weigh >3 tons, with extreme power & acceleration & a stainless steel body. It will qualify for $7,500 federal + $5,000 Colorado EV tax credits and also for a 100% tax work truck tax deduction. - Jim Charlier (@TheCharlier)
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Scientists made tiny living 'robots' from human cells. Scientists from Tufts and Harvard created microscopic robots from human cells. They say the 'biobots' can self-assemble and have a remarkable healing effect on other cells. Researchers hope the biobots could one day travel around the body to heal cells. By Polly Thompson via Business Insider
A year ago, it was just ChatGPT - now LLMs are everywhere. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT a year ago today, the idea of an AI-driven personal assistant was new to much of the world. We all had seen chatbots capable of providing pre-programmed responses, but nobody thought they could have an actual conversational companion, one that could talk about anything and everything and help with all sorts of time-consuming tasks โ be it preparing a travel itinerary, providing insights into complex subjects or writing long-form articles. By Shubham Sharma via VentureBeat
Good news, startups: Q3 software results are changing the tech narrative. Earlier this week, public cybersecurity companies' quarterly results left us scratching our heads as to why there isn't more venture capital investment piling into security startups. In an environment where revenue is tough to drive, stand-out tech sectors should surely be sailing with the wind if there is lots of proven demand? By Alex Wilhelm via TechCrunch
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