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New: Y Combinator has entered defense tech with its first weapons startup, Ares, which hopes to make anti-ship missiles smaller and cheaper than Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. YC's partner told Forbes: "The competitors are dinosaurs." www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

Y Combinator Leaps Into Defense Tech With Missile Company Investment
Y Combinator Leaps Into Defense Tech With Missile Company Investment

YC’s bet on Ares, which hopes to make anti-ship missiles smaller and cheaper, is the latest example of Silicon Valley courting the Pentagon.

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A Major U.S. Defense Investor Has Links To Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs. Two children of alleged Kremlin allies work on the investment team at 8VC, the firm led by Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale. www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...   These are the same two involved in the funding of X

Elon Musk was just forced to reveal who really owns X. Here’s the list.
Elon Musk was just forced to reveal who really owns X. Here’s the list.

Organizations linked to Bill Ackman, Larry Ellison, and Sean Combs (a.k.a. Diddy) were mentioned in the filing.

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Silicon Valley VC firm 8VC is linked to russian oligarchs who were sanctioned due to their support of war crimes in Ukraine. The firm describes the article as a "pathetic hit piece". #SiliconValley#VentureCapital#Ukraine#warcrime#VC#8VCwww.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

A Major U.S. Defense Investor Has Links To Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
A Major U.S. Defense Investor Has Links To Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs

Led by Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, 8VC employs two children of alleged Kremlin allies on its investment team.

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New: North Koreans are securing jobs at American companies and sending money back to the DPRK regime — an alarming trend highlighted by recent arrests and disclosures by security companies like Cinder and KnowBe4. www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

This Security Company Has Been Flooded With Job Applicants From North Korea
This Security Company Has Been Flooded With Job Applicants From North Korea

From mom and pop shops to Fortune 500 firms, companies are being overwhelmed with job applications from North Korea.

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