David Zagaynov
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Guys, bad news: didn't love Blindsight.
Felt like the author got lost in the "hard sci-fi" sauce a bit.
I liked the creativity of the alien biology and the crew, but the storytelling was just good, not great... maybe better on a second read?
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Poseidon is hiring a Head of Talent.
This will be a key role with end to end ownership over one of the most important functions of the business.
email jorge@poseidonaero.com if interested or if you'd like to refer someone.
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Who is working on / thinking about hard tech or industrials in San Francisco? It feels like numbers are growing here, would love to bring people together
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“We should support data centers”
You say to your audience of San Francisco software engineer followers. on X, the app for tech people that obviously already support data centers
You really want to change hearts and minds? Get in the trenches on Truth Social
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#RIEGL USA is looking forward to joining #TUC26 as a Pioneer Sponsor and showcasing the #RIEGL VZ‑600i #TerrestrialLaserScanner.
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🚨 TWITTER REQUEST 🚨
Does anyone have a Riegl VUX-820-G or Yellowscan Navigator LiDAR (or have a path to one)? Will pay good money to borrow or buy. Need ASAP.
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @Firestorm_Labs, the San Diego-based forward-deployed manufacturing startup, has secured an $82M Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners LP. The capital will be used to scale production of its xCell containerized manufacturing platform, enabling 3D printing at the edge across a wide range of critical components.
- @ScoutAI_ has secured a $100M Series A led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates. The Bay Area startup is developing a frontier AI lab focused on unmanned warfare.
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected @generalmatter, @RadiantNuclear, Deployable Energy, and NuCube Energy (with Idaho State) for its Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a program designed to accelerate U.S. nuclear technologies from concept to real-world deployment.
- BMW i Ventures, the venture capital arm of BMW, has launched a $300M Fund III, with capital to be deployed across manufacturing technology, physical AI, advanced materials, and supply chain technology.
- @aureliuslasers has launched Aurelius Manufacturing, which will focus on the production of high-power fiber lasers and precision optical assemblies.
- @terraindustries, a Nigerian defense and critical infrastructure security startup, announced new platforms, including drone-based interception systems and unmanned ground vehicles built for clearing landmines.
- @Figure_robot has announced the scale-up of its humanoid robot production to 55 humanoids per week.
- ATOME is building out a 260,000-ton fertilizer facility in Paraguay powered by hydroelectric energy, producing low-carbon ammonia (fertilizer), reducing dependence on oil and gas-based inputs across Latin America.
- Rolls-Royce will supply MT30 gas turbines to power up to 11 Australian frigates, securing propulsion for the country’s next-generation fleet.
- The United Arab Emirates has launched a $272M National Industrial Resilience Fund to localize critical industries, secure supply chains, and deploy AI across manufacturing.
- Canada is advancing plans for a large-scale high-speed rail corridor to connect major regions across the country.
- Textron Systems has announced a new unmanned ground vehicle designed to support C-UAS missions, ISR, and modular payload operations.
- MyDefence, in partnership with HighCom Limited, secured an up to $9.81M AUD deal with the Australian Department of Defence focused on delivering C-UAS technology to combat small drones.
- Japan Self-Defense Forces successfully flew a ShinMaywa US-2 short takeoff and landing amphibious turboprop aircraft during a search and rescue demonstration in a multinational exercise (pictured below).
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Get busy living (making it rain), or get busy dying
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Mankind has always been at the mercy of the weather. No longer. Rainmaker is the first company in history to routinely, unambiguously, modify the weather. Last quarter, we produced >143MM gallons of unambiguously man-made precipitation. Here’s how we do it 🧵
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@DavidZagaynov only need one right now, but.. what’s the round trip go for
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i just did the math and our plane can carry 12176 mcdoubles
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competition in aerospace land is great because really it’s how good your engineering teams are vs the laws of physics
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