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The defense industry needs new entrants, and a supportive government during crises
If we see the same old story of the government claiming to support small businesses but prioritizing old incumbents, investment dollars will disappear.
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Will coronavirus stall DoD’s Silicon Valley outreach efforts?
The Pentagon has been making inroads into the Silicon Valley-based venture capital community. Will COVID-19 force them to hit pause?
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Small tech companies got a combined $1B at US Air Force’s virtual version of South by Southwest
But unlike SXSW, neither Janelle Monae nor Chris Evans were slated to attend.
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Should the Pentagon stop playing the role of venture capitalist?
In this commentary, a reader discusses what role the government should serve when it comes to working with startups on defense projects.
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Defense innovation experts to Congress: Put money where Pentagon’s mouth is
For the Department of Defense to embrace the leap-ahead technologies needed to compete, Congress must use its funding power to make major players out of small, disruptive tech firms.
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The problem of Congress & tech literacy | Culture Clash 2.0
Just how much of a problem is Congress’s overall lack of tech literacy? Here’s what our roundtable discussion had to say.
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As tech startups catch DoD’s eye, big investors are watching
A few key Silicon investors have emerged as the exceptions to the rule, placing bets on defense startups. And a lot is riding on their success.
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‘The math doesn’t make sense’: Why venture capital firms are wary of defense-focused investments
The Pentagon is working hard to entice small technology companies to work on defense projects, but investors that could prop up these businesses seem wary of putting forth the cash.
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How corporate defense venture funds fit into the VC ecosystem
The Pentagon needs more venture capital firms to invest in defense projects. But a number of defense primes have their own venture funds. How does it all work together?
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Silicon Valley investors to DoD: Dual-use tech is a bad strategy
Tech that can be adapted from the commercial market to serve the needs of the military is core to the Defense Department’s innovation strategy. But those willing to put money toward the big ideas think it’s the wrong approach.
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DoD’s top IT official talks AI, JEDI, and how to win over the commercial tech community
In an exclusive interview in December, the Pentagon Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy shared his priorities and strategy reshaping defense technology.
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4 areas where the DoD could make tech development easier
Representatives of venture capital firms and small startups have a few suggestions for the Pentagon.
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There’s a ‘sovereignty movement’ in tech, with big consequences
“We talk a lot about trade war with China. There is a trade tension as well between the U.S. and our allies in Europe right now,” says Trae Stephens of tech company Anduril and venture firm Founders Fund.
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Tech startups still face the Pentagon’s ‘valley of death’
“I think the fundamental misunderstanding between the DoD and venture investors is just how difficult it is to keep the wheels on a fast-growing startup.”
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Boeing’s venture fund boss talks venture capital and growing defense investments
“A lot of the VCs don’t have the same level of technical due diligence around focused aerospace technologies that we can bring,” says Brian Schettler of Boeing’s HorizonX venture fund.
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New bill could get Italy its own DARPA
A new bill in the Italian Senate envisages the setup of a new agency able to stimulate and coordinate the development of civil technologies for military application.
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Pentagon will start figuring out AI for lethality in 2020
The Pentagon’s AI center plans to explore how to apply artificial intelligence to battle.
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Can the Pentagon tap into a soaring ‘deep tech’ ecosystem?
The U.S. government must make bigger bets on commercial deep tech companies.
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Pentagon’s ‘Rebel Alliance’ gets new leadership
The changeover of leadership occurs as the current Defense Digital Service director and founder is about to see his term at the agency expire.
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Let’s talk about what it actually means to be a small business
If you caught the Twitter storm from Anduril’s Trae Stephens earlier this week, you would have discovered that the definition of a small business should require more thought than perhaps the Pentagon is bothering to invest.
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What’s the future of NATO and military tech development?
The commander of NATO Allied Command Transformation sits down with Executive Editor Jill Aitoro.
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Dunford to meet with Google for ‘debate’ on Chinese ties
The Pentagon’s top uniformed officer thinks tech companies need to be smarter with how they approach China.
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Forget Project Maven. Here are a couple other DoD projects Google is working on
Both DARPA Director Steve Walker and Vint Cert, Google’s vice president and chief internet evangelist, pointed to projects already underway that bring together the Pentagon’s top innovation hub and Silicon Valley’s tech giant. And yes, some involve artificial intelligence.
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Microsoft workers thumbs down on heads-up displays for war
When a commercial technology is used as a military sensor platform, does it inherently become a tool for lethality?
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Cultural divide: Can the Pentagon crack Silicon Valley?
The cultural divide between the East and West coasts is perhaps too big to be crossed.
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What the Pentagon could learn from unicorns
Silicon Valley’s billion-dollar club has a clear approach to development. And DoD’s got it all wrong.