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The ocean is the new Wild West.

Trillions in resources are untapped. 99% of the world's data flows through UNGUARDED undersea cables.
And new "flying boats" are set to move cargo at the speed of a plane for the cost of a ship.

Meet the founders building the autonomous fleets and sea drones to tame this frontier.

w/ @DisruptionHedge, @DavidZagaynov, & @willob

ROP #38
#technology #drones #logistics

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The July 4th deadline is approaching and the nuclear SMR race is fast approaching the finish line.

Here are our thoughts on who is leading the pack to turn on their reactor and go critical prior to America's 250th birthday, and who are lagging the pack.

Link below:

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Has the singularity begun?

AI acceleration, ramping energy production, DNA sequencing, self driving cars, drone deliveries, etc. progress is being made on so many fronts.

Read the latest ROS Diary to learn more:
https://t.co/6RtdPfIyr4

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It can be difficult talking to a child about topics they learn about at school, but there are conversations worth having.

Our latest Diary: What I told my daughter about climate change.

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You can read more about Prototown and these founders here:
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What's happening in Prototown?

It's an exciting place for founders who want to get stuff built fast, such as...

Terran Robotics, building cob houses out of mud using custom designed robots.

And Bedrock Robotics, automating existing excavators using AI.

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Want to know more about the current state of bioengineering and the myriad real problems it is helping us solve?

Read our latest Deep Dive:

https://t.co/tkiqHtwQGg

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Check out the companies changing our world for the better and more on our Substack:

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The hottest companies may be digital, but the physical world still eclipses them.

However, of the ~$47 trillion in global manufacturing output, how many industries can claim any level of major technological advancement in recent years?

Yet there are innovators out there changing that:

Rangeview, who are reinventing investment casting one, of the oldest metal casting techniques still in use today.

Varda, who are revolutionizing zero gravity testing medicine in space.

Valar Atomics, who are trying to overhaul manufacturing and fuel production via small modular reactor gigasites.

And Cuby, who want to create the most efficient system for mass producing quality houses at a lower cost.

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"40 innovators. 5 cities. 1 conclusion."

The latest from Stephen McBride, he and Dan Steinhart had a whirlwind trip visiting innovators working on solving the world's hardest problems.

Read all about it here: https://t.co/QwwgSmPhaU

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Awesome to have Stephen in for the tour!

For scale... I'm 6'3". The FANUC M900 is a BIG robot.

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Great visiting the @BedrockRobotics team in the field

They are crushing it

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I’ve seen the future in Prototown w/ Terran Robotics

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Thanks for taking the time @bsofman

@BedrockRobotics is crushing it

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America’s 1st biotech prime w/@jakeadler

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Had the pleasure of touring @zipline factory today w/@dentonbaird

Airframes so light you can hold them with one finger

Zipline is going to win

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We love Gundo!

Its the home of America's reindustrialization.

We've gotten to visit with a host of fascinating and important startups working on solving hard real world problems.

Read up on the start of our trip here:
https://t.co/pToGr3K1FJ

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AI has vanquished the innovation famine. Now nuclear energy is making a return, self-driving cars are making our roads safer, and education is getting a boost it desperately needs.

Read more about the burgeoning effects of AI on the world at the link below:
https://t.co/lIrgh6pG3K

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As a follow-up to our last post on anti-drone defense, Dan Steinhart has written an update to our prior deep dive on anti-drone warfare.

Check it out here:
https://t.co/FT8lADsES9