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Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet


On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he'd just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that calculated its coordinates

On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that calculated its coordinates simply by using its camera and Google Maps. Theseus says it recently went to a secret Special Forces base to test out its latest system, sending TechCrunch a photo of it in action. His investigative reporting has led to U.S. government sanctions against four tech companies, including China’s largest AI firm.

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