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The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries talks about how next-gen defense is being built from the ground up with AI at its core at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Register to join.
As the CEO and founder of Mach Industries, he launched the company out of MIT in 2023 with a bold mission: to build decentralized, next-generation defense technologies that can safeguard freedom on a global scale. This session will unpack what that means in practice — from autonomous systems and edge computing to dual-use technologies that blur the lines between commercial innovation and military capability. With global tensions rising and investment in defense tech accelerating, this conversation offers an urgent and timely look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping security, strategy, and sovereignty.
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