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Simulation has the potential to be transformative, but only if it's accurate. Today, we're sharing results of a comprehensive evaluation across 2,993 questions, with an industry-leading mean TVD of 7.62% and an MAE of 3.53%. More below, including the full post on our site.
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We’ve secured $75M in financing to build Solcoa One, our first commercial rare earth metallization plant.
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Hooman may be the closest thing we have to a modern day Charles Martin Hall, who invented cheap aluminum. Hooman is evidence of the great man theory alive in 2026. We met only 2 years ago, and today they refine tonnes of neodymium annually. Huge accomplishment, honored to have been an early investor, and congrats to @hoomanrenezhad and the entire Solcoa team!!
Today we're announcing $75M to build Solcoa One, our 500-tonne rare earth metallization plant in Nevada. At Solcoa, we believe rare earths are the foundation of America's next great industrial era. An era we intend to win on the merits, with superior American technology.
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Today we're announcing $75M to build Solcoa One, our 500-tonne rare earth metallization plant in Nevada. At Solcoa, we believe rare earths are the foundation of America's next great industrial era. An era we intend to win on the merits, with superior American technology.
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Simulation has the potential to be transformative, but only if it's accurate. Today, we're sharing results of a comprehensive evaluation across 2,993 questions, with an industry-leading mean TVD of 7.62% and an MAE of 3.53%. More below, including the full post on our site.
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Incredibly exciting announcement for @jakeadler and the Pilgrim team. There are truly few founders out there like Jake, I've come to index founder obsession to his. Autodidact. Congrats!
1/ Biological threats can bring a country to a halt without a single shot being fired. Yet much of our biodefense infrastructure has barely changed in decades, even as America’s institutions produce extraordinary scientific breakthroughs.
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1/ Biological threats can bring a country to a halt without a single shot being fired. Yet much of our biodefense infrastructure has barely changed in decades, even as America’s institutions produce extraordinary scientific breakthroughs.
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HARDWARE MEETUP AT HACK MIT SATURDAY. 8 PM. COME WITH DEMOS OR COME READY TO BE DEMOED TO / ON reply below and dm for details
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The world needs far more software than it can build. Cognition exists to change that. We’ve just raised over $2B at a $48B valuation, led by a16z, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir. Since our round in May, run-rate revenue has grown from $492 M to almost $900 M.
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Consider it a ground invasion
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Had a great dinner co-hosting with @0baylor for UPenn builders.
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We've raised $700M at a $21B valuation from Jane Street, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, A16Z, Peter Thiel, BCV, and Blackstone. We're also excited to share that we've shipped our first rack to Jane Street.
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RT @im_the_giulio: We hit 500,000 Users at ForgeGUI. That means 500K people started building their world. Whats yours? t.co/Z5R49…
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It's a true honor to work with the amazing team at Neros, and this round is a testament to all the work that has gone into rapid growth, getting useful products into the hands of warfighters. With the continued success of Archer in the battlefield and U.S. programs, we're taking the leap to become a multi-capability defense company. The aperture of hard problems ahead continues to widen, but we're fueled by the mission of delivering credible deterrence to America and her allies.
Today, we announce our Series C Funding of $250M at $2.5B post money valuation to scale our Autonomous and Interceptor drone programs. This round of funding is co-led by Sequoia Capital and American Strategic Technology Fund (ASTF) with participation by Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, and Dylan Field. These funds will accelerate the development and production ramps for new drone programs including Archer AI, an FPV platform augmented with autonomy features including Terminal Guidance and GPS-denied Position Hold, and Bandit, a c-UAS interceptor drone intended to counter Class 2 and 3 drone threats including Shahed-style systems. These platforms are being developed with the hardware and compute required for multi-asset control (often called “swarming”) while retaining the cost efficiency Neros is known for – and that’s essential to achieving true attritable mass. Both Archer AI and Bandit will be deployed for combat by the end of 2026.
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Congrats to @soren_ma, @OHichwa and the entire Neros team - protecting our country and crushing it. Keep on building!
Today, we announce our Series C Funding of $250M at $2.5B post money valuation to scale our Autonomous and Interceptor drone programs. This round of funding is co-led by Sequoia Capital and American Strategic Technology Fund (ASTF) with participation by Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, and Dylan Field. These funds will accelerate the development and production ramps for new drone programs including Archer AI, an FPV platform augmented with autonomy features including Terminal Guidance and GPS-denied Position Hold, and Bandit, a c-UAS interceptor drone intended to counter Class 2 and 3 drone threats including Shahed-style systems. These platforms are being developed with the hardware and compute required for multi-asset control (often called “swarming”) while retaining the cost efficiency Neros is known for – and that’s essential to achieving true attritable mass. Both Archer AI and Bandit will be deployed for combat by the end of 2026.
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Has anyone determined which startup has the biggest American flag in SF
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Highly recommend the Navy SEAL bootcamp Featuring a full dopamine reset, new definitions of discipline and mental toughness - meet those who seek this. Join!
organizing a weekend with a Navy SEAL and a bunch founders and future founders aug 20-23rd in Wisconsin if you want to join @ reply or DM prioritizing people who are early tinkering and people we've never met people who've joined in the past have gone on to become Z Fellows, Thiel Fellows, and/or unicorn founders….and some met their cofounders and first employees through it
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The biggest tragedy to happen in SF
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Chef Mason and I are hosting a dinner tomorrow in Palo Alto at 7:30 PM. Two spots remaining! Prioritizing young engineers + founders in Palo Alto/Stanford for the summer DM me for more info
hosting a dinner party in Palo Alto with @0baylor > wednesday night > invite only > wine pasta and sauna comment or dm if you want an invite
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Today, we’re launching Tau’s humanoid cleaning service in San Francisco at $30 per hour. Access is initially invite-only as we scale operations. If you don’t have an invite yet, join the waitlist at tau-robotics.com. All footage is shown at 1× speed. Each humanoid is jointly controlled by a human operator and AI.
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