✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-01-17
As this week ends, I’m thinking about the implications of drones and all things autonomous as the hype around Agentic AI reaches a fever pitch.
Sources: Shield AI, maker of software for autonomous aircraft and drones, is raising ~$200M from Palantir and others at a $5B valuation, up from $2.8B in 2024
By Tabby Kinder / Financial Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
Amazon suspends drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the drones' software after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility
By Matt Day / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
Anduril plans to build a $1B factory in Columbus, Ohio called Arsenal-1 to eventually produce tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons each year
From New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
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DJI replaces its geofence around the US' No-Fly Zones with a dismissible warning, saying the update “aligns” with FAA rules and is similar to changes in the EU
By Sean Hollister / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.
