Meta and Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries partner to build EagleEye, a new AI-powered weapons system, including rugged helmets, glasses, and other wearables

Meta and Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries partner to build EagleEye, a new AI-powered weapons system, including rugged helmets, glasses, and other wearables (www.anduril.com)
from Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 29 May 18:13
https://programming.dev/post/31262354

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TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website on 29 May 18:18 next collapse

Why does right-wing nuts tech bro always goes to Lord of the Ring’s name ?

FireWire400@lemmy.world on 29 May 18:48 next collapse

Because they wanna seem quirky and nerdy

Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca on 29 May 18:54 next collapse

“Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 23:34 collapse

That doesn’t even really sound like hyperbole anymore.

Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 18:54 next collapse

It’s not right wing nuts tech bros. It’s just one: Thiel. All the companies with the LOTR name have him as a common denominator.

Also this news is weird I thought Palmer Luckey really hated Zuckerberg. Luckey was fired from Facebook because he supported Trump before basically any other Techbro except Thiel.

massive_bereavement@fedia.io on 29 May 20:04 collapse

Thiel is basically pushing the idea of breaking up the US of A into "city states". And the IT Bros, as the "chosen ones" due to their business acumen, they will all get a city to govern said independent states.

"But they were all of them deceived..."

Ash nazg durbatulûk

Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 20:54 collapse

The cities state idea is more of a Curtis Yarvin thing, but he has the backing of Thiel.

Thiel is pushing whatever thing allows the existence of a libertarian state a la Bioshock. In his essay “Education of a Libertarian “ he talks about a few things that could usher such a state like the internet, space colonies or sea standing. So far he has funded two companies that could allow such a state to form. He was one of the first to fund SpaceX (Mars), and he funded a project of Yarvin that I don’t really understand but it’s something about cyber city states or some shit like that, it’s super obscure.

cygnus@lemmy.ca on 29 May 19:07 collapse

At least Luckey went with the name of the good guy’s sword rather than the bad guy’s surveillance device, like Peter Thiel.

Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 20:49 next collapse

Both are funded by Thiel, it’s all Thiel down the way.

brsrklf@jlai.lu on 30 May 07:07 collapse

I hate that both trademarks exist, but I’d say using a name form a Tolkien work to develop weapons is especially wrong. Like, abject.

MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world on 29 May 18:45 next collapse

Palmer Luckey is one of the ugliest mother fuckers I’ve ever seen in my life. Glad to see him and Zuck buried the hatchet, now that Zuck is kissing Trumps ass.

massive_bereavement@fedia.io on 29 May 19:58 next collapse

Oh, that's what's in the picture. I thought they were two random characters from the new Oblivion remake.

CidVicious@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 20:26 next collapse

For anyone thinking of investing into Luckey’s company, I invite you to consider the fact that this man has access to the most expensive stylists in the world, and yet he chose to do that to his face and hair. Is this a man whose judgement you trust?

Kurious84@eviltoast.org on 30 May 02:09 collapse

Zuckerberg has lifeless eyes. When they say some people don’t have souls here ya go.

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io on 29 May 19:14 next collapse

Why do they look so happy to be developing tech to make ending human lives easier? There are zero benefits to introducing things like this into the world.

HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 29 May 19:52 next collapse

Exactly like Facebook

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 23:32 collapse

I don’t think you understand rich people.

maki@lemm.ee on 29 May 19:59 next collapse

Was Palmer not fired for donating to Trump 2016 campaign?? New times, eh?

Daggity@lemm.ee on 30 May 00:09 collapse

Not just donating, he was proudly shitposting for trump.

cnet.com/…/oculus-facebook-palmer-luckey-admits-n…

jade52@lemmy.ca on 30 May 00:10 next collapse

They both look like such fuckin dweebs

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works on 30 May 00:31 next collapse

See? Everything will be fine! We’re cutting science funding but with all this cool military tech we can just TAKE everyone else’s science.

LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee on 30 May 01:06 collapse

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.