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Defense technology startup Shield AI Inc. said today it has agreed to buy the Bill Gates-backed radar startup Echodyne Inc. in a deal valued at $5.3 billion.

“Seattle as a defense tech hub is real”:That’s howMadrona’sTim PorterseesShield AI’s deal to buy Echodyne for up to $5.3 billion, believed to be the second-largest acquisition of a private venture-backed company in Washington state history. Kirkland-basedEchodyne’s 400 employees will stay put, alongsideShield’s plans to build its X-BAT fighter jet south of Seattle. The company spun…

A new CaribNOG programme, backed by the incoming CTU President, bets that regional security depends less on what the region buys than on who it trains, and on whether those people know each other.

The California-based defense company Shield AI said this week that its Hivemind software helped Honeywell Aerospace achieve autonomous flight after six weeks of training, down from an estimated 54 weeks, ahead of two flight demonstrations, according to Monday’s jointstatement.

As Californians prepare for open enrollment this fall, choosing a health plan is about more than coverage. People evaluate health plans not only by their benefits, but also by what the organization stands for, the commitments it makes, and the experiences it delivers, from accessing care to finding information and getting support when it’s needed.  

Brussels has allocated €1.4 billion to defending Europe from cyberattacks. According to its own auditors, nobody is properly checking whether that money could be reaching organisations exposed to influence from hostile states.

Built on the open Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Claude as the first supported AI tool, it is designed to extend to all enabled AI environments.

With so many college athletes now becoming wealthy in the NIL era, Alabama U.S. congresswoman Terri Sewell says she wants to help them avoid being caught off guard when tax season arrives.

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