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The startup was initially built around the idea of customizing electric vans like Ford’s E-Transit and General Motors’ BrightDrop for the “van life” set, using a modular, “Lego-like” system. Sensing a bigger opportunity, Grounded then started customizing those vans for small businesses. But then GM discontinued BrightDrop last year, Ford axed plans for a next-generation…

Undersea power:Endurance Energywilltap an undersea volcano off the coast of Oregonnext month with a 100-kilowatt generator, enough to power a small neighborhood. It’s the fifth ocean-floor deployment for the startup, which has raised $63 million and is led by a former SpaceX engineer. GeekWire got a look inside its new facility near Seattle’s Lake Union.

It turns out that it’s not only U.S. and European companies pushing the concept of autonomous warfare. Nigeria-based Terra Industries is a defense technology startup that develops automated security systems for governments and infrastructure operators, and it has just raised $52 million.