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HawkEye 360 to Acquire Aurora Insight Assets from Maxar Intelligence.
December 18, 2023
Via Satellite
HawkEye 360 is acquiring two radio frequency (RF) satellites from Maxar Intelligence. This acquisition brings the companies total number of satellites to 23. The technology will allow HawkEye 360 to quickly scan gigahertz of bandwidth to map active frequencies at a regional level.
Efabless Raises $6.3 Million in Series A-1 Extension.
October 10, 2023
GlobeNewswire
Efabless plans to use proceeds to fortify business development, marketing and further product development. Over the past two years, approximately 1000 designs and 500 tapeouts have been executed on the Efabless platform, helping the community commercialize special purpose chips.
Efabless Design Challenge Winners Advance the Power of AI in Chip Design
September 13, 2023
GlobeNewswire
Efabless has announced the winners for their second AI generated open-source silicon design challenge, an initiative to democratize the use of generative AI for chip design.
HawkEye 360 announces $58 million funding round
July 13, 2023
Space News
HawkEye 360, a company that uses radio-frequency data collected by satellites to geolocate electronic emissions and draw insights, will use the $58mm funding to develop new space systems and expand analytics that support high-value defense missions.
Battling the Deep Fake Surge: Reality Defender Keeps it Real
August 10, 2023
Comcast NBCUniversal
Ben Colman, Co-Founder and CEO of Reality Defender, spoke on CNBC’s Last Call to highlight the importance of preventing the spread of misinformation and disinformation with the recent emergence of generative AI.
AI Startup Snags Winklevoss Twins’ Investment Amid Plans to Move HQ to Tampa
June 13, 2023
Tampa Bay Inno
Holocron Technologies recently closed their seed round, led by New North Ventures. Winklevoss Capital, among others, also participated in the round. The D.C. based startup plans to move HQ’s to Tampa next year. Holocron uses AI for global domain awareness solutions in science and technology.
Fermata Discovery Partners with the Missing Persons Center
June 13, 2023
EIN Presswire
With built-in OSINT tools, Fermata Discovery’s platform, VIXN, allows the Missing Persons Center to view, organize and advance investigative efforts.
How this CEO Followed Her Curiosity to Success
May 01, 2023
MIT Sloan
The Founder and CEO of Fermata Discovery, Amanda von Goetz, sat down with MIT Sloan to share her journey from the piano to building a startup company.
‘We no longer know what reality is.’ How tech companies are working to help detect AI-generated images
June 08, 2023
CNN Business
Reality Defender is identifying AI-generated images, videos and audio to prevent the spread of disinformation. The risk of disinformation is accelerating as few skills are needed to generate this misleading content.
HawkEye 360’s Seventh Satellite Cluster Begins Operation in Record Time
June 08, 2023
Cision
The HawkEye 360 Cluster 7 satellites launched into orbit on April 15, 2023 and are now in operation. This allows the company to collect data up to 24 times per day over regions of interest.
Efabless Reveals Winners of AI-Generated Silicon Design Challenge
June 08, 2023
Yahoo Finance
The Efabless AI Generated Open-Source Silicon Design Challenge had participants use generative AI to design and tapeout an open
Fermata Partners with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative
June 01, 2023
EIN Presswire
“Fermata Discovery is honored to partner with ATII,” said Fermata Founder & CEO, Amanda von Goetz. “To have the opportunity to contribute our technology to the fight against human trafficking is incredibly inspiring for our team. Together, we aim to empower law enforcement agencies and organizations with he tools they need to enhance their investigations and make a lasting impact on this profoundly important issue.”
Fake Pentagon Image Circulates on Social Media
May 22, 2023
Last Call CNBC
Reality Defender CEO, Ben Coleman, spoke with Last Call CNBC about the fake image showing an explosion near the Pentagon.
Panic from the AI generated fake image sparked a $100B stock market move. Deepfake technology like Reality Defender is detecting AI deepfakes to combat the spread of misinformation.
Detecting Global ‘Tech Surprise’
May 21, 2023
Ohio State University
Co-Founders Addam Jensen and Tristan Yang are focused on science and technology intelligence. How can we use publicly available information to create an assessment, in near real time using natural language processing, of what exactly our peers are developing and how do we compare that to where we are as a nation.
Efabless Contest for Best AI Generated Chip Designs May 15, 2023
Tom’s Hardware
Efabless, the creator of custom chips to order, is hosting a contest to encourage makers to design their own silicon with the help of artificial intelligence.
HawkEye 360 Plans Third Block of Satellites April 21, 2023
Aviation Week Network
HawkEye 360 , a commercial radio-frequency data analytics company, is developing a third block of RF - gathering satellites that will boost its constellation’s revisit rate and speed delivery of data to the ground. HawkEye recently launched its seventh cluster of three satellites on a SpaceX Falcon.
In Silicon Valley, a new breed of investors is seeking closer ties to America’s military and spy agencies November 04, 2021
Yahoo News
Venture capital firms are creating unique advantages by investing in companies developing novel technologies that provide value to both the national security and commercial domain.
These companies have uncommon access to resources and talent, resulting in superior solutions to the hardest challenges in industry and government.