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TWiST News: Underwater Drones, Robot Swarms, and Klarna's Going Public | E2043

TWiST News: Underwater Drones, Robot Swarms, and Klarna's Going Public | E2043

Update: 2024-11-14
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Timestamps:


(0:00 ) Jason and Alex kick off the show


(2:40 ) VATN Systems’ Nelson Mills joins the show


(4:01 ) The Torsk and its applications, focusing on defense and cost efficiency


(7:23 ) Product velocity, military drone usage, and vehicle speed and depth capabilities


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(15:45 ) Climate for raising money in defense tech and competition in global politics


(21:04 ) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist


(22:33 ) Underwater drone technologies: Autonomy, swarming, communication challenges, and battery life


(28:32 ) Defense technology importance and peace through strength


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(35:00 ) LG's new stretchable screen technology and Deep Robotics' quadruped robot


(45:19 ) Robotics in warfare, cybersecurity, and civilian impact


(48:50 ) Autonomous surgical robots and science fiction predictions in AI


(54:14 ) Fintech market insights: Klarna's IPO and political climate effects on valuations


(1:00:18 ) Unicorn IPO challenges and influencing in the crypto market


(1:03:08 ) Comparison of the current market to previous manias and government efficiency


(1:08:42 ) Impact of AI on job market, economy, and autonomous trucking


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Mentioned on the show:


https://x.com/DeepRobotics_CN/status/1856601226357387396


https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/11/11/surgery-robots-trained-with-videos


https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-announces-confidential-submission-of-draft-registration-statement-to-sec-for-proposed-initial-public-offering


https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/klarna-adds-savings-accounts-competing-banking-business/724369


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TWiST News: Underwater Drones, Robot Swarms, and Klarna's Going Public | E2043

TWiST News: Underwater Drones, Robot Swarms, and Klarna's Going Public | E2043

Jason Calacanis