10 hours ago
Very interesting YC startup that just launched, from a thread on X it seems like they want to sell to businesses (and maybe for people's houses but can't tell if they're joking about that), however my understanding is that its currently not legal for a private business (or even some gov agencies) to intercept and take down drones in the U.S. Am I missing something?
7 hours ago
(Gmail, 1min ago) Subject Line: !!!URGENT ALERT!!! AIR DEFENSE CREDITS AT 5%
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--- Invoice for account number #1965007 ---
Recent usage:
- Terminal intercept munition (theater ballistic missiles) - DISABLED (account-wide)
- Beyond Visual Range intercept - 140,000 tokens (10,000 tokens x 14 intercepts, 0 misses - [Tweet about it!])
- SHORAD close-in defense intercept - 230,000 tokens (5,000 tokens x 41 intercepts, 5 misses)
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- Close-in weapon ammunition - (FREE - Waived through September with introductory deal)
--- REMAINING TOKENS: 48,100 ---
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