Anduril Leads the Charge in Defense-Tech Startup Industry

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Venture capital is pouring money into defense-tech startups. Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Industries is one newcomer hoping to usurp traditional defense companies like Lockheed Martin. WSJ national security editor Sharon Weinberger joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Plus, is it a good idea to lie about your personal information when you sign up for an online account? Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Monday, August 19th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Zoe Thomas.
0:41.0	One of the biggest shifts to occur in the defense sector since
0:45.4	World War II is taking place now. A huge flow of venture capital funding is going
0:51.6	into defense technology startups
0:53.7	aiming to challenge the industry's traditional players.
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