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Looks like Zuck and Palmer Lucky have made up.

Meta and Anderol are partnering to build Eagle Eye,

a line of XR products like helmets that enhance soldiers, hearing, and vision, and enable control

of AI weapon systems. Quoting the journal, Lucky's Defense Company, Anderol Industries,

and Meta said Thursday, they will together build a line of new rugged helmets, glasses, and other wearables that provide a virtual reality or augmented reality experience.

The system called Eagle Eye will carry sensors that enhance soldiers' hearing and vision, detecting drones flying miles away, or citing hidden targets, for instance.

It will also let soldiers operate and interact with

AI-powered weapons systems. Andril's autonomy software and meta's AI models will underpin the

devices. The collaboration brings together a social media giant that has long been the target of

Washington's scrutiny, and a weapons maker that is a rising star inside the Pentagon. The partnership

offers another example of

Silicon Valley's ideological evolution and big tech's expanding embrace of defense work. I should look at this

as I have succeeded, Lucky said in an interview. I have successfully persuaded not just Meta, but many

others that working with the military is important. Meta in recent months has recruited former Pentagon

staff to join its ranks, an effort to navigate the labyrinth of the defense procurement process.

In November, it opened up its AI models for military applications, a new business line for a company

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