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China Had Already Crossed the Quantum-Network Milestones Behind America’s “World First”
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August 22, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @TiberiusInc has signed a CRADA with the US Army to advance Sceptre, a Mach 3+ ramjet-powered 155mm round designed to strike targets up to 150 kilometers away in GPS-denied environments. - @aureliuslasers has secured a $40
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August 6, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @EndeavorSpace has launched out of stealth, securing a $10.75 million seed round co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The Los Angeles-based startup is developing a network of ground stations and satellites to
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August 5, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - American Rheinmetall secured an 18-month U.S. Army contract to deliver autonomous, hybrid-powered uncrewed ground vehicles for Army logistics, partnering with Harbinger, Forterra, and Primordial Labs, whose technology enabl
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August 2, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - The Washington National Guard is fielding @anduriltech C-UAS systems to protect military installations, critical infrastructure, emergency-response operations and major public events. The system integrates Anduril’s Long Ra
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July 31, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @Hyliion secured a $41.7 million U.S. Navy contract to develop and deliver modular power plants capable of running on more than 20 fuel types or external heat sources. - @Outlier Space secured US$7.35 million in pre-seed fu
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July 30, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @ArrayLabs has secured a $21M funding round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The Bay Area startup develops radar satellites. - Quantum Cyber has produced its first mini-interceptor drone at its Connecticut manufactur
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July 29, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @UlyssesInc, a SF startup developing fleets of uncrewed surface vessels and submersibles, has partnered with Seabed 2030, a global initiative seeking to map the entire ocean floor. - @AntaresNuclear has secured a $470M Seri
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July 28, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @PsiQuantum has secured a $125 million agreement with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to expand testing of its approach to building a utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. The company remains one
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July 24, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @RocketLab secured a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract for suborbital launches from Alaska. - @Splash_Robotics has secured a $4.2 million funding round. The Los Angeles startup develops uncrewed surface vehicles for co
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July 23, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - Bluecore Energy HQ has launched out of stealth. The Long Beach startup develops small modular nuclear reactors built for maritime environments, which will sit on barges to power ports and other critical infrastructure. - @S
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July 23, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @Seneca_Systems successfully completed the first known operational deployment of U.S.-made autonomous fire-suppression drones in partnership with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). - Rocky Mou
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July 21, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles and driveblocks are developing autonomous military logistics convoys designed to travel and coordinate in denied environments as part of the InterRoC VII research project for the Bundeswehr
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July 14, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @ForterraDrive, Caterpillar Inc., IDV, and @Overland_AI_X have been selected for a new U.S. Army program focused on autonomous ground vehicles for battlefield breaching. - The U.S. Army tested Autonomous Volcano, a @Forterr
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July 10, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @amturbines has launched out of stealth. The San Francisco startup is developing mass-manufacturable compact gas turbines designed for forward deployment. - @ForterraDrive, the ground-autonomy startup, has deployed more tha
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July 8, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @8vc, the Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm, has secured $1.5 billion for its seventh fund to invest across critical American industries. - Geneva Technologies, Inc. has secured a $4 million-plus contract focused on
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July 2, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @DominionDynamic secured a $100M USD Series A led by Georgian. The Canadian defense technology startup develops Arctic surveillance systems, rugged sensors, and autonomous aircraft for operations in extreme environments. -
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July 1, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - Canada has signed a US$1.75 billion agreement to acquire Australian over-the-horizon radar technology for Arctic surveillance, marking the largest defense export in Australia’s history. - Ubotica Technologies secured $11M i
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June 25, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @LongshotSpace has secured $20 million in total funding, including a new $5 million investment from South Park Commons. The Bay Area startup is developing a ground-based kinetic launcher for hypersonic payload delivery and
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June 24, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @valaratomics, the El Segundo-based nuclear startup, has completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration of its TRISO-fueled Ward 250 high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor, becoming the second advanced reacto
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June 19, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- GM Defense has secured an MOU with Lockheed Martin focused on potential defense manufacturing throughput.
- Prairie Lithium, the Canadian company developing lithium production from underground brines, will install the lar
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June 18, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @OrqaFPV, the European FPV drone startup, has launched the MRM2-10AI, a tactical drone designed for electronic warfare environments.
- Pegasus Tech Ventures has launched a $60M robotics fund anchored by CYBERDYNE Inc., t
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June 17, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @orbitaldotinc has secured a $5M pre-seed round led by @speedrun. The Los Angeles-based startup is developing space-based AI data centers that use solar power and radiative cooling to support compute infrastructure in orbi
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June 11, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @standardbots has secured a $200M Series C led by @RoboStrategy. The Long Island, New York-based company develops American-made industrial robots for customers across the Department of War, defense primes, NASA, and other
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June 10, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @allencontrol secured a $200M Series B led by Smash Capital. The Austin startup develops C-UAS systems capable of taking down drones up to Group 3.
- The Exploration Company, the European space vehicle manufacturer, succe
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June 6, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @ag3labs, the Michigan drone startup, secured a contract to support U. S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). AG3 Labs develops training drones for C-UAS and red-teaming applications.
- AICE (YC P26) has launched out of Y Combin
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June 4, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @GoToImpulse secured a $500M Series D led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC. The LA startup develops in-space mobility technology.
- @westmagco secured $11M in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. The SF startup is building Am
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June 3, 2026
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines:
- @DavieDefense has begun construction on its $1B shipyard upgrades in Galveston, Texas, which will produce critical icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard.
- @gigascale has launched. The Palo Alto VC firm has secured $250M f
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June 2, 2026
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