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- 1Startup Uses AI to Defend Against Future AI Threats●Exclusive | This Startup Is Using AI to Fight Off a Future AI Pandemic
The Wall Street Journal reports exclusively on a startup developing artificial intelligence tools designed to counter the risks of future AI-driven threats, described as a potential 'AI pandemic.' The company is betting that defensive AI systems will be needed as rapidly advancing models create new security and misinformation risks. Details about the company's funding, technology and customers were not immediately available beyond the report.
- 2Counter-Drone Startup Fortem Raises $50 Million Series B▼Exclusive: Counter-Drone Startup Fortem Raises $50M Series B
Counter-drone technology startup Fortem Technologies has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round. The company specializes in systems designed to detect and neutralize unauthorized drones, a capability in growing demand as drone incursions around airports, military sites, and critical infrastructure draw attention worldwide. The funding is expected to support scaling production and expanding its defense and security customer base.
- 3Texas startup raises $133M for rare earth magnet-grade iron plant●Texas startup raises $133M to build rare earth magnet-grade iron plant
A Texas startup has raised $133 million to build a plant producing magnet-grade iron, a key material for rare earth permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and defense technologies. The funding round, reported by mining industry press, signals growing investment in building a domestic supply chain for critical minerals as Western countries work to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earth processing.