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@WakenBoi
June 20, 2026 at 12:01 pm
Nepobaby silverspoon
@rangeroverr3874
June 20, 2026 at 4:17 pm
I don’t think so what made u say that
@Observe411
June 20, 2026 at 7:54 pm
You probably majored in gender studies.
@bobbobby1438
June 20, 2026 at 12:11 pm
Very smart kid
@BrianDarcy-o1l
June 20, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Should ask him about implanting a hardcore profit-before-people ideology into AI robotics???
@w.e.b_b
June 20, 2026 at 5:19 pm
LOLOLOL so America should focus more on having people sharpening spears instead of developing a new weapon? Gtfo
@viuo-o4p
June 20, 2026 at 6:40 pm
This guy raised over 100 million
And have his employees design the weapons
His weapons is worse then andril most of his weapons he designed already existed
@ChaitanyaJongra
June 21, 2026 at 2:55 am
a great founder.
moves really fast and gets shit done.