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Mach CEO Ethan Thornton on what it’s like to run a defense tech company in your 20s┃StrictlyVC SF

Mach CEO Ethan Thornton has been building weapons systems of varying shapes and sizes since high school, but his ambitions have turned into a company that recently landed a contract with the US military and a plan to develop cross-functional factories. TechCrunch Senior Reporter Charles Rollet interviewed Thornton during the StrictlyVC 2025 event in San…

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Mach CEO Ethan Thornton has been building weapons systems of varying shapes and sizes since high school, but his ambitions have turned into a company that recently landed a contract with the US military and a plan to develop cross-functional factories. TechCrunch Senior Reporter Charles Rollet interviewed Thornton during the StrictlyVC 2025 event in San Francisco, exploring the Mach’s plans, its focus on competing with China, and yes, that early weapon development.

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How Nvidia Sees The New Entrepreneurship Wave

A tsunami of entrepreneurship is coming and VCs who don’t expand their networks are going to miss out. NVIDIA’s global venture capital alliances and partnerships lead Sydney Sykes joins Isabelle Johannessen on this week’s Build Mode:

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A tsunami of entrepreneurship is coming and VCs who don’t expand their networks are going to miss out. NVIDIA’s global venture capital alliances and partnerships lead Sydney Sykes joins Isabelle Johannessen on this week’s Build Mode:

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They’re Giving Robots ‘Smart Skin’ Now (I Touched It)

Gene.01 is the new humanoid robot from Generative Bionics, featuring “smart skin” embedded with touch sensors and proximity sensors to unlock a new level of awareness in how it interacts with the world. Video Credits Host: Jesse Orrall Videographer/Editor: Celso Bulgatti/Jon Gomez 00:00 Intro to Gen1 and Smart Skin3 00:20 Testing the Proximity Sensors4 00:42…

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Gene.01 is the new humanoid robot from Generative Bionics, featuring “smart skin” embedded with touch sensors and proximity sensors to unlock a new level of awareness in how it interacts with the world.

Video Credits
Host: Jesse Orrall
Videographer/Editor: Celso Bulgatti/Jon Gomez

00:00 Intro to Gen1 and Smart Skin3
00:20 Testing the Proximity Sensors4
00:42 How Smart Skin Detects Touch and Pressure5
01:18 Real-World Use Cases for Specialized Humanoids6
02:14 Utilizing AI for Robot Design and Controls7
02:43 Pricing, Timelines, and the Emergency Stop Button8
03:41 The Reality of Interactive Demos and Robot Safety9

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The Galaxy Z Flip 8 Has The Galaxy S26’s Horizontal Lock Feature

It’s like magic and now on Samsung’s newest foldable phones 🪄💕 #galaxyzflip8 #horizontallock #supersteady #stabilizer #samsunggalaxy

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It’s like magic and now on Samsung’s newest foldable phones 🪄💕 #galaxyzflip8 #horizontallock #supersteady #stabilizer #samsunggalaxy

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