Episode Mentions
Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist · May 8, 2026
Ep 153: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar on Heretics, AI Weapons, and Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy
“Defense technology company Sankar is involved with; working on scaling manufacturing and AI-enabled autonomous systems”
Defense Industrial Base Capacity and ScalingForward-Deployed Engineers and Customer-Centric Product DevelopmentHistorical Defense Innovation and Organizational Heretics
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The Shawn Ryan Show · May 7, 2026
#302 Joe Lonsdale - If China Takes Taiwan, AI Sets Back 10 Years
“Building autonomous warships (25-180 feet) with more weapons capacity than crewed destroyers at lower cost”
Taiwan semiconductor supply chain and geopolitical riskIran nuclear weapons development and Middle East military strategyChina's cognitive warfare and anti-American funding operations
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TBPN · Mar 31, 2026
AI Is Coming for Your Memes, Axios NPM Package Compromised, Claude Code Source Code Leak | Alex Pruden, Qasar Younis, Sebastian Mallaby, Forrest Heath, Dino Mavrookas, Will Ahmed, Jannick Malling, Ryan Daniels, Chris Yu
“Autonomous surface vessel manufacturer raised $1.75B for shipyard expansion”
Supply Chain SecurityQuantum Computing ThreatsPost-Quantum Cryptography
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The a16z Show · Mar 26, 2026
Security, Resilience, and the Future of Mobile Infrastructure
“Unmanned surface vessel company mentioned as example of Navy private sector partnership”
Salt Typhoon cyberattackCellular network securityDefense technology acquisition
View AnalysisThe a16z Show · Mar 25, 2026
Submarines and the Future of Defense Manufacturing
“Company developing small, low-cost autonomous underwater vessels”
Submarine manufacturing capacity shortageDefense industrial base rebuildingSoftware-driven manufacturing
View AnalysisThe a16z Show · Feb 17, 2026
WSJ x a16z: The Next 25 Years of Defense Innovation
“Three-year-old company building autonomous surface vessels for defense applications”
American Dynamism investment practiceDefense industrial base modernizationHypersonic weapons development
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