You guys are super lucky because Kylie and I saved America this week. Our podcast on actuators, the SpaceX IPO and 60 Minutes.
Come and get it https://www.corememory.com/p/the-space-race-is-so-back-ep-76-ashlee
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Ashlee Vance and Kylie Robison analyze defense drone actuator engineering, US-China cost disparities, and SpaceX IPO prospects
Sanctions are heavily restricting drone hardware supply chains.
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Ashlee Vance@ashleevance
on the tube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zlPs3zxEeQ
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Kylie Robison@kyliebytes
me and the big dog giving you the goods this week
Ashlee Vance@ashleevance
You guys are super lucky because Kylie and I saved America this week. Our podcast on actuators, the SpaceX IPO and 60 Minutes.
Come and get it https://www.corememory.com/p/the-space-race-is-so-back-ep-76-ashlee
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Ashlee Vance@ashleevance
You guys are super lucky because Kylie and I saved America this week. Our podcast on actuators, the SpaceX IPO and 60 Minutes.
Come and get it https://www.corememory.com/p/the-space-race-is-so-back-ep-76-ashlee
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Core Memory@corememory
SpaceX IPO, Blue Origin rocket go boom, can American manufacturing be saved, is 60 Minutes worth saving and other fascinating things on this week's Core Memory pod.
Timestamps 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:05 – The American Actuator Crisis 00:06:51 – WestMag vs. Atlas Motion Systems 00:14:21 – Uncle Sam Pays Attention 00:16:47 – Chinese Robot Ban 00:21:16 – A Robot in Every Home 00:24:29 – Are You AGI-pilled Yet? 00:27:23 – Shoutout to Micayla Sortland 00:31:01 – Blue Origin’s Explosive Launch 00:42:52 – Low Earth Orbit Drugs 00:49:42 – The Two-Trillion-Dollar Elon Bet 00:57:07 – Founders Fund’s Viral “Mafia” Game Night 01:01:23 – Ashlee Braves His Notifications 01:06:12 – Legacy Media vs. The World
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Connor Kapoor@connorkapoor
@ashleevance @kyliebytes Please make these news/tech recaps weekly 🙏
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David Hansen 🇺🇸 🇳🇿@boxcardavid
Ashlee and Kylie staying on the soapbox
Ashlee Vance@ashleevance
You guys are super lucky because Kylie and I saved America this week. Our podcast on actuators, the SpaceX IPO and 60 Minutes.
Come and get it https://www.corememory.com/p/the-space-race-is-so-back-ep-76-ashlee
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Space Mafia@spacemafia
@ashleevance Just like Patton relieving Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, you saved America. Only without the tanks and the guns and the bombs. Other than that, almost exactly the same. God bless ya!
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