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First X-BAT fighter jet prototype unveiled as Shield AI preps Seattle area factory for 2027 launch

GeekWire 3 hours ago

A prototype of Shield AI’s X-Bat AI fighter jet, which will be built in the Seattle area. (Photo via Shield AI) Defense technology startup Shield AI has completed its first…

Ex-Marine and Microsoft vets launch Watchtower Labs with $35M to bring AI to military logistics

GeekWire 22 Oct 2026

Watchtower Labs co-founders, from left, Souren Aghajanyan, John Morman, and Akhil Iyer. (Watchtower Labs Photo) Watchtower Labs , a Bellevue, Wash.-based defense tech startup, emerged from stealth Wednesday with $35…

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Autonomous flight startup Reliable Robotics opens Seattle area radar hub as valuation tops $1 billion

GeekWire 21 Oct 2026

Reliable’s automated Cessna 208B Grand Cavan conducts autonomous operations in Mojave, Calif. (Reliable Robotics Photo) Aviation startup Reliable Robotics is opening a new engineering hub in the Seattle area, establishing…

Overland AI unveils IBEX, a new autonomous ground vehicle selected by the Marine Corps

GeekWire 8 Oct 2026

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Shield AI lands $150M Navy contract to advance AI-piloted fighter jet that will be built south of Seattle

GeekWire 8 Oct 2026

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) Stock: Falls as Firm Opposes CFTC Derivatives Approval

Coinbase Launches 24/7 AI-Powered Crypto Derivatives Trading Through Deribit

Coinbase AI trading lets agents trade derivatives 24/7 via Deribit

Traders are already placing leveraged bets on Anthropic’s IPO using crypto contracts

Crypto Regulation After the $176M US Midterms

DeepSeek Coding Agent Routes GitHub Tasks Through Team Chats

Senator Cynthia Lummis Pushes CLARITY Act After $6.3B Binance Hack

XRP Price Holds $1.23 Support as Exchange Reserves Drop by 250M