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- 1Pentagon enlists Musk and Luckey for military strategy advice●The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
The Pentagon is bringing in Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help determine the future direction of the US military, according to TechCrunch. The move pairs the world's richest man, who leads Tesla and SpaceX, with the founder of defense startup Anduril, signaling a growing role for Silicon Valley figures and private tech firms in shaping American defense priorities.
- 2Truemetrics, a Y Combinator Startup, Seeks GTM Founder's Associate●Truemetrics (YC S23) Is Hiring a GTM Founder's Associate
Truemetrics, a startup from Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch, is hiring a GTM Founder's Associate to support its go-to-market work. The role is listed on Y Combinator's jobs board and linked from the company's account. Details on responsibilities, location and pay are sparse in the announcement, but the posting signals the company is building out its commercial team.
- 3Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary draws buzz●Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc is the wildest movie in years
A new documentary from Nathan Fielder about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is being praised as one of the wildest films in years, according to coverage from the Detroit Free Press. The film examines Holmes's fraudulent blood-testing startup and its collapse, and early reactions suggest Fielder's distinctive approach has produced a striking portrait of the Silicon Valley scandal.