Shield AI's outgoing CEO Ryan Tseng told me the company has turned a new page and that safety hazards have been addressed.

Under new CEO Gary Steele, of Proofpoint and Splunk, the company is hoping to scale its autonomous pilot software, Hivemind.
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The injury, caused by one of Shield AI's V-BAT drones, came after executives didn't address a known safety hazard and other engineering issues, Forbes found.

Military contract opportunities were lost. Sales are falling short. And CEO Ryan Tseng is stepping down.

Chinese parts are everywhere: We found the Pentagon halted use of drones made by Croatia-based Orqa over concerns of Chinese radio modules, and a Chinese company it acquired.

Even last month, VP Vance was pictured wearing Chinese-made drone display goggles during a base tour.

New Founding says it wants to lead "Western Civilization into the digital age."

But as Trump arrives back in the White House, CEO Nate Fischer told me he's thinking of discarding the group's message as a "dissident" organization.
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Anti-woke VC's are part of a broader 'vibe shift' in tech and beyond. New Founding is still small, but others are emerging like 1789 Capital, which has raised more than $150M for its growth equity fund, and recently hired Donald Trump Jr as a partner.

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