<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/anduril-drones-palmer-luckey-china-ukraine-china-951494ec?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril</a>, was part of a minority in the tech sector that supported President Trump during his first run at the White House. Now, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-enters-silicon-valleys-hot-new-business-war-7beccf6e?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">Luckey wields influence in both Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.</a>–and he’s using it <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/defense-spending-contractors-hegseth-startups-3c510191?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">to secure U.S. military contracts</a> while trying to remake the government’s approach to national security. Luckey speaks to WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims">Christopher Mims</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins">Tim Higgins</a> in the latest episode of our interview series Bold Names.

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Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication

Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril, was part of a minority in the tech sector that supported President Trump during his first run at the White House. Now, Luckey wields influence in both Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.–and he’s using it to secure U.S. military contracts while trying to remake the government’s approach [&hellip;]