Not Boring · 14 August 2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #206

Packy McCormick, GP @ Not Boring

A weekly optimism roundup featuring highlights including Avidrone's heavy-lift drone victory at DARPA's challenge, Thrive Capital's $12.5B Lakers acquisition as a scarce-asset play, two competing weather startups (Recast and Rainmaker), Fuse Energy's fusion neutron breakthrough with record efficiency, and Matic's new voice-control robotics feature.

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Topics: Defense & Aerospace · Robotics · Energy & Climate

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