AIWall Street Journal3h ago
the Pentagon is in talks
Sources: the Pentagon is in talks to lend roughly $5B to neocloud Fluidstack; Fluidstack is being advised on its loan application by Palmer Luckey's Erebor Bank
TL;DRPentagon considering $5B loan to AI infrastructure startup Fluidstack via Trump-linked advisor.
Why it matters: Defense AI capabilities increasingly depend on private companies; political connections now shape infrastructure funding decisions.
Fluidstack, an AI infrastructure company, is being advised on the loan by the bank started by Palmer Luckey, an early supporter of Donald Trump
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