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Todd South The Army announced it has reached an agreement with Microsoft on a $21.88 billion, 10-year contract to produce its futuristic do-it-all goggle. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/03/31/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract/

Mark Pomerleau The Army Cyber Institute is building a portable, tailorable platform for cities to practice responding to cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2021/03/31/army-developing-tool-for-us-cities-to-practice-cyberattack-response/

Joe Gould Cubic Corp. said Wednesday it has accepted a proposal to sell itself for $75 per share to Veritas Capital and Elliott Management affiliate Evergreen...

Valerie Insinna The U.S. Air Force will begin testing in May whether it can use one of the “flying cars” under development for the commercial market for...

Jen Judson The U.S. Army has awarded contracts to both Bell and a Sikorsky-Boeing team to continue into a second phase of competitive development and risk reduction...

Catherine Shu Many companies had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. For SOSV-backed Achiko, this meant shifting its focus from mobile payment services to affordable COVID-19...

Connie Loizos Cendana Capital, a San Francisco-based fund of funds manager, has amassed stakes in more than 100 venture firms since launching in 2010. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/31/cendana-has-raised-a-30-million-fund-of-funds-for-vcs-managing-15-million-or-less/

Speakers Jacob Lew Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2013–2017); Task...

Speakers Elsa B. Kania Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security Adam Segal Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security...