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Colby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100M to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp

We visited Scout AI's training ground where it's working on AI agents that can help individual soldiers control fleets of autonomous vehicles.

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Apr 29, 2026 at 13:10 TechCrunch

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Colby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100M to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp

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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 13:23 Startups
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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

The government of Sri Lanka has lost more than $3 million in two recent, separate cybersecurity incidents as the country continues to recover from its 2022 debt crisis.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

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Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.

TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 13:10 Startups
Rising Hot

BMW i Ventures has a new $300M fund and AI is riding shotgun

BMW i Ventures is interested in startups working on agentic AI and physical AI, as well as industrial software, advanced materials, and manufacturing and supply chain technologies.

Signal weather

Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.