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Thanks to the Pentagon, the Lords of Silicon Valley Are Having a Moment

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Alex Karp and Palmer Luckey are the two biggest players in Silicon Valley defense companies.

Palantir and Anduril bridged the gap between Silicon Valley and the U.S. military.

The two coastal power centers had grown apart since 9/11 and the wars that followed.

In 2018 , Google employees revolted against the company because it had cozied up to the DoD.

As Silicon Valley and the Pentagon get closer, cracks begin to show.

Forbes broke the news that the Venture Capital firm 8VC employed two children of sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

Forbes made it clear that it knows of no evidence of a financial link between 8VC and the sanctioned fathers.

The influence of foreign actors on tech startups is an active concern of the Pentagon .