# Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @8vc, the Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm, has secured $1.5 billion for its seventh fund to invest across critical American industries. - Geneva Technologies, Inc. has secured a $4 million-plus contract focused on **URL:** \ **Category:** Clippings\ **Tags:** hard-tech, atoms-not-bits, rss\ **Created:** [July 2, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/daily-hard-tech-headlines-8vc-the-austin-texas-based-venture-capital-firm-has-secured-1-5-billion-for-its-seventh-fund-to-invest-across-critical-american-industries-geneva-technologies-inc-has-secured-a-4-million-plus-contract-focused-on/870 "2026-07-02T11:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - [@8vc](https://nitter.net/8vc "8VC"), the Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm, has secured $1.5 billion for its seventh fund to invest across critical American industries. - Geneva Technologies, Inc. has secured a $4 million-plus contract focused on using rockets to transport cargo for the United States Air Force. - [@jobyaviation](https://nitter.net/jobyaviation "Joby Aviation") and Toyota Motor Corporation are forming a joint venture to manufacture eVTOL aircraft and scale the air taxi industry. - Hydron Desalination, which develops modular desalination systems for treating hypersaline and contaminated water on-site, is now ready for pilot deployments. - Eclipse Space has launched to give governments and enterprises control of their own sovereign satellite communications networks. - [@VELO3DMetal](https://nitter.net/VELO3DMetal "Velo3D"), the metal additive manufacturing company, is expanding operations with a new 288,747-square-foot facility in Livermore, California, significantly increasing its metal 3D printing capacity. - [@cosmic\_robotics](https://nitter.net/cosmic_robotics "Cosmic Robotics"), the startup developing autonomous construction equipment for the solar industry, has been selected for Y Combinator’s summer cohort. - The City of Virginia Beach Police Department is launching its Drone as a First Responder program, integrated with its real-time crime center. - Amber Cable SIA is developing a subsea fiber-optic cable connecting six countries across the Baltic Sea region. - [@weaverobotics](https://nitter.net/weaverobotics "Weave Robotics") has launched its home robot, which can complete tasks such as cleaning and laundry. - [@oklo](https://nitter.net/oklo "Oklo") has secured DOE approval for the final safety analysis of its Groves Isotope Test Reactor, clearing a major milestone toward operational authorization and first criticality. - LS GreenLink is investing $681 million to build a subsea power cable factory in Chesapeake, Virginia. - [@K2SpaceCo](https://nitter.net/K2SpaceCo "K2 Space Corporation") is expanding operations to Seattle, Washington. - [@BAESystemsInc](https://nitter.net/BAESystemsInc "BAE Systems, Inc.") has secured an additional $35 million to manufacture amphibious Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (pictured below) for the US Army, designed for Arctic operations. ![](https://discuss.landoffset.com/uploads/default/original/1X/ce2ab22d81b55ca8e56b694cc4fa49e5a8ecb7a2.jpeg) [Original Source](https://nitter.net/AtomsNotBits/status/2072410024035717460#m)