Palmer Luckey's team wins Wildfire XPRIZE as US wildfire damage tops $500B a year
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-09-25
Peter Diamandis announced that Palmer Luckey's team won the Wildfire XPRIZE. Wildfires cause over $500 billion in damage annually in the US, and the prize aims to accelerate automated wildfire detection and response. Luckey will also serve as a judge for the Build with Gemini XPRIZE.
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