Atomic Machines exits stealth with a 'Matter Compiler'; Anduril commits $3.7B to shipyard
Not Boring (Packy McCormick) · rss · 2026-10-09
Not Boring #214 covers: the 2026 Nobel Prizes (optogenetics wins Physiology/Medicine; IceCube's Francis Halzen wins Physics); Atomic Machines emerging from six years of stealth with the Matter Compiler, an AI-native system that builds working micro-machines from code alone — first product is the PrimeSwitch PS-150 relay (9.5mm, 150 amps, opens in 50µs, 1000x faster than a contactor) for 800V DC data centers, already shipping to early customers (founder Jeff Holden was Amazon employee #10 and Uber's first CPO); and Anduril's $3.7B investment in the Arsenal-2 shipyard for Virginia-class submarine components, expected to create 3,100+ jobs.
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