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Y Combinator puts hard tech in the spotlight in its new request for startups list.

Y Combinator is putting hard tech in the spotlight. On Wednesday, the accelerator released an updated list of ideas it would like to see in applications — with categories like space, manufacturing and defense featured prominently. YC has backed plenty of hard tech startups before.

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Congress is mulling not only shelling out $886 billion in defense spending, but also possibly $111 billion more.

According to Atomic Industries, the future of manufacturing is powered by AI – starting with tool and die making.

Velo3D, Inc. today announced that Atomic Industries, a creator of artificial intelligence-powered manufacturing solutions, has purchased a fully integrated metal additive manufacturing solution to provide its customers with 3D printed tooling and dies.

Atomic Industries is using Velo3D’s integrated metal additive manufacturing tools to offer 3D-printed tooling and die equipment.

Atomic is attempting to replace human intuition and the ineffable experience of an expert toolmaker with software that uses physics and algorithms.