{"slug": "startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems", "title": "Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems", "summary": "Anduril Industries has raised $7 million to develop a backpack-sized drone-interceptor system, according to a report. The funding will support the production of portable counter-drone technology designed to neutralize aerial threats in the field.", "body_md": "### TOP STORIES\n\n[AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai)\n\n-\nsecurity\n\n#### Industry that built the problem offers to sell you the solution\n\n100+ tech giants warn AI attacks are coming, skip the part where they pay for defenses\n\n-\nSYSTEMS\n\n#### Nvidia and Cerebras are selling performance their customers will (probably) never see\n\nTouting batch 1 token generation is a bit like boasting about the top speed of your car\n\n-\nsoftware\n\n#### Google forces Android apps to use memory more wisely as RAMpocalypse rages\n\nNo one can afford RAM anymore, so we're requiring devs to mind memory usage\n\n-\npersonal tech\n\n#### HP has a solution to expensive AI tokens: Buy a more expensive PC\n\nRising cloud AI costs are pushing workloads onto pricier PCs – which just happen to be better for PC maker's margins\n\n-\nSYSTEMS\n\n#### Meta's new MTIA 400 chip has a split personality: Training AI and serving ads\n\nFaster than Blackwell, but still no replacement for AMD or Nvidia ... yet\n\n[Infosec](https://beta.theregister.com/security)\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks\n\nPLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack\n\nPLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more\n\n-\nBlack Hat and DEF CON\n\n#### DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure\n\nVoting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis\n\nWent at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified\n\n-\nMalware Month\n\n#### Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight\n\nOn the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career\n\n[FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS)\n\n-\n#### Debian votes to let contributors code with AI\n\nDisclosure optional, quality mandatory\n\n-\n#### LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI\n\nIt looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer\n\n-\n#### Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming\n\nGRUB's up for furry new update\n\n-\n#### AROS, the FOSS recreation of AmigaOS, comes to Raspberry Pi\n\nPlus: new official Amiga-branded hardware is coming\n\n-\n#### Emperor Penguin Linus Torvalds banishes a bug – with a bot\n\nThe lad himself finds and fixes a tricky one… or does he?\n\n-\n#### FOSS smashed one Microsoft monopoly. After 20 years of failure, it's time to smash another\n\nWord up", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems", "canonical_source": "https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/29/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems/5293176", "published_at": "2026-08-29 10:15:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-31 00:23:17.639384+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Anduril Industries"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems.jsonld"}}