Even though The Bullfrog, @allencontrol's AI-powered machine gun, is designed to shoot down Group 1 and 2 drones, which are by far the most difficult to destroy, it can still damage Group 3 Iranian Shahed drones. "We are currently focused on being the best at shooting down Group 1 and Group 2 drones, which are absolutely the hardest drones to engage... That said, we can shoot down Group 1 drones that are very far away." - CEO @mikewior "So if I can hit a 7-inch target on a Group 1 drone from very far away, I can hit very vulnerable parts of a [Group 3] Shahed at the same distance." "Lasers are pretty good at shooting down Group 3 drones, but you have to keep your laser on target for 5 to 15 seconds in order to damage the airframe." "So while we're not the ideal solution for engaging those larger targets, when they get closer and you need that last line of defense, we are absolutely a great solution for taking those out of the air."

Doomers:job loss::Malthus:population explosion

you can tell when someone has lived with the problem first hand: @prabhavjain makes this article worth it: "This is why we do not believe in a pure agent that reasons from scratch every time, and we do not believe in a rigid workflow that breaks the moment reality gets messy. And instead been building agentic workflows. The workflow gives you repeatability, auditability, and cost control. The agent handles variability and recovers when the happy path breaks. The human stays in the loop for the judgment calls where accountability matters." the line between agent | workflow | human is the taste required right now to see ROI. I ran a dozen AI implementation pilots before realizing we were roadkill without these 3 pieces: - graph representation of all of your context (calls, chat, code, dream cycle output) - self-generating workflows (FDE's will be cannon fodder without this) - spec driven code generation test coverage We built all 3 of these and linked them together, we'll clean up the code and release the repos as open source as we can. even with these tools, only select PE owners or orgs in full 'dorsey/founder mode' can make these changes.

We brought Bullfrog to SOF Week 2026 alongside partners Blue Ops (@RedCatHoldings) and @Overland_AI_X. Across domains, the future of autonomous systems is taking shape.

For years, @avarma has been one of the most important people in Toronto tech without many outside the ecosystem fully understanding why. He helped build Xtreme Labs. Autonomic sold to Ford. Xtreme’s story even brushes up against Tinder. He has been described as “sort of the king of Toronto.” Others put it more bluntly: “What people don’t realize is that he was carrying Toronto and KW tech on his back.” Now, with Mantle, he is building again. My profile:

I couldn’t be more proud of our team at @allencontrol systems and I’m so glad @SenTedCruz was able to come see the vital work being done for America in the great State of TEXAS

We're hiring a Head of Developer Product Marketing! Shape the messaging to the dev community about why bitcoin matters for humans and agents. Develop strategies that move as quickly as AI. Ship and iterate to inspire builders to build. Be the bridge that connects Lightning to the broader universe. 🌉 Apply here: jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning/9…

Bitcoin is an agent's best friend. With L402 SDK, agents can discover an API, pay 1 sat on Lightning, and get access. All from a single prompt. Devs, vibe coders, and agents are building the AI economy with Lightning. You can too. ⚡

Agents want money. Bitcoin makes it possible. And now it works with agent-native workflows. Today we're releasing L402 SDK as part of our suite of AI tools, a client SDK for agentic payments on Lightning with L402. Embeds directly into library-based agent frameworks. TypeScript and Python bindings. Works with Vercel AI SDK and LangChain. 📖 Import a library instead of using a CLI 🛡️ Per-request, hourly, daily, and per-domain budget controls 🌐 WASM for browsers, serverless functions, edge environments Start building the agent economy with machine-scale payments on Lightning. github.com/lightninglabs/L40…

Aperture is a payment gateway for your app. Per-request access with no signup required. The perfect model for agents that need to discover and pay for services on the fly. Powered by Lightning. ⚡ Aperture now includes a built-in MCP server so vibe coders can spin up paid services managed by agents and supports the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP by @tempo @stripe) alongside L402 agentic payments. The AI bitcoin convergence is happening. Start building. github.com/lightninglabs/ape…

Yes! l402apps.com/million cc @murr

Gentry has found his calling: Boss of the 402 Bazaar

looks like the Tempo devs have finally internalized what Bitcoin devs have known for sometime: payment channels like Lightning are the ideal construct for real time machine-to-machine payments ⚡️ channels update off-chain so minimal latency streaming payments come naturally

Ecosystem forming

Your agent is spending money. Now you can see where it goes. 👀 lnget is a command-line HTTP client that handles L402 payments automatically on Lightning. No signup, API keys, or intermediaries required. Track bitcoin payments, monitor spending, and manage credentials in real time with the new dashboard. Made for AI agents, developers, and vibe coders. Early alpha.⚡ github.com/lightninglabs/lng…

Thanks for having us on @MartyBent. Important time for bitcoin. As @TheBlueMatt keeps reminding, we have work to do if we want the ai economy to run on btc. S/o teams like @lightning @voltage_cloud @moneydevkit @getAlby @stakwork @ambosstech for laying the first bricks.

TFTC 726 w/ @paulitoi & @murr: "Which line of the K you're on could determine what it's like forever. If you're on the down slope, you may not ever make it to the up slope." We discuss: ⚡ The K-shaped economy ⚡ AI memory is broken ⚡ Bitcoin pays the agents

we're taking beta testers on a PM focused agentic coding platform, DMs open!

Hey agents 👋 Looking for a payments protocol? Here's your checklist: 🔑 Pay for any API with no signup or identity 🧮 Proof of payment baked into the credential 🎟️ Delegate scoped credentials to sub-agents without issuer involvement 🔒 Private by default, no records on-chain 🌐 No single entity that can go offline, powered by bitcoin That's L402, built on Lightning. Made for machines, streamlined for vibe coders. lightning.engineering/posts/…