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Midjourney's medical scanner, a Patriot missile's two-year supply chain, and why Ford had to rehire 350 engineers it let automated systems replace

Go/No-Go · 1 Jul 2026 · 35m

What this episode covers

Hosts John Brunner and Alex Howe discuss Midjourney's entry into medical imaging with its ultrasound CT scanner, the complex supply chain challenges behind Patriot missile production, and Snap's launch of expensive Specs AR glasses. They also cover stalled subsea cable projects in the Middle East, the rise of humanoid robots in China, and Ford's strategic decision to rehire 350 engineers to fix quality issues caused by over-reliance on automation.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Midjourney, Butterfly Network, Dexcom, Lockheed Martin, Snap, Meta, Ford, Lumafield, Boston Dynamics, Timu, Foxconn, Pegatron, JD Power
Tools
SolidWorks, Katia, NX

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