Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey Says It’s a ‘Certainty’ That Future AI Will Kill Innocent People

The billionaire sat down for a chat with Bloomberg News about the future of war.

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak May 18

Oculus Founder Palmer Lucky’s Newest Toy Is a High-Speed Autonomous Aircraft

Anduril wants militaries equipped with its Fury autonomous aircraft with sensors and ordnance to assist fighter jets on the battlefield.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Sep 7

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Created a VR Headset That Kills You If You Die in the Game

The VR billionaire really wants you to feel like you're in the game. Like, really.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Nov 7

Trump Pardons Ex-Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets

President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski early Wednesday, one of 143 people who received pardons and commutations during Trump’s last 12 hours in office. Levandowski, who helped found Google’s Waymo, was convicted in August of stealing trade secrets from Google and starting his own self-driving car company called…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 20

You’ll Never Guess Who Has One of the Top Bids on That Rare Nintendo Playstation

An incredibly rare piece of gaming history is up for auction right now and guess who is trying to buy it for their ridiculous-sounding attempt at game conservation? Oculus founder Palmer Luckey tweeted last night that he was the top bidder for an incredibly rare Nintendo Playstation that is currently being auctioned by Heritage Auctions.…

Games Alex Cranz Feb 14

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Has A ‘Patriotic’ Plan to Disrupt The Military-Industrial Complex With VR

Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey’s new tech startup isn’t just trying to ramp up border security—it seems the company also wants to gamify war and modernize battlefields with virtual and augmented reality. The first reports of Luckey’s plans post Facebook-ouster revealed that the young millionaire was starting a defense-tech company to help build a virtual wall…

Tech News Jennings Brown Oct 20

Palmer Luckey Is Apparently a Prepper Who Now Wants to Build a Virtual Border Wall for Trump

Remember Palmer Luckey? You know, the disgraced Oculus founder and cosplay enthusiast who left Facebook in the midst of a $2 billion lawsuit? Well, it looks like Luckey is ready to wreak more havoc upon the world, this time in the form of a virtual border wall that he might sell to the Trump administration.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jun 5

Trump Official Met with Palmer Luckey, Chuck Johnson to Discuss the Wall, For Some Reason [Updated]

On the day he assumed his new job as head of the US Interior Department (DOI), Ryan Zinke rode a horse through the streets of Washington. It seems only fitting now that we should find actual horseshit in the retired Navy SEAL’s office. Last month, Zinke, the man who runs 59 national parks and oversees…

Tech News Dell Cameron and Bryan Menegus May 22

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Out at Facebook

Where in the world is Palmer Luckey? Well, he’s not at Facebook. https://gizmodo.com/is-facebook-disappearing-oculus-founder-palmer-luckey-1787705084 In 2014, Palmer Luckey, the 24-year-old whiz kid who was one of VR’s most prominent evangelists sold his company, Oculus, to Facebook for a cool $2 billion. He has (almost) totally disappeared since The Daily Beast revealed last year he was collaborating…

Tech News William Turton Mar 30

Oculus’ No Good Year Continues With Hundreds of Demo Stations Shutting Down

It’s been a rocky start for virtual reality manufacturers in general. But Oculus—the company that made people believe in VR again—may be having the hardest time of all. It’s been a year of sluggish sales, PR nightmares and one big time defeat in court. Now, Best Buy is pulling hundreds of demo stations from its…

Social Media Rhett Jones Feb 8

This Is Why You Didn’t See a Photo of Mark Zuckerberg at Court This Week

Facebook works hard to maintain Mark Zuckerberg’s public image. Professional photographers take staged photographs, like these images of him visiting a Facebook data center, petting a calf, and meeting with world leaders. A team of employees diligently manage his Facebook page. But the most frantic display we’ve seen yet was Facebook’s effort during this week’s…

Social Media William Turton Jan 19

Palmer Luckey’s First Day Back in the Spotlight Was Not Fun

DALLAS — After being basically in hiding for 117 days, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey spent his first full day back in the spotlight getting grilled by a feisty lawyer who tried to “make fun” of the fact Luckey had no college degrees. Luckey took the stand here in the northern district Federal courtroom to…

Social Media William Turton Jan 18

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Our watch has ended. After 117 days basically in hiding, Oculus VR founder and former Facebook golden child Palmer Luckey has been spotted in the wild—specifically in a federal courtroom in Dallas where Facebook is the subject of a $2 billion intellectual property lawsuit: https://gizmodo.com/catch-up-on-the-explosive-2-billion-lawsuit-against-fa-1791267436 https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-gets-testy-in-oculus-lawsuit-grilling-1791286111 Luckey dropped off the map following the revelation that…

Social Media William Turton Jan 18

Mark Zuckerberg Gets Testy in Oculus Lawsuit Grilling

DALLAS — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg fired off some sick burns and engaged in a heated exchange with a lawyer while giving testimony in a blockbuster $2 billion lawsuit trial here in a northern district Federal courtroom on Tuesday. In the first time he’s ever testified in a trial, Zuckerberg was grilled by Zenimax lawyer…

Social Media William Turton Jan 17

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to escape the Silicon Valley bubble and travel to different parts of America as part of his 2017 New Year’s resolution. It looks like the first stop on his journey will be a Northern District of Texas Federal courtroom. Zuckerberg, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, and former…

Social Media William Turton Jan 17

Palmer Watch: Day 104

It’s a new year folks, and we still have no idea what boy genius multi-millionaire Palmer Luckey is up to. In the last edition of Palmer Watch, we learned that Luckey is moving to a new role within Oculus virtual reality, the company he founded and sold to Facebook for $2 billion. What, exactly, will…

Social Media William Turton Jan 5

Palmer Watch: Day 81 [Signs of Life]

There’s movement in Palmer land! We just learned that Palmer Luckey, the 24 year-old founder of virtual reality company Oculus, is moving to a new role within the company. Oculus, of course, has been owned by Facebook since the company dropped $2 billion to purchase it in 2014. Facebook won’t say what role he’s moving…

Tech News William Turton Dec 13

Palmer Watch: Day 76

Welcome to Day 76 of Palmer Watch. This week, Palmer Luckey was still nowhere to be seen as Oculus VR, the company he founded, reached a significant milestone: the release of the Oculus Touch controllers. Luckey, as you’d know by now as a loyal Palmer Watch reader, sold his breakthrough virtual reality company to Facebook…

Social Media William Turton Dec 8

Palmer Watch: Day 62 [Thanksgiving Edition]

Another week, another edition of Palmer Watch. Happy Thanksgiving, by the way. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been relatively chatty when it comes to what Facebook is kind of vaguely doing to maybe deal with fake news on the social network. But he and the rest of Facebook’s PR operation are still quiet about Palmer…

Tech News William Turton Nov 24

Palmer Watch: Day 55

It’s day 312 of the dark, dark year that is 2016. It’s also day 55 of Palmer Watch! Has anyone heard from him yet? Does the founder of Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for $2 Billion, even work there any more? According to the New York Times, some Facebook employees are “worried about the spread…

Social Media William Turton Nov 17

Palmer Luckey Says It’s a ‘Certainty’ That Future AI Will Kill Innocent People

Oculus Founder Palmer Lucky’s Newest Toy Is a High-Speed Autonomous Aircraft

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Created a VR Headset That Kills You If You Die in the Game

Trump Pardons Ex-Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets

You’ll Never Guess Who Has One of the Top Bids on That Rare Nintendo Playstation

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Has A ‘Patriotic’ Plan to Disrupt The Military-Industrial Complex With VR

Palmer Luckey Is Apparently a Prepper Who Now Wants to Build a Virtual Border Wall for Trump

Trump Official Met with Palmer Luckey, Chuck Johnson to Discuss the Wall, For Some Reason [Updated]

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Out at Facebook

Oculus’ No Good Year Continues With Hundreds of Demo Stations Shutting Down

This Is Why You Didn’t See a Photo of Mark Zuckerberg at Court This Week

Palmer Luckey’s First Day Back in the Spotlight Was Not Fun

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Mark Zuckerberg Gets Testy in Oculus Lawsuit Grilling

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

Palmer Watch: Day 104

Palmer Watch: Day 81 [Signs of Life]

Palmer Watch: Day 76

Palmer Watch: Day 62 [Thanksgiving Edition]

Palmer Watch: Day 55

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