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Monday, June 15, 2026

The US Army spent over a billion dollars on nearly 10,000 augmented-reality headsets for soldiers to wear in combat which the General Accounting Office (GAO) reports won't be used because the unwieldy devices cause headaches and neck strains.

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"The IVAS headset development began in 2018, and Microsoft was initially awarded the $21.88 - $21.9 billion production contract in March 2021 to build up to 120,000 units for the US Army."

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, the American way.
"Oligarch Satya Nadella, an Indian-American technology executive, has a net worth of at least $500 million."

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-15 03:43 PM | Reply

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