21-07-2016 15:32 via theverge.com

A defense tech firm is buying the company behind the jet-powered hoverboard

Zapata Industries, the company behind the jet-powered hoverboard known as the Flyboard Air, is about to be purchased by a defense tech company called Implant Sciences. The two parties announced the intent of sale in a statement that was released today.
Implant Sciences has spent years making machines that can detect explosives for customers like the TSA and the Department of Homeland Security. The company is publicly traded on the OTCQB exchange, and the deal is subject to the approval of its sh
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