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June 3, 2026, 11:41 AM

June 3, 2026

11:19 AM · SpaceNews
11:19 AMElectronics manufacturer Murata to explore Xona satellite timing service for telecom, data centers — SpaceNews
11:10 AM · The Guardian — World
11:10 AMNissan maps out deal to build cars for Chery at its Sunderland plant — The Guardian — World
10:10 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:10 AMBrookfield Bets on AI at Scale Never Tested Before in $50 Billion Push — Bloomberg — Technology
10:03 AM · C4ISRNET
10:03 AMSOCOM wants to revive legacy M4 carbine with ‘hypervelocity’ cartridge — C4ISRNET
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMHong Kong launches DeepSeek-based AI model designed to run on domestic chips — SCMP — Tech
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMChina plans compute futures in Shanghai as AI computing demand surges — SCMP — Tech
8:17 AM · Payload Space
8:17 AMNASA Reverts to Original CLD Procurement Plan — Payload Space
5:47 AM · Tom's Hardware
5:47 AMThe rise of local agentic computing faces a brutal reality: rising DRAM prices — RTX Spark, Gorgon Halo chips subject to 63% DRAM contract price hike this quarter — Tom's Hardware
5:33 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:33 AMBroadcom’s $280 Billion, Four-Day Bonanza to Get Earnings Check — Bloomberg — Technology
5:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:30 AMMalaysia taps Hong Kong battery expertise to power ambitions for electricity grid — SCMP — Tech
5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:00 AMDeepSeek nears US$7b haul in first-ever funding round, with backing from Tencent, CATL — SCMP — Tech
4:05 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:05 AMTesla’s China sales surge to 2026 high, but rivals crowd the rear-view mirror — SCMP — Tech
3:42 AM · Naval News
3:42 AMHD Hyundai Heavy Industries Partners with Greece’s Maritime Power for Naval Defense — Naval News
2:36 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:36 AMDelta Electronics Flags Power Crunch — Bloomberg — Technology
1:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
1:45 AMApplied Materials looks to hire 25% more chip talent in Southeast Asia — Nikkei Asia

June 2, 2026

11:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 PMPudu Robotics eyes Hong Kong listing amid geopolitical risks — Nikkei Asia
11:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 PMChina’s AI chip demand pushes South Korea into a rare surplus with top trade partner — SCMP — Tech
10:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:43 PMBizlink COO on Business Strategy, AI Boom — Bloomberg — Technology
10:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 PMH&M-backed Syre's Vietnam plant offers recycling alternative to China — Nikkei Asia
10:02 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:02 PMMegaport to Raise $594 Million in Australia to Fund AI Expansion — Bloomberg — Technology
8:39 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:39 PMSpaceX Seeks $75 Billion in IPO at $135 Per Share: Reuters — Bloomberg — Technology
8:23 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:23 PMApplied Aerospace & Defense Said to Raise $650 Million in US IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
7:01 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:01 PMPalantir’s $445 Million NHS Deal Under Fire From UK Lawmakers — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 PMWhy China’s C909 jet is rapidly being deployed in Xinjiang — SCMP — Tech
6:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:15 PMHitachi, Ricoh to build low-cost modular EV battery plants — Nikkei Asia
5:04 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:04 PMAir Force Reveals Designation for Next-Gen Bunker Buster, Seeks Sources — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 PMToilet Maker Toto Hikes Capex to Meet AI Demand for Its Ceramics — Bloomberg — Technology
4:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:45 PMTokyo to lift EV subsidy up to $8,100, with Toyota and Tesla set to benefit — Nikkei Asia
4:32 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:32 PMHuge AI Bonuses Spark South Korea Tech Wealth Fight — Bloomberg — Technology
4:10 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:10 PMCoreWeave-Tied Data Center Raises $900 Million in Junk-Bond Sale — Bloomberg — Technology
4:06 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:06 PMTrump’s AI order seeks security safeguards without slowing race with China — SCMP — Tech
4:00 PM · Tom's Hardware
4:00 PMIntel addresses Arrow Lake blunder: 'We needed to build back our reputation' — says Arrow Lake Refresh's low price a key first step, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake — Tom's Hardware
3:15 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:15 PMInvestors Rethink Strategies Amid Mega IPOs — Bloomberg — Technology
2:00 PM · TechCrunch
2:00 PMEx-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts — TechCrunch
1:50 PM · Breaking Defense
1:50 PMRheinmetall locks in wide-ranging $6.6 billion weapons package with Romania — Breaking Defense
1:45 PM · Payload Space
1:45 PMNDAA Would Cut SDA, RCO Offices — Payload Space
1:01 PM · TechCrunch
1:01 PMFocused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech — TechCrunch
12:45 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:45 PMEU’s AI Data Center Plans Stumble Due to Delays, Funding Issues — Bloomberg — Technology
12:28 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:28 PMAlphabet's Equity Pivot is Boost to Hyperscaler Credit — Bloomberg — Technology
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMMitsubishi Heavy to develop Japan-based defense AI with Preferred Networks — Nikkei Asia
11:36 AM · Breaking Defense
11:36 AMIsrael’s defense exports reach record $19 billion in 2025 — Breaking Defense
11:00 AM · The Guardian — World
11:00 AMSantos could drill for new gas in Beetaloo basin within weeks as Murray Watt urged to ‘do his job’ — The Guardian — World
11:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:00 AMAMD is considering a potential Ryzen 5 9600X3D — company says six-core Zen 5 X3D chip 'maybe something we look at doing... later this year' — Tom's Hardware
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMCan China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores? — SCMP — Tech
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMChina’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results, with no mention of trading crackdown — SCMP — Tech
8:24 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:24 AMIntel Xeon 6+ Computex roundtable interview transcript — Kira Boyko and Tim Wilson on 18A wafer allocation, Clearwater Forest, and dropping hyper-threading — Tom's Hardware
8:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:15 AMPalo Alto CEO’s Pay, Now Nearly $100 Million, Is Most Rejected in Corporate America — Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AMStartup Impulse Space Raises $500 Million, Valued at $4 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
7:54 AM · SpaceNews
7:54 AMVoyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic — SpaceNews
7:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 AMAlibaba elevates tech chief Wu Zeming to elite committee as AI push ramps up — SCMP — Tech
6:41 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:41 AMMarvell Surges After Huang Calls It the Next $1 Trillion Company — Bloomberg — Technology
5:40 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:40 AMSoftBank in Early Talks to Back $800 Million Agile Robots Round — Bloomberg — Technology
5:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
5:30 AMIntel says 'something has to give' with memory prices — company says it 'will continue to make sure that there are products which can take care of older memory technologies' — Tom's Hardware
4:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:45 AMMediaTek Pledges Hiring Spree to Boost Push Into New AI Spheres — Bloomberg — Technology
4:35 AM · Naval News
4:35 AMRomania: Rheinmetall contracted to supply OPVs and diver support boats — Naval News
3:48 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:48 AMAdvantech's Tsai on Nvidia Collaboration, AI Strategy — Bloomberg — Technology
3:30 AM · War on the Rocks
3:30 AMBetween Beijing and the Budget: The Domestic Realities of Taiwan’s Defense Spending Drama — War on the Rocks
3:17 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:17 AMSK Hynix to Double Wafer Capacity to Ease Memory Chip Crunch — Bloomberg — Technology
2:43 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:43 AMArm May Hit $15 Billion AI Chip Revenue Goal Early, CEO Says — Bloomberg — Technology
2:34 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:34 AMSTMicro Raises Estimates for Data Center Revenue to $1 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
1:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
1:45 AMIndia's Mahindra looking to EVs, pickups in global push: autos CEO — Nikkei Asia
1:29 AM · Defense One
1:29 AMDesert e-bike race ‘the perfect’ place to test military-vehicle AI — Defense One
1:00 AM · The Guardian — World
1:00 AMBritish Paralympian could be first astronaut with physical disability to live in orbit — The Guardian — World

June 1, 2026

11:54 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:54 PMSchroders Renewable Unit Targets AI Assets as Power Demand Soars — Bloomberg — Technology
8:06 PM · SCMP — Tech
8:06 PM‘Reality check’ for Japan as Britain’s funding shortfall threatens fighter jet project — SCMP — Tech
7:03 PM · BBC — World
7:03 PMTrump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund — BBC — World
6:10 PM · DefenseScoop
6:10 PMPentagon’s JWCC follow-on would create cloud marketplace, expand AI and edge computing — DefenseScoop
4:58 PM · Ars Technica
4:58 PMModerna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo — Ars Technica
4:54 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:54 PMMach Industries Valued at $1.8 Billion in Latest Funding Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
4:41 PM · Defense One
4:41 PMThe Navy wants next-generation munitions, so it’s spending millions on innovation hubs — Defense One
4:28 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:28 PMChina’s SAIC plans to build first EU car plant in Spain’s Galicia — SCMP — Tech
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMJapan's Kioxia to take on Samsung with wafer-bonding tech in memory race — Nikkei Asia
4:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:07 PMHPE Sees Strong Growth Over Next 18 Months on Server Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
3:49 PM · Ars Technica
3:49 PMDozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel — Ars Technica
3:16 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
3:16 PMLockheed Opens Scalable Factory to Build Next Generation Interceptor — Air & Space Forces Magazine
2:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:15 PMToyota and other Japan carmakers to unify standards for defective parts — Nikkei Asia
2:10 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
2:10 PMSpace Force Wants 5 New Tactical Ops Centers for Electronic Warfare — Air & Space Forces Magazine
1:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:30 PMChina's BYD, SAIC Motor eye EVs with all-solid-state batteries in 2027 — Nikkei Asia
1:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:00 PMJapan's Fujikura to bring US fiber-optic cable plant online by 2030: CEO — Nikkei Asia
12:42 PM · TechCrunch
12:42 PMZigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund — TechCrunch
12:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:30 PMInPost Expands France Footprint With New €500 Million Investment to Support Organic Growth — Bloomberg — Technology
12:20 PM · Breaking Defense
12:20 PMMalaysian defense minister publicly slams Norway for cancelled missile sale — Breaking Defense
11:50 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:50 AMFluence Shares Soar on Design for Nvidia AI Data Center Factory — Bloomberg — Technology