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October 20, 2026, 5:05 AM
October 2, 2026
- 5:00 AM · Breaking Defense5:00 AMIn Ukraine, data centers ‘facing increased attacks’ in recent weeks: Ex-official — Breaking Defense
- 3:30 AM · Nikkei Asia3:30 AMThree fourths of electronics firms in Malaysia to lift investment: AmCham — Nikkei Asia
- 3:23 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:23 AMCMA Says Nexfibre’s Alt-Net Deal Could Hurt Competition — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:00 AM · Nikkei Asia1:00 AMJapan's largest power producer JERA sets up oil storage company — Nikkei Asia
- 12:23 AM · Bloomberg — Technology12:23 AMAmazon Seeks to Move $8 Billion of Chips Off Its Books, FT Says — Bloomberg — Technology
October 1, 2026
- 8:03 PM · Bloomberg — Technology8:03 PMMan Charged by US With Illegally Shipping Nvidia Chips to China — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:36 PM · The Hill — Defense6:36 PMRubio waives human rights restrictions to release $320 million in military aid to Egypt — The Hill — Defense
- 6:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology6:30 PMFirmus Eyes $30 Billion Valuation in Australian IPO, AFR Reports — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:00 PM · Nikkei Asia6:00 PMToshiba to double hard disk drive supply to fill AI chip memory gap — Nikkei Asia
- 5:57 PM · Breaking Defense5:57 PMDoD obligates $142B from reconciliation bill before deadline, leaving billions subject to cuts — Breaking Defense
- 5:55 PM · TechCrunch
- 5:23 PM · Bloomberg — Technology5:23 PMFerguson CEO on the State of the AI Buildout in the U.S. — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:56 PM · Breaking Defense4:56 PMCan’t start, won’t start: Over 150 new military programs face delay under a CR — Breaking Defense
- 4:28 PM · DefenseScoop4:28 PMHow AI agents are informing JIATF-401’s procurement plans after Falcon Peak — DefenseScoop
- 2:35 PM · TechCrunch2:35 PMWorld’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months — TechCrunch
- 1:58 PM · Breaking Defense1:58 PMOver the Finnish line: Helsinki welcomes home first two F-35 jets — Breaking Defense
- 1:49 PM · Defense News1:49 PMBoeing adds to big week with first full-rate Grey Wolf helicopter order — Defense News
- 1:48 PM · Naval News
- 1:05 PM · Breaking Defense1:05 PMDronemaker Powerus, backed by Trump brothers, goes public — Breaking Defense
- 1:00 PM · Nikkei Asia1:00 PMJapan's shipbuilding revival fund stokes private investment — Nikkei Asia
- 12:55 PM · Breaking Defense12:55 PMDoD demo contract takes a step closer to beaming solar power from space — Breaking Defense
- 12:07 PM · DefenseScoop12:07 PMDIA makes fast-tracked data center maintenance award to avoid ‘eventual equipment failure’ — DefenseScoop
- 11:58 AM · The Aviationist11:58 AMItalian F-35Bs Are Now Using the 25mm Gun Pod — The Aviationist
- 11:30 AM · Ars Technica11:30 AMAs US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry — Ars Technica
- 11:08 AM · Bloomberg — Technology11:08 AMCarney Invokes New Powers to Fast-Track West Coast Oil Pipeline — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:01 AM · Defense News11:01 AMDutch say ASW frigate talks ongoing amid reports Belgium may quit project — Defense News
- 10:40 AM · SpaceNews
- 10:30 AM · Tom's Hardware10:30 AMNvidia launches Open Agent Safety Platform to physically restrain rogue AI agents — Tom's Hardware
- 10:02 AM · C4ISRNET10:02 AMNeros, Perennial Autonomy lead in Pentagon’s drone competition — C4ISRNET
- 10:00 AM · Nikkei Asia10:00 AMJapan satellite maker Synspective lands 20-launch deal with Rocket Lab — Nikkei Asia
- 10:00 AM · The Verge
- 9:48 AM · Naval News9:48 AMFincantieri Lays Keel of Second U212NFS Submarine — Naval News
- 8:50 AM · Payload Space8:50 AMFoundational Raises £8.2M for Satellite Laser Ranging — Payload Space
- 8:49 AM · Defense News8:49 AMSpace Force picks two companies to build new ‘space-to-space’ satellites by 2028 — Defense News
- 8:00 AM · The Guardian — World8:00 AMUS datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits — The Guardian — World
- 8:00 AM · TechCrunch
- 7:21 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:21 AMTurkish Defense Firm Aselsan Extends Gains as BofA Says Buy — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:00 AMAccenture’s Tech Clients Helped Quarterly Revenue Beat Estimates — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:00 AMData Center, Power Titans Push Back on Texas Development NIMBYs — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 6:24 AM · Bloomberg — Technology6:24 AMTSMC Mulls Multibillion-Dollar Texas Campus for More AI Chips — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:45 AM · Nikkei Asia5:45 AMJapan's largest power producer teams with Dell on $15bn data center — Nikkei Asia
- 5:31 AM · Bloomberg — Technology5:31 AMTencent-Backed AI Cloud Unicorn Said to File for Hong Kong IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:21 AM · Naval News4:21 AMHD HHI Launches Third KDX-III Batch-II Destroyer for ROK Navy — Naval News
- 2:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology2:30 AMNokia, Iceye to Launch Sovereign Satellite Service for Defense — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:30 AM · Nikkei Asia1:30 AMAustralia's Lynas looks to Brazil with Meteoric Resources takeover bid — Nikkei Asia
- 12:43 AM · SCMP — Tech12:43 AMVietnam charms Denmark’s Pandora into opening world’s largest jewellery factory — SCMP — Tech
September 30, 2026
- 11:45 PM · Bloomberg — Technology11:45 PMInfineon Eyes Thailand as Potential Semiconductor Production Hub — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:00 PM · SCMP — Tech11:00 PMHuawei steps up Tau chip roll-out, with Mate XT 2 on track for 1 million sales — SCMP — Tech
- 9:44 PM · SCMP — Tech9:44 PMTrump touts US$200 billion South Korean energy deal ahead of US midterms — SCMP — Tech
- 8:25 PM · Bloomberg — Technology8:25 PMNidec Shares Plunge After Auditor Withholds Opinion on Earnings — Bloomberg — Technology
- 8:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology8:00 PMSouth Korea’s Export Growth Extends Rally as Chip Boom Rolls on — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:01 PM · Defense One7:01 PMHegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’ — Defense One
- 5:48 PM · The Aviationist5:48 PMAFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant — The Aviationist
- 5:45 PM · Nikkei Asia5:45 PMChina ends tax break on lithium-ion EV batteries after 11 years — Nikkei Asia
- 5:07 PM · TechCrunch5:07 PMValor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation — TechCrunch
- 4:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:07 PMMicron Forecast Tops Estimates After Demand Outstrips Supply — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:46 PM · DefenseScoop3:46 PMNavy to procure 30 robotic ships at an average cost of $40M per vessel — DefenseScoop
- 3:45 PM · Breaking Defense3:45 PMSaronic breaks ground on new Port Alpha shipyard in Texas — Breaking Defense
- 3:21 PM · Defense News3:21 PMUS Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EX — Defense News
- 3:08 PM · Breaking Defense3:08 PMArmy taps 5 companies for PrSM Inc 4 prototypes — Breaking Defense
- 2:49 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine2:49 PMAir Force Names 7 to Vie for New MMA Drone Program — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 2:45 PM · Bloomberg — Technology2:45 PMBiggest US Grid Suspends Plan for New Data Center Power Auction — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:40 PM · Bloomberg — Technology1:40 PMSaronic CEO: 'Speed Is Everything' in Shipbuilding — Bloomberg — Technology
- 12:47 PM · Bloomberg — Technology12:47 PMAI Infrastructure Firm Accelevation Edges Down 2.5% After IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
- 12:03 PM · Defense News12:03 PMAircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul — Defense News
- 11:26 AM · TechCrunch11:26 AMFedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger in $300M deal — TechCrunch
- 11:15 AM · Nikkei Asia11:15 AMJapan's Mitsubishi Heavy plans $640m commercial shipyard expansion — Nikkei Asia
- 10:27 AM · TechCrunch10:27 AMRestate lands $20M as the need for durable infrastructure increases with AI agents — TechCrunch
- 9:00 AM · TechCrunch9:00 AMCharter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars — TechCrunch
- 9:00 AM · SpaceNews
- 8:50 AM · Payload Space8:50 AMExclusive: Hop Aero Raises $11M for Suborbital Point-to-Point Delivery — Payload Space
- 8:20 AM · Payload Space8:20 AMBlackswan Space Raises €2.5M Seed to Fund RPO Kit Demo — Payload Space
- 8:00 AM · Payload Space8:00 AMVarda Raises $251M Series D — Payload Space
- 7:46 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:46 AMHPE Gets $1.2 Billion AMD Gear Order From Vultr in Latest AI Win — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:43 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:43 AMKKR’s Policard: Massive Need for Capital in Europe — Bloomberg — Technology