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October 20, 2026, 8:42 AM

September 26, 2026

8:28 AM · Naval News
8:28 AMDutch ASWF Frigate Program Faces Further Delays as Belgium Evaluates Options — Naval News
4:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:00 AMHong Kong tycoon-backed start-up bets on new battery to challenge energy-storage giants — SCMP — Tech
3:44 AM · Naval News
3:44 AMTKMS and EDGE Explore Collaboration on Underwater Protection and Surveillance Capability — Naval News
3:00 AM · Nikkei Asia
3:00 AMVietnam to revise food safety law, reining in delivery apps like Shopee, Grab — Nikkei Asia
2:21 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:21 AMHong Kong minister pledges public account on faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital — SCMP — Tech
2:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
2:15 AMUS and China agree on tariff relief for $30bn of nonsensitive goods each — Nikkei Asia
1:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
1:00 AMWhy Taiwan’s coastguard vessel transfer to the Philippines has sparked a double outcry — SCMP — Tech
12:49 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:49 AMXi-Trump summit: China and US to open ‘super intelligence’ communications channel — SCMP — Tech

September 25, 2026

9:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 PMChina’s biotech firms move up value chain as drug deals evolve beyond licensing: analysts — SCMP — Tech
7:11 PM · TechCrunch
7:11 PMCrusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers — TechCrunch
6:31 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
6:31 PMAir Force Certifies Anduril Barracuda Cruise Missile for Open System Updates — Air & Space Forces Magazine
6:18 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
6:18 PMAir Force Injects $87M into IVEWS F-16 Electronic Warfare Upgrades — Air & Space Forces Magazine
6:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:00 PMJapan herbal remedy makers seek to reduce China from supply chain — Nikkei Asia
5:24 PM · Defense News
5:24 PMUkraine’s deadly AI training platform for drone tech opens to UK companies — Defense News
5:10 PM · Ars Technica
5:10 PMTesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements — Ars Technica
4:37 PM · The War Zone
4:37 PMBlackbeard Hypersonic Missile Seen Flying On F/A-18 Super Hornet For The First Time — The War Zone
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMSony chip unit orders 8,000 workers back to office for physical AI push — Nikkei Asia
3:50 PM · Breaking Defense
3:50 PMDC Circuit panel upholds Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic – so what comes next? — Breaking Defense
3:49 PM · Defense News
3:49 PMTrump administration obligates $307M for military aid to Ukraine — Defense News
3:45 PM · Breaking Defense
3:45 PMNavy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO — Breaking Defense
3:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:00 PMProfits fall at 4 of 7 China appliance leaders, testing overseas strategies — Nikkei Asia
2:33 PM · TechCrunch
2:33 PMAhead of U.S. IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible finacing — TechCrunch
2:28 PM · Naval News
2:28 PMU.S. Navy Establishes RASWDC To Accelerate Unmanned Systems Integration — Naval News
1:56 PM · The War Zone
1:56 PMMarines Rushing To Equip Amphibious Combat Vehicles With New Anti-Drone Jammers — The War Zone
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMSurge in Chinese chemical imports puts Japan's industry on alert — Nikkei Asia
1:15 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:15 PMUS Justice Department Closes Investigation of CrowdStrike Deals — Bloomberg — Technology
12:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:15 PMToyota's China EV push leaves Japanese suppliers in the cold — Nikkei Asia
12:11 PM · The Hill — Defense
12:11 PMZelensky says Trump gave final OK on Patriot license for Ukraine — The Hill — Defense
11:52 AM · TechCrunch
11:52 AMKiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack — TechCrunch
11:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:45 AMGoogle DeepMind Exodus Sparks VC Frenzy for AI’s Next Big Thing — Bloomberg — Technology
11:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:40 AMElon Musk's SpaceXAI to add another 660,000 AI GPUs this year, nearing a total of 1.44 million in operation — Tom's Hardware
11:34 AM · C4ISRNET
11:34 AMThales in ‘quite advanced’ talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software — C4ISRNET
11:24 AM · TechCrunch
11:24 AMTesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays — TechCrunch
11:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:00 AMTower Semiconductor to invest $4 billion in Japanese ops to set up massive optical connectivity hub — Tom's Hardware
10:48 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:48 AMMicrosoft abandona apuesta por Copilot como asistente personal — Bloomberg — Technology
10:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:45 AMJapan to move CFIUS-style foreign investment review filings online — Nikkei Asia
10:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:30 AMAI pioneer Schmidhuber to join Japan's Sakana AI as science adviser — Nikkei Asia
10:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:30 AMAI Coding Startup Cognition Hits $1 Billion in Annualized Revenue — Bloomberg — Technology
10:26 AM · The Aviationist
10:26 AMAustralian Army to Retire its Tiger Attack Helicopters — The Aviationist
9:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:30 AMItaly’s Icop Considers Revising Takeover Offer for Trevi — Bloomberg — Technology
9:20 AM · Defense News
9:20 AMDesolate Arctic outpost likely to host US troops under new Greenland deal — Defense News
9:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
9:15 AMMbappe sponsor On chases Apple-style 'discipline' with automated shoe factories — Nikkei Asia
9:04 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:04 AMTrump Tells OpenAI, Anthropic to Withhold Models From UK Agency — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:00 AMDDR5 laptop memory prices surge 6X in 12 months — Tom's Hardware
8:51 AM · Payload Space
8:51 AMRocket Lab CFO Adam Spice Predicts More M&A Deals on the Horizon — Payload Space
8:50 AM · Payload Space
8:50 AMFUSE Grows Its Space Portfolio — Payload Space
8:45 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:45 AMHK Electric to cut fuel charge for first time in 4 months as CLP raises rate — SCMP — Tech
8:10 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:10 AMGoldman Sees Hyperscaler AI Capex Rising 50% to $1.2 Trillion — Bloomberg — Technology
8:04 AM · Naval News
8:04 AMRoyal Navy’s 6th Astute-Class SSN HMS Agamemnon Begins Sea Trials — Naval News
8:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:00 AMIntel expects 14A to be 'within 5%' the performance of TSMC's A14 — Tom's Hardware
7:38 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:38 AMSpaceX-Focused Pentagon Contracts Leave Rivals Feeling Squeezed — Bloomberg — Technology
7:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:30 AMAsus confirms eShop data breach exposed customer order records and contact details — payment data safe, but firm warns of targeted phishing scams — Tom's Hardware
7:24 AM · Defense News
7:24 AMFrance to send military to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route, Macron says — Defense News
7:00 AM · Ars Technica
7:00 AMRocket Report: Era of cheap launch is over? Astra sets early 2027 target for return — Ars Technica
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMNew Jersey hits Microsoft-linked AI data center with record fine for 62 unpermitted power generators, issues 45-day shutdown deadline — Tom's Hardware
6:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:30 AMChina and EU deadlocked on medical devices, still talking on PHEV curbs: source — SCMP — Tech
6:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:30 AMNvidia DLSS 5 power draw hits 647W as power connector runs hotter than the GPU die, upscales frame rates and flame temps on 16-pin — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · The Hill — Defense
6:00 AMPentagon turns on the jets in $1.5 trillion defense budget push — The Hill — Defense
6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:00 AMGoogle's orbital AI data center test packs four TPUs and 1,000W of solar power — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · The Hill — Defense
6:00 AMColorado Democrat introduces bill to bolster battlefield trauma care research — The Hill — Defense
5:37 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:37 AMChinese marques in driving seat as high petrol prices accelerate EU shift to electric cars — SCMP — Tech
5:16 AM · MIT Technology Review
5:16 AMThe Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector — MIT Technology Review
5:03 AM · NYT — World
5:03 AMA Russian Software Company Duped the Secret Service, U.S. Prosecutors Say — NYT — World
4:19 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:19 AMIndia Seeks Comfort on Tata’s $14 Billion Chip Plans Amid Boardroom Battle — Bloomberg — Technology
4:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:00 AMIndonesian coal deal fuels doubts over production quota approvals — SCMP — Tech
3:50 AM · Naval News
3:50 AMFincantieri Delivers 5th PPA ‘Domenico Millelire’ to Italian Navy — Naval News
3:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:45 AMJapan Regulator Is Boosting Scrutiny of AI Data Center Financing — Bloomberg — Technology
3:40 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:40 AMTelefónica Weighs Sale of Venezuelan Telecom Unit After 35 Years — Bloomberg — Technology
3:07 AM · Naval News
3:07 AMWorld’s first Acoustic Picket Line at REPMUS26 — Naval News
2:48 AM · BBC — World
2:48 AMAfrica's richest man helps fund $660m fuel pipeline between Ethiopia and Djibouti — BBC — World
2:00 AM · Nikkei Asia
2:00 AMChina's auto industry reaches consolidation tipping point — Nikkei Asia
1:55 AM · Payload Space
1:55 AMIsaacman Doubles Down on New NASA Model for International Partnerships — Payload Space
1:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
1:30 AMSuzuki aims to halve vehicle development time to stay on China's tail — Nikkei Asia

September 24, 2026

11:04 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:04 PMHong Kong’s Buy&Ship Eyes Tokyo Listing In Japan Expansion Push — Bloomberg — Technology
10:54 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
10:54 PMNewest AIM-9X Missiles Not Meeting Operational Availability Goal — Air & Space Forces Magazine
7:24 PM · TechCrunch
7:24 PMWaymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows. — TechCrunch
6:51 PM · DefenseScoop
6:51 PMBAE Systems delivers two AMPV 30s to Army built with internal funding in project the service didn’t formally request — DefenseScoop
6:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:15 PMMUFG Bank to work with Japan's JAXA on human spaceflight R&D — Nikkei Asia
4:45 PM · TechCrunch
4:45 PMNexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting — TechCrunch
4:30 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:30 PMUS senators delay effort to permanently ban Chinese cars — SCMP — Tech
4:02 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:02 PMAnthropic Strikes $12 Billion AI Computing Deal With Akamai — Bloomberg — Technology
2:52 PM · TechCrunch
2:52 PMMeet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers — TechCrunch
2:11 PM · TechCrunch
2:11 PMOracle sends force majeure notice on its New Mexico Stargate data center — TechCrunch
2:03 PM · Breaking Defense
2:03 PMOCCAR awards $4.2B DDX destroyer contract to Fincantieri, Leonardo joint venture — Breaking Defense
2:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:00 PMToyota supplier Toyoda Gosei to build new Indian auto parts plant — Nikkei Asia
1:42 PM · The Guardian — World
1:42 PMFrance says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK — The Guardian — World
1:33 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:33 PMDutch Prime Minister Has Discussed MATCH Act With Trump — Bloomberg — Technology
1:26 PM · The Guardian — World
1:26 PMConstruction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems — The Guardian — World
1:07 PM · TechCrunch
1:07 PMDatabricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire — TechCrunch
12:46 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:46 PMTexas Attorney General Probes Data Center Projects Over Water Usage — Bloomberg — Technology
12:38 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:38 PMHouseCanary Files Bankruptcy to Collect $260 Million From Rocket — Bloomberg — Technology
12:35 PM · TechCrunch
12:35 PMTwenty minutes with the CEO of ElevenLabs, now reportedly valued at $22 billion — TechCrunch
12:33 PM · Defense News
12:33 PMItaly taps state-owned firms to build two naval destroyers in $4.2 billion deal — Defense News
12:29 PM · The Verge
12:29 PMThese smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns — The Verge
12:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:00 PMBNP Paribas CIB Strikes AI Deal with Google Cloud, Credit Memo/Res — Bloomberg — Technology
11:05 AM · SpaceNews
11:05 AMMoog Completes ISO Class 8 Clean Room at Niagara Falls Facility to Expand Thruster Production — SpaceNews
10:35 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:35 AMJapanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning and destruction — Tom's Hardware
10:25 AM · Defense News
10:25 AMWith Denmark, Saildrone logs first flag registration for naval surveillance drone — Defense News
10:18 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:18 AMOracle Cites ‘Force Majeure’ to Seek Cover From Data Center Delays — Bloomberg — Technology
10:15 AM · The Verge
10:15 AMGoogle is sending an AI satellite into space next week — The Verge
9:32 AM · Breaking Defense
9:32 AMHawk trainer crash prompts UK to ground fleet — Breaking Defense
9:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:00 AMLeading semiconductor analyst says AMD should be investigated for 'treason' over availability of restricted chips in China, AMD blames diversion of export-controlled RFSoC — Tom's Hardware
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMStarfish’s First Operational Otter Heading to Orbit Next Month — Payload Space
8:54 AM · TechCrunch
8:54 AMAustralia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law — TechCrunch

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