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September 2, 2026, 1:31 AM

August 7, 2026

1:00 AM · The Guardian — World
1:00 AMExtreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe — The Guardian — World
12:23 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:23 AMBacked by DeepSeek, Unitree IPO tests investor appetite for China’s AI robotics boom — SCMP — Tech

August 6, 2026

11:32 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:32 PMChinese AI Chipmakers Poised to Gain From Beijing’s Tech Push — Bloomberg — Technology
9:48 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:48 PMAI Data Center Group Firmus Draws $2 Billion From Coatue, Nvidia — Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
8:00 PMAustralian unions to escalate strikes at BHP iron ore export hub — Nikkei Asia
6:51 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:51 PMUS sets 15% polysilicon tariff, price floors to challenge China’s dominance — SCMP — Tech
5:33 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:33 PMRXO CEO on Earnings Beat, Freight Market Outlook — Bloomberg — Technology
4:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:07 PMAdvanced Micro Devices to Buy Startup Taalas for New AI Chips — Bloomberg — Technology
3:31 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:31 PMJapan to share advance defense procurement plans with contractors — Nikkei Asia
3:02 PM · TechCrunch
3:02 PMDefense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation — TechCrunch
2:30 PM · Breaking Defense
2:30 PMArmy awards contracts to four companies to boost Hydra-70 rocket production — Breaking Defense
2:21 PM · The War Zone
2:21 PMXQ-58 Valkyrie Drones With Built-In Landing Gear Are Now In Production — The War Zone
2:20 PM · Ars Technica
2:20 PMBlue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident — Ars Technica
2:09 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:09 PMNscale Touts $51 Billion in Contracts, Targets September US IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
1:56 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:56 PMAI Storage Demand Still Growing, Says WD CEO — Bloomberg — Technology
12:51 PM · SCMP — Tech
12:51 PMUS sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement — SCMP — Tech
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMFujifilm weighs partial spinoff, IPO for multifunction printer business — Nikkei Asia
11:40 AM · The Guardian — World
11:40 AMTrains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre — The Guardian — World
11:34 AM · Defense One
11:34 AMDid AI blow a $450M Army contract decision? Company lawsuit says yes — Defense One
11:32 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:32 AMAfter severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructure — state regulators crack down, governor says move will save civilians ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ — Tom's Hardware
11:21 AM · TechCrunch
11:21 AMTesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas — TechCrunch
10:52 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:52 AM$1 billion of iPhone 18 Pro chips 'on the shelves awaiting packaging' due to DRAM shortages — memory shortages reportedly put a wrinkle in Apple's launch plans — Tom's Hardware
10:50 AM · Defense News
10:50 AMRheinmetall scales down 2026 sales outlook on scrapped frigate program — Defense News
10:35 AM · Breaking Defense
10:35 AMNavy creates new robotic and autonomous systems DRPM — Breaking Defense
10:18 AM · SpaceNews
10:18 AMRedwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research — SpaceNews
10:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 AMLufthansa breaks ground on Philippine maintenance site for widebody planes — Nikkei Asia
10:06 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:06 AMDeepSeek Resumes $8 Billion Round With Monolith in the Running — Bloomberg — Technology
9:26 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:26 AMNashville attempts to block controversial data center near zoo with eminent domain — city could force developer to sell the land for public use, rather than $700 million installation — Tom's Hardware
9:11 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:11 AMSamsung debuts three next-generation memory technologies for AI data centers — zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND all rely on advanced wafer bonding technologies — Tom's Hardware
9:00 AM · TechCrunch
9:00 AMExclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI — TechCrunch
9:00 AM · The Verge
9:00 AMFord’s first ultra-cheap EV is called Fathom, a full-featured truck for $28,350 — The Verge
8:52 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:52 AMMicrosoft Opens Fourth Data Center Region in India for Azure — Bloomberg — Technology
8:45 AM · The Guardian — World
8:45 AMRaleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings — The Guardian — World
8:31 AM · Payload Space
8:31 AMEndeavor Optical Networks Emerges from Stealth — Payload Space
8:00 AM · The Guardian — World
8:00 AMTrump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base — The Guardian — World
6:48 AM · SpaceNews
6:48 AMChinese launch startup Orienspace targets IPO, secures funding for reusable Gravity-2 rocket — SpaceNews
6:47 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:47 AMUAE Fund Weighs $6.3 Billion AI Data Center Investment in Japan — Bloomberg — Technology
6:24 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:24 AMSpaceX Lockup Expiration to Free $101 Billion in Stock — Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:00 AMKentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center — 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not,' says landowner — Tom's Hardware
5:21 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:21 AMChina launches probe into US cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks — SCMP — Tech
5:01 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:01 AMChina adds US sanctions, drone curbs in trade tit-for-tat — SCMP — Tech
4:00 AM · War on the Rocks
4:00 AMThe Arsenal and the Statehouse: New Defense Firms, Venture Capital and State Industrial Policy — War on the Rocks
3:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
3:45 AMSoftBank quarterly profit falls 18% despite big Intel gains — Nikkei Asia
3:19 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:19 AMCLP posts HK$5.73 billion underlying profit in first half of 2026 — SCMP — Tech
1:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:00 AMSiemens Raises Earnings Outlook on Software, Data Center Gains — Bloomberg — Technology

August 5, 2026

11:01 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:01 PMInside Apple's iPhone Shift To India — Bloomberg — Technology
9:46 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:46 PMChinese Renewable Energy Giant Envision Launches Data Center — Bloomberg — Technology
7:17 PM · Defense News
7:17 PMTrump-class battleship program will cost $275 billion, CBO report says — Defense News
6:31 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:31 PMSuzuki starts flex-fuel race in India as Modi pushes homegrown energy — Nikkei Asia
5:31 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:31 PMLong-Range JDAM Deal Gives Air Force New Standoff Strike Option — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:26 PM · TechCrunch
5:26 PMTravis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO — TechCrunch
4:28 PM · Breaking Defense
4:28 PMNRO issues 3 SAR satellite data providers ‘rigorous’ new contracts — Breaking Defense
4:18 PM · DefenseScoop
4:18 PMPentagon appoints new Maven Smart System program director in fresh push for C2 integration — DefenseScoop
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMSouth Korea to drop plan for ammonia use in coal plants: energy minister — Nikkei Asia
3:56 PM · Breaking Defense
3:56 PMSpace Force awards 3 firms $615M to track airborne targets — Breaking Defense
3:02 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:02 PMSolarEdge Says US Home Solar Market Weak Due to Financing Issues — Bloomberg — Technology
1:38 PM · Breaking Defense
1:38 PMArmy launches search for counter-drone missile priced under $150K — Breaking Defense
1:25 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:25 PMSpaceX's AI Cloud Business Is Taking Off, Says Deutsche Bank — Bloomberg — Technology
1:19 PM · Naval News
1:19 PMBlue Water Autonomy Selected by U.S. Navy for Autonomous Open-Ocean Survey Work — Naval News
1:00 PM · Ars Technica
1:00 PMEVgo starts building Tesla Superchargers under license — Ars Technica
11:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 AMUS hawks push Trump on multibillion-dollar Taiwan arms deal ahead of Xi summit — SCMP — Tech
10:37 AM · Defense News
10:37 AMUS Navy, Saildrone to use unmanned systems in expanded counternarcotics role — Defense News
10:31 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:31 AMChina's CXMT targets 30% DRAM memory market share by 2030 with sixth mega-fab — future plans bottlenecked by access to advanced chipmaking tools — Tom's Hardware
10:13 AM · TechCrunch
10:13 AMAnthropic is hiring an AI chip design team — TechCrunch
10:01 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:01 AMToyota aims for 2027 global output of 10.5m vehicles on hybrid demand — Nikkei Asia
9:48 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:48 AMChina jails retired defence tech overseer for 10 years in US$6.3m corruption case — SCMP — Tech
8:48 AM · Defense News
8:48 AMFrance’s drone production shifts from policy ambition to factory floor — Defense News
8:00 AM · SpaceNews
8:00 AMSatellite manufacturing thrives in California despite cost and regulatory pressures — SpaceNews
7:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:30 AMCopper floods US as traders try to get the jump on Trump tariffs, but ‘Taco’ trend looms — SCMP — Tech
7:26 AM · TechCrunch
7:26 AMIndian EV startup River raises $120M Series C to scale production, launch more models — TechCrunch
7:02 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:02 AMFrore claims its LiquidJet can drop Nvidia Rubin GPU temperatures by 10°C — can also boost performance by 15% as hyperscalers eye using delidded GPUs in production environments — Tom's Hardware
7:00 AM · TechCrunch
7:00 AMAI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative? — TechCrunch
6:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:30 AMBezos, Arnault, Premji Pour Money Into AI Humanoid Robot Startups — Bloomberg — Technology
6:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:30 AMChina’s AI revenue projected to reach US$13b on breakthroughs, adoption: Goldman Sachs — SCMP — Tech
5:56 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:56 AMHyperscaler Debt Risks Europe’s Allure Morgan Stanley IM Says — Bloomberg — Technology
5:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:30 AMMalaysia risks hurting EV push with ‘poorly timed’ levy as foreign investment stalls — SCMP — Tech
5:19 AM · Naval News
5:19 AMHII Expands Welding Automation at Ingalls Shipbuilding Through Partnership with HD HHI — Naval News
5:09 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:09 AMSandisk Earnings Give Dip Buyers an Opening After Stock’s Plunge — Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 AM · DefenseScoop
5:00 AMSalesforce previews plans to deliver newly authorized ‘AI agents’ across DOD — DefenseScoop
4:17 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:17 AMTaiyo Yuden Raises Earnings Forecast, Capex Plans on AI Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
4:09 AM · The Guardian — World
4:09 AMChris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres — The Guardian — World
3:37 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:37 AMNvidia Partner Hon Hai’s Sales Rise 54% on Strong AI Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
3:35 AM · Naval News
3:35 AMDiehl Defence advances navalization efforts with BAE Systems — Naval News
3:22 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:22 AMChina’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO, sources say — SCMP — Tech
3:00 AM · Nikkei Asia
3:00 AMHonda lifts FY27 profit outlook on weaker yen, strong motorcycle demand — Nikkei Asia
2:50 AM · The Verge
2:50 AMSpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon — The Verge
2:00 AM · SpaceNews
2:00 AMNeuraspace raises $18 million to expand sovereign space awareness — SpaceNews

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