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June 18, 2026, 7:10 AM

May 21, 2026

7:00 AM · The Guardian — World
7:00 AMLondon mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir — The Guardian — World
7:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 AMChina breaks ground on US$5b aviation complex in UAE as Iran war risks linger — SCMP — Tech
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMIntel leans on LPDDR5X to dodge global HBM crisis, leaked Crescent Island AI GPU pics reveal massive Xe3P core — chip sidesteps HBM shortage with 160GB of cheaper memory — Tom's Hardware
6:57 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:57 AMEU to Seek Carve-Out for Banned China Chips to Shield Auto Firms — Bloomberg — Technology
6:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:40 AMASML CEO says Elon Musk is 'very serious' about TeraFab chipmaking megaproject, confirms direct talks — Musk targets $119 billion Texas semiconductor facility — Tom's Hardware
5:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
5:15 AMToyota set to sell Taiwan-made vehicles in Japan — Nikkei Asia
2:14 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:14 AMAMD Commits More Than $10 Billion to Taiwan AI Investments — Bloomberg — Technology
2:00 AM · SpaceNews
2:00 AMLatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR Satellite constellation — SpaceNews
12:00 AM · TechCrunch
12:00 AMImperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering — TechCrunch

May 20, 2026

11:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
11:00 PMAustralia's Arafura rare-earth project to start construction in September — Nikkei Asia
9:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
9:45 PMVietnam solar startup raises $15m amid Iran-linked energy shock — Nikkei Asia
7:30 PM · Wired
7:30 PMSpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers — Wired
6:05 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:05 PMMusk’s SpaceX Files Publicly for Nasdaq IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
5:51 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:51 PMAir Force Asking for $1.5B to Fund E-7 in 2027 — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:29 PM · TechCrunch
5:29 PMAnthropic will pay xAI $1.25 billion per month for compute — TechCrunch
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMDebt-free Hitachi's shares slump as investors focus on sluggish ROE — Nikkei Asia
4:04 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:04 PMNeed to Fill US Manufacturing Gap Long-Term, Says Amca CEO — Bloomberg — Technology
3:03 PM · Breaking Defense
3:03 PMNaval Special Warfare Command combatant craft set to receive upgrades — Breaking Defense
3:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:00 PMFuriosaAI aims to be South Korea's Nvidia with 'renegade' chip — Nikkei Asia
2:13 PM · Naval News
2:13 PMU.S. Navy’s First Carrier Operated Unmanned Tanker Cleared for Production — Naval News
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMJapan reactor makers project record sales in nuclear power resurgence — Nikkei Asia
1:07 PM · Tom's Hardware
1:07 PMMemory makers brace for hydrogen fluoride pricing shock as Hormuz blockade impacts supply chain — key etching and cleaning material faces sharp cost increase amid trade disruption — Tom's Hardware
12:48 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:48 PMOpenAI Preparing for IPO Filing in Days or Weeks, Report Says — Bloomberg — Technology
12:30 PM · The War Zone
12:30 PMHunt For C-146 Wolfhound Special Ops Transport Plane Replacement Underway — The War Zone
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMJapan's NTN to mass-produce EV bearings in China — Nikkei Asia
10:17 AM · SpaceNews
10:17 AMStarfighters turns Texas facility toward microgravity flight testing — SpaceNews
10:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AMSecurity Firm Thwarting Nation-State Hackers Valued at $1 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · MIT Technology Review
9:00 AMBoston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals — MIT Technology Review
9:00 AM · TechCrunch
9:00 AMQuartermaster is building a maritime hive mind — TechCrunch
8:49 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:49 AMIntel kicks off development on next-decade 10A and 7A process technologies — 14A node remains on track for critical October PDK release — Tom's Hardware
8:12 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:12 AMFrench Companies Bid for €10 Billion Europe AI Gigafactory Site — Bloomberg — Technology
6:44 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:44 AMIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stamps out chip bugs with aggressive new quality standards, says major validation errors can result in termination — 'B0, you keep your job. Anything above that, you are fired' — Tom's Hardware
6:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:30 AMJapan feels the squeeze as China’s rare earth magnet exports only partly recover — SCMP — Tech
5:29 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:29 AMEU picks tungsten, rare earths, gallium for first critical mineral stockpile — SCMP — Tech
4:34 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:34 AMChina’s Top Numerical Control rides investor fervour for aerospace to 80% IPO gain — SCMP — Tech
3:37 AM · Defense News
3:37 AMItaly settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment — Defense News
2:54 AM · NYT — World
2:54 AMChina Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes — NYT — World
12:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
12:30 AMBlackstone and ESR home in on Japan warehouses — Nikkei Asia

May 19, 2026

11:57 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:57 PMUS suspected of forcing Norway to cancel Malaysia’s US$147 million missile order — SCMP — Tech
11:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:43 PMAlibaba Unveils New AI Chip for Training and Inferencing — Bloomberg — Technology
10:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 PMSkyeChip soars in IPO at open as Malaysia bets on chip design — Nikkei Asia
8:31 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:31 PMTencent-Backer IDG Capital Sets Sights on $2 Billion Growth Fund — Bloomberg — Technology
7:01 PM · The Guardian — World
7:01 PMSpending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’ — The Guardian — World
7:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 PMNio slams EV price wars in China as costs surge, defying cuts by rival Li Auto — SCMP — Tech
6:06 PM · DefenseScoop
6:06 PMPentagon awards $500 million contract to Perennial Autonomy for counter-drone systems — DefenseScoop
5:59 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:59 PMSDA Director Drops ‘Acting’ Label and Adds All Missile Warning to Portfolio — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:29 PM · Ars Technica
5:29 PMFBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time" — Ars Technica
5:09 PM · TechCrunch
5:09 PMMach Industries just spent $50M to solve a major defense tech problem — TechCrunch
4:56 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:56 PMAnalog Devices to Acquire Empower in $1.5 Billion Transaction — Bloomberg — Technology
4:08 PM · Breaking Defense
4:08 PMNavy, Marine Corps back longer amphib readiness cycles, request more ships — Breaking Defense
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMPanasonic buys UK startup to revitalize flagging projector business — Nikkei Asia
2:15 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:15 PMMusk Turns to Loyalists to Rebuild xAI Ahead of SpaceX IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
2:03 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:03 PMGoogle, Blackstone to Create AI Cloud Firm — Bloomberg — Technology
1:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:30 PMJapan's TDK to buy Malaysian startup for more AI battery capacity — Nikkei Asia
1:30 PM · Breaking Defense
1:30 PMShield AI tapped to integrate autonomous software on LUCAS drone — Breaking Defense
1:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:00 PMSlow Data Center Hookups Offer Summer Relief for US Power Grids — Bloomberg — Technology
12:52 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:52 PMJapan's Fujikura to raise US output of fiber optic cable for data centers — Nikkei Asia
12:01 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:01 PMSMIC founder and AMEC CEO urge Chinese fabs to test domestic chipmaking tools on active production lines — equipment makers post record revenue but falling margins — Tom's Hardware
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMHitachi teams with Anthropic on AI for rail and power grids — Nikkei Asia
11:06 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:06 AMCisco Shares Dip After Company Discusses Margin ‘Headwind’ — Bloomberg — Technology
10:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:45 AMTokyo supports NEC-Docomo open network in Singapore to counter China rivals — Nikkei Asia
10:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:45 AMLa Caisse Arm Buys Database Firm ISC in $872 Million Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AM · SpaceNews
10:00 AMPortal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of its maneuvering spacecraft — SpaceNews
9:34 AM · Breaking Defense
9:34 AMPotential $4.2B military helicopter sale for S. Korea approved by Washington — Breaking Defense
9:29 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:29 AMHigh Speed 2 to Cost up to £103 Billion After More Delays — Bloomberg — Technology
9:27 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:27 AMFrench Grid Keeps Nuclear Reactors Online Despite Solar Surge — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMYork Space Systems to Acquire Solestial — Payload Space
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMVast Launches Satellite Bus Business Line — Payload Space
8:54 AM · SpaceNews
8:54 AMLynk and Anterix get FCC nod to test satellite D2D for private utility networks — SpaceNews
8:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:30 AMNYSE’s Owner Plans Its Own Futures Market for Computing Power — Bloomberg — Technology
8:13 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:13 AMIntel tells PC makers to adopt 18A CPUs or lose their supply, report claims — Intel 7 supply dries up, pressuring notebook and PC manufacturers in the US, China, and Taiwan — Tom's Hardware
7:12 AM · Defense News
7:12 AMSweden picks France’s FDI frigates in potential $4.2 billion deal — Defense News

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