Smithwireindustrial-tech, curated
September 2, 2026, 2:11 AM
July 31, 2026
- 6:53 PM · SCMP — Tech6:53 PMUS lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model — SCMP — Tech
- 5:45 PM · DefenseScoop
- 5:16 PM · SCMP — Tech5:16 PMGoogle rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash — SCMP — Tech
- 4:58 PM · Defense One4:58 PMHII’s sea drone business is growing, but revenue is ‘modest,’ CEO says — Defense One
- 4:20 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine4:20 PMGAO Warns B-52 Modernization Is Falling Behind — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 3:53 PM · SCMP — Tech3:53 PMUS adds 43 Chinese companies to Uygur forced labour blacklist — SCMP — Tech
- 3:50 PM · The War Zone3:50 PMU.S. Navy Is Seeking A Submarine Launched Anti-Air Missile — The War Zone
- 3:13 PM · Bloomberg — Technology3:13 PMBig Tech Holds $2 Trillion of Spending Commitments for AI Boom — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:01 PM · Nikkei Asia3:01 PMJapan's Makino Milling Machine rejects takeover proposal by investor NSSK — Nikkei Asia
- 12:55 PM · Bloomberg — Technology12:55 PMEric Trump Expands Family’s Defense Portfolio With Space-Eyes — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:57 AM · SpaceNews11:57 AMSpain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS² — SpaceNews
- 11:16 AM · TechCrunch11:16 AMSpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year — TechCrunch
- 11:00 AM · SCMP — Tech11:00 AMHow global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off — SCMP — Tech
- 10:54 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 10:51 AM · Bloomberg — Technology10:51 AMProto Labs Lifts Guidance on New Data Center, Defense Clients — Bloomberg — Technology
- 10:47 AM · TechCrunch10:47 AMSmallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human — TechCrunch
- 10:37 AM · SCMP — Tech10:37 AMHungary braces for first nuclear plant shutdown as Danube hits record lows — SCMP — Tech
- 10:30 AM · Naval News10:30 AMNew BAE Systems Defence Contract Boosts UK Nuclear Deterrent Submarine Fleet — Naval News
- 10:15 AM · Nikkei Asia10:15 AMVietnam's Vingroup broadens empire with rail, energy expansion — Nikkei Asia
- 10:11 AM · The Aviationist10:11 AMFirst UK Built Britten-Norman Islander in Nearly 60 Years Rolls Off Production Line — The Aviationist
- 9:18 AM · SpaceNews9:18 AMSpace Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract — SpaceNews
- 9:02 AM · Naval News9:02 AMNavantia conducts first dive of 2nd S80 submarine ‘Narciso Monturiol’ — Naval News
- 8:50 AM · Payload Space8:50 AMNordSpace Funds NVD Amid Canada’s Export Push — Payload Space
- 8:45 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 8:28 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:28 AMAres CEO on Earnings, AI Deployment, Private Credit (Video) — Bloomberg — Technology
- 8:19 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:19 AMMoonshot’s Kimi Built on 20,000 Nvidia Chip Cluster From Alibaba — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:34 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:34 AMEngie Flags Lower Renewable Additions Due to Slow US Permitting — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 6:40 AM · The Verge6:40 AMSony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash — The Verge
- 6:30 AM · SCMP — Tech6:30 AMVideo AI: MiniMax challenges ByteDance with low price, open weights for new H3 model — SCMP — Tech
- 5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech5:00 AMEU-China trade war: Beijing turns the screws as Brussels tests limits of restraint — SCMP — Tech
- 5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech5:00 AMChina factories cool, CXMT surges, PLA marks anniversary — SCMP — Tech
- 4:33 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 4:31 AM · Nikkei Asia4:31 AMItochu to invest $1.9bn in Tokyo Century's aircraft leasing unit — Nikkei Asia
- 3:32 AM · SCMP — Tech3:32 AMQuake in Japan’s ‘Silicon Valley’ disrupts car, chip supply chains — SCMP — Tech
- 3:18 AM · The Guardian — World3:18 AMBP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale — The Guardian — World
- 2:42 AM · Naval News2:42 AMHanwha Ocean Holds Keel-Laying of 6th FFX Batch III Frigate for ROK Navy — Naval News
- 2:06 AM · SCMP — Tech2:06 AMChina’s Xiaomi takes aim at Tesla, staking 23% lower price on premium SUV — SCMP — Tech
- 1:14 AM · Bloomberg — Technology1:14 AMMurata Warns AI Spending Will Level Off After Raising Outlook — Bloomberg — Technology
- 12:09 AM · Bloomberg — Technology12:09 AMUS-listed Silicon Motion Soars on Robust Results — Bloomberg — Technology
July 30, 2026
- 10:46 PM · Bloomberg — Technology10:46 PMThailand’s True Internet Data Center Seeks $2 Billion Loan — Bloomberg — Technology
- 10:00 PM · SCMP — Tech10:00 PMChinese surgical robots break into Vietnam market as Beijing takes aim at US dominance — SCMP — Tech
- 7:44 PM · Bloomberg — Technology7:44 PMStryker Narrows Earnings Outlook as Cyberattack Challenges Goals — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology7:30 PMKorea Plans $14 Billion for Wealth Fund’s AI Bets After Rout — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:16 PM · Bloomberg — Technology6:16 PMXPO CEO on 2nd Quarter Earnings Beat, Roadmap Ahead — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:00 PM · Nikkei Asia6:00 PMSamsung trading unit and Erex plan Japan biomass power plant for AI demand — Nikkei Asia
- 4:46 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:46 PMRivian Sees R2 Driving Its Path to Profitability — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:38 PM · Naval News4:38 PMOKI to supply OQQ-25 towed sonars for Australia’s ‘Upgraded Mogami’ Frigates — Naval News
- 4:24 PM · The Hill — Defense4:24 PMLockheed Martin wins $58.6B contract to produce Patriot interceptors — The Hill — Defense
- 4:19 PM · SCMP — Tech4:19 PMUS sanctions Mahan Air’s China network over alleged support for Iran’s IRGC — SCMP — Tech
- 3:55 PM · DefenseScoop3:55 PMActing SECNAV Hung Cao taps former Navy SEAL-turned-defense exec to lead I&S — DefenseScoop
- 3:20 PM · Bloomberg — Technology3:20 PMBanks Line Up $15 Billion of Debt for Anthropic With Google Aid — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:01 PM · Nikkei Asia3:01 PMJapan parts maker ships rare-earth-free sunroof motors for German cars — Nikkei Asia
- 2:42 PM · SpaceNews2:42 PMK2 Space raises $500 million for commercial, defense satellite expansion — SpaceNews
- 2:36 PM · Breaking Defense2:36 PMSenate confirms Hurst as Pentagon comptroller after 1.5-year vacancy — Breaking Defense
- 2:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology2:30 PMDeepSeek Is Developing Massive AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia — Bloomberg — Technology
- 2:04 PM · Bloomberg — Technology2:04 PMJudge Voices Doubt US Has Justified Its Ban on Anthropic AI — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:50 PM · TechCrunch
- 1:49 PM · Bloomberg — Technology1:49 PMQualcomm CEO Says the Smartphone Market Will Stay ‘Suppressed’ — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:47 PM · SpaceNews1:47 PMJim Bridenstine on his new role at Quantum Space — SpaceNews
- 1:45 PM · Nikkei Asia1:45 PMHitachi and Toshiba ship new bullet trains to Taiwan after years of talks — Nikkei Asia
- 1:40 PM · The Guardian — World1:40 PMRussian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory — The Guardian — World
- 1:32 PM · Bloomberg — Technology1:32 PMExelon (EXC) Slashes AI Data Center Pipeline, Weeds Out Speculative Projects — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:10 PM · Breaking Defense1:10 PML3Harris postpones missile unit IPO until mid-2027 — Breaking Defense
- 1:01 PM · Nikkei Asia1:01 PMJapan's Mitsubishi Electric to make data center cooling systems in US — Nikkei Asia
- 12:31 PM · DefenseScoop12:31 PMAir Force could tap up to 6 vendors for second increment of CCA drone program — DefenseScoop
- 12:24 PM · SCMP — Tech12:24 PMUnitree to launch IPO next week as US-China robotics rivalry intensifies — SCMP — Tech
- 12:15 PM · Nikkei Asia12:15 PMKomatsu teams with US startup on self-driving construction machines — Nikkei Asia
- 12:06 PM · SCMP — Tech12:06 PMChina voices ‘serious concern’ over new US curbs in trade talks between Bessent and He — SCMP — Tech
- 12:02 PM · Breaking Defense12:02 PMArmy opens new testing hub for further air defense integration — Breaking Defense
- 11:31 AM · Breaking Defense11:31 AMLeonardo DRS to acquire software company Raft — Breaking Defense
- 11:17 AM · TechCrunch11:17 AMFusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B — TechCrunch
- 10:45 AM · Nikkei Asia10:45 AMKioxia ships samples of 9th-generation flash memory — Nikkei Asia
- 10:35 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 9:45 AM · Defense News9:45 AMDARPA challenge pushes limits of heavy-lift drone technology — Defense News
- 9:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology9:45 AMScale AI Names Google Cloud Executive Francis deSouza as New CEO — Bloomberg — Technology
- 9:27 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 9:00 AM · TechCrunch9:00 AMDili raises $21.7 million to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom — TechCrunch
- 8:59 AM · Breaking Defense8:59 AMRafael CEO eyes IPO by end of year, plans to attend French defense shows in future — Breaking Defense
- 8:41 AM · The Guardian — World8:41 AMAirbus fined £6.4m for breaching rules on export of sensitive technology — The Guardian — World
- 8:05 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:05 AMMeta Reports $279 Billion in Future Data Center Leases for AI — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:59 AM · SpaceNews7:59 AMRocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS — SpaceNews
- 7:46 AM · The Guardian — World7:46 AMProfits boost for defence firms as governments beef up spending — The Guardian — World
- 7:43 AM · Naval News
- 7:11 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:11 AMEU Pledges €10 Billion in Public Funding for New AI Data Centers — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:00 AMNscale to Buy AI Software Startup Anyscale for $1.65 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:22 AM · The Guardian — World6:22 AMLloyds Bank to cut £2bn in costs as part of AI-powered strategy — The Guardian — World
- 5:40 AM · Bloomberg — Technology5:40 AMCityFibre Said to Raise £900 Million to Challenge BT’s Openreach — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:30 AM · Nikkei Asia5:30 AMPhilippines joins Southeast Asia's EV race with $1bn manufacturing subsidy — Nikkei Asia
- 5:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech5:00 AMAs AI spending soars, can China’s tech giants deliver long-term profits? — SCMP — Tech
- 5:00 AM · Wired
- 4:00 AM · SCMP — Tech4:00 AMBYD to debut first humanoid robots in August as rivalry with Tesla intensifies — SCMP — Tech
- 3:20 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:20 AMEuropean Stocks Advance on Busy Earnings Day; Sanofi Slumps — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:11 AM · Naval News3:11 AMRheinmetall Secures Contract to Modernize German Navy’s F123 Frigate — Naval News