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October 20, 2026, 5:18 PM

September 10, 2026

5:00 PM · The Guardian — World
5:00 PMNew battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’ — The Guardian — World
5:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 PMSouth Korea Ramps Up Spy Law to Protect Chip Secrets From China — Bloomberg — Technology
4:48 PM · TechCrunch
4:48 PMFuro’s founders left Silicon Valley — and it’s paying off — TechCrunch
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMApple folding Duo opens opportunity for Nitto Denko, Nippon Electric Glass — Nikkei Asia
4:15 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:15 PMOracle Posts Cloud Sales That Top Estimates on Surging AI Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
4:08 PM · Breaking Defense
4:08 PMArmy selects Lockheed, Boeing-Anduril team for next phase in IFPC Inc 2 competition — Breaking Defense
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMNissan looks to maintain Japan capacity at 1m vehicles — Nikkei Asia
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMJapan's Sekisui Chemical to buy Australian builder, eyeing modular homes — Nikkei Asia
2:38 PM · TechCrunch
2:38 PMProxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers — TechCrunch
2:30 PM · Breaking Defense
2:30 PMIsraeli military creates new branch focused on AI, drones and robotics — Breaking Defense
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMChina's CXMT tops SK Hynix, Micron to take memory profit margin crown — Nikkei Asia
12:58 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:58 PMMusk’s Boring Co. Gets $23 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
12:56 PM · DefenseScoop
12:56 PMAfter Army commits to Joint Laser Weapon System program by 2028, Pentagon critical tech official presses other services to do the same — DefenseScoop
12:53 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:53 PMd-Matrix Joins Nvidia’s AI Inference Push — Bloomberg — Technology
12:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:45 PMHungary's new government turns up pressure on China's BYD, CATL — Nikkei Asia
12:30 PM · Breaking Defense
12:30 PMWith reconciliation uncertain, Pentagon eyeing plan to retool FY27 priorities with Congress — Breaking Defense
12:12 PM · The War Zone
12:12 PMNavy Destroyer Packs New ‘Piggy-Backed’ Point Defense System That Combines 30mm And .50 Cal Guns — The War Zone
12:00 PM · The Aviationist
12:00 PMNetherlands Chooses Saab GlobalEye for its First National AEW&C Capability — The Aviationist
12:00 PM · The Verge
12:00 PMElectric air taxis get the green light for test flights in Texas — The Verge
11:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:30 AMRobotics Startup Skild AI Hits $100 Million in Revenue Run Rate — Bloomberg — Technology
11:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:15 AMJapan's Fanuc, Google team up on AI-automated welding robots — Nikkei Asia
11:07 AM · TechCrunch
11:07 AMThe Boring Company raises $3B in round led by UAE — TechCrunch
10:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:45 AMChina sells J-10C fighter jet to Uzbekistan, eyes more markets for weapons — Nikkei Asia
10:24 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:24 AMVauban Said to Near Deal for EQT-Backed Swedish Fiber Business — Bloomberg — Technology
10:17 AM · TechCrunch
10:17 AMMaven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal — TechCrunch
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMUS Navy plans compact Silent Anvil torpedo as China’s submarine fleet surges — SCMP — Tech
9:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:30 AMAI bottleneck-breaker: China’s Huawei touts high-speed optical module — SCMP — Tech
9:29 AM · Breaking Defense
9:29 AMUkrainian Armor eyes German industry partnership for newly unveiled land vehicles — Breaking Defense
9:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:15 AMOpenAI Gives US Agencies 50% Off Models, Ending $1 Per Year Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · TechCrunch
9:00 AMDefense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months — TechCrunch
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMOrbital Partners with Reflex Aerospace on ODC Platform — Payload Space
8:46 AM · Payload Space
8:46 AMInversion Space Wins NASA Contract to Study Aerocapture Flight — Payload Space
8:45 AM · Payload Space
8:45 AMTrustPoint Taps EnduroSat to Build 40-sat GNSS Constellation — Payload Space
8:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:40 AMChina's AI accelerator supplier Biren posts 2,000% year-over-year revenue growth — US export controls benefit homegrown chips as Nvidia and AMD exit market — Tom's Hardware
8:26 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:26 AMSHKP posts 4.6% profit rise amid Hong Kong’s property recovery — SCMP — Tech
8:21 AM · Naval News
8:21 AMWhy Japan’s Industry is Pulling Back from the U.S. Navy Frigate Plan — Naval News
8:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:20 AMChinese quartz approved for semiconductor equipment and DRAM manufacturing, but it still can't break America's monopoly — China secures domestic supply for chipmaking components, but Spruce Pine still holds the crucible monopoly — Tom's Hardware
8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AMAnthropic Investor Leads Funding for Off-Grid AI Power Startup — Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AM · TechCrunch
8:00 AMUS Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern — TechCrunch
7:14 AM · C4ISRNET
7:14 AMUS radar maker Echodyne mulls European production as drone warfare fuels demand — C4ISRNET
6:08 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:08 AMHong Kong watchdog investigates Cloudbreak Pharma for ‘rigged’ IPO, suspends its shares — SCMP — Tech
5:14 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:14 AM25 dead after fire on board foreign-flagged cargo ship in China’s Qingdao — SCMP — Tech
5:03 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:03 AMNvidia-Backed MediaTek’s Sales Soar 44% With AI Chip Momentum — Bloomberg — Technology
4:12 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:12 AMHong Kong teams up with 50 partners to set standards for low-altitude aviation — SCMP — Tech
3:58 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:58 AMIndonesia orders Netflix to pay US$4.3m in music royalties or face shutdown — SCMP — Tech
3:50 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:50 AMKimi maker Moonshot AI to explore dual Hong Kong and Shanghai IPOs to boost capital: sources — SCMP — Tech
3:41 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:41 AMHuawei Lifted Prices for Its Best AI Chip By 60% This Summer — Bloomberg — Technology
1:35 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:35 AMTSMC Revenue Rises 53% as AI Chip Demand Outstrips Supply — Bloomberg — Technology

September 9, 2026

11:50 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:50 PMAMD-Backed Korean AI Startup Upstage Considers Pre-IPO Round — Bloomberg — Technology
11:22 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:22 PMShield AI on Business Plans — Bloomberg — Technology
11:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 PMAIIB eyes new platform to pool private capital for Asia’s US$1.7tr infrastructure needs — SCMP — Tech
10:58 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:58 PMDOJ Probes Nvidia’s License Deal With Groq on Antitrust Concerns — Bloomberg — Technology
7:34 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:34 PMIran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone — SCMP — Tech
6:02 PM · Breaking Defense
6:02 PM‘Truly concerns me’: DAWG director warns funding lapse could kill ‘momentum’ — Breaking Defense
5:48 PM · SCMP — Tech
5:48 PMUS drone ban proposal to combat China’s dominance concerns American police, farmers — SCMP — Tech
5:18 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:18 PMAGCO CEO: We Can Manage Through These Tariffs — Bloomberg — Technology
5:14 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:14 PMQTS Co-CEO on Building Eco-Friendly Data Centers — Bloomberg — Technology
5:13 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:13 PMOak Hill CEO: Irrational Selling in the Credit Market — Bloomberg — Technology
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMJapan to fund biofuel projects abroad for energy security at home — Nikkei Asia
2:49 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
2:49 PMHypersonic Aircraft Startup Adding Anduril’s Autonomy Software for 2027 Flight — Air & Space Forces Magazine
1:30 PM · Breaking Defense
1:30 PMLockheed Martin secures $950M Australian air battle management contract — Breaking Defense
1:18 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:18 PMDefense Tech Startup Covenant Emerges From Stealth — Bloomberg — Technology
1:01 PM · The War Zone
1:01 PMArmy Now Testing Anthem Long-Range Strike Weapon Built for Mass Production — The War Zone
12:45 PM · Breaking Defense
12:45 PMPentagon’s $1.5B reprogramming would shift money to AI center, MV-75 tiltrotor — Breaking Defense
12:36 PM · Breaking Defense
12:36 PMElbit America rebrands as Twenty-Six Defense — Breaking Defense
12:06 PM · Breaking Defense
12:06 PMTurkey’s MKE launches first company in Egypt — Breaking Defense
11:52 AM · Breaking Defense
11:52 AMUS finalizes $4 billion military financing loan for Poland — Breaking Defense
11:52 AM · Defense News
11:52 AMSaab tapped to continue work on Sweden’s next flagship fighter jet — Defense News
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMCATL tightens supplier scrutiny in push for carbon-neutral EV batteries — Nikkei Asia
11:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 AMJapan’s China-facing military build-up confronts labour, budget and political limits — SCMP — Tech
10:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:30 AMOpenAI says its next-generation processors could be made at Samsung — double-sourcing with TSMC hints at massive volume requirements — Tom's Hardware
10:22 AM · Naval News
10:22 AMUS Navy Selects L3Harris VAMPIRE for Littoral Counter-Drone Defense — Naval News
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMUS scrambles to match China’s air-breathing hypersonic missiles with Darpa programme — SCMP — Tech
9:41 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:41 AMDell Seeks to Raise $4 Billion From Bond Sale to Refinance Debt — Bloomberg — Technology
9:35 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:35 AMMercadoLibre Returns to Global Debt Markets Amid Spending Push — Bloomberg — Technology
9:31 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:31 AMBuildings Department files 259 charges over work at fire-ravaged Hong Kong estate — SCMP — Tech
9:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
9:15 AMHonda invests in rare-earth-free magnet startup Niron Magnetics — Nikkei Asia
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMAnySignal Lands Spot on Apex Bus Menu — Payload Space
8:52 AM · DefenseScoop
8:52 AMPentagon partners with venture studio to pilot shared services contract model via $100M OTA — DefenseScoop
8:34 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:34 AMChinese AI firm DeepSeek taps underwriters including Citic Securities for IPO: sources — SCMP — Tech
8:13 AM · Naval News
8:13 AMHanwha Ocean Selected as Preferred Bidder for Thailand’s Next-Generation Frigate Program — Naval News
7:57 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:57 AMHysan courts fintech office portfolio as ZA Bank commits to new Causeway Bay headquarters — SCMP — Tech
7:54 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:54 AMTop Drone Maker Sees Sales Surging Before Decision on Warsaw IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
7:37 AM · The Aviationist
7:37 AMItaly Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Drones — The Aviationist
7:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 AMPower of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sources — SCMP — Tech
6:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:30 AMAlibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, Tencent — SCMP — Tech
6:27 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:27 AMUAE-Based Group Leads $1 Billion Satellite Constellation Project — Bloomberg — Technology
5:48 AM · Naval News
5:48 AMDNV and Fassmer to Cooperate on Autonomous Naval Vessels — Naval News
5:27 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:27 AMNvidia-Backed Firm in Indonesia Signs $3.1 Billion GPU Loan — Bloomberg — Technology
5:03 AM · NYT — Technology
5:03 AMCalifornia, an Environmental Bastion, Warms to Nuclear Energy — NYT — Technology
5:00 AM · MIT Technology Review
5:00 AMBatteries just broke another record in the US — MIT Technology Review
5:00 AM · Payload Space
5:00 AMEutelsat Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission — Payload Space
4:34 AM · The Guardian — World
4:34 AMSupercar maker McLaren to create 1,000 UK jobs as part of £450m tech investment — The Guardian — World
3:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:00 AMGoogle Plans €13 Billion AI Infrastructure Investment in Finland — Bloomberg — Technology
2:34 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:34 AMSamsung-Backed MangoBoost Makes Profit on AI Data Center Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
12:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
12:30 AMVolkswagen targets India growth with JSW Group joint venture plan — Nikkei Asia
12:01 AM · TechCrunch
12:01 AMCloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks — TechCrunch

September 8, 2026

11:58 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:58 PMTaiwan waits for its new F-16s, still stuck in Hawaii after a fortnight’s delay — SCMP — Tech
9:09 PM · The Guardian — World
9:09 PMNDIS data may have ended up in Palantir’s analytics platform as part of efforts to curb fraud — The Guardian — World
8:47 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:47 PMKioxia Dismisses SK Hynix Tie-Up, Vows to Ease Chip Price Rises — Bloomberg — Technology
7:37 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:37 PMTrump transport chief blasts Ford’s business deals with Chinese firms — SCMP — Tech

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