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October 21, 2026, 1:03 AM

August 28, 2026

1:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
1:00 AMChina’s commercial space sector expands global footprint with Thailand deal — SCMP — Tech
1:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
1:00 AMSoftBank-backed surgical robotics firm eyes Hong Kong listing to power mainland China push — SCMP — Tech
12:38 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:38 AMChip Veteran Raises Malaysia E&E Export Forecast to $223 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology

August 27, 2026

11:38 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:38 PMICE agents in US to be equipped with pain-delivering electric shock gloves — SCMP — Tech
10:44 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:44 PMYotta Plans IPO ‘Very Soon’ to Keep Up With AI Demand, CEO Says — Bloomberg — Technology
10:35 PM · SCMP — Tech
10:35 PMJapan to double security aid to 12 Indo-Pacific nations — SCMP — Tech
9:12 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:12 PMAnthropic Wins Court Challenge to US Supply-Chain Risk Label — Bloomberg — Technology
5:42 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:42 PMAgilent CEO on 3Q Earnings, Life Sciences Outlook — Bloomberg — Technology
5:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:30 PMToyota to build next-gen EV in China first, with gigacasting tech — Nikkei Asia
5:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:30 PMEverpure CEO on Earnings, AI Hyperscaler Impact — Bloomberg — Technology
4:58 PM · Defense News
4:58 PMPentagon awards contract in race to field cheaper interceptors, missiles — Defense News
4:54 PM · Defense One
4:54 PMUS military bought commercial satellite images of alleged narco airstrips, Chinese naval fleet — Defense One
4:23 PM · TechCrunch
4:23 PMRivian’s CFO is leaving the company — TechCrunch
3:46 PM · Defense News
3:46 PM15,000 operational days lost due to US submarine maintenance delays, GAO finds — Defense News
2:36 PM · DefenseScoop
2:36 PMSonu Shankar appointed as Pentagon principal deputy CIO — DefenseScoop
1:09 PM · The War Zone
1:09 PMArmy Widens Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile Replacement Search — The War Zone
12:55 PM · SCMP — Tech
12:55 PMBrazil’s rare earths will not loosen China’s magnet grip this decade, researchers say — SCMP — Tech
12:54 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:54 PMChina's YMTC aims to become the world's largest NAND maker by the end of 2027, report says — company plans to overtake Samsung and SK hynix — Tom's Hardware
12:52 PM · SCMP — Tech
12:52 PMUS Patriot missile shortage in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say — SCMP — Tech
12:13 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:13 PMTrump administration weighs expanding chip tariffs to laptops, consoles, and servers, report claims — January's data center exemptions may be scrapped — Tom's Hardware
11:48 AM · DefenseScoop
11:48 AMPentagon awards $318M contract for Dataminr alerting services technology — DefenseScoop
11:46 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:46 AMFujitsu, US drone maker General Atomics to team on UAV maintenance in Japan — Nikkei Asia
11:09 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:09 AMSK Hynix Starts Construction of $4 Billion Memory Hub in Indiana — Bloomberg — Technology
11:06 AM · The Hill — Defense
11:06 AMArmy spending $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases — The Hill — Defense
11:00 AM · The Guardian — World
11:00 AMOne of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’ — The Guardian — World
11:00 AM · TechCrunch
11:00 AMThis former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’ — TechCrunch
10:49 AM · BBC — World
10:49 AMJellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant — BBC — World
10:37 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:37 AMJPMorgan Leads $5 Billion Debt Package for Volta AI Buildout — Bloomberg — Technology
10:01 AM · Breaking Defense
10:01 AMUAE’s EDGE launches cyber defense center with Brazilian army — Breaking Defense
10:00 AM · The Guardian — World
10:00 AMBots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark — The Guardian — World
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMWhy climate extremes will not stop expansion of China’s nuclear power industry — SCMP — Tech
9:51 AM · The Aviationist
9:51 AMSweden to Begin Phasing Out NH90 TTH Helicopters by 2027 – Reports — The Aviationist
9:10 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:10 AMEPA faces lawsuit over claims it fast-tracked approval of toxic 'data center chemicals' — exposure to photoacid generators used for semiconductor manufacturing could result in ‘sudden death,’ also appear to be long-lasting PFAS — Tom's Hardware
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMAlibaba pushes into South America’s AI market with launch of Brazil data centres — SCMP — Tech
8:21 AM · The Guardian — World
8:21 AMUK airports operator hit by cyber-attack and customer data accessed — The Guardian — World
8:07 AM · Payload Space
8:07 AMLeoLabs Wins $20.68M Space Force Award for Scout — Payload Space
7:17 AM · C4ISRNET
7:17 AMJapan approves mass production of 3D-printed interceptor drones — C4ISRNET
6:00 AM · Nikkei Asia
6:00 AMTaiwan opposition blocks Lai's special drone budget, passes alternative — Nikkei Asia
5:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:30 AMUnitree’s stock slump since IPO stokes fears of a bubble in Chinese humanoid robotics — SCMP — Tech
5:17 AM · Defense News
5:17 AMRolls-Royce, Safran vie for India’s next-generation fighter engine — Defense News
5:13 AM · Tom's Hardware
5:13 AMNvidia revenue tops $96 billion as memory commitments soar to $160 billion — CEO Jensen Huang says AI 'has reached its inflection point' — Tom's Hardware
5:03 AM · NYT — World
5:03 AMWhy Some in Canada Want Out of the F-35 Deal With the U.S. — NYT — World
5:00 AM · The Guardian — World
5:00 AMUK’s small power plants face continued cyber risk after Iran-linked hack — The Guardian — World
4:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:30 AMZhipu AI shares jump as viral Ox Alpha model revealed as GLM-5.3-Flash on Chinese chips — SCMP — Tech
2:24 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:24 AMNorth Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms deal — SCMP — Tech
1:18 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:18 AMUAE Tycoon Al Ashram, MTN Agree to Build Africa AI Data Centers — Bloomberg — Technology
12:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:00 AMJapan fast-tracks anti-drone system amid China’s military build-up — SCMP — Tech

August 26, 2026

10:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 PMPowertech eyes world's first panel-level packaging for AI chips in 2027 — Nikkei Asia
10:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 PMIndia's Varroc developing rare earth-free EV magnet to cut China reliance — Nikkei Asia
9:39 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
9:39 PMUSAF Gives Raytheon, Boeing $766M in Contracts for B-52 Radar Upgrades — Air & Space Forces Magazine
7:09 PM · The Hill — Defense
7:09 PMHegseth considering Pentagon chief spokesman to replace Army secretary — The Hill — Defense
7:04 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:04 PMNvidia Steps Back Into China Market With First H200 Chip Sales — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 PMChina’s robotics IPO wave gains steam as 2 more firms eye Hong Kong listings — SCMP — Tech
6:45 PM · Tom's Hardware
6:45 PMNvidia custom 'NVHBM' promises 30% higher bandwidth, 15% lower power than commodity HBM4e — custom base die and PHY will be available to NVLink Fusion partners — Tom's Hardware
6:21 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:21 PMDataBank’s Incoming CEO on AI Buildout, Nvidia Earnings — Bloomberg — Technology
5:11 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:11 PMCanadian Solar Working With Guggenheim on Options for Recurrent — Bloomberg — Technology
5:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:07 PMAmazon to Buy 2 Million Nvidia Chips for Data Center Build-Out — Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:00 PMBYD to employ tech used for Japan-only mini-EV on new European model — Nikkei Asia
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMKioxia to invest $6.3bn in new memory production facility in Japan — Nikkei Asia
2:51 PM · Defense News
2:51 PMUS Army seeks 8,000 new short-range missiles per year — Defense News
2:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:45 PMJFE Engineering first Japan firm to build frames for offshore wind farms — Nikkei Asia
2:23 PM · TechCrunch
2:23 PMMedical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations — TechCrunch
2:06 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:06 PMAI Data Center Demand Isn’t Slowing: Southern CEO — Bloomberg — Technology
2:04 PM · The Hill — Defense
2:04 PMTrump sends Saudi Arabia nuclear deal to Congress — The Hill — Defense
1:17 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:17 PMUp to Half of Planned US Data Centers May Face Delays, Kimmeridge Says — Bloomberg — Technology
1:02 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:02 PMAnthropic to Pay Nscale $45 Billion for AI Computing Power — Bloomberg — Technology
12:59 PM · Defense News
12:59 PMItaly to request EU defense loan after all, but scales back amount — Defense News
12:23 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:23 PMHot Chips 2026: Nvidia presents Groq 3 LPX architecture and unveils its first third-party inference benchmark — LP30-based rack already in production, company says — Tom's Hardware
11:53 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:53 AMLockheed’s Pricey F-35 Sees 10% Cost Jump for Needed Upgrades — Bloomberg — Technology
11:34 AM · Breaking Defense
11:34 AM‘Shifted our whole mentality’: Army long-range EW system to go into production in 2027 — Breaking Defense
11:30 AM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
11:30 AMSpace Force Plans ‘Scorecard’ to Evaluate Programs’ Commercial Integration and More — Air & Space Forces Magazine
11:00 AM · The Guardian — World
11:00 AM‘Reluctant’ approval for Tasmanian datacentre sets marker for national battle — The Guardian — World
10:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:30 AMKomatsu to triple size of US maintenance hub amid AI copper rush — Nikkei Asia
10:13 AM · Breaking Defense
10:13 AMSpain signs off on $6.3 billion budget for joint MRTT buy with Poland — Breaking Defense
9:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:00 AMHot Chips 2026: High Bandwidth Flash promises massive bandwidth and capacity, but its usability is extremely limited — new memory format strikes a balance between HBM and NAND flash — Tom's Hardware
8:30 AM · DefenseScoop
8:30 AMAiming to turn ‘every device into a source,’ Cellebrite launches made-for-the-military data extraction kit — DefenseScoop
8:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:00 AMHot Chips 2026: d-Matrix stacks AI accelerator directly on custom DRAM for 100 TB/s per card — TSMC 4nm compute die bonded face-to-face at a 36-micron pitch on top of a custom-designed die — Tom's Hardware
8:00 AM · Payload Space
8:00 AMExclusive: City Labs Plans Second Nuclear Demo — Payload Space
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMHot Chips 2026: Arm details AGI server CPU with two 70-core N3P chiplets — touts 2 TB/s UCIe fabric link and 12-channel memory controller — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · ProPublica
6:00 AMThe Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco — ProPublica
6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:00 AMU.S. gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centers by removing requirements for public input on pollution — EPA change would allow air pollution permits without publicizing them — Tom's Hardware
5:56 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:56 AMMiniMax Sales Nearly Quadruple in Crowded Race for China AI Lead — Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 AMThailand’s Power Giant Sees Revenue Up 15% on New Plants, AI Bet — Bloomberg — Technology
4:48 AM · The Guardian — World
4:48 AMLondon rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow — The Guardian — World
2:39 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:39 AMHuawei Courts Egypt With AI Chips in Test of US Tech Diplomacy — Bloomberg — Technology

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