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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 · Payload Space
8:00 AMExclusive: City Labs Plans Second Nuclear Demo — Payload Space
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
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

August 25, 2026

11:33 PM · BBC — World
11:33 PMWhy Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China — BBC — World
11:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 PMWriting the rulebook? China to steer world’s first solid-state battery standards — SCMP — Tech
10:16 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:16 PMHuawei licenses key Wi-Fi tech to HP ahead of Trump-Xi meeting — Nikkei Asia
8:40 PM · TechCrunch
8:40 PMRobotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say — TechCrunch
6:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:30 PMKorean AI Startup Wrtn Raises Funds at $870 Million Value to Fund Global Growth — Bloomberg — Technology
5:05 PM · Naval News
5:05 PMOcius Selects ThayerMahan and Thales Australia Thin-line Arrays for Bluebottle Fleets — Naval News
4:34 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
4:34 PMAir Force Plans Support Contract That Could Keep RQ-4s Flying Into 2030s — Air & Space Forces Magazine
4:13 PM · DefenseScoop
4:13 PMAir Force awards $100M production deal for AI-enabled readiness platform — DefenseScoop
3:53 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:53 PMNorthrop CEO Expects ‘Decent Share’ of Golden Dome Contracts — Bloomberg — Technology
3:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:43 PMOpenAI Data Center Executive Chris Malone Departs the AI Startup — Bloomberg — Technology
3:32 PM · SCMP — Tech
3:32 PMIndustrial fire kills 3, including 2 Chinese citizens, in Russia’s far east — SCMP — Tech
3:30 PM · Defense News
3:30 PMUS Navy’s new anti-submarine torpedo will be a glide weapon — Defense News
3:03 PM · SCMP — Tech
3:03 PMAsian shipper pays record US$5.3 million for Panama Canal access — SCMP — Tech
3:01 PM · Naval News
3:01 PMUSMC Accepts First Australian-Designed Ancillary Surface Craft Prototype — Naval News
2:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:43 PMGatik Raises $200 Million to Scale Driverless Trucks — Bloomberg — Technology
2:29 PM · SCMP — Tech
2:29 PMCanada hits US goods with tariffs of up to 50% as trade war escalates — SCMP — Tech
2:16 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:16 PMJapan seeks to fund rare-earth mining under long-term tech support — Nikkei Asia
2:05 PM · Tom's Hardware
2:05 PMOpenAI’s 700W Jalapeño ASIC outpaces 1,400W Nvidia flagship GPU — claims up to 1.9x throughput per kilowatt and 3.6x lower latency, co-developed with Broadcom — Tom's Hardware
1:50 PM · NYT — Technology
1:50 PMSpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on New Spaceport in Louisiana — NYT — Technology
1:07 PM · SCMP — Tech
1:07 PMChina seeks public tips on procurement violations as PLA Rocket Force probe continues — SCMP — Tech
12:46 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:46 PMJapan's Daikin scales up in Mexico with new plant for data center cooling — Nikkei Asia
11:47 AM · The Guardian — World
11:47 AMVW workers boo boss as he urges them to ‘pull together’ amid job cuts — The Guardian — World
11:45 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:45 AMHot Chips 2026: Intel details cutting-edge tech in entry-level Wildcat Lake — value-focused 18A chips necessitated UCIe integration — Tom's Hardware
11:31 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:31 AMJapan's Terra Drone lands Self-Defense Forces order for interceptors — Nikkei Asia
11:30 AM · TechCrunch
11:30 AMPacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power — TechCrunch
10:21 AM · Breaking Defense
10:21 AMNavy establishes new defense industrial base office: Cao — Breaking Defense
10:00 AM · SpaceNews
10:00 AMSpace Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance Western Australian spaceport plans — SpaceNews
9:29 AM · Breaking Defense
9:29 AMHypersonics, rocket startup Ursa Major to go public in $2.3B deal — Breaking Defense
9:02 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:02 AMJD.com boosts Northern Metropolis logistics hub, but hurdles loom: experts — SCMP — Tech
9:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AMAI Safety Startup Alice, Partner of Google, Anthropic, Raises $140 Million — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:00 AMChina strategically slows exports of critical materials used in semiconductor fabrication to Taiwan — germanium and quartz exports to the region also threaten optical and robotics supply chain — Tom's Hardware
8:41 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:41 AMCan Taiwan’s new F-16s level the playing field against the PLA’s J-20 stealth fighters? — SCMP — Tech
8:19 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:19 AMHot Chips 2026: Micron warns HBM wafer penalty is widening with every generation — AI memory uses 3x more silicon than DDR5, company says memory wall is 'getting worse' as prices rise — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · The Guardian — World
6:00 AMUS building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds — The Guardian — World
5:53 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:53 AMHong Kong power firms to raise fuel charges from September amid geopolitical tensions — SCMP — Tech
5:42 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:42 AMIndia AI Data Center Firm Orders 9,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin Systems — Bloomberg — Technology
5:01 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:01 AMHong Kong exports jump 50.7% in July, driven by growth in AI-related electronics — SCMP — Tech
4:24 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:24 AMPhilippines to expand military drone fleet as South China Sea tensions rise — SCMP — Tech
4:10 AM · Naval News
4:10 AMDestinus to Develop Hornet B2 Naval C-UAS for Royal Netherlands Navy — Naval News
3:52 AM · Naval News
3:52 AMNorway’s UMOE Mandal to produce Saildrone Surveyor V3 — Naval News
3:46 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:46 AMSouth Korea’s Hyundai, union agree on tentative wage deal after rare full-day strike — SCMP — Tech
2:04 AM · Naval News
2:04 AMSTR8 Industries Reveals Made in Taiwan Ghostwake USV — Naval News
2:03 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:03 AMChina’s new traffic safety law set to clarify liability for fully automated cars — SCMP — Tech
12:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:00 AM‘An intrusion’: data centre fights test Southeast Asia’s AI ambitions — SCMP — Tech

August 24, 2026

11:30 PM · TechCrunch
11:30 PMIndia’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones — TechCrunch

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