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September 2, 2026, 6:57 AM

June 10, 2026

6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:00 AMChina drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon — projected 2028 timeline could run into limits of local chip production — Tom's Hardware
5:59 AM · The Guardian — World
5:59 AMChina’s BYD aims to be world’s biggest car firm within five years — The Guardian — World
5:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:30 AMChina fast tracks humanoid robots and embodied AI into industry under nationwide programme — SCMP — Tech
5:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
5:15 AMShin-Etsu to set up rare-earth smelter in Japan to ease reliance on China — Nikkei Asia
5:07 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:07 AMBizLink to Buy Blackstone’s Interplex in $850 Million Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
5:07 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:07 AMChina’s factory price jump contrasts with muted consumer inflation — SCMP — Tech
4:58 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:58 AMHong Kong push to double size of tech hub raises fears over migratory flyway fate — SCMP — Tech
4:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:30 AMCambridge Aerospace in Talks to Raise at $3.5 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
4:01 AM · Nikkei Asia
4:01 AMApplied Materials opens $500m manufacturing campus in Singapore — Nikkei Asia
3:55 AM · Naval News
3:55 AMEM&E to Supply 47 Remote Weapon Stations to Portuguese Navy — Naval News
3:50 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:50 AMTDK Buys US 3D-Printing Startup to Amp Up AI Ecosystem Bet — Bloomberg — Technology
2:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
2:30 AMApple and Nvidia supplier Foxconn invests in Vietnam solar, wind power — Nikkei Asia
2:15 AM · Breaking Defense
2:15 AMLockheed pitches HIMARS for France, with 18-month timeline offer — Breaking Defense
12:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:00 AMEinride Joins US-Listed Driverless Trucking Rivals on Nasdaq — Bloomberg — Technology

June 9, 2026

11:39 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:39 PMMeta Partners With Reliance on Its First AI Data Center in India — Bloomberg — Technology
11:38 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:38 PMAmbani-Backed Robot Startup Seeks $100 Million to Take On China — Bloomberg — Technology
11:35 PM · TechCrunch
11:35 PMTop Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup — TechCrunch
11:21 PM · Defense One
11:21 PM‘A terrible risk’: Senate appropriators dim prospects of another defense reconciliation bill — Defense One
8:15 PM · The Guardian — World
8:15 PMSeattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters — The Guardian — World
8:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
8:00 PMChina to bust Yangtze River chokepoint with US$11 billion ‘water staircase’ project — SCMP — Tech
7:21 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:21 PMUS trade court to Trump administration: speed up tariff refunds — SCMP — Tech
7:17 PM · TechCrunch
7:17 PMHow Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund — TechCrunch
6:33 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:33 PMUS expects to finish Trump’s Mexico border wall by next year — SCMP — Tech
6:29 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:29 PMLeonardo’s New CEO Sees Green Light for Space Venture Next Year — Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 PM · BBC — World
6:00 PMWorld's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase — BBC — World
5:48 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:48 PMIBM CEO: AI Won’t Necessarily Lead To Smaller Headcount — Bloomberg — Technology
5:24 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:24 PMSuper Micro Plans to Raise $7 Billion in Equity for AI Equipment — Bloomberg — Technology
5:17 PM · Breaking Defense
5:17 PMSpace Force contracts Viasat, Intelsat for first of new anti-jam communication sats — Breaking Defense
5:07 PM · NYT — Technology
5:07 PMG.M. Plans to Sell Energy Storage Batteries as E.V. Sales Flag — NYT — Technology
5:05 PM · Ars Technica
5:05 PMStarlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases — Ars Technica
4:14 PM · DefenseScoop
4:14 PMSOCOM seeks ‘self-service’ synthetic data generation platform to boost drones’ computer vision — DefenseScoop
3:43 PM · DefenseScoop
3:43 PMPentagon approves long-range, autonomous counter-UAS system for use across the military after border testing — DefenseScoop
3:20 PM · Breaking Defense
3:20 PMCoast Guard, Saildrone team up in northern waters to boost border security, surveillance — Breaking Defense
3:01 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:01 PMHanwha Qcells kicks off first fully onshore US solar supply chain — Nikkei Asia
2:55 PM · Naval News
2:55 PMGerman F125 frigates are to receive 32 Iris-T SLM Naval missiles — Naval News
2:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:30 PMJapan's Mitsubishi HC, Canada's Brookfield to buy European wind, solar farms in AI play — Nikkei Asia
2:18 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:18 PMAI Rally Fuels Tech Optimism | Open Interest 6/9/2026 — Bloomberg — Technology
2:12 PM · Breaking Defense
2:12 PMOshKosh eyes potential Marine JLTV deal, citing growing readiness gaps under current contract — Breaking Defense
1:07 PM · Breaking Defense
1:07 PMNRO funds BlackSky for new satellites, AI-optimized image detection system — Breaking Defense
1:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:00 PMToyota backs Japan self-driving startup Tier IV in development push — Nikkei Asia
12:46 PM · TechCrunch
12:46 PMRivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV — TechCrunch
12:37 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:37 PMNASA Picks Crew for 2027 Artemis Mission to Test Moon Landers — Bloomberg — Technology
12:28 PM · NYT — World
12:28 PMGermany Drops Plan to Build Warplane With Allies, Hindering Push to Rearm — NYT — World
11:31 AM · Naval News
11:31 AMPentagon Eyes New USV for Indo-Pacific Contested Logistics — Naval News
11:13 AM · The Guardian — World
11:13 AMPalantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract — The Guardian — World
11:01 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:01 AMNo Chips Can Be Designed Without Synopsys, CEO Says — Bloomberg — Technology
10:52 AM · NYT — Technology
10:52 AMDutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company — NYT — Technology
10:38 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:38 AMSpaceX unveils 11-million-square-foot Gigasat factory, a new manufacturing facility for space-based data centers — aims for 1 GW/year of space AI compute by late 2027 from its satellites — Tom's Hardware
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMDriven by AI demand, China on track to pass US as top nuclear energy producer — SCMP — Tech
8:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 AMChina’s EV giants are breathing new life into Europe’s ailing car industry — SCMP — Tech
8:26 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:26 AMStartup’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery actually uses lithium-ion chemistry, according to third-party tests — Donut Lab raised $25M and is valued at $1.25B on what now appear to be debunked claims — Tom's Hardware
8:00 AM · TechCrunch
8:00 AMHow an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers — TechCrunch
7:26 AM · Naval News
7:26 AMPhilippines commissions new OPV BRP Rajah Lakandula — Naval News
7:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AMStandard Bots Raises $200 Million to Manufacture Robots in US — Bloomberg — Technology
6:34 AM · SpaceNews
6:34 AMIsar Aerospace raises 270 million euros for global launch expansion — SpaceNews
6:20 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:20 AMTaiwanese lawmakers spar over 12-fold budget rise for US joint defence programme — SCMP — Tech
6:07 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:07 AMTaiwan Mulls Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China to Align With US — Bloomberg — Technology
6:02 AM · SpaceNews
6:02 AMCommercial launch providers shortlisted for China’s low-cost cargo spacecraft — SpaceNews
6:00 AM · SpaceNews
6:00 AMLet’s procure in-orbit services like Earth observation data and services — SpaceNews
5:17 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:17 AMUber-Backed Wayve Eyes Stake Sale on the UK’s New Private Market — Bloomberg — Technology
3:27 AM · Naval News
3:27 AMJapan considers AEW radar pod for MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones — Naval News
2:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:45 AMIceye Valuation Jumps to €10 Billion in Funding Round Led by General Atlantic — Bloomberg — Technology

June 8, 2026

10:01 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:01 PMFujikura Is Raising Prices on Data Center Cables to Beat Outlook — Bloomberg — Technology
7:44 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:44 PMOpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
6:40 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:40 PMUS$4.7 ⁠billion US-Canada bridge nears opening despite earlier Trump threat — SCMP — Tech
4:50 PM · TechCrunch
4:50 PMWaymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M — TechCrunch
4:10 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:10 PMNZ Commits to First LNG Import Plant Despite Gas Price Surge — Bloomberg — Technology
3:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:45 PMNippon Steel to invest up to $2.5bn in U.S. Steel's Pennsylvania complex — Nikkei Asia
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMChina's solar panel giants bleed red ink on oversupply, price war — Nikkei Asia
2:39 PM · SpaceNews
2:39 PMFCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty — SpaceNews
2:28 PM · Breaking Defense
2:28 PMTrump memo on AI aims to avoid repeat of Anthropic debacle — Breaking Defense
2:25 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:25 PMGerman Police Investigate Arson Attack at Power Substation — Bloomberg — Technology
2:09 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:09 PMEarly Stage Investing in the Age of Huge Pre-IPO Rounds — Bloomberg — Technology
1:37 PM · SCMP — Tech
1:37 PMUS adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist — SCMP — Tech
12:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:45 PMNTT to tap US, South Korea investors for $500m optical network fund — Nikkei Asia
12:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:45 PMPanasonic looks to quadruple AI-related sales with data center batteries — Nikkei Asia
12:33 PM · The Hill — Defense
12:33 PMSchiff unveils bill restricting Pentagon AI use without human involvement — The Hill — Defense
12:24 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:24 PMFarmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade — Tom's Hardware
12:08 PM · Breaking Defense
12:08 PMState Department approves FMS agreements with New Zealand, South Korea — Breaking Defense
10:19 AM · SpaceNews
10:19 AMQuantum Space to go public in SPAC deal — SpaceNews
10:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 AMTokyo Gas to co-develop Malaysia offshore LNG terminal — Nikkei Asia
9:51 AM · Ars Technica
9:51 AM"Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT — Ars Technica
9:48 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:48 AMAlibaba forges Token Foundry as it hammers AI ambitions into shape — SCMP — Tech
9:36 AM · Breaking Defense
9:36 AMUS approves $2B sale of Anduril counter-drone systems to Kuwait — Breaking Defense
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMChina begins large-scale delivery of gallium chips for space-ground 6G network — SCMP — Tech
8:55 AM · Payload Space
8:55 AMJuno Propulsion Raises $1.4M Pre-Seed for RDE Mission — Payload Space
8:46 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:46 AMAmazon Seeks to Raise at Least C$7 Billion in Canada Bond Sale — Bloomberg — Technology
8:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 AMChina’s EV giants challenge Tesla in race to commercialise humanoid robots — SCMP — Tech
8:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:00 AMChina’s C919 jet poised to tackle ageing domestic fleet: industry official — SCMP — Tech
7:58 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:58 AMUS Urges NATO Allies to Use Defense Funds to Replace Huawei Gear — Bloomberg — Technology
7:49 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:49 AMHong Kong data centres outpace global average for carbon footprint: UN study — SCMP — Tech
7:45 AM · The Guardian — World
7:45 AMUnions attack ‘year-long delay’ for Tata Steel furnace’s grid connection in south Wales — The Guardian — World
7:29 AM · Naval News
7:29 AMU.S. Congress Wants to Review At-Sea VLS Reloading Plans — Naval News
7:23 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:23 AMNvidia and SK hynix ink multi-year memory co-development and supply agreement — seeks to address extended development cycles — Tom's Hardware
7:20 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:20 AMVimeo Parent Bending Spoons Files for US IPO Showing Sales Jump — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AM · Breaking Defense
7:00 AMPalladyne AI partners with IAI to bring Israeli Harpy, Harop drones to US — Breaking Defense

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