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October 20, 2026, 1:06 AM

October 9, 2026

7:25 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:25 PMCirrus Logic Is Said to Have Bid for Synaptics After Onsemi Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
5:34 PM · Ars Technica
5:34 PMNASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations — Ars Technica
5:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:30 PMHonda to sell Thai-built Mitsubishi pickup under own brand in Southeast Asia — Nikkei Asia
5:11 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:11 PMSuper Micro Case ‘Fixer’ Pleads Guilty to Diverting AI Servers — Bloomberg — Technology
4:17 PM · Defense News
4:17 PMPentagon, Raytheon sign $6.3B deal to replenish US missile interceptor supply — Defense News
4:10 PM · Breaking Defense
4:10 PMCoast Guard places $248 million order for first MQ-9B drones — Breaking Defense
3:57 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
3:57 PMBAE Lands Contract for F-35 Block 4 Electronic Warfare Systems — Air & Space Forces Magazine
3:46 PM · The Guardian — World
3:46 PMAI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say — The Guardian — World
3:45 PM · Breaking Defense
3:45 PMLockheed unveils PAC-3 Edge, its next-gen Patriot interceptor — Breaking Defense
2:57 PM · TechCrunch
2:57 PMBatteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers — TechCrunch
2:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:45 PMJapan's Kobe Steel eyes India M&A to lift compressor production: executive — Nikkei Asia
2:02 PM · Breaking Defense
2:02 PMIdeal Aerosmith debuts ‘Troublemaker’ for one-way attack — Breaking Defense
1:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:45 PMJapan machine tool order backlog hits all-time high on AI demand — Nikkei Asia
12:45 PM · ProPublica
12:45 PMThe Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official — ProPublica
12:35 PM · Breaking Defense
12:35 PMGDLS exec: New loitering munitions platform to be delivered to Army by end of month — Breaking Defense
12:25 PM · The Aviationist
12:25 PMU.S. Exploring Transfer of Surplus KC-10 Tankers to Undisclosed North African Partner — The Aviationist
12:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:00 PMFujitsu to set up US quantum computing research center in New Mexico — Nikkei Asia
10:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:45 AMChina's Geely announces entry into Canadian auto market — Nikkei Asia
10:39 AM · Naval News
10:39 AMNavantia and Larsen and Toubro collaborate to offer LHDs to the Indian Navy — Naval News
10:09 AM · Breaking Defense
10:09 AMHanwha sets sights on Army’s tracked howitzer program after victory in wheeled competition — Breaking Defense
9:54 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:54 AMMusk’s SpaceX Acquiring Crucial Swath of Spectrum — Bloomberg — Technology
9:31 AM · The Guardian — World
9:31 AMEU ‘pulling out all stops’ with minerals projects as it tries to avert China trade war — The Guardian — World
9:28 AM · NYT — Technology
9:28 AMAirlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service. — NYT — Technology
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMExclusive: Kapta Space Raises $24M Series A to Build Moving Target Radar Payload — Payload Space
7:14 AM · The Aviationist
7:14 AMUK Opposition Party Proposes £10 Billion “Britannia Shield” Air and Missile Defence Plan — The Aviationist
7:10 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:10 AMPC shipments tumble over 20% in 3Q26 as chip shortages bite — Tom's Hardware
6:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:45 AMMedtech Faces One More Weak Quarter Before a 2027 Rebound — Bloomberg — Technology
6:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:30 AMKioxia unveils E1.L SSDs for hyperscalers with up to 122.88TB capacity — Tom's Hardware
6:18 AM · Breaking Defense
6:18 AMPentagon, Lockheed weigh multi-year F-35 production, sustainment deal — Breaking Defense
6:00 AM · Payload Space
6:00 AMEurope’s Earth Observation Providers Set Their Sights on Satcoms — Payload Space
5:30 AM · Wired
5:30 AMA New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up — Wired
5:07 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:07 AM'Last Night I Had Nightmares' Says Airtel Money CEO Before IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
4:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:30 AMChina state funds double down on Hua Hong in legacy chip push — SCMP — Tech
4:01 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:01 AMNvidia-Backed Firmus IPO Collapses as AI Valuation Concerns Grow — Bloomberg — Technology
2:00 AM · The Guardian — World
2:00 AMVirgin unveils its future cross-Channel train as it gears up to take on Eurostar — The Guardian — World
12:43 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:43 AMSoftBank Seeks $100 Billion From Gulf Investors for AI, FT Says — Bloomberg — Technology

October 8, 2026

8:24 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:24 PMNvidia-Backed Lumentum Sees Opto-Parts Capacity Sold Out to 2029 — Bloomberg — Technology
6:10 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:10 PMBaiju Bhatt on New Company, Plans for Data Centers in Space — Bloomberg — Technology
5:51 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:51 PMLong-Range Anti-Ship Missile Will Integrate onto B-52 — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:33 PM · SCMP — Tech
5:33 PMPentagon unveils US$350 million quantum computing push as China rivalry grows — SCMP — Tech
5:32 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:32 PMApplied Digital CEO on Q1 Results — Bloomberg — Technology
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMJapan's Terumo takes $610m hit after losing US customer for plasma device — Nikkei Asia
4:14 PM · The War Zone
4:14 PMU.S. Makes F-35 Push As Portugal Weighs F-16 Replacement — The War Zone
4:06 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:06 PMVivek Ramaswamy’s Nuclear Startup Raises at $1.9 Billion Value — Bloomberg — Technology
4:02 PM · Naval News
4:02 PMShield AI and U.S. government investment in X-BAT reaches $400 million — Naval News
2:23 PM · Tom's Hardware
2:23 PMGlobalFoundries to produce silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS in the US — Five-year agreement valued at $2 billion — Tom's Hardware
2:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
2:15 PMSynopsys looks to work with Chinese AI labs to speed up chip design — Nikkei Asia
1:52 PM · SCMP — Tech
1:52 PMChina’s BYD considering lithium battery plant in Argentina, foreign minister says — SCMP — Tech
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMJapan's Mitsubishi Materials taps Vietnam for tungsten as China alternative — Nikkei Asia
1:00 PM · The Guardian — World
1:00 PMMoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears — The Guardian — World
12:42 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:42 PMOracle Moves Gas by Trucks to Avoid Data Center Power Delays — Bloomberg — Technology
12:33 PM · Naval News
12:33 PMGerman Budget Committee approves procurement of four additional MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigates — Naval News
12:24 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:24 PMDepartment of War dishes out $1.5 billion loan commitment to boost semiconductor supply chain — Tom's Hardware
11:50 AM · SCMP — Tech
11:50 AMUS suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme — SCMP — Tech
11:28 AM · Ars Technica
11:28 AMAmazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year — Ars Technica
10:30 AM · Breaking Defense
10:30 AMGecko Robotics, Anduril team up for new Baltimore County shipyard — Breaking Defense
10:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 AMNissan to roll out China-made Frontier Pro pickup truck in Mexico — Nikkei Asia
9:20 AM · TechCrunch
9:20 AMChina’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta — TechCrunch
8:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:30 AMAMD seeks 'broader partnership' with Samsung as it looks to secure memory supply — Tom's Hardware
8:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:30 AMFortastra Raises $30 Million to Launch ‘Bodyguards in Space’ — Bloomberg — Technology
8:24 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:24 AMGerman Startup Trains Its Robots Using Humans Filming Themselves — Bloomberg — Technology
8:19 AM · Payload Space
8:19 AMDOT Proposes Changes to Part 450 Licensing Rules — Payload Space
8:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
8:15 AMSoftBank and Grab to develop AI infrastructure in Malaysia's Sarawak — Nikkei Asia
8:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:00 AMAMD's EPYC Verano AI host CPU will reportedly use a special SB1 socket — Tom's Hardware
7:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
7:30 AMBangladesh hands UAE's DP World key port contract after years of delay — Nikkei Asia
7:04 AM · The Aviationist
7:04 AMFirst Brazilian-Built Gripen E Makes Maiden Flight — The Aviationist
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMFormer Groq engineers sue board over $20 billion Nvidia deal — Tom's Hardware
6:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:30 AMTaiwan indicts 10 for smuggling US military-grade chips to China, parts routed to missile and radar programs using forged Taiwan defense institute orders — Tom's Hardware
6:25 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:25 AMEx-Flipkart Execs Press Walmart to Buy Out Their Stock Options — Bloomberg — Technology
6:22 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:22 AMTCS Profit Beats Estimates After IT Deal Flow Slowly Picks Up — Bloomberg — Technology
5:54 AM · Naval News
5:54 AMHindustan Shipyard Launches First Fleet Support Ship ‘Surya’ for Indian Navy — Naval News
5:32 AM · Breaking Defense
5:32 AMNIOA, AeroVironment team to offer and support loitering munitions Down Under — Breaking Defense
3:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:30 AMFinland’s Data Center Tally Tops €67 Billion on AI Boom — Bloomberg — Technology
2:38 AM · Naval News
2:38 AMJapan Launches Seventh Taigei-Class Submarine as Nuclear Propulsion Debate Grows — Naval News
1:44 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:44 AMTSMC’s Quarterly Revenue Jumps 51% After AI Demand Holds Up — Bloomberg — Technology
1:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:30 AMBesi Shares Sink as Flagship Tech Faces Memory Crunch Pressure — Bloomberg — Technology

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