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September 1, 2026, 11:54 PM

August 20, 2026

9:49 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:49 PMCXMT, AI Hardware Firms Take Helm as China Earnings Enter Peak — Bloomberg — Technology
7:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:43 PMSamsung Plans as Much as $79 Billion in Shareholder Returns — Bloomberg — Technology
6:51 PM · SpaceNews
6:51 PMElve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for spaceflight — SpaceNews
6:24 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:24 PMNvidia to Pay AI Startup Poolside a $6 Billion License, Newcomer Says — Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 PM · Ars Technica
6:00 PMUS distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban — Ars Technica
5:46 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:46 PMAir Force Inks Deal for New Dorms at Medical Training Campus — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:44 PM · SpaceNews
5:44 PMSpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space — SpaceNews
5:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:15 PMJapan's Mitsui fully launches synthetic-fuel plant in Denmark — Nikkei Asia
4:56 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:56 PMAgility Robotics CEO on Plans To Go Public, China Rivals — Bloomberg — Technology
4:38 PM · DefenseScoop
4:38 PMDIU tries to transition tech to the frontlines faster with launch of new Bridge Program — DefenseScoop
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMNissan, Honda team with self-driving startups to chase US and China rivals — Nikkei Asia
4:23 PM · Defense News
4:23 PMUS Navy leads multinational effort for next-gen SeaSparrow missile — Defense News
3:57 PM · The War Zone
3:57 PMF-117 Nighthawk Needs Fresh Explosives For Its Tailhook Nearly Two Decades After ‘Retirement’ — The War Zone
3:52 PM · Naval News
3:52 PMBabcock and Danske Flådeskibe deepen Anglo-Danish naval partnership on future frigates — Naval News
3:01 PM · TechCrunch
3:01 PMCastelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles — TechCrunch
2:29 PM · Foreign Policy
2:29 PMState Department to Partner With Palantir, Anduril on Free Speech Initiative — Foreign Policy
2:23 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:23 PMAlibaba's AI Spending Spree, Concerns of Circular AI Financing | Bloomberg Tech 8/20/2026 — Bloomberg — Technology
2:14 PM · Breaking Defense
2:14 PMNo new starts, no problem: Army’s plan to get new EW capability in the hands of soldiers — Breaking Defense
1:56 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:56 PMAnthropic Expects to Match SpaceX’s Record IPO Size or Top It — Bloomberg — Technology
1:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:45 PMMitsubishi Motors plots pivot to US, Australia with partners' help — Nikkei Asia
1:04 PM · TechCrunch
1:04 PMEarly Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner — TechCrunch
12:38 PM · SpaceNews
12:38 PMRocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS — SpaceNews
12:36 PM · Defense News
12:36 PMUS approves possible $4.5 billion sale of KC-46As, equipment to Qatar — Defense News
12:19 PM · Breaking Defense
12:19 PMDoD memo pushes for more contractor pricing info, potential direct software link — Breaking Defense
12:00 PM · SpaceNews
12:00 PMMoog Highlights Huntsville Expansion and New Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab During Space and Missile Defense Symposium — SpaceNews
11:37 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:37 AMCXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears — former Samsung engineer who jumped to Chinese memory maker now behind bars — Tom's Hardware
11:16 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:16 AMMitsubishi Electric to acquire US energy software company for $1.4bn — Nikkei Asia
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMChina urges US to drop sweeping drone tariffs, warns of global supply chain fallout — SCMP — Tech
10:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AMAlphabet’s Waymo Has Built a Custom Chip for Its Robotaxis — Bloomberg — Technology
9:45 AM · TechCrunch
9:45 AMApollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part — TechCrunch
9:00 AM · SpaceNews
9:00 AMPortal Space Systems to include rideshare payloads on Falcon 9 launch of Supernova — SpaceNews
8:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 AMChinese AI chips fall short on coding, forcing firms to stretch scarce Nvidia supply — SCMP — Tech
8:20 AM · Defense News
8:20 AMSwitzerland seeks additional $1.2 billion for air defense in 2026 budget — Defense News
7:50 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:50 AMHudson River Signs Multibillion-Dollar CoreWeave (CRWV) Deal for AI Cloud — Bloomberg — Technology
7:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:20 AMSMIC posts record $3B quarter and hikes wafer prices — US sanctions hand Chinese foundry a captive AI market — Tom's Hardware
6:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:30 AMPine64 halts all Linux hardware manufacturing through at least mid-2027 due to shortages — memory crunch forces open-source maker to freeze SBCs, tablets, and phones — Tom's Hardware
6:27 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:27 AMHaeco, China Aircraft Leasing Group sign MOU to build maintenance hub in Hong Kong — SCMP — Tech
6:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 AMMuon Space Raises $250 Million With Google, Salesforce Backing — Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 AM · SpaceNews
6:00 AMDraper Selects Proteus Space for Advanced On-Orbit Mission — SpaceNews
6:00 AM · SpaceNews
6:00 AMLatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation — SpaceNews
5:39 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:39 AMAlibaba’s Revenue Climbs 9% in Testament to China’s AI Boom — Bloomberg — Technology
3:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:00 AMHesai rides on lidar growth as smart cars gain ground despite China’s struggling market — SCMP — Tech
2:43 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:43 AMSK Hynix Reaches Tentative Deal With Union on Wages, Yonhap Says — Bloomberg — Technology
2:03 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:03 AMThai PM Anutin’s Family Firm Eyes $1.5 Billion Data Center Bids — Bloomberg — Technology
2:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:00 AMArmed with funding boost, SpaceSail accelerates China’s push to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink — SCMP — Tech
12:20 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:20 AMChina's Xynova on Developing Human-like Robot Hands — Bloomberg — Technology

August 19, 2026

9:45 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
9:45 PMNavy Invests in Shield’s Vertical-Takeoff CCA; Air Force Holds Off — Air & Space Forces Magazine
9:30 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:30 PMChina’s Mech-Mind Robotics set to open order book for US$300m IPO, sources say — SCMP — Tech
9:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 PMChina’s C919 supply chain: inside the push to replace Western aerospace parts — SCMP — Tech
5:48 PM · TechCrunch
5:48 PMTravis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’ — TechCrunch
5:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:30 PMItochu expands into data centers, targets 10 facilities across Japan — Nikkei Asia
4:00 PM · Breaking Defense
4:00 PMStriveworks to build AI layer for NGC2 at corps level, Army says — Breaking Defense
3:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:07 PMSpaceX Attempted to Acquire AI Coding Startup Cognition — Bloomberg — Technology
2:31 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:31 PMAI Chip Startup Fractile in Talks for $6.5 Billion Value After Anthropic Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
1:56 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:56 PMInvestors Bet on Making Commercial Fusion a Reality — Bloomberg — Technology
1:49 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:49 PMAnthropic Pre-IPO Credit Facility to Rise Over $10 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
1:39 PM · DefenseScoop
1:39 PMMDA awards X-Bow to develop low-cost interceptor — DefenseScoop
1:31 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:31 PMDaikin lifts production efficiency for AC control boards in India — Nikkei Asia
1:24 PM · DefenseScoop
1:24 PMThe military transferred Oshkosh IP over a new digital exchange so Marines could make their own parts — DefenseScoop
12:15 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:15 PMSamsung raises advanced foundry prices by up to 15% as AI demand fills its 4nm lines, report claims — Chinese customers accepting the largest hikes — Tom's Hardware
11:49 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:49 AMChina shifting massive AI data center complexes to rural provinces to tap surplus energy — ‘Eastern Data, Western Computing’ strategy has Chinese tech giants Huawei and Tencent building AI infrastructure Guizhou — Tom's Hardware
11:39 AM · TechCrunch
11:39 AMRivian spinout Also raises another $150 million — TechCrunch
11:11 AM · SpaceNews
11:11 AMMoog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions — SpaceNews
10:57 AM · TechCrunch
10:57 AMAmazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities — TechCrunch
10:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:30 AMJapan to construct first large shipbuilding dock since 2017 — Nikkei Asia
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMMoney and ‘a lot of noise’: how the US’ critical-minerals industry is vying with China’s — SCMP — Tech
8:52 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:52 AMMarvell Gives Google Right to Buy Up to $12.2 Billion in Shares — Bloomberg — Technology
8:46 AM · The Guardian — World
8:46 AMChinese carmaker Chery to set up UK research centre — The Guardian — World
8:18 AM · SpaceNews
8:18 AMVantor names new head of U.S. government business — SpaceNews
8:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:15 AMAnthropic-Tied Data Center Inks $1.3 Billion Private Credit Loan — Bloomberg — Technology
8:11 AM · Naval News
8:11 AMHD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches Second Landing Support Ship for Peru — Naval News
8:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:00 AMSamsung's fab roadmaps examined — Taylor, Pyeongtaek, and the yield woes behind a $16.5 billion Tesla deal — Tom's Hardware
8:00 AM · Payload Space
8:00 AMZeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon — Payload Space
7:59 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:59 AMAI Cloud Firm Nebius Offers $4.5 Billion of Convertible Bonds — Bloomberg — Technology
7:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:40 AMAjinomoto reportedly cuts critical chip packaging film supply to China by 30% as domestic substitutes race to qualify — ABF restriction comes following Beijing's rare earth export curbs — Tom's Hardware
6:37 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:37 AMFirst Nvidia H200 shipments reach China, ByteDance and Tencent take deliveries as Beijing loosens its import block — most licensed chips must stay in Hong Kong, which can't power them — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · TechCrunch
6:00 AMRelativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers — TechCrunch
5:24 AM · Tom's Hardware
5:24 AMWhite House cuts data centers, batteries, and AR from the US critical technology list — post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics, high entropy alloys among new additions — Tom's Hardware
5:11 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:11 AMChina joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs — SCMP — Tech
2:56 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:56 AMSK Hynix Announces $28.6 Billion Share Buyback on AI Boom — Bloomberg — Technology
1:52 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:52 AMChip Selloff Extends to Asia as Samsung, SK Hynix Slump — Bloomberg — Technology

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