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June 5, 2026, 2:00 AM

May 14, 2026

12:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:00 AMLead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University — SCMP — Tech

May 13, 2026

4:43 PM · Naval News
4:43 PMPteroDynamics to supply Transwing VTOL drone to Royal Australian Navy — Naval News
4:23 PM · Defense News
4:23 PMContractor awarded $3.5 billion to build out Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutters fleet — Defense News
3:03 PM · Wired
3:03 PMDHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border — Wired
2:33 PM · Breaking Defense
2:33 PML3Harris turns handheld radios into counter-drone jammers — Breaking Defense
2:29 PM · DefenseScoop
2:29 PMAir Force wants to develop follow-on to ARRW hypersonic missile — DefenseScoop
2:24 PM · NYT — Technology
2:24 PMA Start-Up Aiming to Make Geothermal Energy Mainstream Goes Public — NYT — Technology
2:07 PM · Breaking Defense
2:07 PMAir Force expects new KC-46 vision system in 2028 as lawmakers question price hike — Breaking Defense
12:34 PM · TechCrunch
12:34 PMRivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M — TechCrunch
12:20 PM · The War Zone
12:20 PMIsrael Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones — The War Zone
12:13 PM · Breaking Defense
12:13 PMPentagon launches new framework agreements to acquire 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles — Breaking Defense
11:37 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:37 AMJapanese chemical giant JSR expands to Taiwan for EUV photoresist production near TSMC — plant to fill missing chemical link to scale EUV materials — Tom's Hardware
11:17 AM · Breaking Defense
11:17 AMAir Force greenlights requirements for MQ-9A Reaper drone replacement — Breaking Defense
11:01 AM · Breaking Defense
11:01 AMWorking ‘outside the lines’ to scale production isn’t working: Cadenazzi — Breaking Defense
9:55 AM · Naval News
9:55 AMEcuador Commissions Its Largest Naval Vessel: BAE Jambelí — Naval News
9:30 AM · Naval News
9:30 AMUK to contribute drones, jets and warship to Multinational Mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz — Naval News
9:17 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:17 AMAMD expands its Ryzen 9000 PRO lineup with six new SKUs, now featuring 3D V-Cache for the first time — new workstation CPUs have up to 170W TDPs, available with OEMs later this year — Tom's Hardware
9:13 AM · Defense News
9:13 AMBaltic nations ponder biggest bang for their bucks in $14 billion arms spending spree — Defense News
8:42 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:42 AMMicrosoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates — no user action or OEM intervention will be needed to handle broken drivers delivered via Windows Update — Tom's Hardware
8:16 AM · SpaceNews
8:16 AMSES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites — SpaceNews
7:54 AM · The Aviationist
7:54 AMPratt & Whitney and GE Set to Assemble Next-Gen Adaptive Cycle Engines — The Aviationist
7:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:40 AMGoogle reportedly in talks with SpaceX to launch its orbital data centers — partnership could mark a historic turning point and boost upcoming IPO — Tom's Hardware
7:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:20 AMEU considers running undersea cable under the North Pole to link Europe to Asia — Polar Connect aims to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and Russia by 2030 — Tom's Hardware
6:58 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:58 AMIntel, Qualcomm confirm Googlebook AI laptop partnerships, opening ARM andx86 possibilities for new OS — Google VP says devices to also ship with MediaTek chips — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · Payload Space
6:00 AMExobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission — Payload Space
6:00 AM · SpaceNews
6:00 AMVarda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research — SpaceNews
6:00 AM · MIT Technology Review
6:00 AMA plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial — MIT Technology Review
5:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
5:40 AMInnovative startup pioneers 3D printing with recycled glass — new ‘binder jet’ process combines powder with adhesive agent in layering technique — Tom's Hardware
3:35 AM · Naval News
3:35 AMSubSea Craft Advances MARS USV as Production Begins — Naval News
3:14 AM · Naval News
3:14 AMNavantia progresses with BAM-IS Submarine Rescue Vessel construction — Naval News
3:00 AM · NYT — Technology
3:00 AMAnduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion — NYT — Technology

May 12, 2026

8:21 PM · Defense One
8:21 PMIn reversal, Hegseth now backs E-7 radar plane — Defense One
8:00 PM · Wired
8:00 PMxAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit — Wired
6:47 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
6:47 PMPentagon Says US Has Spent Around $29B on Iran Operations, Full Cost Remains Unclear — Air & Space Forces Magazine
6:03 PM · SpaceNews
6:03 PMFCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition — SpaceNews
5:33 PM · SpaceNews
5:33 PMCongressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome — SpaceNews
4:57 PM · DefenseScoop
4:57 PMHouse Foreign Affairs Committee considers proposals to speed up U.S. weapons exports — DefenseScoop
4:52 PM · Defense One
4:52 PMHegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation — Defense One
4:46 PM · Breaking Defense
4:46 PMUS, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief — Breaking Defense
4:11 PM · The War Zone
4:11 PMDrone-Hunting M28 Skytruck In The Works For Poland — The War Zone
2:30 PM · SpaceNews
2:30 PMQuantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa — SpaceNews
1:21 PM · The War Zone
1:21 PMNew Version Of Bomber-Launched ARRW Hypersonic Missile Is A Ship Killer — The War Zone
12:24 PM · The Guardian — World
12:24 PMHead of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military — The Guardian — World
11:35 AM · Defense News
11:35 AMAllies surpassed the US in military budget purchasing power last year, new report shows — Defense News
11:23 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:23 AMTrump administration reportedly debating ban on Chinese cellular modules in expansion of FCC crackdown — potential restrictions could impact everything from smart devices and routers to connected cars and industrial IoT systems — Tom's Hardware
10:53 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:53 AMTSMC allocates $20 billion to Arizona expansion — project faces water and labor shortages, complicated by visa rules — Tom's Hardware
10:24 AM · NYT — Technology
10:24 AMStart-Up Raises $1.3 Billion for an A.I. ‘Grid’ — NYT — Technology
10:16 AM · Defense News
10:16 AMNATO to cultivate vetted counter-drone vendor pool for nations to pick and choose — Defense News
10:00 AM · SpaceNews
10:00 AMSpace Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration — SpaceNews
9:00 AM · SpaceNews
9:00 AMStar Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid — SpaceNews
8:42 AM · Naval News
8:42 AMU.S. Navy wants new LRAW Stand-off Anti-Submarine Weapon — Naval News
7:53 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:53 AMCompromised Mistral AI and TanStack packages may have exposed GitHub, cloud and CI/CD credentials in 'mini Shai Hulud' malware infection — supply-chain campaign spreads across npm and AI developer ecosystems like wildfire — Tom's Hardware
7:11 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:11 AMNASA partners with Microchip to build next-generation spaceflight chips with 100x the power of current offerings — chip designed to withstand radiation for extended missions on the Moon and Mars — Tom's Hardware
7:07 AM · Defense News
7:07 AMTurkey’s Aselsan eyes growth in networked, mass-producible weapons, CEO says — Defense News
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMSoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers — targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028 — Tom's Hardware
6:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:20 AMChina's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge last-gen Intel and AMD in 2027 — Loongson 3B6600 and 9A1000 aim to match Intel's 12th Gen and AMD's RX 550 — Tom's Hardware
3:08 AM · Naval News
3:08 AMRaytheon to provide SeaRAM for Australia’s Upgraded Mogami-class frigates — Naval News

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