Smithwireindustrial-tech, curated
June 4, 2026, 3:09 PM
June 2, 2026
- 2:00 PM · TechCrunch2:00 PMEx-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts — TechCrunch
- 1:50 PM · Breaking Defense1:50 PMRheinmetall locks in wide-ranging $6.6 billion weapons package with Romania — Breaking Defense
- 1:45 PM · Payload Space1:45 PMNDAA Would Cut SDA, RCO Offices — Payload Space
- 1:01 PM · TechCrunch1:01 PMFocused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech — TechCrunch
- 12:45 PM · Bloomberg — Technology12:45 PMEU’s AI Data Center Plans Stumble Due to Delays, Funding Issues — Bloomberg — Technology
- 12:28 PM · Bloomberg — Technology12:28 PMAlphabet's Equity Pivot is Boost to Hyperscaler Credit — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia11:45 AMMitsubishi Heavy to develop Japan-based defense AI with Preferred Networks — Nikkei Asia
- 11:36 AM · Breaking Defense11:36 AMIsrael’s defense exports reach record $19 billion in 2025 — Breaking Defense
- 11:00 AM · The Guardian — World11:00 AMSantos could drill for new gas in Beetaloo basin within weeks as Murray Watt urged to ‘do his job’ — The Guardian — World
- 11:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech10:00 AMCan China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores? — SCMP — Tech
- 9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech9:00 AMChina’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results, with no mention of trading crackdown — SCMP — Tech
- 8:24 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 8:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:15 AMPalo Alto CEO’s Pay, Now Nearly $100 Million, Is Most Rejected in Corporate America — Bloomberg — Technology
- 8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:00 AMStartup Impulse Space Raises $500 Million, Valued at $4 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:54 AM · SpaceNews7:54 AMVoyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic — SpaceNews
- 7:00 AM · SCMP — Tech7:00 AMAlibaba elevates tech chief Wu Zeming to elite committee as AI push ramps up — SCMP — Tech
- 6:41 AM · Bloomberg — Technology6:41 AMMarvell Surges After Huang Calls It the Next $1 Trillion Company — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:40 AM · Bloomberg — Technology5:40 AMSoftBank in Early Talks to Back $800 Million Agile Robots Round — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 4:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology4:45 AMMediaTek Pledges Hiring Spree to Boost Push Into New AI Spheres — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:35 AM · Naval News4:35 AMRomania: Rheinmetall contracted to supply OPVs and diver support boats — Naval News
- 3:48 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:48 AMAdvantech's Tsai on Nvidia Collaboration, AI Strategy — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:30 AM · War on the Rocks3:30 AMBetween Beijing and the Budget: The Domestic Realities of Taiwan’s Defense Spending Drama — War on the Rocks
- 3:17 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:17 AMSK Hynix to Double Wafer Capacity to Ease Memory Chip Crunch — Bloomberg — Technology
- 2:43 AM · Bloomberg — Technology2:43 AMArm May Hit $15 Billion AI Chip Revenue Goal Early, CEO Says — Bloomberg — Technology
- 2:34 AM · Bloomberg — Technology2:34 AMSTMicro Raises Estimates for Data Center Revenue to $1 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
- 1:45 AM · Nikkei Asia1:45 AMIndia's Mahindra looking to EVs, pickups in global push: autos CEO — Nikkei Asia
- 1:29 AM · Defense One1:29 AMDesert e-bike race ‘the perfect’ place to test military-vehicle AI — Defense One
- 1:00 AM · The Guardian — World1:00 AMBritish Paralympian could be first astronaut with physical disability to live in orbit — The Guardian — World
June 1, 2026
- 11:54 PM · Bloomberg — Technology11:54 PMSchroders Renewable Unit Targets AI Assets as Power Demand Soars — Bloomberg — Technology
- 8:06 PM · SCMP — Tech
- 7:03 PM · BBC — World7:03 PMTrump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund — BBC — World
- 6:10 PM · DefenseScoop6:10 PMPentagon’s JWCC follow-on would create cloud marketplace, expand AI and edge computing — DefenseScoop
- 4:58 PM · Ars Technica4:58 PMModerna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo — Ars Technica
- 4:54 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:54 PMMach Industries Valued at $1.8 Billion in Latest Funding Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:41 PM · Defense One
- 4:28 PM · SCMP — Tech4:28 PMChina’s SAIC plans to build first EU car plant in Spain’s Galicia — SCMP — Tech
- 4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia4:15 PMJapan's Kioxia to take on Samsung with wafer-bonding tech in memory race — Nikkei Asia
- 4:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:07 PMHPE Sees Strong Growth Over Next 18 Months on Server Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:49 PM · Ars Technica3:49 PMDozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel — Ars Technica
- 3:16 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine3:16 PMLockheed Opens Scalable Factory to Build Next Generation Interceptor — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 2:15 PM · Nikkei Asia2:15 PMToyota and other Japan carmakers to unify standards for defective parts — Nikkei Asia
- 2:10 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine2:10 PMSpace Force Wants 5 New Tactical Ops Centers for Electronic Warfare — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 1:30 PM · Nikkei Asia1:30 PMChina's BYD, SAIC Motor eye EVs with all-solid-state batteries in 2027 — Nikkei Asia
- 1:00 PM · Nikkei Asia1:00 PMJapan's Fujikura to bring US fiber-optic cable plant online by 2030: CEO — Nikkei Asia
- 12:42 PM · TechCrunch12:42 PMZigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund — TechCrunch
- 12:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology12:30 PMInPost Expands France Footprint With New €500 Million Investment to Support Organic Growth — Bloomberg — Technology
- 12:20 PM · Breaking Defense12:20 PMMalaysian defense minister publicly slams Norway for cancelled missile sale — Breaking Defense
- 11:50 AM · Bloomberg — Technology11:50 AMFluence Shares Soar on Design for Nvidia AI Data Center Factory — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:00 AM · SCMP — Tech11:00 AMChina team drafts ‘comprehensive’ sanctions list targeting US, allies on 63 tech sectors — SCMP — Tech
- 10:06 AM · NYT — Technology10:06 AMChinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says — NYT — Technology
- 10:04 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 10:00 AM · Nikkei Asia10:00 AMJapan, US to invest $1bn in 'Genesis Mission' AI project — Nikkei Asia
- 9:42 AM · Breaking Defense9:42 AMElbit marks $30B backlog, announces $1.4 billion deal with mystery European customer — Breaking Defense
- 9:32 AM · Ars Technica9:32 AMIntel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options — Ars Technica
- 9:00 AM · SpaceNews
- 9:00 AM · Payload Space9:00 AMBellatrix Aerospace Tapped to Build Korean VLEO Demo Sat — Payload Space
- 8:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:30 AMAfrican Startup Spiro Raises $215 Million, Nearing Unicorn Value — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:11 AM · Defense News7:11 AMPoland spends $16.5 billion in EU-backed loans on heavy army weapons — Defense News
- 6:43 AM · SpaceNews
- 6:24 AM · Defense News
- 6:10 AM · Bloomberg — Technology6:10 AMAnthropic to Give EU’s Cybersecurity Agency Access to Mythos — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:00 AM · TechCrunch6:00 AMUnastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M — TechCrunch
- 5:36 AM · Naval News5:36 AMFincantieri Lays Keel of Italy’s 8th PPA in Genoa — Naval News
- 5:17 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 4:30 AM · Naval News4:30 AMType 212CD: Germany and Norway ready to transfer submarines to Canada — Naval News
- 3:14 AM · Naval News3:14 AMRoyal Australian Navy commissions newest offshore patrol vessel HMAS Eyre — Naval News
- 2:24 AM · SCMP — Tech2:24 AMHong Kong government’s venture fund eyes bigger bankroll after double-digit return — SCMP — Tech
- 12:57 AM · SCMP — Tech12:57 AMExplosion kills 5 at Hanwha Aerospace factory in South Korea — SCMP — Tech
- 12:11 AM · Bloomberg — Technology12:11 AMNvidia Says Anthropic, OpenAI Among Big Users of New Vera Chip — Bloomberg — Technology
May 31, 2026
- 11:28 PM · Bloomberg — Technology11:28 PMLG Electronics Shares Jump Over 300% in 2026 on Physical AI Push — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:15 PM · Nikkei Asia11:15 PMIntel bets on comeback with new CPUs for data centers, robotics — Nikkei Asia
- 10:00 PM · SCMP — Tech10:00 PMBeyond Nvidia: how US export curbs are forcing China to redesign its AI chip industry — SCMP — Tech
- 7:53 PM · Bloomberg — Technology7:53 PMTSMC’s Local Investors Narrow Valuation Gap With Wall Street — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:46 PM · SCMP — Tech5:46 PMUS takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China — SCMP — Tech
- 5:00 PM · Nikkei Asia5:00 PMOsaka utility fired up to build new LNG power plants: president — Nikkei Asia
- 4:40 PM · Naval News