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October 27, 2026, 8:53 PM

September 11, 2026

6:58 PM · TechCrunch
6:58 PMMecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data — TechCrunch
5:41 PM · DefenseScoop
5:41 PMDOD poised to move all classified AI workloads off Anthropic by October — DefenseScoop
5:11 PM · DefenseScoop
5:11 PMArmy awards $196M for sensors in first production contracts under EW-focused call for solutions — DefenseScoop
4:30 PM · The Guardian — World
4:30 PMCompany hired for Trump’s reflecting pool makeover reportedly admits flaws in plan — The Guardian — World
3:32 PM · Defense News
3:32 PM‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency — Defense News
3:32 PM · Defense One
3:32 PM‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency — Defense One
2:03 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:03 PMAI Firm Cohere in Talks for Up to $3 Billion Raise, Report Says — Bloomberg — Technology
1:13 PM · The War Zone
1:13 PMFrance Accelerates Rafale F5 Upgrade After Collapse Of FCAS Next-Gen Fighter Project — The War Zone
12:55 PM · Naval News
12:55 PMU.S. Special Operations Forces Tap Sea Machines for Vessel Autonomy Kits — Naval News
12:26 PM · Breaking Defense
12:26 PMCanada, Ukraine to jointly produce defense tech, part of ‘100-year partnership’ — Breaking Defense
12:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:15 PMSumitomo Metal launches Japan's first EV battery recycling plant — Nikkei Asia
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMJapan eyes subsidies to create emergency capacity for drones, ammunition — Nikkei Asia
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMNippon Steel makes $2bn contrarian bet on Japan's automotive market — Nikkei Asia
11:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:15 AMFidji Simo Joins Data Center Startup Nscale’s Board Ahead of IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
11:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 AMNo pit stops: Chinese coal mine makes big upgrade with autonomous electric trucks — SCMP — Tech
10:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 AMJapan's Astemo to boost US motor capacity as client Honda shifts to hybrids — Nikkei Asia
9:37 AM · Naval News
9:37 AMUltra Maritime Unveils Complete Suite of Production-Ready U.S.-Spec Sonobuoys — Naval News
9:10 AM · Breaking Defense
9:10 AMSpace Force picks Texas as US home for trinational DARC space radar network — Breaking Defense
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AM‘Key pillar’: the 5-year powerhouse plan for China’s car industry — SCMP — Tech
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMAntares Wins $161M Award for Space Nuclear Power — Payload Space
8:00 AM · Breaking Defense
8:00 AMBeyond prototypes: Army readies operational NGC2 tech for I Corps — Breaking Defense
7:43 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:43 AMBeijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries amid overcapacity fears — SCMP — Tech
7:02 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:02 AMInside Microsoft’s Plans to Massively Expand Computing Power — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AM · Ars Technica
7:00 AMCould United Launch Alliance's money problems finally force its owners to sell? — Ars Technica
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMDesktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spikes — Tom's Hardware
6:40 AM · Defense News
6:40 AMIndia puts domestic industry at heart of new military equipment orders — Defense News
6:23 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:23 AMBroadcom’s VMware Curbs Face Fresh EU Antitrust Scrutiny — Bloomberg — Technology
5:57 AM · Naval News
5:57 AMMAURIC to Design Riverine Patrol Vessels for the Bangladesh Coast Guards — Naval News
5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:00 AMSurrounded by war, Turkey more than triples defence spending — SCMP — Tech
4:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:30 AMWhat Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack — SCMP — Tech
4:01 AM · Naval News
4:01 AMEDGE Delivers HT-100 NAVAL VTOL UAV to Angola — Naval News
3:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 AMVietnam sets December 2027 for north-south bullet train construction start — Nikkei Asia
1:32 AM · C4ISRNET
1:32 AMLatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership — C4ISRNET
1:32 AM · SpaceNews
1:32 AMLatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership — SpaceNews
1:00 AM · The Guardian — World
1:00 AMSpeed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog — The Guardian — World

September 10, 2026

11:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 PMChina's BYD shelves plan for own Malaysian plant, looks to local partner — Nikkei Asia
11:27 PM · Payload Space
11:27 PMGalaxia Raises $4.5M For Intelligent Sat Tech — Payload Space
9:45 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:45 PMForeign carmakers offer steep discounts on petrol-powered cars in cutthroat Chinese market — SCMP — Tech
8:25 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:25 PMTencent-Backed Chipmaker Enflame to Debut After $911 Million IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:00 PMTech, EV and aerospace executives likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team — SCMP — Tech
6:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 PMBlackstone’s AirTrunk Seeks $1.6 Billion Loan for Singapore IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
5:51 PM · TechCrunch
5:51 PMJensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year — TechCrunch
5:00 PM · The Guardian — World
5:00 PMNew battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’ — The Guardian — World
5:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 PMSouth Korea Ramps Up Spy Law to Protect Chip Secrets From China — Bloomberg — Technology
4:48 PM · TechCrunch
4:48 PMFuro’s founders left Silicon Valley — and it’s paying off — TechCrunch
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMApple folding Duo opens opportunity for Nitto Denko, Nippon Electric Glass — Nikkei Asia
4:15 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:15 PMOracle Posts Cloud Sales That Top Estimates on Surging AI Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
4:08 PM · Breaking Defense
4:08 PMArmy selects Lockheed, Boeing-Anduril team for next phase in IFPC Inc 2 competition — Breaking Defense
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMNissan looks to maintain Japan capacity at 1m vehicles — Nikkei Asia
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMJapan's Sekisui Chemical to buy Australian builder, eyeing modular homes — Nikkei Asia
2:38 PM · TechCrunch
2:38 PMProxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers — TechCrunch
2:30 PM · Breaking Defense
2:30 PMIsraeli military creates new branch focused on AI, drones and robotics — Breaking Defense
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMChina's CXMT tops SK Hynix, Micron to take memory profit margin crown — Nikkei Asia
12:58 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:58 PMMusk’s Boring Co. Gets $23 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
12:56 PM · DefenseScoop
12:56 PMAfter Army commits to Joint Laser Weapon System program by 2028, Pentagon critical tech official presses other services to do the same — DefenseScoop
12:53 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:53 PMd-Matrix Joins Nvidia’s AI Inference Push — Bloomberg — Technology
12:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:45 PMHungary's new government turns up pressure on China's BYD, CATL — Nikkei Asia
12:30 PM · Breaking Defense
12:30 PMWith reconciliation uncertain, Pentagon eyeing plan to retool FY27 priorities with Congress — Breaking Defense
12:12 PM · The War Zone
12:12 PMNavy Destroyer Packs New ‘Piggy-Backed’ Point Defense System That Combines 30mm And .50 Cal Guns — The War Zone
12:00 PM · The Aviationist
12:00 PMNetherlands Chooses Saab GlobalEye for its First National AEW&C Capability — The Aviationist
12:00 PM · The Verge
12:00 PMElectric air taxis get the green light for test flights in Texas — The Verge
11:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:30 AMRobotics Startup Skild AI Hits $100 Million in Revenue Run Rate — Bloomberg — Technology
11:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:15 AMJapan's Fanuc, Google team up on AI-automated welding robots — Nikkei Asia
11:07 AM · TechCrunch
11:07 AMThe Boring Company raises $3B in round led by UAE — TechCrunch
10:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
10:45 AMChina sells J-10C fighter jet to Uzbekistan, eyes more markets for weapons — Nikkei Asia
10:24 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:24 AMVauban Said to Near Deal for EQT-Backed Swedish Fiber Business — Bloomberg — Technology
10:17 AM · TechCrunch
10:17 AMMaven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal — TechCrunch
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMUS Navy plans compact Silent Anvil torpedo as China’s submarine fleet surges — SCMP — Tech
9:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:30 AMAI bottleneck-breaker: China’s Huawei touts high-speed optical module — SCMP — Tech
9:29 AM · Breaking Defense
9:29 AMUkrainian Armor eyes German industry partnership for newly unveiled land vehicles — Breaking Defense
9:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:15 AMOpenAI Gives US Agencies 50% Off Models, Ending $1 Per Year Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · TechCrunch
9:00 AMDefense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months — TechCrunch
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMOrbital Partners with Reflex Aerospace on ODC Platform — Payload Space
8:46 AM · Payload Space
8:46 AMInversion Space Wins NASA Contract to Study Aerocapture Flight — Payload Space
8:45 AM · Payload Space
8:45 AMTrustPoint Taps EnduroSat to Build 40-sat GNSS Constellation — Payload Space
8:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:40 AMChina's AI accelerator supplier Biren posts 2,000% year-over-year revenue growth — US export controls benefit homegrown chips as Nvidia and AMD exit market — Tom's Hardware
8:26 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:26 AMSHKP posts 4.6% profit rise amid Hong Kong’s property recovery — SCMP — Tech
8:21 AM · Naval News
8:21 AMWhy Japan’s Industry is Pulling Back from the U.S. Navy Frigate Plan — Naval News
8:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:20 AMChinese quartz approved for semiconductor equipment and DRAM manufacturing, but it still can't break America's monopoly — China secures domestic supply for chipmaking components, but Spruce Pine still holds the crucible monopoly — Tom's Hardware
8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AMAnthropic Investor Leads Funding for Off-Grid AI Power Startup — Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AM · TechCrunch
8:00 AMUS Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern — TechCrunch
7:14 AM · C4ISRNET
7:14 AMUS radar maker Echodyne mulls European production as drone warfare fuels demand — C4ISRNET
6:08 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:08 AMHong Kong watchdog investigates Cloudbreak Pharma for ‘rigged’ IPO, suspends its shares — SCMP — Tech
5:14 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:14 AM25 dead after fire on board foreign-flagged cargo ship in China’s Qingdao — SCMP — Tech
5:03 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:03 AMNvidia-Backed MediaTek’s Sales Soar 44% With AI Chip Momentum — Bloomberg — Technology
4:12 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:12 AMHong Kong teams up with 50 partners to set standards for low-altitude aviation — SCMP — Tech
3:58 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:58 AMIndonesia orders Netflix to pay US$4.3m in music royalties or face shutdown — SCMP — Tech
3:50 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:50 AMKimi maker Moonshot AI to explore dual Hong Kong and Shanghai IPOs to boost capital: sources — SCMP — Tech
3:41 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:41 AMHuawei Lifted Prices for Its Best AI Chip By 60% This Summer — Bloomberg — Technology
1:35 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:35 AMTSMC Revenue Rises 53% as AI Chip Demand Outstrips Supply — Bloomberg — Technology

September 9, 2026

11:50 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:50 PMAMD-Backed Korean AI Startup Upstage Considers Pre-IPO Round — Bloomberg — Technology
11:22 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:22 PMShield AI on Business Plans — Bloomberg — Technology
11:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:00 PMAIIB eyes new platform to pool private capital for Asia’s US$1.7tr infrastructure needs — SCMP — Tech
10:58 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:58 PMDOJ Probes Nvidia’s License Deal With Groq on Antitrust Concerns — Bloomberg — Technology

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