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October 26, 2026, 4:33 PM
October 22, 2026
- 4:25 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:25 PMWestern Digital Gives Solid Outlook, Hikes Dividend on AI Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:23 PM · The Verge4:23 PMThe FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’ — The Verge
- 4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia4:15 PMNippon Steel to spend $3bn on U.S. Steel plant to update 90-year-old mill — Nikkei Asia
- 4:09 PM · The War Zone4:09 PMGround-Launched Rusty Dagger Low-Cost Cruise Missile Seen For The First Time — The War Zone
- 3:27 PM · Defense News3:27 PMUS Army seeks manufacturers for 155mm howitzer barrels amid boost in demand — Defense News
- 3:16 PM · Naval News3:16 PMPentagon Launches 120-Day “Sprint” to Field Counter-UAS Armed USVs — Naval News
- 2:38 PM · TechCrunch
- 1:58 PM · The Guardian — World1:58 PMUnsafe water, burning eyes and kerosene slicks: residents demand answers on River Taff leak — The Guardian — World
- 1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia1:15 PMMalaysia precious metal recycling plant to supply gold for chipmaking — Nikkei Asia
- 12:08 PM · Breaking Defense12:08 PMMDA awards $75M to Long Wall for low-cost, midcourse interceptor testing — Breaking Defense
- 12:02 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine12:02 PMPentagon, Lockheed Agree on 10-Year Framework for Buying F-35s — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 11:47 AM · Bloomberg — Technology11:47 AMSpaceX Works With Apollo, Nvidia on New Grok Partnership Program — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia11:45 AMHonda, Mitsubishi solidify rival camp to Toyota with pickup partnership — Nikkei Asia
- 11:43 AM · Breaking Defense11:43 AMNavy awards Applied Intuition $25M to deploy AI sensor fusion at sea — Breaking Defense
- 11:40 AM · The Guardian — World11:40 AMPete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border — The Guardian — World
- 11:30 AM · Nikkei Asia11:30 AMItochu to buy Hitachi Construction Machinery's Taiwan sales unit — Nikkei Asia
- 10:59 AM · TechCrunch
- 10:39 AM · Bloomberg — Technology10:39 AMSatellite Maker Apex in Funding Talks At $4 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
- 9:51 AM · Naval News9:51 AMEuronaval 2026: Global Naval Shipbuilding Surges 50% — Naval News
- 9:45 AM · Defense News9:45 AMThe Pentagon wants ketamine wafers as a battlefield medicine option — Defense News
- 9:45 AM · Tom's Hardware9:45 AMTSMC is seeking chipmaking equipment that doesn't contain Chinese rare-earth magnets — Tom's Hardware
- 9:38 AM · The Guardian — World9:38 AMUK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting — The Guardian — World
- 9:20 AM · Naval News
- 8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:00 AMBosch to Separate Auto-Parts Unit as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:35 AM · Bloomberg — Technology7:35 AMMeta Reports $825 Billion in Future Spending Commitments — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:00 AM · The Guardian — World7:00 AMSnowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to 12 times its original cost – but the CEO says it ‘could have been worse’ — The Guardian — World
- 7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware7:00 AMLTO roadmap extends to 365 TB per cartridge as tape storage refuses to die — Tom's Hardware
- 6:44 AM · Bloomberg — Technology6:44 AMChip Stocks Face Peak-Earnings in 2027, Says NewEdge’s Dawson — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware6:00 AMGoogle’s TPUs for AI workloads now run in Meta's data centers — Tom's Hardware
- 5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech5:00 AMIndia seeks to expand navy’s reach with 4 amphibious warships — SCMP — Tech
- 5:00 AM · Politico — Defense5:00 AMSpace Force scrambles as Musk’s SpaceX retires its major rocket — Politico — Defense
- 4:58 AM · Defense News4:58 AMUkraine to be able to buy military supplies via NATO agency: report — Defense News
- 4:25 AM · Naval News
- 3:51 AM · Naval News3:51 AMVoyant Successfully Demonstrates GNSS-denied Navigation for UK MoD — Naval News
- 3:45 AM · Nikkei Asia3:45 AMMalaysia's SkyeChip joins SoftBank-backed AI memory project in Japan — Nikkei Asia
- 3:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:30 AMHuawei Gets $2.3 Billion Offshore Loan as Chip Spending Soars — Bloomberg — Technology
- 2:19 AM · Naval News2:19 AMFuture German F128 Frigates To Receive MSI-DS Seahawk Light Gun Systems — Naval News
- 1:06 AM · Bloomberg — Technology1:06 AMNokia Profit Beats Estimates as Data Centers Fuel Growth — Bloomberg — Technology
October 21, 2026
- 10:27 PM · Bloomberg — Technology10:27 PMCATL-Backed Noetix Robotics Is Said to File for Hong Kong IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
- 10:17 PM · Bloomberg — Technology10:17 PMDeepSeek Raises $15 Billion in Challenge to Leading US Labs — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:30 PM · The War Zone7:30 PMHow The U.S. Army’s ‘Navy’ Aims To Go More Autonomous With Its Vessels In The Pacific — The War Zone
- 6:06 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine6:06 PMHegseth Directs Air Force to Establish New Guard Special Tactics Squadron — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 5:59 PM · Bloomberg — Technology5:59 PMNew $4.2 Billion Texas Gas Pipe to Supply Fuel for Data Center — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:30 PM · SCMP — Tech5:30 PMPakistan and the US factor as China looks to sell its J-35 stealth jets — SCMP — Tech
- 4:22 PM · The Verge4:22 PMFlying Roadsters can’t lift Tesla’s flat Q3 revenues — The Verge
- 4:18 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine4:18 PMBigger Than a Cessna, Smaller Than a C-130: Air Force Funds Blended-Wing Body Concept — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 4:10 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:10 PMIBM Posts 5% Sales Growth, Says Infrastructure Deals Came Back — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:03 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:03 PMTexas Instruments Forecast Tops Estimates After Demand Picks Up — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:52 PM · TechCrunch3:52 PMGM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers — TechCrunch
- 3:01 PM · Defense News3:01 PMUS Air Force outlines the fighter fleet it needs by 2035 — Defense News
- 1:30 PM · Nikkei Asia1:30 PMJapan's Kansai Paint to double India automotive coating output — Nikkei Asia
- 1:06 PM · The Guardian — World1:06 PMUS Park Police spend $343,000 on mobile surveillance cameras in Washington DC — The Guardian — World
- 1:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology1:00 PMAI Research Startup Flapping Airplanes Valued at $6 Billion in Round — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:50 AM · The Aviationist11:50 AML3Harris Receives $876 Million Award to Advance NGJ-LB Pod to the Next EMD Phase — The Aviationist
- 11:36 AM · Bloomberg — Technology11:36 AMStord Acquires AMS Fulfillment in Nine-Figure Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
- 11:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology11:00 AMIntel Touts Factory Expansion Progress in Sign of Growing Demand — Bloomberg — Technology
- 10:29 AM · SpaceNews
- 9:37 AM · Bloomberg — Technology9:37 AMTurkey’s Vestel Looks to Revamp Business Amid Bond Restructuring — Bloomberg — Technology
- 9:32 AM · Naval News9:32 AMLeading Navy Selects Exail Navigation Systems for USV Fleet — Naval News
- 9:00 AM · TechCrunch9:00 AMMach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD software — TechCrunch
- 9:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 8:54 AM · Defense News8:54 AMUS Marine Corps makes Maven available service-wide — Defense News
- 8:00 AM · SpaceNews
- 8:00 AM · Tom's Hardware8:00 AMAMD and Intel will work together to create a single PyTorch code path for AI inference on CPUs — Tom's Hardware
- 7:50 AM · Naval News7:50 AMST Engineering Lays Keel for Kuwait’s Third Al Dorra-Class Vessel — Naval News
- 7:49 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware7:00 AMMicron's Taiwan union will launch a one-day strike this week, threatening memory production — Tom's Hardware
- 6:08 AM · The Aviationist6:08 AMFirst KC-10 Leaves the Boneyard For New Life With Omega Air Refueling — The Aviationist
- 5:08 AM · Bloomberg — Technology5:08 AMVVDN Technologies Said to Consider Up to $300 Million India IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:55 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:55 AMLenovo Seeks $2 Billion Loan to Refinance Debt at Lower Cost — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:10 AM · Bloomberg — Technology3:10 AMBlackRock’s Fink Sees Risks in Slow Data-Center Buildout (Video) — Bloomberg — Technology
- 2:35 AM · Naval News2:35 AMItalian Navy Integrates SAVER Submarine Rescue Suite Aboard OSV Tritone — Naval News
- 1:56 AM · The Guardian — World1:56 AMUK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea — The Guardian — World
October 20, 2026
- 11:51 PM · Bloomberg — Technology11:51 PMTSMC Suspends Some Construction After Deadly Accident Kills Four — Bloomberg — Technology
- 10:30 PM · Nikkei Asia10:30 PMVietnam security ministry seeks Samsung's help on AI and chips — Nikkei Asia
- 10:27 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine10:27 PMPentagon Starting with Resilient Energy for Sweeping ‘FORTRESS America’ Project — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 7:59 PM · Bloomberg — Technology7:59 PMNvidia in Talks to Back Firmus After IPO Flop, Information Says — Bloomberg — Technology
- 7:37 PM · Bloomberg — Technology7:37 PMMusk Teases SpaceX-Tesla Merger in Earnings Call — Bloomberg — Technology
- 6:14 PM · Bloomberg — Technology6:14 PMNextdc Cuts Outlook as Backlash Delays Data Center Power — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:52 PM · Bloomberg — Technology5:52 PMMusk Says ASML and Others Are Expediting Chipmaking Gear for Terafab — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:13 PM · Bloomberg — Technology5:13 PMNavy Halts New Orders of Aevex Drone Boats on Performance Issues — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:04 PM · Naval News5:04 PMSTM Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Portugal’s Second Logistics Support Ship — Naval News
- 5:01 PM · Bloomberg — Technology5:01 PMJudge Reluctant to Intervene in Qualcomm-Arm Licensing Talks — Bloomberg — Technology
- 4:53 PM · The War Zone4:53 PMFinland To Build A Million Landmines As Russian Threat Looms — The War Zone
- 4:48 PM · Bloomberg — Technology4:48 PMSuper Micro Jumps After Preliminary Results Top Estimates — Bloomberg — Technology