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September 10, 2026, 5:07 PM

July 8, 2026

4:29 PM · TechCrunch
4:29 PMWith EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing — TechCrunch
4:06 PM · TechCrunch
4:06 PMAutonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major U.S. expansion — TechCrunch
4:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:00 PMFrance's TotalEnergies ships first LNG from Mexico project to Asia — Nikkei Asia
3:51 PM · Naval News
3:51 PMGerman Budget Committee Approves F128 Frigates With Strict Conditions — Naval News
3:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:30 PMMeta to Build First Data Center in Canada, Expanding Global Fleet — Bloomberg — Technology
12:58 PM · Breaking Defense
12:58 PMEight NATO allies to create new satellite mega-constellation — Breaking Defense
12:29 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:29 PMRapidus fab roadmap examined — first new leading-edge chipmaker in decades has one Hokkaido fab, a 2027 deadline, and 60 potential customers — Tom's Hardware
11:21 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:21 AMChina to Let AI Firms Buy Nvidia H200 Chips, Information Says — Bloomberg — Technology
11:15 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:15 AMBudget smartphone market collapses under the weight of memory shortages, sales expected to drop 22% — memory alone now comprises up to 64% of the total cost of lower-tier smartphones — Tom's Hardware
11:10 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:10 AMBlue Owl Unveils Infrastructure Venture Catering to Data Centers — Bloomberg — Technology
11:03 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:03 AMJEDEC releases new SPHBM4 standard to slash AI memory costs — Narrow 512-bit interface enables dropping expensive interposers for organic substrates — Tom's Hardware
11:01 AM · DefenseScoop
11:01 AMNATO announces Protected Business Network contract with Accenture — DefenseScoop
10:52 AM · Breaking Defense
10:52 AMBelgium splashes $3.5 billion to build shared air defense arsenal with the Netherlands — Breaking Defense
10:44 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:44 AMSiPearl's long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe's first sovereign HPC CPU — 'availability of Rhea1 is scheduled for end of 2026' SiPearl VP says, following long development process — Tom's Hardware
10:43 AM · TechCrunch
10:43 AMApple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom — TechCrunch
10:25 AM · Defense News
10:25 AMUkraine to get ‘license’ for making Patriot interceptors, Trump pledges — Defense News
10:19 AM · Naval News
10:19 AMLithuania Joins Norway’s Standardised Vessel Programme With New MoU — Naval News
10:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AMCrypto-Focused VC Firm Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion for AI Bets — Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AMMistral AI Releases Robotics Model to Support Physical AI Push — Bloomberg — Technology
9:56 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:56 AMPower company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3% — Oregon approves change through POWER Act, pushes developments using more than 20 Megawatts of power to pay their fair share — Tom's Hardware
9:33 AM · Breaking Defense
9:33 AMIsrael’s two giant state-run defense companies may go public, but there are hurdles — Breaking Defense
9:26 AM · Ars Technica
9:26 AMUS rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge — Ars Technica
9:20 AM · C4ISRNET
9:20 AMUS Army will mothball 10,000 sets of clunky IVAS goggles, report reveals — C4ISRNET
9:05 AM · The Aviationist
9:05 AMDenmark Confirms Plan to Purchase P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft — The Aviationist
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMBeijing seeks chip stability and fair market access during Dutch trade minister’s trip — SCMP — Tech
8:40 AM · Payload Space
8:40 AMispace Launches Lunar Integrator Service With Starship — Payload Space
8:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 AMAlibaba shares spike 12% in Hong Kong as T-Head chips, AI revenue fuel earnings optimism — SCMP — Tech
8:18 AM · The Aviationist
8:18 AMCzech Air Force Receives First C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft — The Aviationist
8:00 AM · TechCrunch
8:00 AMFormer OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space — TechCrunch
8:00 AM · SpaceNews
8:00 AMVenus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology — SpaceNews
7:45 AM · The Guardian — World
7:45 AMGerman car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat — The Guardian — World
7:00 AM · SpaceNews
7:00 AMThe government’s options to address strained spaceports — SpaceNews
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMNvidia touts Vera CPU's single-threaded performance as its agentic AI advantage, reveals next-gen 'Rigel' Arm CPU cores — frames chip as a 'max single-threaded CPU at scale,' not a parallel monster — Tom's Hardware
6:29 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:29 AMIluvatar CoreX Seeks to Raise $850 Million After Stock Rally — Bloomberg — Technology
6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:00 AMSpace Force gets first mobile high-powered electromagnetic beam weapon to cripple enemy satellites — plans to deploy 32 ‘Meadowlands’ units to detect, deny, disrupt, and degrade hostile space assets — Tom's Hardware
5:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
5:15 AMJapan's Itochu and Daikin to recover aluminum from air conditioners — Nikkei Asia
5:01 AM · NYT — World
5:01 AMZelensky Renews Demands for Defense Systems Ahead of Trump Meeting at NATO Summit — NYT — World
5:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 AMLabor Crunch Tests Growth Limits for US Data Center Builders — Bloomberg — Technology
3:48 AM · SpaceNews
3:48 AMSpace Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program — SpaceNews
3:33 AM · Naval News
3:33 AMADVENT CMS Enters Service with a NATO Navy For the First Time — Naval News
2:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:45 AMAI Chip Startup SambaNova Raises Funds at $11 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
12:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:00 AMEnemy within? The dispute endangering Taiwan’s ‘T-Dome’ air defence plan — SCMP — Tech

July 7, 2026

11:12 PM · BBC — World
11:12 PMNato allies announce £37bn for new missile project — BBC — World
9:21 PM · Defense One
9:21 PMNATO snubs Boeing, picks Saab to build alliance’s next radar plane — Defense One
9:00 PM · SpaceNews
9:00 PMD-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space — SpaceNews
7:10 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:10 PMSamsung Mass Produces Storage Drives for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin — Bloomberg — Technology
6:45 PM · SpaceNews
6:45 PMOrbit Fab hires new CEO and raises funding to support satellite refueling business — SpaceNews
6:41 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:41 PMFCC denies US firm with Chinese links approval to provide telecoms services — SCMP — Tech
6:10 PM · Breaking Defense
6:10 PMDIU seeks cheaper drones to carry out Reaper missions — Breaking Defense
6:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:00 PMFiber-optic demand helps Japan's Fujikura move on from failed expansion — Nikkei Asia
4:59 PM · Naval News
4:59 PMPhilippines Confirms Deal to Acquire Five Japanese Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts — Naval News
4:41 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:41 PMUS strikes Iran, revokes oil waiver after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz — SCMP — Tech
4:16 PM · Naval News
4:16 PMUK and Netherlands Sign £2.4 Billion Deal for Next-Gen Amphibious Ships — Naval News
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMJapan's Shimizu bets on humanoid robots to tackle construction labor crunch — Nikkei Asia
3:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:00 PMSemiconductor Worker Shortfall Endangers US Chip Factory Revival — Bloomberg — Technology
2:46 PM · SpaceNews
2:46 PMSpirit Electronics Announces Managed Access to U.S.-Based Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Programs — SpaceNews
2:40 PM · Breaking Defense
2:40 PMUK to join US Army’s PrSM program, buy $254M in long-range missiles — Breaking Defense
2:23 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
2:23 PMGAO: T-7 Delays Push Full-rate Production Decision Back Two Years — Air & Space Forces Magazine
1:52 PM · SpaceNews
1:52 PMArianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029 — SpaceNews
1:27 PM · Tom's Hardware
1:27 PMSouth Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand — Tom's Hardware
1:00 PM · Breaking Defense
1:00 PMHow the Commerce Department plans to win more foreign defense sales — Breaking Defense
12:13 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:13 PMChinese memory and storage firm expected to post more than 60,000% jump in profits due to exploding demand — Lexar owner Longsys forecasts nearly $1.5 billion profit for 1H26 compared to $2.1 million last year — Tom's Hardware
11:56 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:56 AMSolstice Buys Element Solutions — Bloomberg — Technology
11:15 AM · Breaking Defense
11:15 AMFrom GlobalEye to Triton, first wave of NATO Summit deals bet big on aerial capabilities — Breaking Defense
10:59 AM · Naval News
10:59 AMPAL Aerospace Adapts Dash 8s for Greenland Maritime Surveillance — Naval News
10:27 AM · Naval News
10:27 AMU.S. Navy Boosts Lionfish UUV Production with New HII Contract Option — Naval News
10:16 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:16 AMHong Kong’s war-risk pool testament to collaboration, insurance leader says — SCMP — Tech
9:18 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:18 AMApple Supplier Luxshare Prices $3.1 Billion HK Listing at Top — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMChina achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery — SCMP — Tech
8:46 AM · Payload Space
8:46 AMTransporter-17 Sends the First Commercial Nuclear Sat to Orbit — Payload Space
8:34 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:34 AMUK gives data centers option to apply for 'national importance' status that overrides local regulations, cuts timeline by a year — eligible projects to bypass local councils, save more than a billion dollars in NIMBY fights — Tom's Hardware
8:28 AM · Payload Space
8:28 AMNASA Releases CLD Draft RFP — Payload Space
8:01 AM · Naval News
8:01 AMFinland Signs Multi-Million Euro Framework Agreement for Forcit Blocker Naval Mines — Naval News
8:01 AM · SpaceNews
8:01 AMSimera Sense to provide imagers for Canary Islands constellation — SpaceNews
8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AMAmazon Seeks to Raise at Least $25 Billion From Bond Sale — Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:00 AMChina extends gold-buying binge to 20th month amid Beijing’s de-dollarisation push — SCMP — Tech
7:54 AM · Defense News
7:54 AMGermany set to become first international site for ATACMS missile production — Defense News
7:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:30 AMGeothermal Startup Raises $144 Million to Drill Superhot Rocks — Bloomberg — Technology
7:15 AM · Ars Technica
7:15 AMULA's last six Atlas Vs can't launch anything besides Boeing's Starliner — Ars Technica
7:10 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:10 AMKioxia and Sandisk sample world's densest 3D NAND — new 332-Layer beats Samsung’s 400-Layer NAND — Tom's Hardware
7:02 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:02 AMVC Money Doubles In Defense Tech as the Next Big Bet — Bloomberg — Technology
6:33 AM · Defense News
6:33 AMPolish defense giant PGZ to produce Anduril’s Barracuda cruise missile — Defense News
6:20 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:20 AMEx-Tesla Scientist Unveils Plans For European Humanoid Robot — Bloomberg — Technology
5:40 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:40 AMHuawei’s new computing cluster, world’s first AI agent phone to debut at China AI summit — SCMP — Tech
5:00 AM · TechCrunch
5:00 AMThe first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine — TechCrunch
4:28 AM · Naval News
4:28 AMFour NATO Allies to Procure Up to Five MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs — Naval News
4:00 AM · SpaceNews
4:00 AMIsar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site — SpaceNews
3:38 AM · Breaking Defense
3:38 AMNATO to acquire “up to” 10 Saab GlobalEyes for E-3 replacement, says Secretary General — Breaking Defense
3:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:30 AMBAE-Backed Venture Capital Firm Expeditions Raises €197 Million Fund for European Defense Startups — Bloomberg — Technology
2:59 AM · Naval News
2:59 AMIndonesia Signs BrahMos Missile Deal with India — Naval News
2:28 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:28 AMSpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers — Bloomberg — Technology
2:13 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:13 AMChina’s chip equipment rally faces earnings test as memory boom fuels bets on local tools — SCMP — Tech
1:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:30 AMGoogle and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
1:24 AM · Naval News
1:24 AMCanada Selects TKMS as Preferred Bidder for CPSP Submarine Program — Naval News
1:01 AM · Nikkei Asia
1:01 AMToyota to invest $3.6bn in Texas plant for Tacoma pickup production — Nikkei Asia
12:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
12:15 AMJapan ultra-fast maglev train project advances on key construction approval — Nikkei Asia
12:00 AM · The Guardian — World
12:00 AMEurope faces up to prospect US may be unable to arm Nato allies — The Guardian — World

July 6, 2026

10:09 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:09 PMChinese Firms Leave Nvidia for Local AI Suppliers, Survey Shows — Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 PMChina records most new unicorn start-ups in 5 years as AI and robotics boom — SCMP — Tech
9:10 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:10 PMAustralia’s Lynas partners South Korea’s JS Link for Malaysian magnet factory — SCMP — Tech
8:40 PM · DefenseScoop
8:40 PMDIU reshaping its tech priorities and portfolio teams under new leadership — DefenseScoop
8:30 PM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 PMHong Kong inaugurates trial operation of gold clearing and settlement system — SCMP — Tech
8:28 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:28 PMWiseTech Shares Jump After Billionaire White Steps Down as Chair — Bloomberg — Technology
7:01 PM · The Guardian — World
7:01 PMScotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy — The Guardian — World
6:46 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:46 PMSamsung Scores Profit Beat Due to Runaway Demand for AI Memory — Bloomberg — Technology
6:27 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:27 PMIntel-Backed AI Chip and Software Maker Syntiant Files for IPO — Bloomberg — Technology

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