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July 23, 2026, 5:37 PM

July 17, 2026

5:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:30 PMKyocera chief sees demand for chipmaking parts growing until 2030 — Nikkei Asia
5:10 PM · Breaking Defense
5:10 PMNavy, Army risk wasting money, time without unified hypersonic missile strategy: GAO — Breaking Defense
4:19 PM · TechCrunch
4:19 PMAgility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard — TechCrunch
3:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:45 PMJapan chemical maker to double capacity for material in AI server supply chain — Nikkei Asia
3:22 PM · TechCrunch
3:22 PMNuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation — TechCrunch
3:16 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:16 PMSpaceX in Talks to Sell Computing Power to Pentagon, WSJ Says — Bloomberg — Technology
2:49 PM · Defense News
2:49 PMSaronic picks Brownsville, Texas, for $3 billion Port Alpha shipyard — Defense News
2:34 PM · DefenseScoop
2:34 PMDOD selects Accenture to investigate ‘existential supply chain vulnerability’ threatening military medicine — DefenseScoop
1:47 PM · Wired
1:47 PMICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’ — Wired
1:14 PM · Breaking Defense
1:14 PMDIU seeking ‘near-term’ power-beaming satellite demo — Breaking Defense
12:57 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:57 PMSateliot Expands Funding to Offer Satellite Service to Phones — Bloomberg — Technology
12:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:30 PMAustralia shale gas project to start in September, eyeing Japan exports — Nikkei Asia
12:17 PM · NYT — Technology
12:17 PMMeta in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion Deal — NYT — Technology
11:34 AM · DefenseScoop
11:34 AMPentagon task force to review CMMC hits the ground running — DefenseScoop
11:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:30 AMTSMC confirms significant yield and performance improvements in A14 update — strong interest from AI/HPC and smartphone customers — Tom's Hardware
11:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:15 AMJapan's Rapidus partners with Cadence on AI agent chip design tools — Nikkei Asia
10:41 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:41 AMTai Po fire inquiry legal team calls for bamboo scaffolding to be phased out — SCMP — Tech
10:03 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:03 AMNegeri Sembilan snap poll threatens to chip away at Malaysian state’s tech hub goals — SCMP — Tech
9:09 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:09 AMSpain, Portugal Data Center Boom Faces Electrical Grid Bottlenecks — Bloomberg — Technology
9:05 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:05 AMLawmakers want US government to ban memory chips from China, even in allied supply chains — citing 'unacceptable risk' to national, economic, and supply chain security — Tom's Hardware
9:00 AM · Payload Space
9:00 AMBeyond Reach Labs Raises $10M Seed, Moves to NYC — Payload Space
8:50 AM · Payload Space
8:50 AMNASA Selects Starlink for Artemis III Mission — Payload Space
8:31 AM · Breaking Defense
8:31 AMEU, Ukraine sign drone deal to fast-track unmanned systems production — Breaking Defense
8:16 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:16 AMAI data centers must produce as much power as they use, Australia PM says — new national AI framework will also ensure water efficiency and protect intellectual property rights — Tom's Hardware
8:05 AM · Naval News
8:05 AMJapan and Vietnam to Jointly Develop Fast Landing Craft — Naval News
8:00 AM · TechCrunch
8:00 AMWhy the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal — TechCrunch
6:33 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:33 AMMalaysia can’t block MMC Port chief as state doesn’t meddle in company matters: minister — SCMP — Tech
6:03 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:03 AMChina to Impose Consumption Tax on Solar and Lithium Batteries — Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 AM · Wired
5:00 AMA Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War — Wired
4:14 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:14 AMPhilippines’ Pax Silica AI hub plan slammed for mineral ‘plunder’ — SCMP — Tech
2:16 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:16 AMChinese Nvidia alternatives project massive sales as AI chip demand surges — SCMP — Tech
12:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:15 AMEoptolink Is Said to File for Up to $5 Billion Hong Kong Listing — Bloomberg — Technology

July 16, 2026

9:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:30 PMMitsubishi Electric Eyes Power-Chip Merger With Rohm and Toshiba — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 PMTata Group Resorts to Older Tech to Launch Its Chip Foray — Bloomberg — Technology
8:36 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:36 PMDeepSeek Champions China’s Bid to Flood the World With Cheap AI — Bloomberg — Technology
8:24 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:24 PMChipmaker Kioxia’s Market Value Halves From Peak on AI Selloff — Bloomberg — Technology
5:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
5:15 PMRare-earth costs surge over 20% for Japanese firms, survey shows — Nikkei Asia
5:14 PM · Breaking Defense
5:14 PMBlue Water Autonomy, Saildrone launch lawsuits against Navy over MUSV Marketplace — Breaking Defense
5:00 PM · SpaceNews
5:00 PMSpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network — SpaceNews
4:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:45 PMToyota Tsusho ships auto parts to Mexico and Canada, cutting out US tariff — Nikkei Asia
4:10 PM · The Aviationist
4:10 PMGermany’s First Tranche 4 Eurofighter Makes Maiden Flight — The Aviationist
4:09 PM · Ars Technica
4:09 PMFear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory — Ars Technica
2:49 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:49 PMNew Mexico Denies Gas Pipeline Permit for Oracle Data Center — Bloomberg — Technology
2:30 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
2:30 PMAMC Gains Momentum in Push to Equip Tankers with Better Connectivity — Air & Space Forces Magazine
1:37 PM · TechCrunch
1:37 PMOil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years — TechCrunch
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMJapan nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at risk of 28th delay — Nikkei Asia
12:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:00 PMOracle Risks Falling Behind in AI Race as Spending Binge Bites — Bloomberg — Technology
11:52 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:52 AMCarney Taps General Dynamics for $1.4 Billion Canada Armored Vehicle Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
11:48 AM · Ars Technica
11:48 AMEnergy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom — Ars Technica
11:39 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:39 AMTower Semiconductor revives shuttered Panasonic-era fab in $3 billion Japan photonics expansion — METI-backed plan targets $3.6 billion revenue by 2028 — Tom's Hardware
10:45 AM · Defense News
10:45 AMSaab to supply sensors and combat systems for new German warships after F126 scrapped — Defense News
9:47 AM · Defense News
9:47 AMFranco-German defense cooperation under strain as Macron, Merz meet — Defense News
9:43 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:43 AMNvidia and Japan unveil world's first national AI infrastructure — Noetra consortium to build a 140MW Rubin AI factory with 27,500 GPUs — Tom's Hardware
8:45 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:45 AMElon Musk spent estimated $1 billion on an energy company to power xAI, filings reveal — APR Energy owns a fleet of trailer-mounted gas and diesel turbines capable of generating more than 1 gigawatt — Tom's Hardware
8:25 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:25 AMUS Stock Futures Tumble as TSMC’s Results Revive AI Concerns — Bloomberg — Technology
8:06 AM · Naval News
8:06 AMSaab receives order to equip the German Navy’s new F128 frigates — Naval News
8:01 AM · Breaking Defense
8:01 AMUS clears nearly $2 billion in precision weapons for Saudi Arabia — Breaking Defense
8:00 AM · SpaceNews
8:00 AMBluestaq Launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ Defense-Grade Data Infrastructure Now Available for Commercial, Government, and Enterprise Organizations — SpaceNews
5:39 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:39 AMAtlas Copco Orders Soar on Momentum in Chipmaking-Exposed Unit — Bloomberg — Technology
5:33 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:33 AMChina vows helium-trade policy changes as global tightening squeezes gas supplies — SCMP — Tech
5:00 AM · Nikkei Asia
5:00 AMJapan's Inpex breaks ground on $21bn Indonesia LNG project — Nikkei Asia
5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:00 AMBYD aims to build 3,000 ‘flash-charging’ stations across Europe within months — SCMP — Tech
4:54 AM · The Guardian — World
4:54 AMOcado chief says he won’t be a ‘puppet master’ amid apparent succession row — The Guardian — World
3:52 AM · SCMP — Tech
3:52 AMMalaysia’s US$47 million investment in Indonesian start-up revealed as fraud — SCMP — Tech
3:37 AM · Naval News
3:37 AMExail to supply a European navy with a light, rapidly deployable MCM system — Naval News
3:26 AM · The Guardian — World
3:26 AMBritish Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply — The Guardian — World
3:00 AM · SpaceNews
3:00 AMSwissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production — SpaceNews
2:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:00 AMTSMC to Spend $265 Billion on US Buildout in Key Trump Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
12:00 AM · TechCrunch
12:00 AMApplied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant — TechCrunch

July 15, 2026

11:03 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:03 PMMainland China funds increase stakes in Hong Kong biotech amid surge of licensing deals — SCMP — Tech
10:59 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:59 PMHyundai to Buy SoftBank’s Boston Dynamics Stake in Robot Push — Bloomberg — Technology
10:45 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:45 PMPalm Beach Strikes Down Data Center Plan After Local Backlash — Bloomberg — Technology
10:10 PM · The Aviationist
10:10 PMFirst Customer Lined Up for Proposed Next Generation Catalina Flying Boat — The Aviationist
9:05 PM · The War Zone
9:05 PMSaudis Cleared To Buy A Whopping 20,000 Laser-Guided Rockets — The War Zone
9:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 PMHKIC reports double-digit investment return as ‘patient capital’ strategy bears fruit — SCMP — Tech
8:38 PM · SCMP — Tech
8:38 PMSenate bill seeks to curb US reliance on China in drug industry — SCMP — Tech
7:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 PMNvidia Expands Toyota AI Partnership for Smart Cities, Factories — Bloomberg — Technology
6:47 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:47 PMData Center Firm Csquare Is Said to Price IPO at $21 Per Share — Bloomberg — Technology
6:05 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:05 PMUS hardens AI stance on China as Anthropic calls for extending lead — SCMP — Tech
6:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:00 PMHonda to build electric scooter in Vietnam as soon as September — Nikkei Asia

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