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September 11, 2026, 2:23 AM

June 16, 2026

11:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
11:15 PMSamsung sees rising chip production requests from BYD, Google, AMD: sources — Nikkei Asia
11:01 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:01 PMData leak fears after ransomware attack hits Hong Kong’s Kee Wah Bakery — SCMP — Tech
10:37 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:37 PMLingyi Seeks to Raise Up to $1.1 Billion in Hong Kong Listing — Bloomberg — Technology
10:01 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:01 PMChinese electronics maker Longcheer bets on US growth — Nikkei Asia
6:24 PM · Payload Space
6:24 PMDawn Aerospace Raises $25M Series B — Payload Space
6:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:15 PMNTT hoped to lead optical data networks. AI and Nvidia changed that — Nikkei Asia
6:08 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:08 PMBrookfield-Backed Data Center Firm Csquare Files for US IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
5:14 PM · Ars Technica
5:14 PMAmong the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered — Ars Technica
5:00 PM · Tom's Hardware
5:00 PMIntel’s performance-enhanced 18A-P process enters risk production — drop-in 18A upgrade promises 9% performance improvement at iso-power, cuts thermal resistance by 40% — Tom's Hardware
4:30 PM · C4ISRNET
4:30 PMRenault teams up with Thales to boost France’s drone production — C4ISRNET
4:02 PM · Defense One
4:02 PMChatGPT to debut on Pentagon's GenAI.mil in ‘early July’, OpenAI says — Defense One
3:40 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:40 PMSpaceX Investor Powerlaw Debuts Amid IPO Race — Bloomberg — Technology
3:24 PM · Breaking Defense
3:24 PMLockheed, GM announce partnership to bolster production for munitions and more — Breaking Defense
3:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:15 PMWhy Kioxia is going easy on capex despite AI memory boom — Nikkei Asia
3:00 PM · Naval News
3:00 PMDutch MoD and Naval Group Ink F21 Torpedo Procurement Contract — Naval News
2:47 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:47 PMLutnick’s Letter to Anthropic Warned of Curbs on Top AI Models — Bloomberg — Technology
2:14 PM · Breaking Defense
2:14 PMMach Industries wins DIU contract for maritime, long-range strike drone — Breaking Defense
1:50 PM · TechCrunch
1:50 PMMobileye’s US robotaxi launch will put it on both sides of the AV business — TechCrunch
1:48 PM · TechCrunch
1:48 PMRivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start — TechCrunch
1:39 PM · SCMP — Tech
1:39 PMTrump taps Defence Production Act to boost US weapons stockpiles drained by Iran war — SCMP — Tech
1:08 PM · The Guardian — World
1:08 PMFrance to ditch AI data tools from Palantir for domestic provider — The Guardian — World
1:00 PM · Breaking Defense
1:00 PMMalaysia to buy 18 Caesar self-propelled howitzers, KNDS announces at Eurosatory — Breaking Defense
12:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:30 PMHPE Boosts Networking Gear for AI Clients, Adds Siemens Energy — Bloomberg — Technology
12:18 PM · Ars Technica
12:18 PMLeaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year — Ars Technica
12:13 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:13 PMApollo-Backed Rackspace Loan Jumps on AMD Data Center Deal — Bloomberg — Technology
11:31 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:31 AMIndia's Kaynes enters Japan's chip assembly market with local partners — Nikkei Asia
11:30 AM · SpaceNews
11:30 AMKatalyst Space raises $12 million for GEO servicing demo mission — SpaceNews
11:19 AM · BBC — World
11:19 AMVenezuela signs deal with US energy giant to rebuild power grid — BBC — World
11:06 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:06 AMChinese fab SMIC's 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei's sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis's new teardown lab — Tom's Hardware
10:51 AM · Breaking Defense
10:51 AMCanada opens negotiations on M-346 trainer aircraft — Breaking Defense
10:50 AM · Breaking Defense
10:50 AMEXCLUSIVE: Inside the Army’s efforts to jam its own forces — and what it learned — Breaking Defense
10:38 AM · Naval News
10:38 AMHII Delivers First of the Newest REMUS Variant: 130 — Naval News
10:38 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:38 AMPrincipal Mineral Buys Cerberus-Backed Critical Materials Firm — Bloomberg — Technology
10:03 AM · Breaking Defense
10:03 AMWith new Paris office, UAE’s EDGE Group sees Europe as ‘next large market’: CEO — Breaking Defense
10:00 AM · SpaceNews
10:00 AMPiLogic partners with Air Force lab to test satellite fault-prediction software — SpaceNews
9:30 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:30 AMSMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann — Tom's Hardware
9:21 AM · Breaking Defense
9:21 AML3Harris, Turkish firm Skydagger to establish US co-production of FPV interceptors — Breaking Defense
9:18 AM · The Guardian — World
9:18 AMFujitsu chair resigns after ‘woman-related inappropriate conduct’ — The Guardian — World
9:15 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:15 AMPoland Pursues Taiwan Investments to End Role as Assembly Hub — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AMStartup Backed by Ex-Google CEO Debuts Industrial Robot With LG — Bloomberg — Technology
8:48 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:48 AMQualcomm mulls taking over Jim Keller's Tenstorrent, report claims — deal for AI chipmaker would value the company at between $8 billion and $10 billion — Tom's Hardware
8:28 AM · Payload Space
8:28 AMOptera Raises £3M to Open New UK HQ — Payload Space
8:07 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:07 AMHong Kong Science Park, SenseTime partner to build home-grown AI data centre — SCMP — Tech
7:54 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:54 AMAdani Ports Partners With Kaleris for AI Terminal Software — Bloomberg — Technology
7:48 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:48 AMUK Regulator Weighs Cutting Data Center Power Use at Peak Times — Bloomberg — Technology
7:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
7:45 AMVietnam group plans $360m plane repair hub with Hong Kong, Japan partners — Nikkei Asia
7:25 AM · TechCrunch
7:25 AMThis startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives — TechCrunch
7:06 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:06 AMAMD’s massive SP7 socket for EPYC Venice and Intel’s gargantuan 9,324-pin socket for Diamond Rapids appear at Computex — SP7 and LGA9324-1 sockets will power the next generation of AI servers — Tom's Hardware
7:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AMRipple Acquires Stake in Flutterwave Valuing It at $3.3 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMTSMC says panel packaging won't replace CoWoS anytime soon for the largest future AI processors — wafer-level tech can scale to 58 massive dies in one package — Tom's Hardware
6:58 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:58 AMSpaceX Cements $60 Billion Deal to Take Over AI Startup Cursor — Bloomberg — Technology
6:46 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:46 AMUS military plans permanent war-ready weapons stockpile in Australia — SCMP — Tech
6:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:00 AMProject Jupiter AI data center build raises concerns about water usage in rural New Mexico desert — Oracle calls water usage 'negligible' for 11 million gallon one-time fill — Tom's Hardware
3:48 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:48 AMSTMicro Eyes $1.5 Billion Convertible Bonds After AI-Fueled Jump — Bloomberg — Technology
2:16 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:16 AMAlibaba eyes physical world with its first suite of AI models for robots — SCMP — Tech

June 15, 2026

6:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:00 PMEU carbon tariff sows havoc in China as steel firms grapple with ‘absurd’ rules — SCMP — Tech
4:54 PM · SpaceNews
4:54 PMGilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger — SpaceNews
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMFoxconn, Schneider Electric team up in AI data center equipment — Nikkei Asia
4:30 PM · Breaking Defense
4:30 PMGeneral Atomics wins contract for Army’s ERAP program, joining two other vendors — Breaking Defense
4:27 PM · SpaceNews
4:27 PMSpace Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million — SpaceNews
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMJapan's Eisai to pump $64m into UK plant to package injectable drugs — Nikkei Asia
3:00 PM · Tom's Hardware
3:00 PMAMD takes over MEXT to 'address growing memory constraints' in the data center — memory tiering technology enables flash to appear as DRAM to applications — Tom's Hardware
1:36 PM · Breaking Defense
1:36 PMAs demand rises, Embraer readies for greater Gripen workshare — Breaking Defense
11:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:30 AMJapan's Terra Drone to buy 2 Ukrainian drone makers in global push — Nikkei Asia
11:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:30 AMJX Advanced Metals to raise optical chip wafer capacity for AI data centers — Nikkei Asia
11:03 AM · SCMP — Tech
11:03 AMJapan, Italy to boost tech, critical minerals cooperation — SCMP — Tech
10:27 AM · Tom's Hardware
10:27 AMChina's supreme court bans Infineon from selling GaN power chips in China — market-leader Innoscience secures major victory in multi-region patent war — Tom's Hardware
10:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 AMIs Beijing planning to make more drones overseas for Middle Eastern buyers? — SCMP — Tech
9:33 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:33 AMAdani, Jabil Alliance to Build AI Data Center Gear in India — Bloomberg — Technology
8:51 AM · Defense News
8:51 AMAustralia forges ahead with 155mm ammo production — Defense News
8:35 AM · Breaking Defense
8:35 AMFrance enters ‘exclusive’ negotiations with MBDA, Safran for long-range strike: DefMin — Breaking Defense
8:17 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:17 AMAMD Deal Helps Austrian Chip-Component Maker Extend 500% Rally — Bloomberg — Technology
8:10 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:10 AMNvidia Looks to Raise at Least $20 Billion From Bond Offering — Bloomberg — Technology
8:07 AM · The War Zone
8:07 AMFincanteiri CEO Opens Up About The Constellation Class Frigate Debacle — The War Zone
8:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:00 AMChina reaches mass production of key isotope in quantum computing, Beijing says — SCMP — Tech
8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AMPrime Radiant Invests $50 Million in Cellares Before 2027 IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
7:20 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:20 AMChina’s military mouthpiece PLA Daily cites SpaceX role in warning of satellite arms race — SCMP — Tech
5:53 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:53 AMPatsnap Said to Confidentially File for HK, Singapore Dual IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
5:19 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
5:19 AMTencent-Backed Enflame Heads to IPO as China AI Chip Wave Grows — Bloomberg — Technology
5:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:00 AMChina’s first C919s get critical ‘C-checks’ as European regulators watch — SCMP — Tech
5:00 AM · Wired
5:00 AMMeta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses — Wired
3:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:00 AMKazakhstan, Firebird Ink $10 Billion AI Deal With Nvidia Support — Bloomberg — Technology
2:33 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:33 AMHong Kong developer Lai Sun seeks note swap in bid to ease liquidity pressure — SCMP — Tech

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