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September 8, 2026, 6:39 PM
August 25, 2026
- 6:30 PM · Bloomberg — Technology6:30 PMKorean AI Startup Wrtn Raises Funds at $870 Million Value to Fund Global Growth — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:05 PM · Naval News
- 4:34 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine4:34 PMAir Force Plans Support Contract That Could Keep RQ-4s Flying Into 2030s — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 4:13 PM · DefenseScoop4:13 PMAir Force awards $100M production deal for AI-enabled readiness platform — DefenseScoop
- 3:53 PM · Bloomberg — Technology3:53 PMNorthrop CEO Expects ‘Decent Share’ of Golden Dome Contracts — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology3:43 PMOpenAI Data Center Executive Chris Malone Departs the AI Startup — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:32 PM · SCMP — Tech3:32 PMIndustrial fire kills 3, including 2 Chinese citizens, in Russia’s far east — SCMP — Tech
- 3:30 PM · Defense News3:30 PMUS Navy’s new anti-submarine torpedo will be a glide weapon — Defense News
- 3:03 PM · SCMP — Tech3:03 PMAsian shipper pays record US$5.3 million for Panama Canal access — SCMP — Tech
- 3:01 PM · Naval News3:01 PMUSMC Accepts First Australian-Designed Ancillary Surface Craft Prototype — Naval News
- 2:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology2:43 PMGatik Raises $200 Million to Scale Driverless Trucks — Bloomberg — Technology
- 2:29 PM · SCMP — Tech2:29 PMCanada hits US goods with tariffs of up to 50% as trade war escalates — SCMP — Tech
- 2:16 PM · Nikkei Asia2:16 PMJapan seeks to fund rare-earth mining under long-term tech support — Nikkei Asia
- 2:05 PM · Tom's Hardware
- 1:50 PM · NYT — Technology1:50 PMSpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on New Spaceport in Louisiana — NYT — Technology
- 1:07 PM · SCMP — Tech
- 12:46 PM · Nikkei Asia12:46 PMJapan's Daikin scales up in Mexico with new plant for data center cooling — Nikkei Asia
- 11:47 AM · The Guardian — World11:47 AMVW workers boo boss as he urges them to ‘pull together’ amid job cuts — The Guardian — World
- 11:45 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 11:31 AM · Nikkei Asia11:31 AMJapan's Terra Drone lands Self-Defense Forces order for interceptors — Nikkei Asia
- 11:30 AM · TechCrunch11:30 AMPacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power — TechCrunch
- 10:21 AM · Breaking Defense10:21 AMNavy establishes new defense industrial base office: Cao — Breaking Defense
- 10:00 AM · SpaceNews
- 9:29 AM · Breaking Defense9:29 AMHypersonics, rocket startup Ursa Major to go public in $2.3B deal — Breaking Defense
- 9:02 AM · SCMP — Tech9:02 AMJD.com boosts Northern Metropolis logistics hub, but hurdles loom: experts — SCMP — Tech
- 9:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 9:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology9:00 AMAI Safety Startup Alice, Partner of Google, Anthropic, Raises $140 Million — Bloomberg — Technology
- 8:41 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 8:19 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 6:00 AM · The Guardian — World6:00 AMUS building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds — The Guardian — World
- 5:53 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 5:42 AM · Bloomberg — Technology5:42 AMIndia AI Data Center Firm Orders 9,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin Systems — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:01 AM · SCMP — Tech5:01 AMHong Kong exports jump 50.7% in July, driven by growth in AI-related electronics — SCMP — Tech
- 4:24 AM · SCMP — Tech4:24 AMPhilippines to expand military drone fleet as South China Sea tensions rise — SCMP — Tech
- 4:10 AM · Naval News4:10 AMDestinus to Develop Hornet B2 Naval C-UAS for Royal Netherlands Navy — Naval News
- 3:52 AM · Naval News3:52 AMNorway’s UMOE Mandal to produce Saildrone Surveyor V3 — Naval News
- 3:46 AM · SCMP — Tech3:46 AMSouth Korea’s Hyundai, union agree on tentative wage deal after rare full-day strike — SCMP — Tech
- 2:04 AM · Naval News2:04 AMSTR8 Industries Reveals Made in Taiwan Ghostwake USV — Naval News
- 2:03 AM · SCMP — Tech2:03 AMChina’s new traffic safety law set to clarify liability for fully automated cars — SCMP — Tech
- 12:00 AM · SCMP — Tech12:00 AM‘An intrusion’: data centre fights test Southeast Asia’s AI ambitions — SCMP — Tech
August 24, 2026
- 11:30 PM · TechCrunch11:30 PMIndia’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones — TechCrunch
- 10:46 PM · Nikkei Asia10:46 PMExclusive: TSMC supplier Nichias to build key chipmaking 'tubes' in Taiwan — Nikkei Asia
- 7:36 PM · Bloomberg — Technology7:36 PMAI Cloud Provider Lambda in Talks for $3 Billion Pre-IPO Round — Bloomberg — Technology
- 5:45 PM · Nikkei Asia5:45 PMJapan eyes $630m to help buy undersea cable ships as risks grow — Nikkei Asia
- 5:30 PM · Naval News5:30 PMAustralia Selects Site Layout for Henderson Defence Precinct — Naval News
- 4:49 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine4:49 PMWhite House Policy Sets Goal of Supporting 1,000 Rocket Launches a Year by 2030 — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 4:23 PM · SCMP — Tech4:23 PMUS targets China’s telecoms grip in Venezuela with new sanctions carve-out — SCMP — Tech
- 4:22 PM · SCMP — Tech4:22 PMTrump bought shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in June, financial disclosure shows — SCMP — Tech
- 4:08 PM · The Aviationist4:08 PMUkraine Receives Storm Shadow Production License from UK in Exchange for Avenger AI Data — The Aviationist
- 3:50 PM · SCMP — Tech3:50 PMUS removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list — SCMP — Tech
- 3:14 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine3:14 PMGeneral Atomics Plans ‘Wildfire’ Drone for Pentagon’s Low-Cost MMA Program — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 2:06 PM · Breaking Defense2:06 PMPolish firm MESKO signs $2B deal to arm 4 NATO nations with MANPADS — Breaking Defense
- 1:55 PM · Tom's Hardware
- 1:42 PM · Tom's Hardware
- 1:24 PM · SCMP — Tech1:24 PMShein’s acquisition of Everlane faces US national security review — SCMP — Tech
- 11:24 AM · TechCrunch
- 11:00 AM · SpaceNews
- 10:52 AM · SCMP — Tech10:52 AMTrump threatens 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks amid trade row — SCMP — Tech
- 10:45 AM · C4ISRNET10:45 AMPatria to join with Ukraine’s General Cherry to make drones in Finland — C4ISRNET
- 10:43 AM · Ars Technica10:43 AMTrump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway. — Ars Technica
- 10:39 AM · SCMP — Tech10:39 AMChinese tech, pharma firms eye Hong Kong as springboard for global expansion — SCMP — Tech
- 10:12 AM · Bloomberg — Technology10:12 AMTaiwan Indicts Nvidia Manager Following Chip Smuggling Probe — Bloomberg — Technology
- 10:01 AM · Bloomberg — Technology10:01 AMAustralia Data-Center Power Use Seen Jumping Sevenfold by 2036 — Bloomberg — Technology
- 9:31 AM · Bloomberg — Technology9:31 AMPorsche Inks $1.5 Billion AI Deal With India’s Tata Consultancy — Bloomberg — Technology
- 9:29 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 9:20 AM · Bloomberg — Technology9:20 AMEoptolink’s AI Boom Stockpiling Sends Inventory Ballooning — Bloomberg — Technology
- 9:11 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 9:06 AM · Breaking Defense9:06 AMPentagon counter-drone task force preps ‘shoot-off’ for directed energy prototypes — Breaking Defense
- 8:40 AM · Payload Space8:40 AMStarcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension — Payload Space
- 8:37 AM · Bloomberg — Technology8:37 AMKongsberg Plans to Build Low-Cost Missiles in Europe, CEO Says — Bloomberg — Technology
- 8:25 AM · SCMP — Tech8:25 AMSouth Korea says US cut joint marine drill over Iran war constraints — SCMP — Tech
- 8:03 AM · SCMP — Tech8:03 AMNorthern Metropolis gets vote of confidence as heavyweights win tender for HK$1.03b — SCMP — Tech
- 8:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 7:57 AM · SCMP — Tech
- 7:45 AM · Nikkei Asia7:45 AMVietnam's parliament approves first nuclear project — Nikkei Asia
- 5:36 AM · Bloomberg — Technology5:36 AMXiaomi Develops Its Own AI Mobile Chip in Challenge to Qualcomm — Bloomberg — Technology
August 23, 2026
- 9:59 PM · SCMP — Tech9:59 PMAlibaba’s US$10 billion share sale three times oversubscribed in Hong Kong — SCMP — Tech