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June 4, 2026, 9:59 PM

May 21, 2026

8:19 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:19 PMNidec CEO Says Data Center Demand Cushioning Blow From Scandals — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 PMAI boom fuels US$11.6b data centre investment in Asia-Pacific as Hong Kong eyes niche role — SCMP — Tech
6:24 PM · SpaceNews
6:24 PMSixth Varda mission successfully returns — SpaceNews
4:40 PM · DefenseScoop
4:40 PMArmy plans to launch marketplace to streamline US weapons exports to allies — DefenseScoop
4:36 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:36 PMUS foreign affairs chairman warns of China role in Argentina contract bid — SCMP — Tech
4:08 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:08 PM2 men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new US law targeting ‘deepfakes’ — SCMP — Tech
4:00 PM · The Aviationist
4:00 PMMQ-9B Drone Flies with Airborne Early Warning Pods — The Aviationist
3:07 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:07 PMSpaceX Aims to Build 10-Gigawatt Solar Factory Near Austin — Bloomberg — Technology
3:01 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:01 PMMusk Taps SpaceX’s Financial Power to Cut Interest Costs in Half — Bloomberg — Technology
3:00 PM · ProPublica
3:00 PMThe Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts — ProPublica
2:50 PM · The Hill — Defense
2:50 PMJay Hurst nominated by Trump to be next Pentagon comptroller — The Hill — Defense
2:30 PM · Defense One
2:30 PMKey Army efforts pinned to lawmakers’ taste for a new reconciliation bill — Defense One
1:41 PM · TechCrunch
1:41 PMConvective Capital raises an $85 million fund to build disaster resilience — TechCrunch
1:38 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:38 PMPentagon Tests Rival AI Models in Race to Replace Anthropic — Bloomberg — Technology
12:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:15 PMOrix-Qatar private equity fund buys Japanese systems developer — Nikkei Asia
12:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
12:00 PMKawasaki Heavy to partner with Nvidia on physical AI, open US robot center — Nikkei Asia
11:41 AM · Tom's Hardware
11:41 AMNvidia's memory costs soar 485%, latest AI systems now cost $7.8 million to build — memory now comprises 25% of the total cost, Rubin GPUs a mere $50,000 apiece — Tom's Hardware
11:00 AM · The Guardian — World
11:00 AMWiseTech begins redundancies – but omits ‘AI’ from emails to Chinese employees, workers say — The Guardian — World
10:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:30 AMInside YMTC’s IPO plans: How is China’s 3D NAND champion chasing capital markets? — SCMP — Tech
10:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AMAI Hardware Startup Hark Valued at $6 Billion in New Funding Round — Bloomberg — Technology
9:48 AM · Ars Technica
9:48 AMUS government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms — Ars Technica
9:46 AM · TechCrunch
9:46 AMWayve’s self-driving tech is headed to US cars made by Stellantis — TechCrunch
9:23 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:23 AMAnthropic in Talks to Use Microsoft AI Chips, Information Says — Bloomberg — Technology
9:20 AM · Breaking Defense
9:20 AMNetherlands eyes more JASSM weapons for F-35, discloses ASW frigate delivery delay — Breaking Defense
9:01 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:01 AMTaiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case — Tom's Hardware
9:01 AM · BBC — World
9:01 AMTrump says he will speak to Taiwan's president in break from protocol — BBC — World
8:43 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:43 AMThe custom AI ASIC state of play (May 2026) — Broadcom deals, Google TPUs, Meta MTIA & beyond — Tom's Hardware
8:32 AM · C4ISRNET
8:32 AMTurkey to buy 100 one-way explosive naval drones for swarm attacks — C4ISRNET
8:12 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:12 AMAMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap — Tom's Hardware
7:45 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:45 AMTop EQT Executive Seeks to Buy Software Firms Scarred by Selloff — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AM · The Guardian — World
7:00 AMLondon mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir — The Guardian — World
7:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:00 AMChina breaks ground on US$5b aviation complex in UAE as Iran war risks linger — SCMP — Tech
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMIntel leans on LPDDR5X to dodge global HBM crisis, leaked Crescent Island AI GPU pics reveal massive Xe3P core — chip sidesteps HBM shortage with 160GB of cheaper memory — Tom's Hardware
6:57 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:57 AMEU to Seek Carve-Out for Banned China Chips to Shield Auto Firms — Bloomberg — Technology
6:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:40 AMASML CEO says Elon Musk is 'very serious' about TeraFab chipmaking megaproject, confirms direct talks — Musk targets $119 billion Texas semiconductor facility — Tom's Hardware
5:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
5:15 AMToyota set to sell Taiwan-made vehicles in Japan — Nikkei Asia
2:14 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:14 AMAMD Commits More Than $10 Billion to Taiwan AI Investments — Bloomberg — Technology
2:00 AM · SpaceNews
2:00 AMLatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR Satellite constellation — SpaceNews
12:00 AM · TechCrunch
12:00 AMImperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering — TechCrunch

May 20, 2026

11:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
11:00 PMAustralia's Arafura rare-earth project to start construction in September — Nikkei Asia
9:45 PM · Nikkei Asia
9:45 PMVietnam solar startup raises $15m amid Iran-linked energy shock — Nikkei Asia
7:30 PM · Wired
7:30 PMSpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers — Wired
6:05 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:05 PMMusk’s SpaceX Files Publicly for Nasdaq IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
5:51 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:51 PMAir Force Asking for $1.5B to Fund E-7 in 2027 — Air & Space Forces Magazine
5:29 PM · TechCrunch
5:29 PMAnthropic will pay xAI $1.25 billion per month for compute — TechCrunch
4:30 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:30 PMDebt-free Hitachi's shares slump as investors focus on sluggish ROE — Nikkei Asia
4:04 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
4:04 PMNeed to Fill US Manufacturing Gap Long-Term, Says Amca CEO — Bloomberg — Technology
3:03 PM · Breaking Defense
3:03 PMNaval Special Warfare Command combatant craft set to receive upgrades — Breaking Defense
3:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
3:00 PMFuriosaAI aims to be South Korea's Nvidia with 'renegade' chip — Nikkei Asia
2:13 PM · Naval News
2:13 PMU.S. Navy’s First Carrier Operated Unmanned Tanker Cleared for Production — Naval News
1:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
1:15 PMJapan reactor makers project record sales in nuclear power resurgence — Nikkei Asia
1:07 PM · Tom's Hardware
1:07 PMMemory makers brace for hydrogen fluoride pricing shock as Hormuz blockade impacts supply chain — key etching and cleaning material faces sharp cost increase amid trade disruption — Tom's Hardware
12:48 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
12:48 PMOpenAI Preparing for IPO Filing in Days or Weeks, Report Says — Bloomberg — Technology
12:30 PM · The War Zone
12:30 PMHunt For C-146 Wolfhound Special Ops Transport Plane Replacement Underway — The War Zone
11:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
11:45 AMJapan's NTN to mass-produce EV bearings in China — Nikkei Asia
10:17 AM · SpaceNews
10:17 AMStarfighters turns Texas facility toward microgravity flight testing — SpaceNews
10:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 AMSecurity Firm Thwarting Nation-State Hackers Valued at $1 Billion — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · TechCrunch
9:00 AMQuartermaster is building a maritime hive mind — TechCrunch
9:00 AM · MIT Technology Review
9:00 AMBoston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals — MIT Technology Review
8:49 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:49 AMIntel kicks off development on next-decade 10A and 7A process technologies — 14A node remains on track for critical October PDK release — Tom's Hardware
8:12 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:12 AMFrench Companies Bid for €10 Billion Europe AI Gigafactory Site — Bloomberg — Technology
6:44 AM · Tom's Hardware
6:44 AMIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stamps out chip bugs with aggressive new quality standards, says major validation errors can result in termination — 'B0, you keep your job. Anything above that, you are fired' — Tom's Hardware
6:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
6:30 AMJapan feels the squeeze as China’s rare earth magnet exports only partly recover — SCMP — Tech
5:29 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:29 AMEU picks tungsten, rare earths, gallium for first critical mineral stockpile — SCMP — Tech
4:34 AM · SCMP — Tech
4:34 AMChina’s Top Numerical Control rides investor fervour for aerospace to 80% IPO gain — SCMP — Tech
3:37 AM · Defense News
3:37 AMItaly settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment — Defense News
2:54 AM · NYT — World
2:54 AMChina Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes — NYT — World
12:30 AM · Nikkei Asia
12:30 AMBlackstone and ESR home in on Japan warehouses — Nikkei Asia

May 19, 2026

11:57 PM · SCMP — Tech
11:57 PMUS suspected of forcing Norway to cancel Malaysia’s US$147 million missile order — SCMP — Tech
11:43 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:43 PMAlibaba Unveils New AI Chip for Training and Inferencing — Bloomberg — Technology
10:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
10:15 PMSkyeChip soars in IPO at open as Malaysia bets on chip design — Nikkei Asia

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