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Zoox Autonomous Testing Expansion Targets Houston and San Diego
Zoox’s autonomous testing expansion into Houston and San Diego brings the robotaxi developer to 12 US cities, but the strategic logic runs deeper than a headcount. Both cities…
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Alex Karp Backs the Fedorov-Palantir Defense Venture Built on Ukraine’s War Data
The Fedorov-Palantir defense venture announced Tuesday pairs Ukraine’s ousted tech minister Mykhailo Fedorov with Palantir CEO Alex Karp in a new company whose core asset is something no…
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Iraq Helicopter Sale Approval Hands Bell-Textron an $800M Modernization Contract
The State Department’s Iraq helicopter sale approval, announced August 31, 2026, clears the path for an $800 million Foreign Military Sale of Bell rotorcraft, weapons, and supporting equipment…
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Smack Technologies’ AI Wearable Scores $61M and Pentagon Momentum
Smack Technologies’ AI wearable secured $61 million in a Series B round, and the context behind that capital matters as much as the amount. Per Reuters, the Defense…
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Polyblend’s €4M Recycled Compound Investment Targets 2032 ELV Mandate
Polyblend’s recycled compound investment of €4 million ($4.6 million) is less a capacity play than a regulatory pre-positioning move, and the European Commission’s published ELV Regulation timeline tells…
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Nvidia and MediaTek’s Automotive Bet: What a $3.5B Silicon Deal Really Signals
Nvidia and MediaTek’s automotive partnership, backed by a $3.5 billion Nvidia investment in MediaTek convertible bonds, positions the two companies as the central architecture team for AI-defined vehicles.…
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Framework Deals Anchor a Patriot and THAAD Production Surge
The Pentagon has secured framework agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) and Lockheed Martin (LMT) to underwrite a Patriot and THAAD production surge, but the…
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Retailer Tariff Refund Earnings Are Muddying Comparisons for Years to Come
Retailer tariff refund earnings reports this season have delivered one message clearly: the way companies disclose, deploy, and account for their IEEPA repayments varies so widely that investors…
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Nissan Honda SDV Agreement Targets 2029 Platform Rollout
The Nissan Honda SDV agreement to standardize core electronic control units (ECUs) and vehicle software across both companies’ upcoming software-defined vehicle platforms, with deployment from fiscal year 2029,…
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Boeing Locks In F-15 Eagle Crest Contract Worth $131 Billion
The Air Force has structured its entire F-15 future around a single vehicle: the F-15 Eagle Crest contract, a sole-source indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity award to Boeing with a ceiling…