13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (390+ words) The PM nobbled me after this week’s Cabinet and hustled me into the private office for a chinwag, Ed confides to his diary. “Ed,” he says, “the media are dissing me as a lightweight people-pleaser.” Now there’s a surprise, I…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (310+ words) Five years ago, the US Congress provided guidance to the Pentagon to create a plan to remove Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean content from critical defense supply chains: certainly adequate time for this important work to be done, says…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) Midas Displays, the display specialist based in Great Yarmouth, is partnering with CLAF Guangzhou Science and Technology, for the latter’s range of power supply systems. “We’re excited to add CLAF’s power solutions to the Midas line up. Power supplies naturally…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (115+ words) China is 15 years behind in chip manufacturing, according to Frank Rohmund (pictured) who beads up the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology at Zeiss. Zeiss is the only source of the optical systems used in ASML’s EUV lithography machines and ASML has a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) Next week (on Sept 9) Arm shareholders will vote on the pay package of CEO Rene Haas (pictured) which was announced last May. Although shareholder advisory groups are advising Arm shareholders to vote against, it is a futile exercise as SoftBank…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (285+ words) Novaspace, the space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 19th edition of its Earth Observation Satellite Systems report. This covers Earth observation (EO) satellite supply and demand, and the satellite manufacturing and launch markets. As well as government and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (215+ words) Yesterday SpaceX said it would build a $100 billion Starship rocket launch site on Pecan Island (pictured) in southern Louisiana. Elon Musk said it would be “the biggest launch site on Earth” and enable more than 30 rocket flights a day. The site…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (259+ words) BYD regained the lead in global BEV sales in 2Q26 although sales were below last year’s, reports TrendForce. Tesla dropped to second place despite achieving 25% YoY growth in global sales. Q2 sales of EVs — BEVs, PHEVs, and fuel cell vehicles — reached 5.37 million…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ words) Gartner sees semiconductor revenue reaching $1.6 trillion in 2026, increasing 92% from 2025 revenue of $809 billion. In 2027, it is forecast to total $1.9 trillion.. “The AI data center ecosystem is expected to grow from 36.5% of the semiconductor revenue in 2026 to more than 53% by 2030, underscoring a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (203+ words) Oshen, the Plymouth developer of sailboats which track Russian submarines, has raised £5million to increase its fleet from 50 to 100 vessels. Investors include Lunar Ventures, Albion VC, Twin Track and Concept Ventures. Oshen was founded in 2022 by Imperial graduates Anahita Laverack and…...