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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 12, 2026
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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 12, 2026
South Korea rattles markets with AI 'citizen dividend' proposal, CME launches computing power futures, SAP unveils the Autonomous Enterprise, plus UK Ministry of Defence awards £6M eLoran contract for GPS-independent navigation.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 11, 2026
Wall Street declares 'changing of the guard' as Intel, AMD, and Micron surge while Nvidia lags, Nvidia commits $40B to AI equity deals, Big Tech capex hits $725B, plus XPONENTIAL 2026 opens in Detroit spotlighting autonomous navigation.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 8, 2026
Apple and Intel reach preliminary chip-making deal sending Intel stock up 15%, semiconductor stocks add $400B+ in market cap, Microsoft may shelve 2030 clean energy target, plus UK MoD funds eLoran as GPS alternative.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 7, 2026
Arm warns of smartphone slump amid AI data center 'explosion', HawkEye 360 surges 30% in $416M satellite IPO, Fidelity restructures tech teams, plus u-blox launches global PPP module ahead of XPONENTIAL 2026.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 6, 2026
Tech stocks surge to records on AI earnings from AMD and Super Micro, Nvidia inks $500M Corning deal for optical connectivity, Big Tech's debt binge tops $630 billion, plus ANELLO Photonics raises $25M to scale GPS-denied navigation.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 5, 2026
OpenAI plans to burn $50 billion on compute this year, Apple explores Intel and Samsung for US chipmaking, GameStop makes audacious $56 billion bid for eBay, plus u-blox begins integrating LEO satellite signals into its GNSS platform.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 4, 2026
Big Tech earnings week separates AI winners from spenders, Apple forecasts blockbuster growth despite memory crunch, onsemi's data center revenue doubles, plus ANELLO Photonics raises $25M and China begins major BeiDou PRN reassignment.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 1, 2026
KKR taps ex-AWS CEO to lead $10B AI infrastructure venture Helix, Meta acquires robotics startup for humanoid ambitions, Qualcomm lands first data center AI chip customer, plus Hexagon completes Inertial Sense acquisition.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - April 30, 2026
Big Tech's AI bet pays off as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon all beat Q1 estimates with combined $725 billion in planned capex, Apple surprises with $111.2 billion in revenue, Anthropic eyes $900 billion valuation, plus GPS IIIF satellites advance toward launch.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - April 29, 2026
Big Tech's $14 trillion earnings gauntlet begins as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon report within 80 seconds, OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft exclusivity to sell on AWS, Google unveils split AI chips challenging Nvidia, plus Space Force terminates $6.27 billion GPS ground control program.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - April 28, 2026
OpenAI misses revenue targets sparking broad AI stock selloff, Amazon launches AI productivity suite to challenge enterprise software incumbents, CATL signs historic 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal, plus Kpler report reveals 24,000 vessels hit by GNSS disruptions globally.
Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - April 27, 2026
OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft exclusivity pact, China officially blocks Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, Qualcomm surges on OpenAI smartphone chip deal, plus Milanion partners with NovAtel for assured-PNT in contested environments.