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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 15, 2026

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 15, 2026
News Digest
May 15, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 15, 2026

OpenAI prepares legal action against Apple over buried ChatGPT integration, Trump-Xi summit closes without AI deal as Nvidia H200 deliveries remain frozen, Powell exits as Fed chair, plus TrustPoint wins $4M Space Force contract for GPS-independent LEO constellation and Iridium acquires Aireon for $367M.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 14, 2026
News Digest
May 14, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 14, 2026

Cerebras surges 68% in blockbuster $5.55B AI chip IPO, US approves Nvidia H200 sales to 10 Chinese firms, Cisco jumps 17% on AI pivot, plus Hexagon completes Inertial Sense acquisition to bolster resilient navigation.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 13, 2026
News Digest
May 13, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 13, 2026

Jensen Huang boards Air Force One for Trump's China summit, Anthropic in talks to raise $30B at $900B valuation, Apple touches $300 for the first time, plus Starlink cuts location data access ahead of potential PNT service launch.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 12, 2026
News Digest
May 12, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 11, 2026
News Digest
May 11, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 8, 2026
News Digest
May 8, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 7, 2026
News Digest
May 7, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 6, 2026
News Digest
May 6, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 5, 2026
News Digest
May 5, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 4, 2026
News Digest
May 4, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - May 1, 2026
News Digest
May 1, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - April 30, 2026
News Digest
Apr 30, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

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.

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