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• [New] Nasa plans a sustainable moon base staffed by astronauts and robots near the lunar south pole, where permanently shadowed craters are thought to hold tons of frozen water that could be turned into rocket fuel and drinking water. The Guardian
• [New] The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) launched a Next G Alliance, an alliance consisting of AT&T, Ericsson, Telus, Verizon, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Samsung, and others that will advance North American mobile technology leadership in 6G and beyond over the next decade. Precedence Research
• [New] While tight supply and growing use in solar, electronics and electric vehicles offer long-term support, shifting monetary policy, global growth concerns and elevated volatility could limit near-term gains. Economic Times
• [New] Carefully monitored shadowed regions near the South Pole could allow scientists to test the real limits of microbial survival under conditions that are extremely difficult to reproduce on Earth. ScienceDaily
• [New] IT and Telecom is anticipated to lead with 33.9% share in 2026. FactMr
• [New] The first American M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will arrive in Ukraine in the near future. Militarnyi
• [New] New research marks a step towards future space missions that will monitor subtle changes in Earth's gravity field. Quantum Flagship
• [New] A magnetar with an astonishingly powerful magnetic field may have revealed a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg nearly 90 years ago. ScienceDaily
• [New] Computer Vision is forecast to account for 38% share in 2026 because target recognition and image processing are near-term defence needs. FactMr
• [New] There is a high risk that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks. BBC News
• [New] The biggest near-term risk is renewed yen strength on the back of further rate hikes in Japan, which could trigger the unwinding of carry trades in the technology sector. DJE Kapital AG
• [New] A North Korean missile unit in Russia's Voronezh Oblast could field six launchers and 120 ballistic missiles, supplementing the KN-23 and KN-24 missiles Pyongyang has already delivered. Hudson Institute
• [New] The 16 A321XLRs, with the first expected to arrive in 2028, will feature six Business Suites in a 1-1 angled herringbone layout, each offering a lie-flat bed, sliding privacy door, 19-inch entertainment screen, wireless and USB-C charging, fast free Wi-Fi and generous storage. Luxury Travel Expert
• [New] SpaceX announced Starbase Louisiana, a new coastal launch facility near Vermilion Parish with plans for over a dozen launch towers, a $100 billion investment commitment, and a target of thousands of Starship flights per year starting in 2029. KeepTrack

Last updated: 07 September 2026