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The UK military is jamming other nations' satellites as a form of self-defence, according to information given to the BBC. The disclosure sheds light on Britain's offensive electronic warfare capabilities in orbit, an area where governments rarely confirm operations. It comes amid growing concern over the vulnerability of satellite systems and space becoming a contested military domain between major powers.

The Wall Street Journal reports on how the United States is working to challenge China's dominance over critical minerals, materials essential for electronics, batteries and defense technology. The piece examines U.S. strategies to build alternative supply chains and reduce dependence on Chinese exports, a growing priority in the broader economic and strategic rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

India is exporting more manufactured goods to China, with electronics emerging as a standout growth area. The development points to a gradual diversification of India's export basket to its largest trading partner, though the overall trade relationship remains heavily skewed in Beijing's favour, with India running a large bilateral trade deficit.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing the DC Circuit to vacate a drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized recording immigration agents from the air. The group argues the rule blocks lawful First Amendment activity, preventing the public and journalists from documenting federal immigration enforcement operations. The case is now before the appeals court, drawing attention from civil liberties advocates.

Chinese researchers have developed an electron gun beam described as world-leading, a key step toward building a 'super microscope' electron microscope with unprecedented resolution. The advance is being framed as strengthening China's position in high-end scientific instrumentation, an area long dominated by Western and Japanese manufacturers, and could support research in materials science and semiconductor development.

The worldwide stock of operational industrial robots has reached a record 5 million units, according to industry reporting. The milestone underlines the continued rapid adoption of automation in manufacturing, driven by labour shortages, falling robot costs and rising demand across automotive, electronics and logistics sectors. Analysts say the figure reflects sustained double-digit annual installations, with Asia accounting for the largest share of the installed base.

Nvidia has added LG Electronics to its Partner Network as a preferred cooling provider, aiming to ease the power and heat constraints of large-scale AI data centers. While attention usually falls on Nvidia's GPUs, the company is signaling that thermal management is becoming a critical bottleneck, giving LG a direct path to supply cooling technology for AI infrastructure.

Walmart says it does not use shoppers' personal information to set prices as the retailer expands its use of digital shelf labels in stores. The statement comes as the electronic price tags roll out across more locations, raising concerns among some consumers that dynamic, personalized pricing could follow. The company's reassurance is being picked up widely by US local and national news outlets.

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence maintains a public, searchable database of foreign components recovered from Russian military equipment, allowing lookups by manufacturer. A highlighted entry lists 816 Texas Instruments parts found in Russian weapons, complete with photos. Observers point to the database as evidence that Western-made electronics continue to reach Russian arms systems despite sanctions, fueling debate over export controls and sanctions enforcement.

South Korean chip developer Moblint is working with LG, Doosan and Daedong to build on-device AI semiconductors designed to run artificial intelligence directly inside robots and home appliances. The partnerships signal a push to bring AI processing off the cloud and into everyday consumer and industrial hardware across Korea's electronics and machinery sectors.

Electronics For Imaging (EFI) and Agfa have announced an agreement to combine EFI with Agfa's Digital Printing & Solutions business, creating a global, full-service industrial inkjet company. The merger pairs EFI's digital printing platforms with Agfa's inkjet technology and consumables. Industry watchers see it as a bid to consolidate scale in industrial printing amid competitive pressure.

Korean chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are moving into co-packaged optics (CPO) technology, which links AI semiconductors using optical connections to boost data transfer speeds and energy efficiency. As AI computing demand surges, Korean media describe the shift as a new race in which chips compete 'at the speed of light', alongside global players developing similar interconnect solutions.

South Korean semiconductor startup Mobilint has announced partnerships with LG, Doosan Robotics and Daedong to supply its on-device AI chips. The deals would embed Mobilint's neural processing technology directly into products spanning consumer electronics, industrial robots and agricultural machinery, allowing AI tasks to run locally without cloud connections. The move highlights South Korea's push to build a domestic edge-AI chip industry to compete with global players.

Ukraine's state app Diia has temporarily stopped working, with electronic documents and a range of other services unavailable. Officials say the outage is due to technical maintenance work being carried out on the platform. Diia is widely used for digital IDs, documents and government services, so Ukrainians are likely to be affected in daily situations requiring identification.

Pete Byrne, the British synth pop singer best known for the 1983 hit 'Always Something There to Remind Me' with the duo Naked Eyes, has died at the age of 74. News of his death is being reported widely, with fans revisiting the band's brand of early-1980s electronic pop that helped define the era's sound.

From 1 January 2026, Belgian businesses are required to exchange B2B invoices as structured electronic invoices via the Peppol network, following the EN 16931 standard. Developers are discussing open-source, self-hosted solutions, including adding Peppol e-invoicing support to a self-hosted Flask application, as small firms and software builders prepare for compliance.

The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a technology for directly coating carbon onto substrates, according to a report by DongA Science. The technique could simplify manufacturing processes that currently rely on more complex carbon deposition methods, with potential applications in electronics and energy materials.

Harvey Norman has opened its 41st store in Malaysia at Coalfields Retail Park in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. The Australian electronics and furniture retailer continues expanding its Malaysian footprint, with the new outlet adding to its presence in the Klang Valley and offering tech, appliances and homeware to shoppers in the growing area.