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• [New] Changan will continue to roll out new sodium-ion battery-equipped vehicles across multiple brands in the near future. The AI Journal
• [New] Security incidents near Japan's interests (e.g., Taiwan Strait crises or North Korean missile tests) in the final week could shift public sentiment decisively toward security-centered leadership - favoring incumbents. Robert Lansing Institute
• [New] The previous EV rules required carmakers to ensure that at least 20% of sales were zero-emission vehicles in the near term, with a target of 100% by 2035. SupplyChainBrain
• [New] Taken together, Amazon's aggressive 2026 spending plan could introduce near-term volatility for its own shares, while possibly reinforcing a broader investment cycle across the technology ecosystem. Yahoo Finance Canada
• [New] ASIA: Southeast Asia and India will see near-normal to slightly cooler temperatures over the next 15 days, while East Asia trend warmer during days 6-15. ADM Investor Services
• [New] Overstory, an Amsterdam-based company, developed AI-powered vegetation monitoring to help utility companies identify hazard trees that are most likely to fall near power lines. Scientific American
• [New] Britain's dense telecoms and cloud infrastructure make it a high-impact disruption target. The Register
• [New] United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC4S: USSF-87 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit, contributing to space flight safety. KeepTrack
• [New] Agentic AI could reduce cost-to-collect by 30-60%, positioning RCM as the most viable path to near-term, production-scale AI deployment. Signify Research
• [New] Wisconsin Whey is currently doubling its factory capacity, meaning even more volume will come online in the near future. FoodNavigator.com
• [New] The US Energy Information Administration has emphasized how temperature assumptions can materially alter near term pricing expectations, including downward revisions to Henry Hub forecasts when winter demand is expected to underperform seasonal norms. FXStreet
• [New] IT & telecom will remain the dominant end-user, while defence and automotive will deliver outsized growth rates. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] With inflation near target, major European central banks are expected to keep rates stable through 2026, marking the end of the current rate-cutting cycle. KPMG
• [New] SpaceX is eyeing an IPO that could raise as much as $50 billion and value the group near $1.5 trillion. Bez Kabli
• [New] Tesla plans Megapack production near Houston, with up to 50 GWh annually, and continues solar and storage investments despite tariff and policy uncertainty. Bez Kabli
• [New] Future US-led missions will land humans on the lunar surface and construct a base near its South Pole. BBC
• [New] Drone ecosystem players such as Skydio, DJI, and DroneDeploy are expanding enterprise offerings that will need to plug into unified data, MLOps, and field service workflows (Skydio, DJI, DroneDeploy). BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• [New] By 2026, over 75% of precision agriculture will rely on drone airspace and safety maps for field management. Farmonaut
• [New] By 2026, over 70% of large farms are projected to use GPS-based smart farming tools for precise field mapping. Farmonaut
• [New] By 2026, automated inventory systems using RFID and sensors will reach 99% accuracy. Emerline
• [New] The WASP platform will likely evolve toward enhanced autonomous targeting and swarm coordination capabilities, leveraging the established manufacturing base to rapidly field upgraded variants addressing lessons from Ukraine and potential Indo-Pacific contingencies. Drone Warfare
• [New] The Starlink dependency creates a strategic vulnerability-control of satellite internet access becomes a critical operational lever, and SpaceX's geofencing capabilities represent a single point of failure exploitable through cyber operations, account compromise, or coercive diplomacy. Drone Warfare
• [New] In the field of unmanned systems, Ukraine plans to produce more than 7 million drones in 2026. Militarnyi

Last updated: 09 February 2026