Japan put an AI orchestrator in a record defense request

HotTea: The AI Morning Briefing · Aug 31, 2026 · 6m · transcript

Japan's Defense Ministry asked for a record budget with an AI command system and more unmanned equipment. Elon Musk said SpaceX can shorten gas-turbine lead times by casting blades in-house. New U.S. drone tariffs run into China's manufacturing scale. AI listings are lifting China's IPO market. Public injury files show the worker cost behind robotaxi testing. 5 evidence-backed stories. AI-generated narration. Complete briefing and source links: https://hottea.ai/archive/2026-08-31?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=daily_briefing Sections 00:00 What we're covering today…