The UAE Ministry of Defense said its assistant undersecretary for defense policy and communications met Lithuania’s ambassador to the UAE and his delegation at the defense ministry, where officials discussed deepening cooperation and coordination across multiple areas, strengthening interaction and communication channels, and exchanged views on shared concerns.

Sources say TSMC's CoWoS orders are booked through 2027, with some customers facing waits of more than a year. The supply bottleneck is increasing interest in Intel's EMIB-T packaging as an alternative. MediaTek told investors on its recent earnings call it plans to deploy both CoWoS and EMIB-T at scale for AI ASIC development; Broadcom and Meta are reportedly weighing a move from CoWoS to EMIB to reduce costs, and Google and NVIDIA have also expressed interest in EMIB-T.

Iran said on Sept. 1 its armed forces had begun operations against the United States, firing missiles and drones at US bases and interests in the region; locations and targets were not immediately known. Multiple explosions were reported earlier near Qeshm Island and the Strait of Hormuz; no casualties or damage have been reported. US Central Command said at 12:00 ET on Sept. 1 US forces began strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets inside Iran. Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff said it would deliver a devastating strike against US forces in response to US airstrikes on targets in Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan provinces.