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The U.S. CHIPS office announced $2.013 billion in quantum computing incentives across nine companies, including IBM and GlobalFoundries, with the government taking minority equity stakes under a new taxpayer-return model.
Federal prosecutors in Miami are preparing criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro tied to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown. The charges require grand jury approval, and enforcement depends on factors that remain unresolved.
Anthropic acquired SDK tooling company Stainless on May 18, 2026. The Stainless team joins Anthropic's Claude Platform group; hosted products including the SDK generator are shutting down.
Xiaomi officially confirmed a May 28, 2026, global launch for the 17T and 17T Pro. Leaked promo material reveals full specs, MediaTek chipsets, Leica optics, and unconfirmed EU pricing starting at €749.
The Long Island Rail Road strike continues into Monday, May 18, 2026, with negotiations resuming at 7:30 a.m. after overnight talks failed. Up to 300,000 commuters face severe disruptions and a regional economic cost estimated at $61 million per day.
The Psyche spacecraft completed a Mars gravity assist on May 15, 2026, swinging past the planet at over 12,000 mph to redirect its trajectory toward metallic asteroid 16 Psyche without burning extra propellant.
