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On 26 May 2026 President Masoud Pezeshkian formally ordered the Communications Ministry to reconnect Iran to the global internet, reversing the near-total shutdown that had isolated the country since late February.
On 19 May 2026 Google replaced its classic link-list interface with an ‘Intelligent Search Box’ that defaults to Gemini-powered conversational answers, background information agents, and on-the-fly mini-apps—its first fundamental redesign of Search in 25 years.
On 25 May 2026, Huawei’s He Tingbo introduced the τ (Tau) Scaling Law and companion LogicFolding chip architecture at IEEE ISCAS in Shanghai, pledging commercial Kirin chips this fall and 1.4 nm-equivalent transistor density by 2031—an attempt to sidestep Moore’s geometric-shrinking limits using time-constant optimisation.
On 25 May 2026, Huawei introduced its “Tau Scaling Law” and “LogicFolding” architecture, asserting it can ship the first smartphone chip this autumn and hit 1.4-nanometre-equivalent transistor density by 2031—without EUV tools barred by U.S. sanctions.
On 23–24 May 2026 SpaceX flew its new 124 m-tall Starship V3 for the first time, deploying mock Starlink payloads and then intentionally ditching the vehicle in the Indian Ocean after a 65-minute sub-orbital flight.
After a scrub 24 hours earlier, SpaceX’s upgraded 408-ft Starship V3 (Flight 12) lifted off from Starbase Pad 2 on 22 May 2026, completed a partial-orbital arc, deployed test payloads and splashed both stages down, marking the vehicle’s maiden flight.
China slated the Shenzhou-23 launch for 24 May 2026, adding Hong Kong payload specialist Lai Ka-ying to the crew and confirming that one of the three astronauts will log the nation’s first continuous one-year stay in orbit.
On 22 May 2026, SpaceX successfully launched its upgraded 124-m Starship V3 from Starbase a day after a hydraulic-pin failure halted the countdown at T-40 s.
On 21 May 2026 the Commerce Department signed letters of intent to invest $2.013 billion from the CHIPS Act in nine quantum-computing firms in exchange for non-controlling equity, marking the first time the U.S. has tied federal R&D money for the sector to government ownership positions.
On 22 May 2026, “Operazione Tutto Chiaro” carried out over 100 synchronized raids in Italy, France, and Germany, seizing servers that let the CINEMAGOAL app rebroadcast Sky, DAZN, Netflix and others by cycling fake subscription credentials every three minutes.
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