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On 25 May 2026, Huawei publicly committed to achieving 1.4-nm-equivalent chip density by 2031 via a new 3-D “LogicFolding” architecture instead of EUV lithography, formally marking its exit from the conventional Moore’s-Law scaling race constrained by U.S. export bans.
At IEEE-ISCAS Shanghai on 25 May 2026, Huawei introduced a new “Tau Scaling Law” and LogicFolding 3-D architecture, claiming it will deliver Kirin chips this fall and reach 1.4-nanometre-equivalent performance by 2031 without EUV tools.
On 24-25 May 2026 China launched Shenzhou-23, putting three astronauts on Tiangong and beginning the nation’s first experiment in keeping a crew-member aloft for a full year.
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.
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