Elon Musk Folds xAI Into SpaceX, Creating 'SpaceXAI'
On 6–7 May 2026, Musk said on X that xAI will cease to exist as a separate firm and its products will henceforth operate under a new SpaceXAI division inside SpaceX.
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Microsoft Launches May 2026 Windows Overhaul: Control-Centric Update Model and Pre-Deployment Dynamic Patches
Between 3-4 May 2026 Microsoft rolled out new Dynamic Updates (KB5083991/7583/4812) for Windows 11 and simultaneously began a policy shift that folds OS, .NET and driver fixes into a single monthly reboot while letting users freely defer installs.
OpenAI Switches ChatGPT Default to GPT-5.5 Instant, Halves Hallucinations and Adds Partial Memory Sources
On 6 May 2026 OpenAI replaced GPT-5.3 Instant with GPT-5.5 Instant for all ChatGPT users, claiming a 52.5 % drop in hallucinations and debuting a “memory sources” panel that lets users see—but not fully audit—the context the bot used.
Publishers & Scott Turow Sue Meta, Alleging Zuckerberg Ordered Pirated Books to Train Llama
On 5 May 2026, five major publishers and novelist-lawyer Scott Turow filed a Manhattan class-action claiming Mark Zuckerberg killed licensing talks in April 2023 and instead authorized mass ingestion of pirated texts to build Meta’s Llama AI.
Meta Deploys AI Visual Age Detection to Purge Under-13 Accounts Globally
On 5–6 May 2026 Meta began activating an AI system that scans users’ photos and text for height, bone structure, birthdays and school clues, auto-deactivating suspected under-13 profiles and expanding Teen Account safeguards to 27 EU nations, Brazil and, for the first time, Facebook in the U.S.
First Atmosphere Confirmed on Sub-500 km Kuiper Belt Object 2002 XV93
A 4 May 2026 Nature Astronomy paper reports that occultation data from 10 Jan 2024 show the 500 km-wide plutino (612533) 2002 XV93 possesses a global, ultra-thin atmosphere—the smallest solar-system body ever shown to retain one.
Brockman’s Courtroom Testimony Reveals Musk’s 2017 Power Bid and $50 B OpenAI Compute Plan
On 5 May 2026, OpenAI president Greg Brockman told a federal jury that Elon Musk had demanded majority control of OpenAI in 2017 to raise $80 billion for Mars, while also disclosing the company will spend $50 billion on computing power this year.
GameStop Springs $56 B Cash-and-Stock Takeover Bid for eBay
On 4 May 2026, GameStop revealed it already owns 5% of eBay and is dangling a $125-per-share half-cash, half-stock offer—worth about $55.5 billion—to seize control and install CEO Ryan Cohen, signaling willingness to bypass the board and go hostile.
Twin Unrest at Mayon and Kanlaon Prompts Expanded Lock-downs in Philippine Volcano Danger Zones
On 5 May 2026, Mayon’s lava-collapse sent a pyroclastic current while Kanlaon lofted twin 800 m ash plumes, forcing police to seal a 6-km (possibly 7-km) cordon at Mayon and keeping Kanlaon at Alert Level 2.
Tiny Kuiper Belt Object 2002 XV93 Found to Host a Tenuous Atmosphere
On 5 May 2026 researchers announced that stellar-occultation data from 10 Jan 2024 reveal a previously unknown, ultra-thin atmosphere around 500-km-wide trans-Neptunian object 2002 XV93—the first such detection on any body beyond Pluto.
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