This issue covers tech, business, natural disasters, and fun. Disaster items use only official/observatory data and never speculate on casualties; everything else is sourced, with unverifiable details marked "unconfirmed."
Apple is overhauling Siri with a new feature that auto-deletes conversation histories to strengthen user privacy, a key move in its effort to compete with Google Assistant and ChatGPT.
Verification note: Feature details are from a tech-news roundup; for the official rollout timeline, check Apple's own announcements.Elon Musk said Tesla expects to deploy fully autonomous Full Self-Driving across the US in 2026 without requiring human safety monitors on standby, one of the company's boldest autonomous-driving commitments to date.
Verification note: Timeline commitments are from a tech-news roundup; for the official rollout schedule and regulatory approvals, check Tesla's own announcements.Foxconn, a key supplier to Apple, Google, and Nvidia, was hit by the Nitrogen ransomware group, which claims to have stolen more than 11 million files — an incident underscoring the fragility of global tech supply chains.
Verification note: The scale of the breach is a one-sided claim by the hacker group, pending confirmation from Foxconn; from a tech-news roundup.US regulators opened an investigation into prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, focusing on betting activity tied to geopolitical events in Iran and Venezuela.
Verification note: Scope of the investigation is from a tech-news roundup; for official findings, check the relevant US regulator's own announcement.Nvidia led a $20 million funding round in Indian AI startup Simplismart, valuing the company at close to $100 million.
Verification note: Funding figures are from a tech-news roundup; for the official valuation, check Simplismart's own announcement.Liujiang District in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China was struck by two earthquakes from the night of May 17 into May 18, with the USGS measuring magnitudes of Mw 5.0–5.2 and Mw 5.1–5.2 respectively (China Earthquake Administration assessed both at Mw 5.2), epicenters about 2km apart at roughly 10km depth. The first mainshock killed a married couple in a collapsed house and injured at least 5 others; the second caused one house to collapse and damaged several more, lightly injuring one person. Combined, the two quakes killed 2, injured 6, displaced over 7,000 people, and severely damaged or destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and buildings.
✓ Observatory data Verification note: Magnitude, location, and depth are from official USGS and China Earthquake Administration data; casualty and displacement figures are compiled from Chinese state media reports, with search-and-recovery still ongoing and numbers subject to change — check China's official latest updates; we don't cite unverified disaster-impact rumors.Idaho's David Rush, known for amassing Guinness World Records titles, passed time on a Disney Cruise by taking on a toothpick-snapping speed record — and set a new Guinness World Record.
Verification note: From an international odd-news roundup site; for certification details, check the original report via the source link.