Homedepot.com

The Home Depot Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results; Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Guidance - The Home Depot

The big picture: OpenAI's founders originally positioned themselves as an alternative to Google DeepMind, fearing a single tech giant would monopolize transformative AI systems.
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No one emerged from the trial looking good.

Axios

In Musk v. Altman trial, the entire AI industry lost - Axios

Yields on U.S. Treasurys were slightly lower early Tuesday, easing losses in the previous session as traders weigh up central banks' response to renewed inflation fears. 
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Global bond markets remain on edge as traders monitor central bank responses to renewed inflation fears.

CNBC

U.S. Treasury sell-off eases, traders eye highest 30-year yield since 1999 - CNBC

(Bloomberg) -- For years, there was only one way for mom-and-pop investors to buy into Elon Musks vision: shares of Tesla Inc. Thats about to change and its a serious risk for Tesla investors.
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(Bloomberg) -- For years, there was only one way for mom-and-pop investors to buy into Elon Musk’s vision: shares of Tesla Inc. That’s about to change — and ...

Yahoo Entertainment

SpaceX IPO Adds Second Musk Stock. It’s a Problem for Tesla - Yahoo Finance

Most members of Stanford’s class of 2026 are smart, ambitious, and poised for remarkable careers. Theo Baker already has one. In his first semester of college, Baker broke the story that forced Stanf… [+9473 chars]

"There's a common refrain among people in this world that it's easier to raise money for a startup right now than to get an internship. Which is remarkable, right?"

TechCrunch

Theo Baker spent four years investigating Stanford. Before he leaves, here’s what he found. - TechCrunch

Financial speculation. Footage of police pepper-spraying crowds. AI slop. Wealth inequality. Social media hype, backlash and backlash to the backlash. Its as if every buzzword were engineered in a la… [+170 chars]

The debut of the Royal Pop Swatch watch made in collaboration with Audemars Piguet led to chaos at Swatch stores worldwide. Was it worth it?

The Washington Post

Swatch released the ‘Royal Pop’ timepiece and captured the zeitgeist - The Washington Post

Blackstone to make initial $5 billion equity commitment to bring 500 MW of capacity online in 2027, with plans to scale significantly over timeNEW YORK  May 18, 2026 Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today annou… [+3572 chars]

Press releases, portfolio company news, and timely updates on our business.

Blackstone.com

Blackstone Announces Joint Venture with Google to Create New TPU Cloud - Blackstone

The Long Island Rail Road strike ended Monday night after the MTA reached a tentative deal with five labor unions following days of stalled negotiations and a chaotic first workday for commuters.
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Even with a tentative deal, the LIRR says trains will not run on Tuesday morning.

Gothamist

LIRR strike ends as MTA reaches deal with unions after chaotic commute - Gothamist

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Proposed deal between NextEra and Dominion would cement control of US ‘data centre alley’

Financial Times

Project Astra: the $420bn merger powering the US AI revolution - Financial Times

2026-05-18T21:30:35.469ZWhat time is Starship V3 launch? Road closure clues
SpaceX conducts a launch rehearsal with its first Starship V3 megarocket at its Starbase site in South Texas on May 11, 20… [+3857 chars]

SpaceX is targeting a Wednesday, May 20, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket. See our latest updates here.

Space.com

SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st-ever Starship V3 test gets new launch date - Space

How to restrict access while still allowing users to share threat information is a major challenge facing AI companies

The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | Anthropic Lets Mythos Users Share Cyber Threats With Others - WSJ

CNBC hostJim Cramer was at a serious loss for words Monday after one of his co-workers noted just how many stock trades President Donald Trump made during the first three months of the year. 
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CNBC host David Faber needled Cramer's incoherence by asking him, "Got nothing to say about that?”

HuffPost

Jim Cramer’s On-Air Reaction To Trump’s Sketchy Stock Trades Is Something To Behold - HuffPost

Nvidiastock has lost some momentum recently, but analysts believe the chip maker can reassert its dominance in artificial-intelligence processors when fiscal first-quarter earnings arrive this week.… [+98 chars]

Nvidia stock was falling ahead of earnings on Wednesday.

Barron's

How Nvidia Stock Can Hit $300 After Earnings - Barron's

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Nvidia and Walmart earnings loom. NextEra will buy Dominion Energy for $67 billion.

Investor's Business Daily

Stocks Waver As Oil Falls On Iran News - Investor's Business Daily

Memory stocks are cratering on Monday after media reports indicating that Seagate Technology Holdings CEO Dave Mosley warned that it would just take too long to boost capacity to meet AI-fueled deman… [+2412 chars]

Stocks fell as memory and semiconductor shares declined, along with five of the Magnificent 7 names.

Sherwood.news

Tech drags down stocks as semiconductors slip - Sherwood News

Story Highlights<ul><li>President Trump believes he could have gotten more for the Intel investment.</li><li>Intel nearly killed a technology that today competes with Nvidia.</li></ul>

Chip stock Intel ($INTC) pulled off something of a coup when the United States government bought in on Intel’s stock. The move gave Intel a sorely needed boost in its

Tipranks.com

“Should Have Asked for More”: Trump Regrets Intel Deal, Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Slides - TipRanks

Story Highlights<ul><li>Shares of tech firm Dell are down today.</li><li>This is despite announcing that it added 1,000 new customers for its AI Factory product line last quarter.</li></ul>

Shares of Dell ($DELL) fell today despite the tech firm announcing that it added 1,000 new customers for its AI Factory product line last quarter. This brings the total to

Dell Stock Slides despite Adding 1,000 New Enterprise AI Customers - TipRanks

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A bulk of Americans really hate AI  and many AI CEOs can’t quite grasp why.
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Polling continues to show that a lot of Americans really hate AI — and a lot of AI CEOs can't quite grasp why.