This issue covers tech, business, and natural disasters. Disaster items use only official/observatory data and never speculate on casualties. We couldn't find enough verifiable fun material for this period, so that category is skipped; everything else is sourced.
GitHub suffered a supply-chain attack in which a malicious VS Code extension called Nx Console compromised 3,800 internal code repositories, one of this period's largest developer supply-chain security incidents.
Verification note: Scope of impact is from a tech-news roundup; for the official investigation findings, check GitHub's own announcement.AMD unveiled its new Ryzen AI Max 400 chips, supporting up to 192GB of unified memory, aimed at running large AI models directly on-device without relying on cloud compute.
Verification note: Spec details are from a tech-news roundup; for official specifications, check AMD's own announcements.Automaker Stellantis announced a partnership with British self-driving startup Wayve to jointly develop learning-based driver-assistance technology, targeting a 2028 launch.
Verification note: Partnership timeline is from a tech-news roundup; for official deal terms, check both companies' announcements.OpenAI reported Q1 revenue of approximately $5.7 billion, driven by rising enterprise adoption, ChatGPT's advertising business, and contributions from its Codex coding agent.
Verification note: Revenue figures are from a tech-news roundup; for official financials, check OpenAI's own announcements.Anthropic is on track for its first profitable quarter, with projected Q2 revenue of $10.9 billion and operating profit of $559 million, while reportedly in talks for a new funding round near a $900 billion valuation.
Verification note: Financial projections are from a tech-news roundup; for official figures and valuation, check Anthropic's own announcements.Meta launched a new round of organizational restructuring affecting 15,000 employees, which the company said is aimed at accelerating its AI initiatives and reducing operating costs.
Verification note: Scope of impact is from a tech-news roundup; for official restructuring details, check Meta's own announcement.A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island just before 10 p.m. local time on May 22, with the USGS recording the epicenter about 8 miles south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on the west flank of Mauna Loa at a depth of about 14 miles. South Kona saw notable damage: homes shaken off their foundations, cracked walls, broken windows, boulders blocking roads, collapsed stone walls, and localized power outages — with no life-threatening injuries reported.
✓ Observatory data Verification note: Magnitude, location, and depth are from official USGS data; damage details are from local outlet Big Island Now — for the latest recovery updates, check Hawaii state and county government announcements; we don't cite unverified disaster-impact rumors.