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May 17, 2026

Samsung Strike

45,000 workers threatening a May 21 strike over AI chip profits.

Workers demand 15% operating profit share

Samsung counters with 13% one-time offer

Deadline: May 21 walkout if no agreement reached

Dispute centers on windfall gains from AI chip demand

Bulgaria claims its first-ever Eurovision victory at this year's competition held in Vienna.

Bulgaria wins Eurovision for the first time in its history

Israel finishes in second place

Competition hosted in Vienna

The Economic Times reports that India failed to secure a position in the global AI infrastructure build-out, leaving major IT giants exposed.

India sidelined from the AI data center investment wave

Legacy IT giants now facing strategic vulnerability

Competitors have locked in infrastructure advantages

Window for catch-up investment narrowing rapidly

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is making a significant wager on Microsoft as the definitive AI winner — at the direct expense of Google.

Ackman positions MSFT as top AI beneficiary

Bet framed explicitly as a call against Google's dominance

Move signals growing investor conviction in Microsoft's AI strategy

Q1 2026 saw record-level data center project cancellations as community resistance to large-scale AI infrastructure intensifies across regions.

Highest volume of data center cancellations ever recorded in a single quarter

Community opposition cited as primary driver

Projects facing pushback over energy use, noise, and land impact

Signals growing tension between AI expansion and local governance

Modi tours Dutch dam infrastructure projects

Detroit cuts 20,000 auto industry jobs amid restructuring

Lagos residents displaced as land seized for luxury condo development

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