News 11 May 2026 - 12 May 2026

Apple and Google Just Made iPhone-to-Android Texts Safer: What iOS 26.5 Changes
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Apple and Google Just Made iPhone-to-Android Texts Safer: What iOS 26.5 Changes

Apple and Google began beta rollout of end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android phones, starting with iOS 26.5 and the latest Google Messages. The feature requires carrier support and is not available for SMS fallback. AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and several Canadian carriers are included in the initial rollout. Apple says encryption is on by default and marked with a lock icon in chats.
May 12, 2026
DeNA Founder Tomoko Namba Returns as CEO as AI Bet Meets Profit Drop
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DeNA Founder Tomoko Namba Returns as CEO as AI Bet Meets Profit Drop

DeNA said founder Tomoko Namba will return as president and CEO on June 27, replacing Shingo Okamura, after reporting a 9.9% drop in annual revenue and a 35.5% fall in operating profit. The company cited the need for faster management as it pushes into AI and new businesses. Namba has pledged to overhaul operations using AI and shift staff into new ventures. DeNA shares closed at 2,661 yen, little changed before the news.
May 12, 2026
Siemens Energy Raises Buyback to €3 Billion as AI Data Center Demand Turns Into Cash
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Siemens Energy Raises Buyback to €3 Billion as AI Data Center Demand Turns Into Cash

Siemens Energy will boost its 2026 share buyback target to up to 3 billion euros after a 42% jump in pre-tax free cash flow. Shares fell as much as 4.11% in morning trading despite record orders of 17.7 billion euros and an 8.9% rise in revenue to 10.3 billion euros for the quarter. The company now sees fiscal 2026 revenue growth of 14% to 16% and raised its profit-margin and cash flow forecasts.
May 12, 2026
Google Down Today: Search Users Hit By 500 Error As Reports Spike In India And Beyond
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Google Down Today: Search Users Hit By 500 Error As Reports Spike In India And Beyond

Google Search users in India and other countries saw “500 Internal Server Error” messages Tuesday morning, with Downdetector logging over 3,300 complaints in India at the peak. Google’s official status pages showed “No incidents,” and the company had not disclosed a cause. Search service returned for many users later in the day. The scale and source of the disruption remain unclear.
May 12, 2026
Bitcoin ATM Ban Wave Hits Spokane Valley After Scam Losses, Minnesota Crackdown Widens
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Bitcoin ATM Ban Wave Hits Spokane Valley After Scam Losses, Minnesota Crackdown Widens

Spokane Valley’s city council has unanimously banned virtual currency kiosks, giving businesses 30 days to remove them or face $250 fines and possible loss of licenses. Police linked the machines to fraud and a suicide case. The move follows Minnesota’s statewide ban, set to take effect August 1, 2026. National fraud losses tied to cryptocurrency complaints exceeded $11 billion in 2025, FBI data show.
May 12, 2026
Munich Re Profit Jumps 57%, But Shares Slide As Reinsurer Cuts New Business
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Munich Re Profit Jumps 57%, But Shares Slide As Reinsurer Cuts New Business

Munich Re’s first-quarter net profit jumped 57% to €1.714 billion, driven by a sharp drop in large-loss claims. The reinsurer cut April renewal business by 18.5% as risk-adjusted prices fell 3.1%. Shares fell as much as 5% in Frankfurt, hitting their lowest level since November 2024, as investors focused on weaker revenue and pricing pressure. Insurance revenue dropped to €15.018 billion from €15.811 billion.
May 12, 2026
Indane, HP Gas, Bharat Gas Alert: LPG Subsidy Could Stop In 7 Days After Tax Check
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Indane, HP Gas, Bharat Gas Alert: LPG Subsidy Could Stop In 7 Days After Tax Check

Indian state-run oil companies have begun sending SMS alerts to some LPG customers, warning that subsidies may be stopped if income-tax data shows annual income above Rs 10 lakh and no response is received within seven days. The move shifts subsidy checks from self-declaration to data matching. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said there is no LPG supply issue and stocks are sufficient. Some consumers have reported confusion and concerns over the new alerts.
May 12, 2026
Vodafone Share Price Slips After Earnings: Three UK Deal and UBS Sell Call Raise the Stakes
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Vodafone Share Price Slips After Earnings: Three UK Deal and UBS Sell Call Raise the Stakes

Vodafone shares dropped 3% in London on Tuesday despite forecasting stronger earnings and reporting €40.5 billion in annual revenue, up 8%. Adjusted EBITDAaL missed expectations at €11.35 billion, while net debt rose to €25.41 billion. Organic service revenue in Germany, its largest market, fell 0.2% for the year. Vodafone is moving to take full control of VodafoneThree in the UK for £4.3 billion.
May 12, 2026
UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 12.05.2026
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UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 12.05.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: May 12, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: May 12, 2026, 11:56 PM EDT Stelar Metals to Acquire Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project in NT May 12, 2026, 11:56 PM EDT. Stelar Metals (ASX: SLB) has signed a binding earn-in agreement to acquire 100% of the Hill of Leaders tungsten project in Northern Territory's Tennant Creek Inlier, a region known for copper-gold and tungsten deposits. The deal includes an initial $80,000 cash payment and 3 million shares to F&H Brothers Metals, with plans for $500,000 in drilling or expenditure within 12 months. Stelar can fully acquire the project by
May 12, 2026
Northern Star Resources Shares Drop as $500 Million Buyback Faces Gold Price Test
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Northern Star Resources Shares Drop as $500 Million Buyback Faces Gold Price Test

Northern Star Resources shares fell 1.9% to A$20.75 in Sydney on Monday, closing at the session low despite ongoing gold price strength and a A$500 million buyback program. The drop came as the S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.5% and other gold miners also declined. Northern Star has repurchased about 2.66 million shares so far, with nearly 20 million still authorized. The company said future buybacks depend on market conditions and capital needs.
May 12, 2026
Why Sony Stock Jumped 5.7% Today Despite Its Bungie Problem
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Why Sony Stock Jumped 5.7% Today Despite Its Bungie Problem

Sony’s U.S.-listed shares rose 5.66% to $21.29 Monday, with trading volume nearly triple the 50-day average after announcing a buyback of up to 230 million shares worth ¥500 billion. Sony also agreed to buy Recognition Music Group’s catalog from Blackstone for about $4 billion, according to a source. Fiscal-year sales rose 3.7% to ¥12.48 trillion; operating income climbed 13.4% to ¥1.45 trillion.
May 12, 2026
Commonwealth Bank Savings Rates Rise After RBA Hike: What CBA Customers Face This Week
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Commonwealth Bank Savings Rates Rise After RBA Hike: What CBA Customers Face This Week

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will raise rates on selected savings accounts by up to 0.25 percentage point from May 15, following last week’s Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate hike to 4.35%. The bank had already announced a 0.25 percentage point increase for variable home loans. Some deposit rate increases apply only to new or bonus accounts, while existing NetBank Saver customers get a smaller rise.
May 12, 2026
Alphabet’s Nvidia Chase Hits A $660 Billion Wall As AI Chip Rally Returns
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Alphabet’s Nvidia Chase Hits A $660 Billion Wall As AI Chip Rally Returns

Nvidia’s market value reached about $5.37 trillion late Monday, widening its lead over Alphabet, which stood at $4.71 trillion. The gap had narrowed last week after strong Alphabet cloud results, but Nvidia’s rally restored distance. Nvidia traded at $219.44, while Alphabet’s Class A shares were at $388.64. Nvidia also announced plans to invest up to $2.1 billion in data-center operator IREN.
May 12, 2026
ANZ Shares Slip After Dividend Date as First Nations Solar Deal Moves Ahead
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ANZ Shares Slip After Dividend Date as First Nations Solar Deal Moves Ahead

ANZ Group said it is among the financiers backing the Jinbi Solar Project, which reached financial close and will supply power to Rio Tinto from a 75 MWac facility in Western Australia. ANZ shares fell 2.4% to A$35.90 on Monday as the stock traded ex-dividend for an 83-cent interim payout. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.49%. Full operations at Jinbi are expected by mid-2028.
May 12, 2026
Why Micron Stock Is Jumping Again: Samsung Strike Risk, AI Memory Shortage and a $1,000 Target
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Why Micron Stock Is Jumping Again: Samsung Strike Risk, AI Memory Shortage and a $1,000 Target

Micron Technology shares jumped 6.5% to $795.33 after Deutsche Bank raised its price target to $1,000, citing tight memory supply and AI demand. Samsung and its union failed to reach a deal after 12 hours of talks Monday, with a strike still possible May 21. Micron reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $23.86 billion, up from $8.05 billion a year earlier. SK Hynix and Samsung shares also rose on supply concerns.
May 12, 2026
Westpac Banking Corporation Warning: Borrowers Get More Time, Not Relief, as RBA Hikes Loom
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Westpac Banking Corporation Warning: Borrowers Get More Time, Not Relief, as RBA Hikes Loom

Westpac said customer spending growth slowed in the first quarter despite a surge in fuel costs, with average spend up 0.6% from the previous quarter. The bank raised variable home loan rates by 0.25% after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate to 4.35%. Westpac expects two more RBA hikes this year, now in August and September. Statutory net profit for the March half was A$3.4 billion, up 3% year-on-year.
May 11, 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • ASX Morning Feed: Top Movers, Corporate Updates, and Sector Highlights
    May 25, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT. Thrive Tribe Technologies (ASX:1TT) leads small-cap gainers with a 100% jump amid a capital raise to enhance growth and balance sheet. Noxopharm (ASX:NOX) reports reinforcing data on its cancer drug platform. AnteoTech (ASX:ADO) advances battery and life sciences commercial activities. Orthopaedic firm Osteopore (ASX:OSX) secures Chinese FDA approval, opening new market access. Laggards include Helios Energy and 5Eadvanced with declines of 20% and 18% respectively. Sector moves include drill target definition at American Tungsten & Antimony (ASX:AT4) and strong infill drilling at American Uranium (ASX:AMU). The appointments and project updates from key players emphasize ongoing exploration and development in mining and technology sectors on the ASX.