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  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Joined The Fortune 500 List For The First Time

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Based on its 2012 income of $5 billion, Facebook joined the Fortune 500 list for the first time in May 2013, ranked 462.




  • U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively

    U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013

    On May 2, 2013, Feige confirmed in an interview that the Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively, as well as reaffirming the acquisition of the Blade rights.




  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013
    LeBron James

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs with Heats.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Bitcoin

    US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox

    U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    On 15 May 2013, US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox after discovering it had not registered as a money transmitter with FinCEN in the US.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Android

    Google Play edition program

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    At its developer conference in May 2013, Google announced a special version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, where, instead of using Samsung's own Android customization, the phone ran "stock Android" and was promised to receive new system updates fast. The device would become the start of the Google Play edition program and was followed by other devices, including the HTC One Google Play edition, and Moto G Google Play edition.




  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute.




  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    In May 2013, YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium, subscription-based channels within the platform.


  • California, United States
    May, 2013
    Elon Musk

    Surpassing Range Limitation

    California, United States
    May, 2013

    In May 2013 interview with All Things Digital, Musk said that to overcome the range limitations of electric cars, Tesla planned to expand its network of supercharger stations, tripling the number on the East and West coasts of the U.S. that June, with plans for more expansion across North America, including Canada, throughout the year.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013
    International Monetary Fund

    Discussion Paper

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013

    The topic of sovereign debt restructuring was taken up by the IMF in April 2013 for the first time since 2005, in a report entitled "Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework". The paper, which was discussed by the board on 20 May, summarised the recent experiences in Greece, St Kitts, and Nevis, Belize, and Jamaica. An explanatory interview with Deputy Director Hugh Bredenkamp was published a few days later, as was a deconstruction by Matina Stevis of the Wall Street Journal.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Zoom Video Communications

    1 million users

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Zoom launched version 1.0 of the program allowing the maximum number of participants per conference to be 25. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users and by May 2013 it had 1 million users.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    X-box

    Xbox Internet-based features

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    Announced on May 21, 2013, the Xbox One has an emphasis on internet-based features, including the ability to record and stream gameplay, and the ability to integrate with a set-top box to watch cable or satellite TV through the console with an enhanced guide interface and Kinect-based voice control.


  • Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1

    Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    On May 22, 2013, Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1 to report that her child, Gabriel Fernandez, was not breathing.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested

    California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013

    On May 23, 2013, Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested; Fernandez was arrested for felony child endangerment while Aguirre was arrested for attempted murder.


  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Death

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013

    Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him brain dead. Gabriel passed away two days later on May 24, 2013 at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Joined The Fortune 500 List For The First Time

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Based on its 2012 income of $5 billion, Facebook joined the Fortune 500 list for the first time in May 2013, ranked 462.


  • U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively

    U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013

    On May 2, 2013, Feige confirmed in an interview that the Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively, as well as reaffirming the acquisition of the Blade rights.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013
    LeBron James

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs with Heats.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Bitcoin

    US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox

    U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    On 15 May 2013, US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox after discovering it had not registered as a money transmitter with FinCEN in the US.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Android

    Google Play edition program

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    At its developer conference in May 2013, Google announced a special version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, where, instead of using Samsung's own Android customization, the phone ran "stock Android" and was promised to receive new system updates fast. The device would become the start of the Google Play edition program and was followed by other devices, including the HTC One Google Play edition, and Moto G Google Play edition.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    In May 2013, YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium, subscription-based channels within the platform.


  • California, United States
    May, 2013
    Elon Musk

    Surpassing Range Limitation

    California, United States
    May, 2013

    In May 2013 interview with All Things Digital, Musk said that to overcome the range limitations of electric cars, Tesla planned to expand its network of supercharger stations, tripling the number on the East and West coasts of the U.S. that June, with plans for more expansion across North America, including Canada, throughout the year.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013
    International Monetary Fund

    Discussion Paper

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013

    The topic of sovereign debt restructuring was taken up by the IMF in April 2013 for the first time since 2005, in a report entitled "Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework". The paper, which was discussed by the board on 20 May, summarised the recent experiences in Greece, St Kitts, and Nevis, Belize, and Jamaica. An explanatory interview with Deputy Director Hugh Bredenkamp was published a few days later, as was a deconstruction by Matina Stevis of the Wall Street Journal.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Zoom Video Communications

    1 million users

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Zoom launched version 1.0 of the program allowing the maximum number of participants per conference to be 25. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users and by May 2013 it had 1 million users.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    X-box

    Xbox Internet-based features

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    Announced on May 21, 2013, the Xbox One has an emphasis on internet-based features, including the ability to record and stream gameplay, and the ability to integrate with a set-top box to watch cable or satellite TV through the console with an enhanced guide interface and Kinect-based voice control.


  • Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1

    Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    On May 22, 2013, Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1 to report that her child, Gabriel Fernandez, was not breathing.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested

    California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013

    On May 23, 2013, Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested; Fernandez was arrested for felony child endangerment while Aguirre was arrested for attempted murder.


  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Death

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013

    Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him brain dead. Gabriel passed away two days later on May 24, 2013 at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.


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