[5/17 10:00] Amazon AI also-ran to real contender / Pope Leo XIV first encyclical AI third way

AI News Flash for May 17, 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Amazon AI also-ran to real contender https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-amazon-went-from-an-ai-also-ran-to-a-real-contender-ed596336 2. Pope Leo XIV first encyclical AI third way https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2026/05/in-the-ai-revolution-leo-xiv-wants-a-third-way-between-terminator-and-wall-e 3. Analyst AI moves https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/5-big-analyst-ai-moves-pt-hikes-for-samsung-and-sk-hynix-amd-downgraded-4694462 4. Nebius $25B CapEx test https://seekingalpha.com/article/4905792-nebius-massive-ai-moat-meets-25b-capex-test 5. ServiceNow AI Control Tower Experian deal https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/software/nyse-now/servicenow/news/did-servicenows-ai-control-tower-push-and-experian-deal-just