[5/18 15:00] NextEra Energy acquires Dominion Energy for $66.8 billion / France's Publicis to acquire LiveRamp for $2.55 billion

AI News Flash for May 18, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. NextEra Energy acquires Dominion Energy for $66.8 billion https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tech/nextera-dominion-ai-data-center-power-demand 2. France's Publicis to acquire LiveRamp for $2.55 billion https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/frances-publicis-to-acquire-liveramp-for-2-55-billion-in-ai-push-fd04a740 3. SiMa.ai raises at $1.4 billion valuation https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/edge-inference-chip-startup-sima-ai-raising-1-4-billion-valuation 4. Pope Leo XIV to release AI encyclical May 25 alongside Anthropic co-founder https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-present-his-encyclical-ai-alongside-anthropic-co-founder