On this day, May 12

On Holding's first-quarter 2026 net sales rose 14.5% to a record CHF 831.9 million (26.4% in constant currency) with a 64.2% gross margin and 21.0% adjusted EBITDA margin, and it raised its 2026 profit outlook.

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces test-fired the Sarmat heavy liquid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile, which commander Sergei Karakayev said was successful and would let the first Sarmat regiment go on combat duty at Uzhur by the end of 2026.

Zaha Hadid Architects' single-mast Danjiang Bridge across the Tamsui River, now the world's longest single-mast cable-stayed bridge, is set to open to traffic in Taipei.

Swatch Group shareholders voted 79.6% against seating US investor Steven Wood on the board at their annual meeting, even after proxy advisers Glass Lewis and ISS backed him and the company's own bearer shareholders separately elected him with 80.4% support.

OpenAI improves GPT-4o's system instructions so ChatGPT calls its image generation tool when users want an image.

Qualcomm added Christopher Young, Microsoft's executive vice president for business development, strategy and ventures and a former McAfee CEO, to its board and its HR and Compensation Committee.

ufotable's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen): The Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps' highest ranking swordsmen and members. The Hashira Training has begun in order to face the forthcoming battle against Muzan Kibutsuji. Each with their own thoughts and hopes held in their hearts, a new story for Tanjiro and the Hashira begins. (Source: Aniplex USA) Note: The first episode received an early premiere in cinemas as part of a special screening alongside the final episode of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen.

Clear your calendar and put your Steam Deck in storage, because The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch finally arrives on May 12. Nintendo recently showed off 10 minutes of gameplay footage (embedded above), giving gamers their first look at how Tears of the Kingdom will look and run, answering several questions along the way about weapon durability, new abilities, and more. It also announced a limited edition Switch OLED console with a design inspired by the game.

The FDA approves Astellas' Veozah (fezolinetant), a once-daily 45 mg pill and the first neurokinin 3 receptor antagonist for moderate to severe menopausal hot flashes, giving women who cannot take hormones a new option.

Mercedes officially unveiled the V12-powered Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4MATIC in May 2021 (official images from 12 May): a 6.0-litre biturbo V12 with 612 PS in Europe, 0-100 km/h in 4.5 seconds, a 5.47-metre body and a German price from EUR 164,565.

A blocked diversion tunnel at Colombia's roughly $4 billion Hidroituango hydroelectric project triggered flooding and landslides that forced thousands of people downstream to evacuate.

J-Ax & Fedez ft. T-Pain achieved the #3 music ranking of 2017 on Italy's FIMI Top of the Music. The J-Ax and Fedez collaboration with American singer T-Pain was Italy's third-biggest single of 2017, a summer rap-pop hit from their joint album.

The persistent navigation bar is a welcomed change. Previously, users had to swipe down from the top to access it, and while it was much better in 8.1, discoverability was an issue. Now, the green bar will always be there for users. In addition, it highlights Top charts, Categories and Collections, which should go a long, long way in making it easier to find new apps and games.

A Ms 8.0 (Mw 7.9) earthquake hit Sichuan at 14:28 on 12 May 2008, leaving more than 69,000 dead, about 18,000 missing and at least 4.8 million homeless.

At the 6th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 May 1964, Henry Mancini's "Days of Wine and Roses" won Record and Song of the Year, Barbra Streisand's debut The Barbra Streisand Album won Album of the Year, and Ward Swingle and the Swingle Singers won Best New Artist.