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  • Apple could give Siri a standalone app and an ‘Ask Siri’ button in iOS 27

    Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman has been sharing every incremental update about what Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul will and won’t include. His latest article claims that the AI assistant will have a standalone app and will introduce an “Ask Siri” feature that could mark a decidedly different direction in how users will interact with the platform.

    Gurman reports that Siri is being designed to leverage personal data from messages, emails and notes to complete requests. Siri will also allegedly be able to execute tasks within apps, access news and conduct web searches. The “Ask Siri” angle means people will be able to make their requests in conversational, natural language formats by either text or voice, which has not been an option in Apple’s platform and appears to confirm that the company wants Siri to function akin to other AI chatbots. These improvements are still expected to be a part of the iOS 27 and macOS 27 updates.

    The official announcement of the reimagined Siri is expected to happen during WWDC 2026. Apple’s summer showcase is happening over June 8-12, with the keynote and Siri news likely happening on June 8. There have already been so many delays, even just in the past two months, that it’s hard to know how substantive the first parts of the Siri overhaul will be. We know direct from the company that Google Gemini will be powering the new Siri, but that’s the only real confirmation Apple has offered as the redesign process has dragged on.

  • Lido revenue dropped 23% last year as users withdrew funds and yields declined

    Lido revenue dropped 23% last year as users withdrew funds and yields declined

  • JUST IN: It Is Reported That a 30-Day Ceasefire Will Be Declared Between Iran and the U.S. – A 15-Point Draft Agreement Has Emerged

    JUST IN: It Is Reported That a 30-Day Ceasefire Will Be Declared Between Iran and the U.S. – A 15-Point Draft Agreement Has Emerged

    According to Israel-based Channel 12 television, a one-month ceasefire with Iran is being planned as part of diplomatic contacts between the US and regional actors.

    The report stated that the ceasefire would be announced within the framework of a mechanism being worked on by US officials Wittkov and Jared Kushner. During the ceasefire, the parties would continue negotiations for a comprehensive agreement, with a particular focus on a 15-point plan.

    Details of the 15-point plan have also been leaked to regional media sources. According to these sources, the draft agreement includes the complete elimination of Iran’s current nuclear capabilities and a permanent abandonment of Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. The plan also stipulates the cessation of any nuclear enrichment activities on Iranian soil and the surrender of enriched uranium to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The decommissioning and destruction of critical nuclear facilities such as Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow are also among the points.

    The draft text emphasizes that Iran must provide the IAEA with full access to all information and facilities, while also stipulating that the country abandon its proxy force strategy in the region and cease funding and arms support to militia groups. Furthermore, maintaining the uninterrupted openness of the Strait of Hormuz is highlighted as a crucial aspect of regional security.

    The agreement reportedly plans to postpone the final decision on the ballistic missile program, while allowing existing systems to be used solely for defensive purposes. In return, incentives such as the lifting of all sanctions against Iran and support for the development of a civilian nuclear program in Bushehr are also on the table. Furthermore, the plan automatically eliminates the threat of reimposition of sanctions.

    *This is not investment advice.

  • Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora

    Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora

    In a surprise move, OpenAI will shut down its Sora AI video app, just months after it was first launched.

    “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you,” the company said in a statement. “What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.”

    A source familiar with the matter says that Disney is also exiting the deal it signed with OpenAI last year, in which it pledged to invest $1 billion in the company and agreed to license some of its characters for use in Sora.

    OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, is not getting out of the AI video business (AI video is one of many tools that can take form in the ChatGPT app), of course, but it appears the standalone Sora app will be a casualty of its evolving ambitions.

    Sora launched last fall, shocking and awing Hollywood with its free use of established intellectual property and known actors. The company had to backtrack a few days after it launched, giving Hollywood studios and talent more control over their IP and likenesses on the platform.

    But the closure of the app also raises questions for Disney, which inked a blockbuster deal to invest in OpenAI last December, in exchange for adding some of its characters to Sora. The goal, of course, was to integrate the tech into Disney+ itself.

    Now the OpenAI deal is dead, though the company could ink a deal with another AI giant.

    “As the nascent AI field advances rapidly, we respect OpenAI’s decision to exit the video generation business and to shift its priorities elsewhere,” a Disney spokesperson said. “We appreciate the constructive collaboration between our teams and what we learned from it, and we will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are while responsibly embracing new technologies that respect IP and the rights of creators.”

    However generative AI changes video development and production, it appears that Sora will end up as a footnote, rather than a game-changing piece of software.

  • ‘Dutton Ranch’ and ‘Marshals’ Are Open to a ‘Yellowstone’ Sibling Crossover

    The Yellowstone-verse got hit with a jolt of excitement when it released a first look at Dutton Ranch, the spinoff series that will return Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler to TV this spring.

    A release date and teaser trailer for the Paramount+ series with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, respectively, reprising their fan-favorite Yellowstone couple came on Monday, one day after the latest episode of Marshals, which stars Beth’s only surviving sibling, Kayce, played by Luke Grimes.

    Marshals is a runaway hit for CBS. The drama that launched with a major twist death airs weekly and repeated for two weeks as the top series on network or streaming in cross-platform ratings — earning a quick season two renewal from the network. And if interest in the Dutton Ranch first look is any indication, the Paramount+ spinoff is sure to be another hit for Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan when it releases on May 15 with a two-episode premiere.

    Marshals showrunner Spencer Hudnut recently told The Hollywood Reporter that the summer before flagship series Yellowstone signed off with its series finale, in December 2024, David Glasser at 101 Studios and Keith Cox at Paramount began exploring how they could continue Sheridan’s mega-hit franchise.

    “David did start the conversation by asking, ‘Would you rather watch a spinoff about Kayce Dutton or Beth Dutton?’ And, because he’s David Glasser, he, of course, will have both shows on the air,” said Hudnut.

    Marshals has a 13-episode season that concludes on May 24, while Dutton Ranch‘s nine-episode first season wraps on July 3. With both surviving Dutton siblings having overlapping weeks back on television, THR wanted to know if the stakeholders plan to feature the other Dutton on their series.

    “If the stars aligned, that would be pretty cool to have Beth and Rip in our world,” Marshals boss Hudnut tells THR. “Luke [Grimes] and I have talked about it in the past. I think it’s really just having these two productions and trying to figure that out that would be the challenge.”

    Dutton Ranch was filmed in and around North Texas beginning in August 2025 and wrapped earlier this March. Marshals also filmed from mid-2025 through the end of the year, but in Utah. Dutton Ranch‘s story is set in Texas, while Marshals plays out in Montana.

    “I certainly think the Yellowstone audience deserves seeing Kayce and his sister together, again, at some point,” agreed Hednut of the possibility of seeing Beth at some point. “They ended Yellowstone at a really good place, and they both have lost so much family that it would seem like their bond would be even stronger than ever.”

    Christina Alexandra Voros, an executive producer on Dutton Ranch who directed multiple episodes, including the premiere and finale, shares the excitement. “There’s so much potential in having all of these spinoffs in the universe, you would love to see what could come of that,” she said when speaking to THR recently for The Madison, the Sheridan drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell that recently released its six-episode first season. “Everything is sort of its own satellite in a way. But I’m down for synergy.”

    Voros, who has directed many episodes of Yellowstone, said that working on Dutton Ranch felt like being back at the Yellowstone ranch. Much of the crew came from Yellowstone, and next will travel along with her to Sheridan’s Tulsa King spinoff series, Frisco King. “Kelly and Cole always feel like going home for me. We have been through so many battles together, they’re like a brother and sister to me,” she said. “I feel so lucky to be able to continue to tell stories with them.”

    Meanwhile, Yellowstone ghosts will continue to haunt Kayce as Marshals continues, including the sins of his family — which very much involve Beth and Rip. “Given how successful and how popular that show was, and just the richness of Kayce’s backstory and the Dutton backstory — and we’re still in Montana; he’s still on the same ranch that he was all of Yellowstone, in a corner of it — it would be really foolish to turn our back on that,” Hednut previously told THR about keeping Yellowstone lore in Marshals. “We will always have that connective tissue to Yellowstone. It’s what makes the show unique, so I think we will always try to service that. Between Rainwater [played by Gil Birmingham] and Mo [played by Mo Brings Plenty] and Kayce, I would be foolish to not continue to tap into that.”

  • Bob Dylan Adds West Coast Dates to 2026 Summer Touring

    Bob Dylan Adds West Coast Dates to 2026 Summer Touring

    Bob Dylan‘s touring continues to appear never-ending, to use the catchphrase that fans long ago applied to his near-constant bouts of road work. Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of that, as Dylan has added a fresh string of dates to his itinerary that include a batch of shows in California.

    There has been no formal announcement going out about the added shows, as of this writing, but eagle-eyed fans saw the concerts had gone up on Dylan’s tour page Monday night.

    Dylan does not have an L.A. show scheduled, per se, but he’s playing just about everywhere in the vicinity but L.A. County, so Angelenos who want to catch him this summer will have plenty of opportunities for a short drive, to Santa Barbara, Palm Desert, Highland or San Diego.

    One place Dylan won’t be this summer is on Willie Nelson‘s Outlaw Music Festival. He was a co-headliner with Nelson for extensive tours the past two summers, including shows at the Hollywood Bowl. But Nelson’s tour routing for the 2026 festival went out Tuesday morning and Dylan was not among the participants, in what is likely a friendly “most likely you go your way and I’ll go mine” situation. (Nelson only has 12 dates scheduled for this summer’s outing, versus the 35 that he and Dylan did together in 2025.)

    Dylan’s west coast swing will kick off June 4 in Troutdale, Oregon, at McMenamins Edgefield. Then he has a two nighter June 4 and 6 at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. It’s back to Oregon, by way of Eugene, on June 12, as he plays the Cuthbert Amphitheatre.

    The California leg of his journey begins June 12 in Lincoln, Calif., at the Venue at Thunder Valley. He goes on to do two nights at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre June 13-14.

    Moving south, Dylan will perform at the Santa Barbara Bowl on June 17. The following night, June 18, he plays in Highland at what may be the most intimate hall on the schedule, the Yaamava’ Theatre. (Being a casino show, admission to that one is adults-only, in case anyone was planning to introduce their kids to “Rough & Rowdy Ways” in the Inland Empire.)

    He goes from possibly the smallest to possibly the largest venue on the itinerary when he hits the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert June 20. Dylan wraps up his sojourn in California with a show at San Diego’s Rady Shell at Jacobs park June 21.

    By the time he gets to Phoenix, it will be two nights later, as he plays the Arizona Financial Theatre on June 23.

    He begins to venture eastward as July dates kick in, with a show in Thackerville, Oklahoma on July 2 and two nights at Wolf Trap in Virginia July 24-25.

    Tickets for most of the west coast shows are set to go on sale March 27, although Santa Barbara won’t be putting tickets up till March 28.

    Dylan seems to be adding shows piecemeal rather than an entire show at once, so it seems highly likely more dates will be added.

    The west-coast swing comes on top of dates in other parts of the country Dylan had already announced for March, April and the very beginning of May, with shows taking place mostly in the Midwest and South. Concerts on his calendar for those months are mostly in secondary markets, ranging from Muncie, Indiana to Knoxville, Tennessee to Tyler, Texas.

    See the full lineup of Dylan tour dates, with ticketing links, on his website here.

    Dylan began his 2026 touring in Omaha, Nebraska on March 21, followed by a show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota the following night. Again, fans were eagle-eyed and noted that the Omaha show was billed as a continuation of the “Rough & Rowdy Tour” that has gone on for several years — whereas by night 2 in Sioux Falls, the graphic for the concert had changed to merely billing it as part of a “North American Tour.”

    Nonetheless, whatever the billing may have changed to, Dylan is still performing six songs a night from “Rough & Rowdy Ways.” The sets have similarities to what he was doing on the road last year, with the additions of “Man in the Long Black Coat,” which he had not played in concert since the 2010s, and “Nervous Breakdown,” an Eddie Cochran cover he’d never sung publicly before.

    The arrangements are not exactly the same as last year, however, as Dylan fans were surprised to hear his band sticking only to acoustic guitars and not electrics during the year’s opening shows.

    One reason Dylan may have for preferring his own shows to jumping back on the Outlaw Music Festival this year: He continues to order phones to be locked in pouches on his own tour dates, something he wasn’t able to do when touring with Nelson.

  • Ex-Pussycat Doll Thinks She Was Not Asked to Return for 2026 Tour Because She’s MAGA and ‘Aligns with Bobby Kennedy’: ‘I Don’t Plan to Call’ Nicole Scherzinger Back

    Ex-Pussycat Doll Thinks She Was Not Asked to Return for 2026 Tour Because She’s MAGA and ‘Aligns with Bobby Kennedy’: ‘I Don’t Plan to Call’ Nicole Scherzinger Back

    Former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta is alleging her MAGA politics is one of the reasons she was not asked to return for the group’s “PCD Forever” tour. The group originally found pop stardom as a six-girl group headlined by Nicole Scherzinger, but only three original members are returning for the 2026 reunion (which also includes the new single “Club Song”). Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts are the Dolls who will embark on a global tour set for the United States, Europe and the U.K. later this year.

    Speaking on a recent episode of “The Maverick Approach” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), Sutta claimed she was never notified about a Pussycat Dolls reunion.

    “None of us were called. None of us were told about anything. In fact, we were blindsided,” Sutta said, revealing that she didn’t even get a phone call from Scherzinger until the day the Pussycat Dolls reunion without her was announced to the public. Sutta did not answer the phone.

    “I don’t plan to call her back,” she said. “I love Nicole. This is very bittersweet for me. I respect her as an artist. I even cried with joy when she won her Tony [for ‘Sunset Boulevard’] just recently.”

    Sutta reasoned that she was not asked to participate in the Pussycat Dolls reunion because “I was a liability” given her politics. Per EW: “Sutta has been an outspoken supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, since she endorsed him for president in 2024. The two connected over their shared medical beliefs after, Sutta said, the COVID vaccine left her feeling ‘like I was on the brink of death.’”

    “I align with Bobby Kennedy, which is aligning with MAGA,” Sutta said during her recent podcast interview. “Do I love what Trump is doing? Absolutely not. I do not believe in war. [But] we didn’t have a chance for the [vaccine] injured community to get help without him… People are screaming at me, ‘You’re MAGA, you’re MAGA.’ Yeah, I am. I triple down on it because I’m so sick of people telling me who I should be.”

    Sutta wasn’t the only original Pussycat Doll to be blindsided by the group’s 2026 reunion. Carmit Bachar wrote on Instagram that she also found out about the new Pussycat Dolls tour when it was announced to the public, adding: “I would have appreciated direct communication.”

    “In light of recent developments, I feel it is important to speak honestly and respectfully,” Bachar wrote. “I was not contacted regarding the group’s decision to move forward, and I learned of these plans at the same time as the public. Given my history with the brand, having been part of its foundation long before its commercial debut and instrumental in the connections that led to the record deal… I would have appreciated direct communication.”

    “While this is disappointing on a personal level, I remain proud of the role I played in helping shape what The Pussycat Dolls became,” she added. “I believe the legacy of any group is built not only by those seen on stage, but also by the collective contributions and shared vision that brought it to life.”

    Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts were confronted with leaving their former Dolls out of the reunion during a viral interview on “Today,” where Scherzinger went struggled to give an answer the question and responded: “Well, I mean, listen, we are just, we are like, we are so. As women today….”

    Wyatt jumped in to explain the Pussycat Dolls have always had “an ever-changing lineup and you know, this is what it looks like now in 2026, and you never know what comes next. I think ultimately we’ve got to protect our peace and when something like the Pussycat Dolls has so much history, we have ruptured in the past, and right now we are repairing, and we’re sort of on the same page with that.”

    The 53-date “PCD Forever” tour kicks off June 5 in California and will make stops in cities such as Phoenix, Tampa and New York City before heading to Europe in September. The tour wraps Oct. 13 in London. Lil’ Kim and Mya are joining the Dolls for select shows.

    Watch Sutta’s complete interview on “The Maverick Approach” podcast in the video below.

  • Zoox is bringing its robotaxi to new cities and expanding coverage in Las Vegas and San Francisco

    Zoox has announced plans to bring its robotaxi to Austin, Texas and Miami, Florida for the first time, along with offering expanded service in San Francisco and Las Vegas. The company formally launched its robotaxi service in September 2025, and shared earlier in March that it would begin testing in Dallas and Phoenix.

    A “Zoox retrofitted testing fleet” has been operating in Austin and Miami since 2024, but offering rides with company’s purpose-built robotaxi — designed to be more of a rolling social space with seats facing each other — is an important step towards Zoox running its full service in both cities. At least to start, rides will be available in a small part of both cities and only for “Zoox employees, their families and friends,” but the company says it’ll expand who can hail a ride as testing continues.

    For anyone who lives in San Francisco or Las Vegas, Zoox’s coverage area and options for pick-ups and drop-offs are also becoming more convenient. Zoox is now able to pick up riders from more locations in Las Vegas, including the Las Vegas Convention Center and “a majority of the major hotels along the Strip.” The company will also provide limited service to high-traffic events at The Sphere and T-Mobile Arena, and eventually plans to send its robotaxi on trips to Harry Reid International Airport. Starting this spring, Zoox is also expanding where it will offer rides in the eastern half of San Francisco, covering “the Marina, North Beach, and Chinatown, as well as Pacific Heights and along the Embarcadero.”

    Besides being able to pick up riders in more places, Zoox is rolling out two product updates to improve the experience of riding in its robotaxis. “Find My Zoox” will let the company’s robotaxis use “distinct lighting and sound cues,” to signal to riders which robotaxi is theirs, and “Zooxcast” will let riders play their audio over Bluetooth while they’re in a robotaxi.

    In comparison to all the cities Waymo currently offers its robotaxis, Zoox is playing catch-up, but the company is also approaching its business a bit differently. Zoox is focused on using custom robotaxi for rides, while Waymo has expanded quickly on the back of cars retrofitted with the sensors that makes its Waymo Driver software work. Waymo plans to incorporate its own robotaxis co-developed with Geely into its fleet over time, but for now, rides with Zoox are a bit more bespoke.

  • BREAKING: Coinbase Adds Two Altcoins to Its Listing Roadmap

    BREAKING: Coinbase Adds Two Altcoins to Its Listing Roadmap

  • Experienced Analyst Marcus Thielen: “Volatility in Bitcoin Could Increase Starting Friday”

    Experienced Analyst Marcus Thielen: “Volatility in Bitcoin Could Increase Starting Friday”

    In the episode of The Wolf Of All Streets, experts Marcus Thielen (10X Research), Andrew Parish, and Tillman Holloway discussed the future of cryptocurrencies, regulatory compliance, and the role of artificial intelligence in financial markets.

    Market analyst Marcus Thielen noted that Bitcoin has exhibited unusually low volatility in recent weeks. He stated that those wishing to sell have largely withdrawn from the market, and predicted that activity could increase after Friday as options expire.

    It was also added that the slowdown in this pace in March, following the large cash outflows in February, limited the downside risks.

    The latest developments in the Clarity Act, a focal point of the debate, have been heavily criticized by participants. It has been argued that the current draft prioritizes facilitating bank adoption of the technology rather than providing yield to users. Experts argue this could make it more difficult for individual investors to generate passive income through stablecoins, while allowing banks to expand their margins using this technology.

    Andrew Parish stated that we are experiencing a moment where traditional finance and the crypto world are becoming indistinguishable. The collaboration between giants like BlackRock and crypto-focused firms like Securitize, the tokenization of assets, and the rise of 24/7 trading markets were presented as evidence that Wall Street is rapidly adopting the “good parts” of crypto.

    *This is not investment advice.