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Stephen A. Smith has always seemed like someone who wanted to try his hand at being in WWE, and he could get his chance. 

Behavior analyst Traci Brown and body language expert Darren Stanton exclusively spoke with Page Six about Lively's Met Gala appearance.

Behavior analyst Traci Brown and body language expert Darren Stanton exclusively spoke with Page Six about Lively's Met Gala appearance.

The stranger was arrested and charged with burglary.

Apple Shares Jump On Report Next iOS Will Allow Users To Choose Rival AI Models

Having appeared to be behind the game on its AI offerings for months, Apple will reportedly allow users choose from a range of outside artificial intelligence services to power features across its software, building on a strategy to turn its devices into a comprehensive AI platform.

Bloomberg reports that, according to people with knowledge of the matter, Users will be able to select from multiple third-party AI models for tasks like generating and editing text and images, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The change is slated for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 this fall, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private.

The iOS update will let users choose from AI model providers that opt in by adding support through their App Store apps. So far, Apple has been testing integrations internally with at least Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Anthropic PBC, according to the people with knowledge of the matter.

Inside iOS 27, Apple refers to the capability as “Extensions.”

It lets users select which AI services they want to power Apple Intelligence features via the Settings app.

Apple shares extended gains on the report...

Bloomberg adds that the Apple Intelligence platform, introduced in 2024, currently offers ChatGPT as the only third-party option in features like Siri, Writing Tools and Image Playground.

It’s all part of Apple’s bid to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence market - with a twist.

Rather than building the best AI software and services itself, the company is looking to make it easy for customers to find a wide range of options on its devices.

Certainly seems a lot cheaper than dropping all that unprecented CapEx on the data centers and building their own (though at what 'other' cost to the platform)?

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Tyler Durden Tue, 05/05/2026 - 13:30

Your favorite shapewear just got the beach treatment.

Your favorite shapewear just got the beach treatment.

Taking creatine doesn’t have to be a chore.

“Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war and our responses,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.

The prequel will add "emotional context that reframes [Richie and Michael's] story from the very beginning."

The prequel will add "emotional context that reframes [Richie and Michael's] story from the very beginning."

"We had a cocktail menu, which we call Coke-tails. The idea was to bring fans together," said 25-year-old marketing executive Ishika Gupta, who calls herself a "big Diet ​Coke fan.”

Trump Admin Working To Ease Memory Chip Crunch And Soaring Prices With Supply Chain Coalition

In a world where high commodity prices are the cure for high commodity prices, it was only a matter of time before we saw a surge in oil output in response to near-record oil prices, as Diamondback did ovenright. The same logic applies to memory chips, another commodity, whose prices have exploded in recent months due to soaring demand by data centers.

And while markets expect prices to drop once more supply comes on line, the proposed timline - which spans well into 2027 - is unacceptable, meanwhile the raging memory prices are translating into higher prices for virtually all electronics at a time when inflation is already set to explode higher. 

Which is why the US is working to address the global memory chip shortage through a supply chain coalition with allies in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Nikkei Asia reported citing a US official. 

The State Department unveiled the Pax Silica initiative in December, a coalition with allies to secure supply chains involving semiconductors, artificial intelligence and critical minerals while reducing dependence on China.

Fourteen countries including India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines have joined the coalition, with Norway set to do so this week, Jacob Helberg, undersecretary of state for economic affairs, told Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference.

Jacob Helberg, U.S. undersecretary of state for economic affairs, speaks at the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles on May 5.

The global memory chip supply shortage continues to worsen as the industry struggles to keep pace with skyrocketing demand boosted by artificial intelligence, weighing on tech companies big and small from AI chipmakers to Apple.

The Trump administration is looking to address the memory chip crunch by leveraging the supply chain coalition, particularly with Asian allies such as South Korea.

"Addressing the memory shortage is, for us, a key priority to advance through the Pax Silica initiative," Helberg said. "It's possible for us to partner in a bilateral and plurilateral way with an excellent framework to actually spin up projects that help us move the needle."

One example of that partnership, Helberg said, is the 4,000-acre industrial hub being set up on the Philippine island of Luzon by Washington and Manila. Helberg will lead a delegation of U.S. officials and business leaders to the Philippines later this month to discuss details of the use of the massive industrial park.

It remains to be decided how much of the land will be used for chip manufacturing, mineral refining or some other key manufacturing, he said.

"What we do know is we want memory to be in the mix in our strategy, and so if we don't end up partnering with the Philippines for memory, we'll easily partner with someone else for the memory piece," Helberg said, adding that the U.S. "would very much like to partner with companies like Samsung and SK Hynix" on addressing the memory chip crunch. It isn't clear how such a partnership would change the status quo since both companies are booked solid well into the future. 

Meanwhile, President Trump is expected to visit Beijing on May 14-15, and supply chain issues including semiconductor and rare-earth export controls could be discussed when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"President Trump will be heading to Beijing with the American delegation with maximum optionality and leverage because he has really positioned the United States to enhance its position at many different layers of the supply chain," Helberg said.

Regardless of the outcome of the meeting, initiatives such as Pax Silica that support supply chain de-risking from China will continue, Helberg said.

"The president can actually have a very productive and fruitful trip to China, while at the same time continuing to make progress on all of our supply chain security initiatives," he said.

Tyler Durden Tue, 05/05/2026 - 13:25

Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has a secret Instagram account, “Vando Vault,” filled with hilarious memes, funny videos, and locker room moments featuring Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and teammates.

Ever wondered what California's last nuclear power plant looks like?

Hormuz "Deserted" As Iran Expands Area Of Control; Hundreds Of Ships Cluster Near Dubai

The Strait of Hormuz has become a ghost town, er strait, with traffic grinding to a complete halt as no new commercial ship crossings were recorded despite a US effort to guide vessels through the waterway, according to Bloomberg.

While Maersk confirmed that its vessel Alliance Fairfax transited the strait on Monday under US military protection, Tuesday saw zero traffic following a day of violence that included attacks on vessels and missile strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates.

Confusion was rampant after Washington maintained that a safe passage exists, with two US destroyers reportedly entering the Gulf, but the heightened tensions kept commercial shipping at bay.

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— Tom Bike (@tom_bike) May 5, 2026

On Monday, two US vessels, one of them a vehicle carrier, moved out of the Persian Gulf under military escort while keeping their tracking signals off. Visible outbound activity during the same period was limited to an Iran-linked liquefied petroleum gas carrier, a small feeder containership, and a tiny regional cargo ship.

Ships transiting Hormuz with active AIS signals over the past day were confined to the narrow northern lane approved by Tehran. Also, widespread AIS spoofing has further clouded the picture, making independent verification of ship traffic virtually impossible

As reported previously, most of the recent Iran-linked departures have stalled in the Gulf of Oman; it remains unclear whether these vessels are following regional trading patterns or are being held up by a US naval blockade positioned further east. Only one containership entered the Persian Gulf on Monday before the flare-up in regional hostilities; there were no inbound transits on Tuesday.

While the fragile ceasefire held, about five dozen vessels moved toward Dubai in just one day, joining a growing cluster of at least 363 ships currently off the emirate in the Persian Gulf as Iran signaled it is expanding the area around Hormuz it now controls.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled on Monday a new map showing expanded areas around the critical chokepoint that Iran now claims to have under control. The area extends from a line between Kuh-e Mobarak in Iran and south of Fujairah in the UAE, and from another line between the end of Iran’s Qeshm Island and Umm Al Quwain in the UAE, according to the IRGC Navy.

Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the UAE, is just outside this new expanded area under Iranian control. Since Monday, nearly 60 vessels of all types have moved toward Dubai to an area of a large cluster of ships monitored by Bloomberg News. At least 363 vessels are in this area off Dubai, at least according to their tracking signals, which have become increasingly difficult to monitor and read since the war began and the Strait of Hormuz was closed.

The tensions in the area re-escalated on Monday, after the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of an operation dubbed “Project Freedom”, to guide ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz out of the waterway. Iran responded to the announcement with a warning that U.S. forces “will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz”.

Iran on Monday attacked the port of Fujairah, a vital oil hub that sits right outside the Strait of Hormuz, and which saw several attacks before the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was announced in early April.

As the ceasefire looks increasingly fragile as of Tuesday, while dark oil loadings and transit activity from Iran continues.

“Kharg Island is operating under a near-total dark posture,” maritime intelligence firm Windward said on Monday, adding that Iranian oil cargo routes to Asia start to shift via Indonesia’s Lombok Strait, avoiding the more visible Strait of Malacca.

Tyler Durden Tue, 05/05/2026 - 12:50

Last Thursday, Congress ended the longest Department of Homeland Security shutdown in American history. For 75 days, tens of thousands of TSA officers worked unpaid. More than 1,100 of them quit. Airport security lines stretched for hours. The immediate fight is over. The next one is already on the calendar: this appropriation expires Sept. 30....

The "Gossip Girl" actress walked the red carpet hours after she settled her legal war with "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni.

The "Gossip Girl" actress walked the red carpet hours after she settled her legal war with "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni.

The new US threat toward China ‌comes just days before President Donald Trump's planned May 14-15 visit to Beijing.