So, humanoid robots essentially having the ability to evolve and build new versions of themselves?

From #1 ... the ultimate goal is to make the upgrade process as automated as possible, Wang says. That would in turn accelerate the development of algorithms controlling robots out in the real world. ...

How is this A Good Thing?

Or are we, as humans, just going to be screwed by the future Big Tech is building for profit?

I see that there is now a Gen Alpha ...

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... The judge noted that Comey was fired despite having had excellent performance reviews.

"Comey's supervisors and peers consistently lauded her work, describing her as a 'brilliant lawyer and a gifted supervisor,' 'the lawyer the office turns to when legal excellence is a must,' and 'an outstanding AUSA in every respect' with 'judgment, work product, and courtroom advocacy [that are] among the finest in the country,'" Furman wrote.

The DOJ admitted that Comey's termination "was not 'for cause' and was not based on her
performance," Furman noted.

In addition, the judge said, the DOJ's argument that Comey's termination was lawful ignored parts of the Civil Service Reform Act, which "required that Comey be given advance written notice (subject to certain exceptions not relevant here); 'a reasonable time' to respond orally and in writing; representation; and 'a written decision and the specific reasons therefor at the earliest practicable date.'"

"Defendants concede, as they must, that Comey was not afforded these procedural protections," the judge said.

Furman also said the DOJ all but admitted that its argument that the attorney general had power to fire Comey under Article II of the U.S. Constitution -- which establishes the executive branch of government -- sought "to overturn nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent." ...

Related ...

@#2 ... You know who protects pedophiles?

Pedophiles. ...

I have stated many times with regards to the Epstein files and who may be named in them ...

Bring Justice to the victims.

I do not care if the perps are Democrats or Republicans. The perps need to face Justice for their crimes against children.

@#27 ... So you are betting you picked the right God and the right religion so you will go to the right heaven? ...

I oft wondered whose god is the right God.

@#1 ... They went to the meeting knowing full well who it was with and when it was happening. Now they're trying to weasel out of blowback from their "flock". ...

I've seen reports that the CEO of Audi is getting grief for appearing with Pres Trump in georgia recently.

Found this...

@#1 ... "If this administration won't follow this simple statutory directive," the senators told Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and Attorney General Todd Blanche in a demand letter obtained exclusively by WIRED, "it is unclear why Congress or the American people should trust this administration to follow any of the other legal limits to Section 702." ...

Pres Trump has already shown that he cares little about the laws passed by Congress.

Welcome to The Matrix.

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... "In the past, every robotics engineer had to write code and debug manually, which is relatively inefficient," Unitree founder Wang Xingxing said at an AI conference hosted by his company. "As AI models improve, we expect them to take on more of the planning and iteration, reducing the need for human intervention."

The project has been called Unitree Rehearsal, and while humans will still be involved in terms of providing feedback and assessing performance, the ultimate goal is to make the upgrade process as automated as possible, Wang says. That would in turn accelerate the development of algorithms controlling robots out in the real world. ...

@#2 ... reminds me of another wannabe Dicktator ...

Also of Mr Bolsonaro Sr., who is currently serving time for his efforts.

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... Researchers who track online influence operations and lawmakers who've been briefed by the intelligence community say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing familiar tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.

"It's a carnival out there," Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the ranking member on the House intelligence committee, told reporters this week. "They're throwing everything out there to generate a sense of chaos and anarchy."

The goal is to exacerbate divisions, erode confidence in democracy and, crucially, undermine U.S. support for Ukraine.

"At the end of the day, the main issue for Russia is and has to be Ukraine," said Darren Linvill, co-director of Clemson University's Media Forensics Hub, who has tracked foreign propaganda campaigns for years.

Linvill says the Russian playbook is consistent. A false claim or divisive narrative is seeded on social media or on a fake website posing as a news organization or think tank. It's spread by state media, automated fake accounts or, increasingly, paid influencers, in the hopes that it gets seen and repeated by real people. ...

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... In a split decision, the panel followed the U.S. Supreme Court's reasoning last year that the president lacked authority to federalize the National Guard in response to protests in Chicago.

The panel affirmed a preliminary injunction against Trump's deployment of the National Guard in LA and rejected the administration's argument that there was a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the U.S. government.

"A determination that the conditions in Los Angeles on June 7, 2025, constituted a rebellion or danger of rebellion' does not reflect a colorable assessment within a range of honest judgment," U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Sung wrote.

There was no evidence of organization among bad actors -- just sporadic or impromptu violence, the Joe Biden appointee said, referring to last year's findings of the trial judge in San Francisco who issued a temporary restraining order against National Guard deployment. ...

... boasting that the United States is making a "fortune" from high oil prices ...

Is the United States making a fortune, or are wealthy oil execs making a fortune?

... A multibillion-dollar project to tap into natural gas in Alaska pursued by the Trump administration has received secret funding from a sanctioned Russian company ...

... and Pres Trump continues to turn the US into a satellite of Russia.

They don't make cover songs like this anymore ...

The approach of Gen Z seems to be ...

If you feel pessimistic about the future, then why save up for anything?

Of course, that then might raise a larger question...

Why might Gen Z be so pessimistic about heir future?

@#17 ... The bruise on his head surely is from all of the hand shaking he is doing. ...

Yup.

/s

@#4 ... I am human and I need to be loved ...

I can imagine that may be what Pres Trump thinks of himself.

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... At a recent meeting of the board that oversees the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center Research Hospital, chair Jack Leslie opened with cheerful introductions and gregarious chatter"then diverted from the agenda of the regularly scheduled meeting.

He spent the next six minutes delivering a pointed rebuke of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, warning that his anti-vaccine activities could tarnish the venerable hospital, often called the "house of hope" for patients with rare conditions or those who have exhausted all other options.

Leslie took issue with a recent stunt Kennedy had pulled at the hospital, which involved making a surprise appearance for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open his signature vaccine injury clinic. The ceremony included a panel with people claiming to have been injured by vaccines. They sat behind placards reading "vaccine injured" and spoke with Kennedy and other high-ranking Trump administration officials.

Leslie prefaced his comments by noting that some might prefer he not speak out against Kennedy's efforts. "But I think that that would be a failing as an advisory board if we were silent," he said. Leslie also noted that he has no concerns about studying potential injuries from vaccines. "Serious reactions are rare, but real," he said, and people who believe they've been injured should "be taken seriously."

In fact, the NIH already has a center that studies vaccine injuries, and Kennedy's splashy new clinic does not come with more funding or clinic space.

The hospital's CEO, Jonathan Green, who sat next to Leslie at the meeting, chimed in to confirm that "the NIH has conducted research on the safety and efficacy of vaccines for decades in the past, and it ongoes." Green described Kennedy's vaccine injury clinic as merely a new, individual "protocol" for the hospital. ...

@#11 ... Its in the California State Constitution. ...

So, I'll ask again...

Is it legal for the Federal government to make those requests?

Your current alias' comment seems to indicate that it is up to the state, not the Federal government, to make that determination.

Thank-you to your current alias for giving credence to my concern and the over-reach of the Trump admin in this manner.

... Young people are growing disillusioned as they struggle with mountains of debt. ...

Gen Z - if you feel pessimistic about the future, then why save up for anything?

@#9 ... They are opposed to any and all verification of their voting rolls. ...

Are those verification requests legal?

Once again, got evidence?

Or just the usual trolling for replies of your current alias?