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Diddy Brings the Power of Positive Thinking to Jail – The Wall Street Journal

Diddy Brings the Power of Positive Thinking to Jail  The Wall Street Journal Diddy’s last-ditch legal moves shut down by judge days before sentencing  Fox News How much time could Diddy spend in prison?  BBC Diddy Sentencing: Here’s How Much Time Legal Experts Think Rapper Could Spend In Prison  Forbes Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former girlfriend denies she was victimized by him in letter to …

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An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for three decades claims they are wasting their money. Rodney Brooks, the cofounder of Roomba vacuum creator iRobot, said the idea of humanoid robots as catchall assistants, the future Elon Musk envisions, is “pure fantasy thinking,” in part because robots are coordination-challenged.  …

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Rahm Emanuel road-tests populist message in Iowa while ‘thinking’ about 2028 – Politico

Rahm Emanuel road-tests populist message in Iowa while ‘thinking’ about 2028  Politico Iowa Matters Less Than Ever for Democrats, but They Can’t Quit It  The New York Times ‘All eyes’ on Iowa in 2026, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says  The Des Moines Register Rahm Emanuel says Iowa Democrats have strong chances in 2026  Iowa Capital Dispatch ‘Iowa is where winners are made,’ Emanuel …

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Million-year-old skull found in China could rewrite human evolution timeline, study finds: “This changes a lot of thinking”

Million-year-old skull found in China could rewrite human evolution timeline, study finds: “This changes a lot of thinking”

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The findings, published Thursday, are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990 and have the potential to resolve the long-standing “Muddle in the Middle” of …

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Google DeepMind unveils its first “thinking” robotics AI

Google DeepMind unveils its first “thinking” robotics AI

Imagine that you want a robot to sort a pile of laundry into whites and colors. Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 would process the request along with images of the physical environment (a pile of clothing). This AI can also call tools like Google search to gather more data. The ER model then generates natural language instructions, specific steps that the robot …

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‘When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge’: How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking

‘When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge’: How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, a bizarre conspiracy theory swept through global social media: that the disease was caused by radio-frequency emissions from 5G cell phone towers. The wild theories spread across social media platforms. The belief in this conspiracy was so fervent that the media reported more than 100 incidents of arson and vandalism against 5G (and 4G) …

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Mike McDaniel: I won’t spend a moment thinking about my job security

Mike McDaniel: I won’t spend a moment thinking about my job security

A plane carrying a banner urging the Dolphins to fire head coach Mike McDaniel and General Manager Chris Grier circled Hard Rock Stadium before Sunday’s game against the Patriots and the result of the game probably didn’t cause anyone who paid for it to regret their choice. The Dolphins had multiple leads in the second half of the game, but …

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Thinking Machines Lab wants to make AI models more consistent

Thinking Machines Lab wants to make AI models more consistent

There’s been great interest in what Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is building with its $2 billion in seed funding and the all-star team of former OpenAI researchers who have joined the lab. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Murati’s research lab gave the world its first look into one of its projects: creating AI models with reproducible responses. …

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Micah Parsons trade grades: Packers land a superstar; what were Cowboys thinking?

Micah Parsons trade grades: Packers land a superstar; what were Cowboys thinking?

The Dallas Cowboys traded linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday evening for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and their next two first-round picks. Why they made the move Parsons and the Cowboys had seemingly reached the point of no return in their contract negotiations, and the star linebacker was holding in while putting pressure on the team …

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