US agency firings signal more govt layoffs
The U.S. government’s human resources agency is rushing to shut down and drastically shrink entire departments in what sources familiar with the actions say will serve as a template for a second wave of mass layoffs in the federal bureaucracy. The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees the personal information of millions of past and…
Justice Thomas urges Supreme Court to reconsider free speech rules near abortion clinics
Justice Clarence Thomas issued a scathing dissent Monday after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging free speech rights around abortion clinics, suggesting he wants to revisit the matter after the court ended the federal constitutional right to abortion in 2022.The big picture: The high court’s move marked a loss for abortion opponents…
Poland Clone Robotics Make Liquid Muscled Synthetic Copy of the Human Body
Clone Robotics made the Protoclone which is a faceless, anatomically accurate, synthetic human with over 200 degrees of freedom, over 1,000 Myofibers, and over 200 sensors. This is pretty much like the synthetic androids in the movie Alien and other science fiction movies, anime and books…
Infini Suffers $49M Exploit in Stablecoin Heist
CertiK detected the Infini hack, revealing a rogue ex-developer used Tornado Cash for funding before exploiting retained admin rights…
This robot video is weirdly depressing, and I’ve never been so happy to be human
Neo Gamma could be your do-everything home robot…Trump repeals Biden directive linking U.S. arms to human rights
Rescission of the order, imposed by President Joe Biden as he struggled with the civilian toll caused by Israel’s war in Gaza, comes as Trump puts his mark on U.S. foreign policy…
How do you survive the end of the world? Oscar-nominated ‘Flow’ offers an answer — through the eyes of a cat
An indie animated movie from Latvia with no humans or dialogue might be the best climate movie of the year…
Children’s rights: Lack of progress on commitments made by last coalition ‘not good enough’
Children’s Rights Alliance issues gloomy scorecard for previous government despite several improving areas…
Chaos in Turkey as Galatasaray launch criminal proceedings against Jose Mourinho for alleged racist comments and ‘inhumane rhetoric’ after Fenerbahce clash
Galatasaray intend to sue Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho for his alleged “inhumane rhetoric” and “jumping like monkeys” comments…