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AI Marvels, Mechanical Oddities, and Political Fireworks: From World-Dominating Bots to Sanctions Spats and Medicaid Melees
GPT-5: Virtually Capable of Anything, Except Following Instructions
GPT-5 continues to amaze users with its uncanny ability to avoid doing exactly what it is asked. When prompted to create an SVG of “an otter using a laptop on a plane,” the AI instead delivers abstract modern art, surrealist landscapes, or something resembling a toddler's first attempt at MS Paint - with none of the specified elements in sight. For premium users, “GPT-5 Thinking” mode takes a leisurely 30 seconds to return an equally inaccurate scene, now generously sprinkled with unrequested coffee cups and drifting clouds. Truly, it can do anything - except the thing you want.
Talking Robot Uses Typewriter Mouth to Chat You Up
A robotics tinkerer has transformed IBM’s iconic Selectric typeball into a surprisingly lifelike robotic mouth. The plastic sphere, now patterned with lips, spins to match recorded speech with uncanny timing, creating an oddly persuasive talking head. It is not Pixar-smooth, but it is sharp, synchronized, and infinitely more charming than most corporate “humanizing AI” attempts. This is the same mad genius who once got *DOOM* running on a LEGO brick, confirming that his mission in life is to make old office junk and kids’ toys infinitely more interesting.
Unitree A2 Robot Outpaces the Outdoorsy
The Unitree A2 quadruped robot has put hikers to shame with its endurance and load-carrying chops. At 37 kilos, it can tote a 25-kilo payload for three hours or roam unencumbered for five, thanks to hot-swappable batteries that keep it going until its human companions surrender. Agile, rugged, and frankly better-dressed than most weekend campers, the A2 looks set to become man’s best mechanical friend - especially if you like your friends willing to carry all your stuff.
Blumenthal Warns Trump Against “Putin Ploy” Over Sanctions
Senator Richard Blumenthal said President Trump’s credibility is “hanging by a thread” as a sanctions deadline on Russia approaches, cautioning that failing to act would make him a pawn in “this Putin ploy.” In diplomatic translation, he is essentially telling the president to choose between defending the Constitution or auditioning for a supporting role in the Kremlin’s holiday propaganda reel.
Sparks Fly on MSNBC Over Medicaid Cuts
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough cut off Rep. Mike Lawler mid-sentence in a heated debate over Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s spending bill. Lawler accused the Congressional Budget Office of “parroting” state narratives about the bill’s fallout, but Scarborough jumped in to keep the discussion from spiraling into a live-action rendition of the GOP’s “move along, nothing to see here” routine - despite millions potentially losing healthcare.
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