California recently welcomed the world’s first fully autonomous‚ artificial intelligence-powered restaurant that serves burgers and French fries.CaliExpress by Flippy‚ a first-of-its-kind restaurant located in Pasadena‚ opened its doors in December thanks to a partnership between Cali Group‚ a retail technology holding company‚ Miso Robotics‚ the investors of the AI-powered frying station Flippy‚ and PopID‚ a technology company that enables patrons to make biometric payments.“Eat the future‚” CaliExpress by Flippy stated on its website. “Robot-made burgers &; fries.”Guests can enjoy “wagyu burgers for the price of traditional burgers‚” according to the restaurant. “Uniquely‚ the grill robot grinds the high quality beef in real-time after the order is placed‚ resulting in a burger patty that melts in the mouth. Flippy‚ the famous robotic fry station‚ cooks up crispy‚ hot fries made from top grade potatoes — always to exact times. Our simple menu has burgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ and french fries‚” the website explains.Flippy is a kitchen robot equipped with sensors and cameras that allow it to consistently and quickly fry food‚ including fries‚ tater tots‚ onion rings‚ chicken nuggets‚ tacos‚ egg rolls‚ and chicken patties.Patrons looking to partake in the AI dining experience at CaliExpress by Flippy must make reservations ahead of time‚ according to Miso Robotics. When customers enter the restaurant‚ they can select their meal from a self-ordering kiosk that provides order recommendations and fast payment options. Patrons can then watch the fully automated kitchen grill the burgers and fry the French fries. A press release from the robotics company noted that the technology “will create a safer‚ easier‚ and friendlier kitchen” for employees working at the restaurant. “At the fry station‚ Flippy represents revolutionary breakthroughs in safety as slippage and burns can be nearly eliminated‚ as well as in waste reduction in both food and oil. The CaliExpress by Flippy kitchen can be run by a much smaller crew‚ in a less stressful environment‚ than competing restaurants — while also providing above average wages‚” Miso Robotics stated.According to PopID CEO and Miso Robotic board member John Miller‚ CaliExpress by Flippy is the world’s first restaurant where the ordering and cooking process is entirely operated by robotics. “The marriage of these various technologies to create the most autonomous restaurant in the world is the culmination of years of research‚ development‚ and investment in a family of revolutionary companies‚” Miller said.Restaurant-goers will also enjoy a small museum experience that features retired iterations of Flippy units and previous developments. Miso Robotics CEO Rich Hull stated‚ “AI-powered‚ robotic order-taking and cooking enables the major chains that feed America to substantially improve quality‚ consistency and speed.”Despite only being open for a short period of time‚ CaliExpress by Flippy is already facing a wave of negative reviews from critics‚ most of whom admit to not having actually visited the establishment but state that they are concerned the revolutionary technology will negatively impact fast food workers. Those who claimed they had eaten at the restaurant mainly provided positive feedback about the food’s quality‚ but many bashed the company for requesting tips on its payment kiosk for the fully automated dining experience.At the start of the new year‚ California workers must now be paid a minimum of $16 per hour. Additionally‚ the minimum wage for fast-food employees will increase to $20 per hour starting in April. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is about to learn a hard lesson. “Every human being has the legal right to come to the United States and seek asylum or shelter‚” Wu said in an old podcast. “They are looking to work‚ looking to contribute‚ looking to be in a safe democracy where they can raise their families‚” she added. Meanwhile‚ the Biden administration has failed to secure the border‚ and 3.2 million illegal immigrants were encountered by CBP in FY 2023‚ which is a 16% increase over FY 2022 and a 63% increase over FY 2021. Keith Malinak has a message for not just Wu‚ but Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas (R) as well. “Greg Abbott‚ if you’re watching‚ it sounds like Boston is ready for some busloads of illegals‚” Malinak says. Pat Gray is in serious agreement. “Exactly‚” he responds. “Man‚ does she need thousands to pour into her city.” Gray notes that Wu's belief that “every human” has the “legal right” to live in our country must mean that she wouldn’t mind if they were all in Boston. Eric Adams also once advocated for illegal immigrants to call America their home — before Abbott sent busloads of migrants his way. “He changed that tune a bit‚” Gray says. “He’s also now pointing out how it’s obvious that these immigrants who come here‚ they don’t have jobs‚ they’re committing crimes up there‚” Malinak adds‚ noting that Adams should have known this‚ as New York City is a sanctuary city. Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Harry Dunn‚ the former Capitol Police officer Blaze News is investigating over his Jan. 6 claims‚ announced Friday that he's running for Congress. What are the details? Dunn is running as a Democrat for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District seat‚ NBC News reported. The news network added that Dunn is joining a "crowded" primary field looking to replace retiring Democrat U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes. Dunn on Friday posted the following campaign video to YouTube: "On January 6th‚ I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol Police Officer. Afterwards‚ President Biden honored me with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Today‚ I’m running for Congress to stop Trump's MAGA extremists &; ensure it never happens again‚" Dunn said in the video's description. “I do believe that we’re literally one election cycle away from the extinction of our democracy‚" Dunn added in a Thursday phone interview with NBC News ahead of his campaign announcement. The news network noted that the winner of the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District seat would would be favored to win in November. Sarbanes won a ninth term in 2022 by 20 percentage points‚ NBC News reported‚ adding that President Joe Biden won the district by 26 points in 2020. The news network cited Daily Kos Elections calculations in its report. While Dunn doesn't live in the 3rd District‚ he told NBC News he'd move there if he's elected. Dunn pointed to abortion‚ gun control‚ mental health‚ and crime as his campaign focal points‚ the news network reported. "I believe at this moment I am the best person for this job because I physically — I spent the last 15 years of my life defending democracy‚" Dunn — who retired from the Capitol Police force Dec. 17 — told NBC News. “My platform is democracy‚” Dunn added to the news network. Blaze News is continuing to investigate Dunn As Dunn launches his congressional campaign‚ Blaze News' investigative journalist Steve Baker said Friday he's continuing to probe Dunn's claims about Jan. 6 and related issues: The first thing everyone needs to know about our series on former USCP Officer Harry Dunn is that we are nowhere near finished. We’ve already shown that his N-word claims on J6 — which made him a media darling — didn’t happen. We’ve revealed the 180-degree turnabout between the two FBI interviews he gave about his interaction with four Oath Keepers that day. We’ve shown — irrefutably from the video evidence — that both Dunn and Special Agent David Lazarus not only contradicted each other in court testimony‚ but neither of the two told the truth under oath because what they each claimed took place couldn't have happened. We’ve shown Dunn’s anger issues and his behaviors at the Capitol on J6 that caused higher-ranking officers to intervene. (More of that to come.) Only a week before Christmas‚ we revealed the identity of the person who wrote and distributed an anonymous‚ politically partisan letter on Capitol Police letterhead‚ with the cooperation of Rep. Jamie Raskin and members of the Capitol press pool. Then‚ the subsequent cover-up of the identity of the author and the suppression of his disciplinary report that followed. That author was none other than Officer Harry Dunn‚ and the cover-up goes straight to the top of Capitol Police leadership. Unfortunately for now-Congressional candidate Dunn and those who have engaged in the cover-up of his many hidden indiscretions — on and off duty — our series on ‘A Day in the Life of Harry Dunn’ has only just begun. Baker's first Jan. 6 analysis was published in October 2023‚ following countless hours in a House subcommittee office looking at frame after frame of Jan. 6 closed-circuit video — and it had him wondering: Did the security chief for then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi perjure himself in the Oath Keepers trial? Soon after‚ the slow pace of getting an unrestricted look at everything recorded on video prompted Blaze Media editor in chief Matthew Peterson's appeal to House Speaker Mike Johnson to release all the videos. On Nov. 17‚ 2023‚ Johnson did just that. Baker's investigative efforts also resulted in two additional analyses‚ both focusing on Dunn: "January 6 and the N-word that wasn't" and "Harry Dunn's account of January 6 does not add up. At all." Meanwhile‚ Baker revealed last month that the U.S. Department of Justice will be charging him for the reporting he carried out on Jan. 6‚ 2021. Baker said he was originally told he had to self-surrender Dec. 19 but soon got a notice from the FBI that the date was postponed until after Christmas. Baker on Friday told Blaze News it looks like his self-surrender date will be in mid-January‚ but he said his attorneys are working to move it to early February in order to accommodate his travel and work schedule. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Joe Biden faces a number of significant obstacles going into the 2024 election besides his ostensible decrepitude. For starters‚ his disapproval rating remains in the high 50s; he has been trailing former President Donald Trump in the polls; and last month‚ Congress authorized an impeachment inquiry into his many alleged improprieties. For these and other caltrops to trip him up at the ballot box‚ he first needs to be on the ballot — something he failed to do in New Hampshire. With the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary fast approaching‚ Biden exponents in the state are frenetically trying to make sure enough of the geriatric president's remaining supporters add his name to their ballots. Failing that‚ the Democratic incumbent is set for yet another major embarrassment. Strategic failure to file Iowa and New Hampshire have historically kicked off the nomination process both for the GOP and the Democratic Party. However‚ Biden's pitiful performance in the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary‚ where he placed fifth‚ appears to have prompted the geriatric president and the Democratic National Committee to look for greener pastures. They decided to award the top spot in the 2024 primary calendar to South Carolina‚ a state where Biden had a 29-point win in the 2020 Democratic race but ultimately lost to Trump and would likely lose to Trump again. The DNC scheduled the South Carolina primary to lead the party's nomination process on Feb. 3‚ expecting New Hampshire to follow days later‚ but the Granite State refused to accept the slight. After all‚ by virtue of its own laws‚ it couldn't. New Hampshire passed legislation in 1975 requiring the state to hold its primary before any other comparable contest. Although the law and date could possibly be changed‚ Republicans in Concord and the secretary of state who sets the date are less than keen to help the Democrats overcome their internal struggles. After a lengthy standoff with the state‚ Biden's handlers decided ultimately that he would not file in the state‚ which is now set to hold its Democratic primary on Jan. 23. The write-in campaign Since Biden's name will not be printed on the ballots in New Hampshire later this month‚ campaigners have been working ardently since October to prompt prospective voters to write in the president's name. Politico indicated at the outset that veteran Democratic operatives and politicians‚ including strategist Jim Demers and former New Hampshire Democratic Party chairwoman Kathy Sullivan‚ were leading the charge on the write-in campaign. Their group filed last year as a political action committee under the name Granite State Write-In. This so-called "grassroots" group stresses on its website that "it's important to show the world that thousands of New Hampshire voters are supporting President Joe Biden as he stands up for our freedoms‚ pushes back on the MAGA extremists‚ keeps us safe and strong around the world‚ and builds an economy that works for everyone." Even though the decision not to file was ultimately Biden's‚ Granite State Write-In blamed "misguided DNC rules" for leaving his name off the ballot. Struggling to save Biden from another embarrassment A source familiar with Granite State Write-In's efforts‚ apparently executed on a tiny budget of $70‚000‚ recently told the New York Post‚ "A write-in campaign like this is unprecedented and it's very difficult to do." "There are definitely challenges‚" continued the source. "And there's no question that because [Biden's] not on the ballot‚ whatever number he gets at the polls will understate his actual support." The Post reported that over 1‚200 people have so far signed onto the "shoestring effort." On the day of the primary‚ volunteers associated with the PAC will reportedly be present at the polls to tell Biden supporters what to do. While Biden remains the front-runner ahead of the New Hampshire primary‚ Democratic challenger Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.)‚ who has focused his energies on the Granite State‚ has been gaining on him in recent weeks. According to the American Research Group's latest poll‚ Biden leads Phillips in the state 58% to 21%. "A sitting American president chose to not be on the ballot in the first-in-the-nation primary state‚" Phillips told the Post in December. "I think it's a symptom of a much broader disease‚ and that is a lack of respect for voters all around the country‚ including here." The RealClearPolling average for Biden's support nationwide in the 2024 Democratic primary is 68.9%. However‚ the Post noted that in New Hampshire‚ his support is presently only at 47.3%. The difference between those polls and the ballot is that Biden's name won't be printed on the latter. Perhaps looking to spare Biden another public fall‚ Massachusetts' Democratic Gov. Maura Healey‚ a New Hampshire native‚ tried to give Biden a boost in the Granite State this week. Healey held a call Thursday with leaders of the New Hampshire write-in campaign‚ encouraging Democratic voters to remember their deeply unpopular president at the polls‚ reported MassLive.com. Time will tell if the last-minute scrambles by Healey or Granite State Write-In will pay off for the 81-year-old Democrat. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Unexpectedly‚ Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian Entertainment has rolled out a patch for the classic 2015 CRPG‚ fixing plenty of bugs and issues plaguing the game. Longtime fans are stunned by the sudden update since it has been literal years since Pillars of Eternity received a substantial patch‚ and potentially‚ there may be more on the horizon from the developer. Continue reading Finished Baldur’s Gate 3? This 10/10 CRPG just got a surprise update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Pillars of Eternity review‚ Pillars of Eternity system requirements

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