Makena Kelly

Brooklyn, New York

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Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Makena Kelly

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Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits

2 weeks ago | wired.com | Makena Kelly

Democratic senators have concerns that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could break the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) tech infrastructure. In a new letter addressed to SSA commissioner Frank Bisignano, senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden say that DOGE’s plans to “hastily upgrade” SSA IT systems could disrupt the delivery of benefits or result in mass data losses.
Il governo Trump sta trasformando la repressione delle proteste di Los Angeles in un reality

2 weeks ago | wired.it | Makena Kelly

Dall'inizio dell'anno, l'amministrazione del presidente statunitense Donald Trump lavora alla costruzione di un ecosistema mediatico digitale autosufficiente finalizzato a sostenere le sue controverse politiche sull'immigrazione. In questi giorni di proteste a Los Angeles e in altre aree del paese, la struttura sta facendo gli straordinari per creare un'ondata di contenuti generati dall'intelligenza artificiale e in stile reality show.
The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Makena Kelly

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The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV

2 weeks ago | wired.com | Makena Kelly

Since the very beginning of the year, President Donald Trump’s administration has worked to build a self-sustaining digital media ecosystem in support of its controversial immigration policies. That system is now working overtime as protests bubble up in Los Angeles and get planned across the country, spawning an onslaught of AI-generated slop and reality television-style content.
DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree

2 weeks ago | rsn.org | Makena Kelly |Vittoria Elliott

ALSO SEE: After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started. While Elon Musk and Donald Trump post through their breakup, DOGE shows no signs of slowing down—and potential recruits are being told they can make up to $195,000 a year. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN Elon Musk and President Donald Trump may have publicly erupted this week, but the billionaire’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is currently on a recruiting spree, WIRED has learned.
DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree

3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Makena Kelly |Vittoria Elliott

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DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree

3 weeks ago | wired.com | Makena Kelly |Vittoria Elliott

The relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump may have publicly erupted this week, but the billionaire’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is currently on a recruiting spree, WIRED has learned.
Comment Elon Musk a hacké l'état (avant sa rupture fracassante avec Donald Trump)

3 weeks ago | vanityfair.fr | Makena Kelly |David Gilbert |Vittoria Elliott |Kate Knibbs

Ce 25 janvier, dans la salle de bal de l’hôtel Capital Hilton de Washington, les dirigeants de la haute administration américaine sirotent des cocktails tout en se demandant à quelle table l’ordre protocolaire les a placés. Elon Musk, tout sourire, fixe son téléphone. C’est le banquet annuel de l’Alfalfa Club, un cercle qui réunit politiciens et hommes d’affaires de premier plan, et personne ne se doute du coup que le milliardaire est en train de fomenter.
イーロン・マスクの退任は形式上？ DOGEの続く影響力と、加速する人員削減

3 weeks ago | wired.jp | Makena Kelly

イーロン・マスクは、政府効率化省（DOGE）から完全には立ち去らないだろう。またDOGEの活動も、ますます激化するばかりだ。5月30日（米国時間）、ドナルド・トランプ大統領は、マスクがDOGEからもホワイトハウスからも、永久に退くという見方を否定した。「実際のところ、イーロンは退任するわけではありません。行ったり来たりすることになるでしょう」と、トランプ大統領はホワイトハウスの執務室で、マスクの立会いのもと、記者団に語った。「DOGEは彼にとって大切なプロジェクトだから、これからも多くのことをやっていくでしょう」ちなみに、このときにマスクが着用していたのは、「DOGEの父（DOGEFATHER）」と書かれた黒いTシャツ。そして「DOGE」と記された黒い帽子だった。「引き続きアドバイスをしていくつもりです」とマスクは語った。そして、米国の特別政府職員としての法的な任期制限が近づいていることに触れつつも、大統領の「友人として、また助言者として、今後もかかわり続けるつもりです」と付け加えた。...