
Vernal Coleman
Reporter at ProPublica
Reporter @propublica. Reach me at [email protected]. I tweet econo.
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2 weeks ago |
propublica.org | Brandon Roberts |Vernal Coleman |Chris Bing
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: A trio of lawmakers demanded transparency from the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday, saying the Trump administration continues to “stonewall” requests for details on the agency’s recent cancellation of hundreds of service contracts. The group, which included Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Angus King, as well as Rep.
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3 weeks ago |
technewstube.com | Brandon Roberts |Vernal Coleman
Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
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3 weeks ago |
arstechnica.com | Brandon Roberts |Vernal Coleman |Eric Umansky
Staffer had no medical experience, and the results were predictably, spectacularly bad. As the Trump administration prepared to cancel contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs this year, officials turned to a software engineer with no health care or government experience to guide them. The engineer, working for the Department of Government Efficiency, quickly built an artificial intelligence tool to identify which services from private companies were not essential.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Brandon Roberts |Vernal Coleman |Eric Umansky
4 hours ago"Is this Twitter war a Cheesy Gordita Crunchwrap Supreme? Because it’s dripping hot messy filth and I am eating up every sloppy bite." Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s post-DOGE exit feud has not only reached the point of the words "Epstein files" being dropped in an X post, but it's moved Stephen …
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3 weeks ago |
propublica.org | Brandon Roberts |Vernal Coleman |Eric Umansky |Hannah Allam
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When an AI script written by a Department of Government Efficiency employee came across a contract for internet service, it flagged it as cancelable. Not because it was waste, fraud or abuse — the Department of Veterans Affairs needs internet connectivity after all — but because the model was given unclear and conflicting instructions.
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