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“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family.
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released…
www.propublica.org
August 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family.
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The SEC & DOJ are prosecuting a company that raised $40M for an “AI-powered” app, when workers did everything manually. In our catch-up with Gina Rosenthal, she covers the spectrum of effects from AI deployments. Cybercriminals using LLMs, AI washing, and more: www.techarena.ai/content/mid-...
Mid-Year Report: AI Demonstrates Double-Edged Impacts in 2025
Gina Rosenthal discusses how AI is transforming everything from cybercrime and fraud detection to government operations this year, revealing both breakthrough innovations and costly failures.
www.techarena.ai
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The SEC & DOJ are prosecuting a company that raised $40M for an “AI-powered” app, when workers did everything manually. In our catch-up with Gina Rosenthal, she covers the spectrum of effects from AI deployments. Cybercriminals using LLMs, AI washing, and more: www.techarena.ai/content/mid-...
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A White House official asserted there is “no need” for the public to know who’s in DOGE and asserted that there have been no conflict-of-interest violations: “For decades, we’ve been able to operate without these people’s names.”
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…
www.propublica.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A White House official asserted there is “no need” for the public to know who’s in DOGE and asserted that there have been no conflict-of-interest violations: “For decades, we’ve been able to operate without these people’s names.”
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Out of the 109 DOGE staffers we've identified:
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…
www.propublica.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Out of the 109 DOGE staffers we've identified:
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
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The humanoid robot race isn’t just about scale or code — it’s about connection. As China invests billions to lead in hardware and AI integration, startups like Machani Robotics are going deep on human empathy.
Read the full story → www.techarena.ai/content/star...
Read the full story → www.techarena.ai/content/star...
Start-Ups Stake Their Claim in Humanoid Robot Rush
As tech giants and nations race for dominance, agile innovators focus on human needs to redefine the future of human-robot relationships.
www.techarena.ai
May 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The humanoid robot race isn’t just about scale or code — it’s about connection. As China invests billions to lead in hardware and AI integration, startups like Machani Robotics are going deep on human empathy.
Read the full story → www.techarena.ai/content/star...
Read the full story → www.techarena.ai/content/star...
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Agentic AI is here, and it’s already changing how businesses operate. From autonomous workflows to adaptive logistics, intelligent agents are reshaping the future of work. Learn how in our new blog from Gina Rosenthal: www.techarena.ai/content/unde...
#AgenticAI #MultiAgentSystems
#AgenticAI #MultiAgentSystems
Understanding Agentic AI and Multi-Agent Systems
From self-organizing drones to software managing supply chains, agentic AI is creating systems that are reshaping industries. We break down the latest developments and what you can do to prepare.
www.techarena.ai
May 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Agentic AI is here, and it’s already changing how businesses operate. From autonomous workflows to adaptive logistics, intelligent agents are reshaping the future of work. Learn how in our new blog from Gina Rosenthal: www.techarena.ai/content/unde...
#AgenticAI #MultiAgentSystems
#AgenticAI #MultiAgentSystems
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“Musk clearly has a conflict of interest and should recuse,” one ethics expert said.
“Therefore an employee of his ... who stands to keep his job only if he supports Musk’s personal interests, should not be working for DOGE.”
“Therefore an employee of his ... who stands to keep his job only if he supports Musk’s personal interests, should not be working for DOGE.”
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection…
www.propublica.org
May 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“Musk clearly has a conflict of interest and should recuse,” one ethics expert said.
“Therefore an employee of his ... who stands to keep his job only if he supports Musk’s personal interests, should not be working for DOGE.”
“Therefore an employee of his ... who stands to keep his job only if he supports Musk’s personal interests, should not be working for DOGE.”
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“If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” said Kristofer Harrison, who served as a high-level State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. “Because it is corruption.”
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers…
www.propublica.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” said Kristofer Harrison, who served as a high-level State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. “Because it is corruption.”
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"Together, the canceled literary grants amount to $1,227,500—just 0.0000002 percent of the US government’s 2025 budget. If the federal budget was spread out evenly over 365 days, these grants would represent 0.063 seconds."
I didn’t realize that *every* literary arts grantee, all 51, were terminated by the NEA. lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-d...
We Don’t Have Any Reserves | Los Angeles Review of Books
Adam Morgan writes on the impact of Trump’s coup at the NEA for small publishers and literary magazines.
lareviewofbooks.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Together, the canceled literary grants amount to $1,227,500—just 0.0000002 percent of the US government’s 2025 budget. If the federal budget was spread out evenly over 365 days, these grants would represent 0.063 seconds."
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In March, the U.S. ambassador to Gambia wrote to Gambia’s president with an “important request,” urging him to circumvent his country’s communications minister and “facilitate the necessary approvals for Starlink to commence operations.”
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers…
www.propublica.org
May 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In March, the U.S. ambassador to Gambia wrote to Gambia’s president with an “important request,” urging him to circumvent his country’s communications minister and “facilitate the necessary approvals for Starlink to commence operations.”
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A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Yesterday, Oregon Humanities and the Federation of State Humanities Councils jointly filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Read more: www.statehumanities.org/federation-o...
#NEH
Read more: www.statehumanities.org/federation-o...
#NEH
Federation of State Humanities Councils and Oregon Humanities File Lawsuit against NEH and DOGE Alleging Illegal Termination of Grants to 56 State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils - Federation o...
Media Contact: Hannah Hethmon, Communications Manager, Federation of State Humanities Councils hhethmon@statehumanities.org or connect@statehumanities.org Federation of State Humanities Councils and O...
www.statehumanities.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Yesterday, Oregon Humanities and the Federation of State Humanities Councils jointly filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Read more: www.statehumanities.org/federation-o...
#NEH
Read more: www.statehumanities.org/federation-o...
#NEH
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“We ask the Court to stop this imminent threat to our Nation’s historic and critical support of the humanities by restoring funding appropriated by Congress,” the suit said.
Oregon Humanities sues DOGE for blocking grants
“We ask the Court to stop this imminent threat to our Nation’s historic and critical support of the humanities by restoring funding appropriated by Congress,” the suit said.
www.oregonlive.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“We ask the Court to stop this imminent threat to our Nation’s historic and critical support of the humanities by restoring funding appropriated by Congress,” the suit said.
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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
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DOGE's Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potential violation of federal ethics laws: propub.li/4cVtSYq
May 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOGE's Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potential violation of federal ethics laws: propub.li/4cVtSYq
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At the recent Synopsys Executive Forum, the company unveiled a bold vision for the future of silicon: a world where agentic AI accelerates chip design from co-pilot to full autonomy: www.techarena.ai/content/an-army-of-agentic-ees-unleashed-by-synopsys?utm_source=bsky
An Army of Agentic EEs Unleashed by Synopsys
At Synopsys’ Executive Forum, the future of semiconductor design came into focus: agentic AI systems that could one day autonomously create trillion-transistor microprocessors.
www.techarena.ai
April 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
At the recent Synopsys Executive Forum, the company unveiled a bold vision for the future of silicon: a world where agentic AI accelerates chip design from co-pilot to full autonomy: www.techarena.ai/content/an-army-of-agentic-ees-unleashed-by-synopsys?utm_source=bsky
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I know it's going to be hard to get people to care about cuts to the humanities on a day like today, but these really matter. Arts and culture are what give our lives meaning. They are what we live for. We should care if these organizations start to disappear. www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
Trump’s latest funding cuts are a massive hit for Oregon’s universities, museums and cultural organizations
Arts and culture organizations across the country got the news late Wednesday night: Their federal funding was gone. Their National Endowment for the Humanities grants were being terminated.
www.oregonlive.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I know it's going to be hard to get people to care about cuts to the humanities on a day like today, but these really matter. Arts and culture are what give our lives meaning. They are what we live for. We should care if these organizations start to disappear. www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...