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UnitedHealth's Optum is developing an AI-powered risk scoring system for Medicare patients that does not rely solely on physician-submitted diagnosis codes (Bob Herman/STAT)
Bob Herman / STAT:
UnitedHealth's Optum is developing an AI-powered risk scoring system for Medicare patients that does not rely solely on physician-submitted diagnosis codes — Trump administration may test AI risk scores in Medicare's innovation center — SAN DIEGO — Optum, the health data …
Critics question Meta's Louisiana datacenter plans for three new power plants; Meta's carbon footprint is up from 2020, when it pledged 2030 net-zero emissions (Justine Calma/The Verge)
Justine Calma / The Verge:
Critics question Meta's Louisiana datacenter plans for three new power plants; Meta's carbon footprint is up from 2020, when it pledged 2030 net-zero emissions — New gas plants could be built to power the company's largest data center yet. … Meta's building a new AI data center so massive …
Big Tech companies are firing staff who organize protests and rejecting petitions, even as a poor job market discourages worker activism, once ubiquitous in SV (Washington Post)
Washington Post:
Big Tech companies are firing staff who organize protests and rejecting petitions, even as a poor job market discourages worker activism, once ubiquitous in SV — A tighter labor market and lower corporate tolerance have stifled once boisterous employee input on controversies over company policy, AI safety and the Israel-Gaza war.
Wallets of ~100 of 220 TRUMP coin dinner attendees, and ~17 of 25 VIPs, have parted with nearly all their TRUMP after being chosen based on holdings to May 12 (Wired)
Wired:
Wallets of ~100 of 220 TRUMP coin dinner attendees, and ~17 of 25 VIPs, have parted with nearly all their TRUMP after being chosen based on holdings to May 12 — Many of the crypto investors preparing to attend an exclusive gala dinner with US president Donald Trump have offloaded the coins that won them their seats.
Stord, a logistics startup serving over 500 mid-market e-commerce brands, raised an $80M Series E led by Strike Capital at a $1.5B valuation and $120M in debt (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Stord, a logistics startup serving over 500 mid-market e-commerce brands, raised an $80M Series E led by Strike Capital at a $1.5B valuation and $120M in debt — Sean Henry of Stord. — Stord — In third grade, Sean Henry had enough of the baseball bat dilemma.