#data

Ouch! another blow to our company

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-fines-att-57m-location-data-violations

How is it more efficient to have gone from using one tool.... Saleworks... to now using two tools DSA & Saleworks to track the same data? Also... the seperate data in DSA & Saleworks is less accurate or accessible than it was when it was solely in Saleworks. Make it make sense!!!!!!

Here are some new sheet ideas for those workbooks that guide leaderships decisions. I know that our country and our citizens welfare will not be factored in.

1. Plot visa sponsorship against recalls
2. Plot cumulative layoffs against recalls
3. Plot them both against labor cost per dollar earned.
4. Plot visa sponsorship growth in groups, I bet it's exponential.

Heard through the grapevine that five more data centers will be closed. Anyone know more about the locations that will be affected?

A monthly aggregate means that we don't know about any data problems until after the fact. And since this data is tied to performance and possibly bonuses, we should on a weekly basis if any of our in office days didn't track accurately. Fix this please MC!

My Mac RTO data was improved for old months. The only thing is I can't tell if they actually fixed the data problems or just restored preexisting badge swipe data for older months since they couldn't figure out a Mac data fix. Does anyone know?

Data science projects face up to an 80-95% failure rate primarily due to poor data quality, lack of clear business goals, and organizational silos rather than the models themselves.

Milestone Technologies announced permanent layoffs affecting 66 workers. These employees are at a Prineville data center. The data center is tied to Meta Platforms. Layoffs are occurring due to an expiring contract. Terminations are expected to begin on June 28.

Prineville, Oregon

https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/prineville/prineville-data-center-layoffs-meta-milestone/article_52864dd9-eeb6-44ed-ab79-6a55107f8105.html

Details of the 2026 Breach

• Cause: Unauthorized access to systems via a vendor's Oracle software vulnerability, discovered by Humana around September 29, 2025, and reported in March/April 2026.
• Impacted Data: Names, Humana IDs, Social Security numbers, medical billing/claims information, dates of service, and provider names.
• Scope: Reports suggest thousands were affected, with a specific filing for Texas citing roughly 2,104 residents.
• Response: Humana fixed the vulnerability and is offering 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax, with an enrollment deadline of March 31, 2027.
  Legal Action and Safety Measures
• Lawsuits: A class action lawsuit was filed in Kentucky federal court in March 2026, alleging negligence and failure to protect patient information.
• Investigation: Legal firms (e.g., Federman & Sherwood https://www.federmanlaw.com/blog/humana-inc-data-breach-investigated-by-federman-sherwood/ ) are investigating the breach for potential legal action.
• Protection: Impacted individuals should receive a notification letter, monitor their credit reports, and consider placing fraud alerts.

Humana is facing significant controversies, most notably a class-action lawsuit alleging the use of an AI tool ("nH Predict") to wrongfully deny, limit, or terminate post-acute care coverage for Medicare Advantage patients.

Other issues include federal lawsuits over Medicare billing, data breaches, and a 2025 court loss regarding star ratings that risked billions in payments.

Key Humana Controversies and Lawsuits
AI Coverage Denials (nH Predict):

—A lawsuit alleges Humana uses the "nH Predict" algorithm, developed by naviHealth, to override physicians' recommendations and prematurely cut off rehabilitation or nursing facility stays for elderly patients. The suit claims these, which are "rigid and unrealistic predictions for recovery," are used to maximize profits.

—Medicare Advantage Fraud Allegations: Humana has faced multiple lawsuits under the False Claims Act. In 2024, they were involved in a $90 million settlement related to claims of overbilling the government for Medicare Part D prescriptions.

—Star Ratings Loss (2025): A Texas judge upheld a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to downgrade Humana’s 2024 star ratings for certain plans. This loss threatens billions of dollars in revenue for the company.

—Illegal Kickback Allegations: Lawsuits have alleged that Humana paid illegal kickbacks to insurance brokers, such as SelectQuote, to steer consumers into their Medicare Advantage plans between 2016 and 2021.

—Data Breaches and Security: Humana has reported incidents where unauthorized parties attempted to access member accounts, and they have faced class action suits regarding the protection of sensitive patient information, including a 2026 incident.

—False Statements (OIG Violations): Humana previously agreed to pay over $411,000 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by making false claims/statements regarding "meaningful use" payments in their electronic health records.

These legal challenges have created volatility for the company's stock, particularly surrounding the profitability and quality of its Medicare Advantage business, which is the primary source of its revenue.

Is this true? If so, seems very underhanded

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/04/28/accountant-data-analyst-accuse-exxon-mobil-and-empire-petroleum-of-defrauding-taxpayers-in-orphan-well-scheme/182334/

Crazy to me that it's been falsely reporting for about 2 weeks now.

Wisconsin Watch developed a new dashboard. It tracks layoffs across the state of Wisconsin. The tool uses Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices. Employers file these notices with the state. The dashboard provides data on company name, location, and workers impacted.

https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/04/track-statewide-layoffs-across-wisconsin/

There were more layoffs in the Data and AI org in TPX yesterday. Unsure how many total were laid off but it was more than just the higher ups they said in the email.

Affecting ATS, Business, Ops

New Center of Excellence being created under Sabrina Sanders’ Org to standardize data collection

https://hoodline.com/2026/04/oracle-plugs-san-jose-ai-data-centers-into-massive-bloom-energy-power-deal/

Oracle is locking in a mountain of electricity for its AI ambitions, signing on for up to 2.8 gigawatts of Bloom Energy fuel-cell power to feed its data-center buildout. An initial 1.2 GW is already under contract and is being rolled out across Oracle projects this year and through 2027. The deal highlights how the AI bo-m is forcing cloud giants to secure their own on-site power instead of waiting in line for slow utility interconnections.

It says that Mac and VID data is still being fixed. My numbers are extremely wrong, but I'm skeptical they'll ever be fixed. Does anyone know anything?

What kind of company changes rules and then publishes bad data based on those changes? If I can't trust the data now then why should I trust it next month?

It says, "NOTICE: In‑Office Adherence data quality has been corrected for most team members; however, VDI and some Mac users may still experience incomplete or inconsistent data. This notice will be removed once the remaining issues are fully resolved."

Does anyone have this information for last year and this year?

When will the March RTO data be live on Workday?

Has anyone told Sarah that we are about 25 years behind in terms of technology? It’s actually embarrassing, yet her town hall she emphasized the need for us to be immersed in data. Why can’t anyone close to her tell her the truth?

https://www.kptv.com/2026/03/30/california-woman-files-class-action-lawsuit-against-nike-after-data-breach/

Another class action

So, basically the only thing there keep is Data Center Technicians IC5 and IC6 and only until they figure out how to Automate the manual work replacing cables and drives.

I know Jeff was swinging the axe yesterday and some poor 400 souls got hit sadly. The real question on my mind is did he completely obliterate the Data&AI group or are they still around. I know a director was let go in January/February. I'm just curious if he managed to plug the Data&AI money hole for good...

Sic transit gloria mundi.

"The C1X elevates Apple’s in-house RF capabilities to tier 1 status. Data from Q4 2025 unequivocally demonstrates that Apple’s in-house C1X modem represents a generational leap over the previous C1 model. Our data indicates that it has achieved real-world parity in download and latency performance with the Qualcomm X80 across numerous networks in both ideal and challenging conditions, proving the silicon is a performance equalizer rather than a compromise."

https://www.ookla.com/articles/apple-iphone-air-c1x-modem-q4-2025

On November 29, 2025, MOA became aware of suspicious activity within its systems. MOA
immediately launched an investigation with third party specialists to confirm the nature and scope of the activity The investigation determined that certain files in the MOA network environment
were accessed or copied without authorization from MOA between November 14, 2025, and November 29, 2025. MOA thereafter undertook a thorough, time intensive review of the
potentially impacted records to determine what information was potentially impacted, to whom the information related, and to identify contact information for purposes of providing notifications.
That review recently concluded
The information that could have been subject to unauthorized access includes name, Social
Security number, and driver's license number.Mullen.law
Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
March 23, 2026

Page 2
Notice to New Hampshire Residents
On or about March 23, 2026, MOA provided written notice of this incident to four (4) New
Hampshire residents. Written notice is being provided in substantially the same form as the letter

attached here as Exhibit A.
Other Steps Taken and To Be Taken
Upon discovering the event, MOA moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident, assess the security of MOA systems, and identify potentially affected individuals. Further, MOA notified
federal law enforcement regarding the event. MOA is also working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees. MOA is providing access to credit monitoring services
for twelve (12) months, through Experian, to individuals whose personal information was
potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals.
Additionally, MOA is providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect
against identity theft and fraud, including advising individuals to report any suspected incidents of
identity theft or fraud to their credit card company and/or bank. MOA is providing individuals
with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on their credit files; the contact
details for the national consumer reporting agencies; information on how to obtain a free credit
report; a reminder to remain vigilant for incidents of fraud and identity theft by reviewing account
statements and monitoring free credit reports; and encouragement to contact the Federal Trade
Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement to report attempted or actual
identity theft and fraud.
MOA is providing written notice of this inci

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/amidst-uncertainty-ftc-states-zero-dynamic-algorithmic-pricing--pracin-2026-03-04/

Now that people are more aware of how their data is being misused by data brokers - how long can they survive?

Will the criminal data practices of Epsilon and Publicis come to an end soon?

https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/t/employees/

That's more than enough to go with data centres built and have less laysoffs.

What happens to the RPO?

Oracle, OpenAi end plan to expand flagship data centre https://share.google/vPxXdg2sYqSgOo5bt

Net Adds will happen

Several account reps let go today, official last day is tomorrow but already offline and gone. US Data Platform Team.

Rebadging to Abacus before Mar 31… from Data/interfaces IP org under Tanmoy now…let the horror show begin!

Now this? Who’s in charge of Nike’s Cyber Security??

Nike Data Breach Under Investigation as WorldLeaks Claims 1.4TB Theft

https://sentrybay.com/nike-data-breach-investigation/

That's more than the yearly combined cost of Amazon employees and about 35% of the asset top 10 banks. Bad math, Jassy!

Top 10 American Banks by Asset Size:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.: $3.6T
Bank of America: $2.6T
Citigroup / Citibank: $1.8T
Wells Fargo: $1.7T
U.S. Bank: $680B
Capital One: $652B
Goldman Sachs: $644B
PNC Bank: $563B
Truist Bank: $535B

Someone mentioned a few days ago about being able to see site visit data in splunk. Anyone know how that is done? What splunk is that? What's the index?

Interesting post from analyst Roger Entner

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rogerentner_telecom-industryinsights-dataanalytics-activity-7424089431696949249-7h7i

Montana saw a drop in initial unemployment claims last week. The U.S. Department of Labor released this data. Claims fell to 929 for the week ending January 24. This number was down from 1,059 the prior week. National unemployment claims also decreased slightly.

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2026/01/31/unemployment-numbers/88413498007/