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TRASHFUTURE

Manic Pixie Dream Paramedic

Feb 13, 2024
The hosts discuss a fictional mission involving an atomic bomb threat and infiltrating a B&B in the Lake District, share a funny story about falling into a shallow grave in a cemetery, explore controversial comments about women, delve into the exploitative media coverage of grieving parents, and discuss questionable practices of private ambulance companies and the absurdity of certain ambulance designs and operations.
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Quick takeaways

  • The company Ambulance, under DocGo's ownership, has been involved in mismanagement, fraudulent practices, and Medicare fraud, highlighting the risks of relying on private companies for public services.
  • Ambulance enticed migrants with promises of jobs and legal assistance, only to abandon them in Albany, leading to a probe by Governor Kathy Hochul and a class-action lawsuit by investors.

Deep dives

Issues with AVA AI and CEO Resignation

In September, CEO Anthony Capone resigned amid scrutiny over the handling of its migrant care contract and false academic credentials. The company faced allegations of falsely representing its technology and made materially false and misleading statements to investors. Capone claimed to have a master's degree and a background in computational learning theory, but it was discovered he did not possess a master's degree. He also misspelled honors as 'come loud' on his CV.

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