@VTSilver

Journalist, Archaeologist (DPhil Oxon), NY native. Stuy. Brown. AUC. KW. VT. Author “The Lost Chalice.” Fred to @nwinfield Ginger. Be excellent to each other.

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Joined September 2011
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Stephanie Baker
@StephaniBakerOct 16
Russia’s latest disinformation tactic: make fake stories look viral. A network of Russian bots is manipulating view counts on fabricated videos targeting Democrats ahead of the US midterms to create the illusion that tens of thousands of people saw them. Our investigation with research shared exclusively with Bloomberg by @antibot4navalny: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Russia Is Using an Army of Bots to Push Fake US Election Videos

State-backed Matryoshka campaign targeting Democrats inflates view counts of fabricated stories, creating illusion of popularity.

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Ben Bartenstein@BenBartensteinOct 15
NEWS: Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran until after the US midterms at the earliest. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @business

Pentagon Intends to Hold Iran School Attack Report Past Midterms

Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on a school in southern Iran until after the US midterm elections at the earliest,...

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Zoe Schneeweiss@ZSchneeweissOct 14
Pope Leo is diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery in Rome bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @VTSilver @FlaviaRotondi
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Ben Bartenstein@BenBartensteinSep 18
INVESTIGATION: Inside the US military “kill chain” that destroyed a school and killed 123 children in Iran. Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to the disaster. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-… @business

Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School

Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

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Ben Bartenstein@BenBartensteinSep 18
INVESTIGATION: Inside the US military “kill chain” that destroyed a school and killed 123 children in Iran. Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to the disaster. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-… @business

Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School

Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

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David Crary@CraryAPSep 14
Longtime AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84 apnews.com/article/victor-si…

Longtime AP Rome bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84

Victor L. Simpson, a longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died at 84. His family said Monday that he died of cancer at his home in Rome.

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Game developers use addictive design techniques to keep players hooked. Increasingly, the biggest money makers are deemed appropriate for kids. The industry says its games are safe. We built our own game to show how they work. Can you resist? bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…

Designed for Addiction

Mobile-game developers are supercharging old tools with new tech to keep players hooked. Increasingly, the biggest money makers are deemed appropriate for children.

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#NOW via @business The #US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

US Treasury Bars Reporters From Some Outlets From G20 Summit

The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in...

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Mark Gurman
@markgurmanAug 30
The Big Take: Apple’s Ternus Takes the Reins as CEO, With AI as Job No. 1 — A look at the stakes surrounding Apple’s new CEO, what’s likely to change, what won’t change and new details on Ternus’s plans as the company’s new leader. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Apple’s Ternus Takes the Reins as CEO, With AI as Job No. 1

Apple’s changing of the guard will be gradual, with outgoing CEO Tim Cook handling Trump, China.

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Game developers use addictive design techniques to keep players hooked. Increasingly, the biggest money makers are rated for kids. The industry says its games are safe. We built our own game to show how they work. @VTSilver explains bloom.bg/4qI8a12
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Kate Taylor@Kate_H_TaylorAug 12
Obsessed with @543___roru on McDonald's. Fast-food chains are collecting as much data as possible — soon, their bigger issue is going to be using findings without seeming creepy wired.com/story/mcdonalds-bu…
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julie k. brown
@jkbjournalistJul 25
Must Read (gift): Jeffrey Epstein's Organized Crime Network tracked through his flights. Excellent reporting by @Bloomberg showing the global reach of his human trafficking. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…

The Flight Network Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Trafficking Operation

Thousands of flights booked by the pedophile financier’s staff connected associates and victims to a global network of properties

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@donatopmanciniJul 11
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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1Jul 11
BREAKING NYT: The Trump admin just issued subpoenas to several journalists for The New York Times, after the outlet reported on security concerns involving Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One. The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury on Wednesday. nytimes.com/2026/07/11/busin…

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Nicole Winfield@nwinfieldJun 9
A primer on @Pontifex’s next stop in Spain, where he will tap into the Sagrada Familia's allure while honoring Catalonia's holy mountain, Montserrat apnews.com/article/pope-leo-…

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia's allure while honoring Catalonia's holy mountain

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s...

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Michael Socolow@MichaelSocolowJun 5
"Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS" This is excellent. Especially the brutal letter Safer sent to Larry Tisch when Tisch was destroying CBS in 1980s. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS...

My father joined the program when I was eight months old and retired 46 years later. He would be encouraging journalists at CBS to speak out

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Olivia Solon@oliviasolonJun 5
This year's World Cup is going to be awfully sweaty for some teams -- while others will get an air-conditioned ride. Great analysis and graphics from @emmarcourt @elena___mejia @joewertz @DavidIngold bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…
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“Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS Is doing to CBS | Sarah Safer” theguardian.com/commentisfre… With previously unpublished correspondence from the 60 Minutes correspondent.

Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS...

My father joined the program when I was eight months old and retired 46 years later. He would be encouraging journalists at CBS to speak out

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Vernon Silver@VTSilverJun 5
“I have early memories of trying to speak to my dad through the TV on Sunday nights while he was away for weeks at a time. Most of the other 60 Minutes children weren’t treated to a weekly sighting: its producers, crew and fixers in faraway places...” theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Nicole Winfield@nwinfieldJun 5
The real reason why @pontifex is going to Spain… @evaenlaradio
Valentina Alazraki@valealazrakiJun 4
Nuestra gran Eva @evaenlaradio triunfando del otro lado del océano o como decimos en México, del@otro lado del charco
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Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS Is doing to CBS | Sarah Safer theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS...

My father joined the program when I was eight months old and retired 46 years later. He would be encouraging journalists at CBS to speak out

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