Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ final bid to keep herself out of prison has failed. That leaves her with a ticket to Club Fed to begin an 11-year sentence after being convicted last year of defrauding billionaires who invested in … Read more
On its surface, the Elizabeth Holmes trial comes across as a matter of protecting public health — her company Theranos cynically attempted to commercialize shoddy blood tests. But don’t be fooled. This case is just as much about protecting greedy … Read more
Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, November 4, 2019, at the US District Courthouse in San Jose, California. reader comments 148 with 63 posters participating, including story author Share this … Read more
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MAY 4: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/Mercury News via Getty … Read more
Elizabeth Loftus was in Argentina, giving talks about the malleability of memory, in October, 2018, when she learned that Harvey Weinstein, who had recently been indicted for rape and sexual assault, wanted to speak with her. She couldn’t figure out … Read more