Enlarge / Former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes goes through security after arriving for court at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on September 17, 2021, in San Jose, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ) Jurors in the Elizabeth Holmes criminal trial have been unable to reach a verdict in three of the 11 […]
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Holmes’ fate hangs in the balance as jury deliberates criminal fraud charges
Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California, on December 17, 2021. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Who is to blame for the implosion of Theranos, the ill-fated blood-testing startup that folded in 2018, and did it amount to scams? That’s the question before […]
Elizabeth Holmes takes final swipe at ex-boyfriend as defense rests
Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, right, leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on November 23, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. (credit: Ethan Swope/Getty Images) Theranos founder Elizabeth Sherlock holmes took one last shot in ex-boyfriend Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani yesterday, attempting to reinforce her defense’s strategy […]
Despite mountain of evidence, Elizabeth Holmes claims to remember things differently
Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Confronted with tough questions on the witness stand last week, as she defends herself against criminal fraud charges, Holmes admitted to errors on several occasions. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) In Elizabeth Holmes’ sixth day […]
Prosecution gets Elizabeth Holmes to admit she was in control of Theranos
Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) At this point in her criminal trial, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ best chance for acquittal is for the jury to believe that she was a puppet being controlled by her […]
Elizabeth Holmes concedes mistakes—to a point
The Theranos founder wishes she’d done things differently, but largely side-steps responsibility. Read More
Can a Twitter insider turn around its fortunes?
New CEO Parag Agrawal, a 10-year Twitter veteran, inherits a company in need of cutting-edge products. Read More
Holmes recounts sexual, emotional abuse by Theranos exec Balwani
Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. In a day of intense and emotional testimony, Theranos founder Elizabeth Sherlock holmes told the court of the sexual, physical, and emotional abuse she said she suffered in the hands of company president and […]
Giving thanks for these budget-friendly tech gadgets
At-home COVID tests and never-lose-anything gizmos make our cut ahead of Black Friday. Read More
Elizabeth Holmes says she forged pharma reports—for all the right reasons
Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO At the Holmes along with her partner, Billy Evans, right, leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on November 23, 2021 in San Jose, Calif. (credit: Ethan Swope/Getty Images) Elizabeth Holmes spent over six hours on the stand yesterday, trying to make the case that, while mistakes were […]