Two “smoking guns” helped jury decide Holmes’ fate.
Riot Games Sues Scammers Offering Folks Fake Jobs At The Studio
A nasty scam has become more popular over the last few months. People desperate for work at popular game studios like Riot and Rockstar Games get an email from a recruiter asking them to apply. They do and eventually get the job only to realize it’s al…
Elizabeth Holmes takes final swipe at ex-boyfriend as defense rests
In a surprise move, defense skipped key expert witness.
Despite mountain of evidence, Elizabeth Holmes claims to remember things differently
Prosecution sought to rebut key points in Holmes’ defense.
Prosecution gets Elizabeth Holmes to admit she was in control of Theranos
Holmes confronted with uncomfortable evidence as prosecution dissects defense.
Holmes recounts sexual, emotional abuse by Theranos exec Balwani
Balwani “did things to me that I didn’t want,” Holmes told the court.
Wealth and privilege allowed Elizabeth Holmes to start Theranos
Without money and status, Holmes’ dream may have never gotten off the ground.
Theranos gave woman false-positive HIV result, then ghosted her
Court hears about ignored patient, missed revenue projections, and more.
Finding fraud in a world of fast-moving deals
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We got the crew together — Natasha and Danny and Alex — this time ’round to talk fraud, one of our favorite topics. Sure, we’ve riffed on the ups and downs at Luckin, and we’ve spent more time talking about WeWork’s implosion than […]
“[A good letter] must be plausible, but it must also be ridiculous”
For Gawker, Bennett Madison writes about being a fabulist: “Help! I Couldn’t Stop Writing Fake Dear Prudence Letters That Got Published”
Writing fake letters to advice columns could not be considered a good career move; after all, it was unpaid and I w…