The jury is in, literally, on Elizabeth Holmes, the one-time siren of Silicon Valley who raised close to $1 billion in capital to fund a phlebotomy and venipuncture technology startup that ended a fake. Holmes was found guilty on two counts of wire fraud and...
Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. It’s a matter of some confusion and debate about who first came up with the concept. Most people credit the idea to Late Night writer Randy Cohen, who...
A visit to a local bookshop (or to Amazon, more realistically for many of us) and a brief perusal of the self-help section will give one access to hundreds of options for improvement. That is unless the shopper is online, in which case they might...
Investors have decided to settle a lawsuit with Theranos and founder Elizabeth Holmes, aiming to get whatever they can from the struggling blood testing company. According to a report in Bloomberg, the settlement also includes Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who is the former president of Theranos....
July 30, 2018
A visit to a local bookshop (or to Amazon, more realistically for many of us) and a brief perusal of the self-help section will give one access to hundreds of options for improvement. That is unless the shopper is online, in which case they might find themselves picking through 100,000 options. Though all claim to […]
April 13, 2018
The first quarter of 2018 was a record breaker for retailers - but not a good one, as retail set a record for defaults. And that was one of many...
July 23, 2018
Investors have decided to settle a lawsuit with Theranos and founder Elizabeth Holmes, aiming to get whatever they can from the struggling blood testing company. According to a report in Bloomberg, the settlement also includes Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who is the former president of Theranos. The lawsuit has been going on for some time — […]
June 15, 2018
The bloodletting continues at Theranos. Now it has claimed the company’s founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. CNBC reported late Friday (June 15) that Holmes, who left the CEO post that...
April 11, 2018
Theranos, aiming to stave off a bankruptcy, has reportedly laid off most of what is left of its employees as it tries to preserve cash. The Wall Street Journal, citing...
March 14, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Wednesday (March 14) that it charged Theranos, the Silicon Valley blood-testing technology company, its Founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes and its former...
