In "The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley," director Alex Gibney explores how the blood testing startup Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes went from tech darlings to shutting down and facing criminal charges. Along the way, Gibney got his hands on …

In recent years, researchers and companies like Voicesense and CompanionMx have taken note of the rich trove of information that can be mined from the voice, especially as the popularity of home assistants like Amazon’s Alexa make consumers increasingly comfo…

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Gibney spoke with Recode’s Peter Kafka on the latest episode of Recode Media.

It's just as bizarre as you'd expect.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes shimmying into a room filled with her employees to the tune of "Can't Touch This" is one of the more memorable, ironic scenes in an upcoming documentary about her now-disgraced startup.

Last week I found myself in a recording booth. I was not, you’ll be glad to hear, laying down an album. My singing voice is, like a well-behaved Victorian child, categorically better not heard.

The next Fyre? ABC’s 20/20 sets Elizabeth Holmes special as HBO doc hits SXSW Entertainment Weekly News There are now two documentaries about a shady entrepreneur who's not what they appeared to be. Sound familiar? It's not like the rivalry between Netflix's …

Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has always been interested in the psychology of fraud and self-deception. His latest film, "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley," zeroes in on blood-testing startup Theranos and its charismatic young leader Elizab…

Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has always been interested in the psychology of fraud and self-deception. His latest film, "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley," zeroes in on blood-testing startup Theranos and its charismatic young leader Elizab…

From Elizabeth Holmes to Fyre Festival, the stories of grifters prove compelling

In 2004, 19-year-old Stanford University student Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of her chemical engineering program to incorporate a company she had founded the previous year; her plan was to revolutionize blood testing to make it faster, easier on patients, an…

Op-ed: The patent bargain is seriously busted.

The elections watchdog has been accused of whitewashing complaints that members of its board breached impartiality rules.

In September 2017, as her medical diagnostic company's technology was exposed as a sham, Holmes flew first-class across the country on Theranos' dime to visit a dog breeder.

Lies, paranoia, billions in alleged fraud, and potential jail time all hidden behind a Steve Jobs-style black turtleneck. You'd be forgiven for thinking the latest documentary from HBO, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, was more fiction that fact…

A conversation with "60 Minutes" about media coverage of the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her hot startup, Theranos

How a company with a blood-testing machine that could never perform as touted went from billion-dollar baby to complete bust

In a world where thousands and thousands of startups are started in the Bay Area every year, becoming a name that everyone recognizes is no small feat. Theranos reached that summit, and it all came crashing down. The story of the fraudulent rise and precipito…

The Broadsheet for Sept. 6

AFTER years of damning headlines, federal investigations, lawsuits, fines, infighting and desperate attempts to save the furniture, Elizabeth Holmes’ Theranos is officially dead and buried.

Theranos was unable to find a buyer and aims to pay unsecured creditors its remaining cash of $5m, Wall Street Journal reports The once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos is shutting down, according to a media report. Theranos was unable to sell itself a…

In 2014, blood-testing startup Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, were on top of the world. Back then, Theranos was a revolutionary idea thought up by a woman hailed as a genius who styled herself as a female Steve Jobs. Holmes was the world's younge…

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and chief executive of Theranos in 2015. She has been barred from serving as an officer or director of any public company for 10 years.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes carefully crafted a persona in order to do what she believed was necessary to fit in the Silicon Valley scene. This persona included a Steve Jobs-esque uniform of black turtlenecks and slacks. A former employee also believes …

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

why the fuck does jaejae talk like fucking elizabeth holmes

RT @sanjay_world: I actually feel sorry for Elizabeth Holmes. Her only crime was that she got caught. Medical tests are the biggest scam…

RT @mmgillwriter: Memo to @nypost and other media: this is not news. It's routine for the Bureau of Prisons to give people "good time cred…

RT @wagieeacc: Why aren't there reporters who understand their subject matter ("beat")? Elizabeth Holmes sentence hasn't been reduced. You…

RT @texastammers: Oceangate making a statement that they’re “suspending all operations” is like Elizabeth Holmes announcing she’s “taking a…

RT @doratki: Just b/c people don’t understand the criminal justice system, doesn’t mean this is news. Bad unethical reporting is framing th…

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

RT @SwiftOnSecurity: It's possible the first time Elizabeth Holmes has ever actually seen blood is going to be her prison tattoo.

RT @gsossaman: A colleague just pointed out the irony of Elizabeth Holmes starting her prison term during Lab Week! #labweek #mlpw https:…

The journalist that wrote the James Charles article looks like Elizabeth Holmes https://t.co/bhExJwQ3rR

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

RT @Forbes: Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appears to have quietly shaved two years off her prison sentence for defrauding inv…

RT @cloudsurfer118: Elizabeth Holmes trial was delayed because of “surprise pregnancy”. WTF? https://t.co/wDi7cRMMom

RT @kerikukral: @JNumbers1297820 @RickMeihofer1 @LoriMills4CA42 Carlos Slim funded that movie. His trafficking track record isn’t great. Hi…

RT @Pups_rainbowzzz: Watching the Elizabeth Holmes HBO doc and the first "expert" to appear in first 5 mins is Dan Ariely talking about how…

RT @gaba_ghoul: This is the male version of the Elizabeth Holmes voice, but for douchey, effete progressives.

RT @vandedjan: Jen shah and elizabeth holmes https://t.co/127Ir79ge6

If you’ve ever wondered “what would Dr Evil sound like if he was also Elizabeth Holmes?”, then please take listen https://t.co/8TegMtDsVE

RT @fullauto11: Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison @CNBC https://t.co/mqgOClTwCC

RT @joshchafetz: Either Wes Anderson or (sigh) Elizabeth Holmes

Theranos founder sociopath Elizabeth Holmes gets prison sentence slashed by nearly 2 years https://t.co/YGc5U0dHpv

Elizabeth Holmes could have run Twitter better than @elonmusk

RT @tshirt3000: 1) is this the role model you want for me 2) transmasc elizabeth holmes would be a beautiful tumblr url

RT @tshirt3000: mother is trying to talk me out of starting T by saying “you can make your voice lower without it! for instance, elizabeth…

RT @joshchafetz: Either Wes Anderson or (sigh) Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes is fortune cover, not times. I am surprised she is still under criminal charge investigation in america but still look smart enough to replace tracey keele as gsk interview guru https://t.co/Wmhg99gLh4

The redacted deposition of Elizabeth Holmes is now on YOUTUBE. She's playing a character and even changed her voice to act the part. How exhausting! She doesn't even look tired of being fake. I'd look so haggard trying to be someone I'm not for so long. https://t.co/Rfw3r3lJQy https://t.co/BRlEb96yDD

Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence reduced by 2 years https://t.co/6m5wfJSxw2

RT @WatcherGuru: Jim Cramer once compared Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs. Today, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $700 milli…

RT @WatcherGuru: Jim Cramer once compared Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs. Today, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $700 milli…

RT @WatcherGuru: Jim Cramer once compared Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs. Today, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $700 milli…

RT @WatcherGuru: Jim Cramer once compared Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs. Today, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $700 milli…

RT @WatcherGuru: Jim Cramer once compared Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs. Today, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $700 milli…

RT @WatcherGuru: JUST IN: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud.

RT @WatcherGuru: Jim Cramer once compared Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs. Today, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a $700 milli…

RT @WatcherGuru: JUST IN: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud.