Hackernews posts about Theranos

Theranos is a former biotech company that developed and marketed a proprietary blood-testing technology that was touted to revolutionize healthcare by providing rapid and accurate diagnoses from a tiny drop of blood, but ultimately collapsed under allegations of fraud and deceit.

1. Be a thermostat, not a thermometer (2023) (larahogan.me)
   312 points by dillonshook 8 days ago | 130 comments
2. Business Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he uses ChatGPT as a therapist (sfstandard.com)
   3 points by iancmceachern 1 day ago | 1 comments
3. Ask HN: How do you use AI to summarise your (DRMed) eBooks
   2 points by theanonymousone 1 day ago | 4 comments
4. Can Java rival Python in AI development? (www.infoworld.com)
   2 points by theanonymousone about 1 hour ago | discuss
5. Theranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to 13 years in prison (techcrunch.com)
   158 points by coloneltcb almost 2 years ago | 114 comments
6. U.S. seeks 15 years for Elizabeth Holmes over Theranos fraud (www.reuters.com)
   154 points by ushakov almost 2 years ago | 137 comments
7. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is denied a bid for new trial (www.wsj.com)
   138 points by crhulls almost 2 years ago | 160 comments
8. Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud (www.axios.com)
   110 points by FireBeyond almost 2 years ago | 82 comments
9. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must go to prison while she appeals sentence (www.theguardian.com)
   107 points by taspeotis over 1 year ago | 89 comments
10. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes again delays start of 11-year prison term (www.theguardian.com)
    89 points by givemeethekeys over 1 year ago | 99 comments
11. Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again (www.theguardian.com)
    51 points by excsn 5 months ago | 12 comments
12. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes turns herself in for 11-year prison term (www.theguardian.com)
    48 points by sizzle over 1 year ago | 41 comments
13. Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison (www.bbc.com)
    47 points by onemoresoop over 1 year ago | 10 comments
14. Elizabeth Holmes Faces Years in Prison for Her Crimes in Theranos Collapse (www.bloomberg.com)
    46 points by graderjs almost 2 years ago | 38 comments
15. Could Cruise Be the Theranos of AI? (garymarcus.substack.com)
    36 points by rbanffy 11 months ago | 68 comments
16. Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes’s Request to Stay Out of Prison Denied (www.wsj.com)
    31 points by cft over 1 year ago | 20 comments
17. Prosecutors: Convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk (www.msn.com)
    31 points by abawany over 1 year ago | 6 comments
18. Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud (www.reuters.com)
    30 points by mfiguiere almost 2 years ago | discuss
19. Theranos Elizabeth Holmes asks for a lenient 18-month sentence at home (www.sfgate.com)
    29 points by kqr2 almost 2 years ago | 33 comments
20. China's “Semiconductor Theranos”: HSMC (interconnect.substack.com)
    25 points by ceohockey60 over 1 year ago | discuss
21. Ex-secretary of state George Shultz was besotted by Theranos fraudster Holmes (www.theguardian.com)
    13 points by pinewurst over 1 year ago | 8 comments
22. Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes’s Request to Stay Free on Bail Denied (www.wsj.com)
    12 points by gnicholas over 1 year ago | 5 comments
23. Ex-Theranos president Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in jail (www.axios.com)
    12 points by mfiguiere almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
24. Ask HN: Is Vivoo the Next Theranos?
    9 points by cbeach almost 2 years ago | 8 comments
25. Theranos Ex-President Sunny Balwani Sentenced to Almost 13 Years in Prison (www.wsj.com)
    9 points by crhulls almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
26. Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years for Theranos fraud (www.ft.com)
    8 points by boulos almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
27. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year prison sentence (finance.yahoo.com)
    7 points by felipemnoa over 1 year ago | 2 comments
28. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s prison sentence delayed (www.washingtonpost.com)
    7 points by ExMachina73 over 1 year ago | discuss
29. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud (nypost.com)
    6 points by metadat almost 2 years ago | discuss
30. Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes says she cannot afford to pay back victims (www.bbc.com)
    5 points by CrypticShift over 1 year ago | 3 comments
31. The Companies Realizing Theranos's Failed Dream (www.wsj.com)
    4 points by bookofjoe about 2 months ago | 1 comments
32. Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani ordered to pay $452M to victims of Theranos (www.reuters.com)
    4 points by achow over 1 year ago | discuss
33. Convicted ex-Theranos exec Sunny Balwani set to begin prison sentence (www.cbsnews.com)
    3 points by kqr2 over 1 year ago | 3 comments
34. Ex-Theranos COO Balwani Fights US over $900M Restitution (www.bloomberg.com)
    3 points by mgl over 1 year ago | 3 comments