by Beth Holmes | Jan 10, 2022 | Companies, News, Technology, Women of Business
Elizabeth Holmes, deposed CEO of medical startup Theranos, has been convicted of fraud over her claims of revolutionary medical testing systems. Theranos, which Holmes founded when she was 19, claimed to be able to run tests for hundreds of diseases and health issues...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2021 | News, Technology
A cryptocurrency lawsuit worth over $50 billion dollars has been settled, in favor of Craig Wright, possibly one of the inventors of Bitcoin. Craig Wright is a computer scientist from the United Kingdom, and there is some evidence, including his own testimony, that he...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 19, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Facebook is paying over $14 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department over visa abuse and unfair hiring practices. In December 2020, the Justice Department filed the lawsuit against the social media giant, asserting that the...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 20, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Meal delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats will have to get their act together in Seattle, which has enacted one of the country’s strictest laws to target practices like the use of non-approved menus and price gouging. Over the course of the last two years,...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 13, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
The High Court of Australia ruled on September 8, 2021, that media outlets are “publishers” of comments posted by anyone on their official Facebook pages. As “publishers,” according to the ruling, the outlets are legally responsible for any defamatory content posted...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Samsung launched two new products on August 11, 2021, both of them aimed at capturing the attention of those who want more for less. Two new phones, both of them featuring the new folding screen, at lower price points than Samsung’s previous foldable phones. The...
