Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Elizabeth Holmes Allegedly Tried ‘to Flee the Country’ to Mexico

Elizabeth Holmes

Holmes’ defense attorneys claimed she was naïve and didn’t intend to scam investors. Kevin Downey, Holmes’ attorney, told jurors that Holmes never cashed out any shares. Holmes testified in her own defense that she was abused by her ex-boyfriend Elizabeth Holmes bought a one-way ticket to Mexico to flee. Holmes, 38, was convicted of three … Read more

Amanda Seyfried takes home Critics Choice win for ‘The Dropout’

Amanda Seyfried

At the 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards. Amanda Seyfried is definitely channelling winning flair. The actress, who received her second nomination for the Critics’ Choice Awards.   Amanda Seyfried arrived at the gala wearing a metallic gold vintage Dior Haute Couture gown with a floor-length silhouette, a midriff cutout, and fringe accents.The piece of twisted, fringed … Read more

Inside Theranos Scandal and Elizabeth Holmes’ backstory

Theranos Scandal

The Dropout focuses on the Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos scandal, and the contents of the story are so outrageous that they might have easily been created for television. In the Hulu miniseries, which debuted on Thursday, March 3, Amanda Seyfried plays Holmes. The 36-year-old actress “prepared like a mother-ker” for the part by doing her … Read more

Theranos exec Sunny Balwani convicted of fraud

Theranos

Ramesh Balwani was found guilty of defrauding investors as part of a scheme. Theranos once had a market value of $9 billion, but its blood testing technology was ineffective. He could spend up to 20 years behind bars and pay his victims millions in damages. Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, a Silicon Valley executive, was found guilty … Read more

Theranos verdict sends a chill through startups: analysts

Theranos

SAN FRANCISCO: Fraud convictions this week for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will send a chill through Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, insiders say, now they know there is the threat of jail for airy promises that come to nothing. But with billions of dollars washing around the tech industry in search of the next big thing, the … Read more