The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, who started Theranos when she was 19 and became the world's youngest female billionaire before it all came crashing down

Elizabeth Holmes started Theranos at age 19 and became the world's youngest female billionaire. But 15 years later, she was charged with massive fraud.

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The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, who started Theranos when she was 19 and became the world's youngest female billionaire before it all came crashing down Elizabeth Holmes started Theranos at age 19 and became the world's youngest female billionaire. But 15 years later, she was charged with massive fraud. Read More »

Data privacy activist wastes no time in filing GDPR complaints against Facebook, Google, Instagram, and WhatsApp Max Schrems said the services' take-it-or-leave-it approach to data consent breaks General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). He said: 'A lot of these companies now force you to consent to the new privacy policy, which is totally against the law.' Read More »

Samsung has to pay Apple $539 million in patent infringement case A U.S. jury said that Samsung should pay Apple for copying features on its smartphones and tablets. Read More »

Andy Rubin, the father of Android, has reportedly cancelled his next big smartphone and might sell the company after raising $300 million Essential, the hardware startup founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is reportedly looking to sell itself and has canceled plans for its next big smartphone, according to a new Bloomberg report. Read More »

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Apple is having a tough time persuading fans to buy new iPhones. These charts help explain why. BI PRIME: The number of iPhones Apple sells stopped growing about two years ago. These charts, from research firm GBH Insights, help explain why. Read More »

TotalBiscuit, one of the gaming world's most popular YouTubers, has died aged 33 John Peter Bain, known online as TotalBiscuit, amassed more than 2 million subscribers on his YouTube account with a cynical take on the gaming world. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. Read More »

A 25-year-old self-described 'swatter' has been charged with making a bomb threat that forced the FCC to evacuate during a net-neutrality vote Tyler Raj Barriss, 25, of Los Angeles was already thought to be a serial "swatter" before he was accused of making bomb threats to the Federal Communications Commission and to the FBI. Read More »

Eric Schmidt shoots down Elon Musk's doomsday vision of AI's threat to humanity: 'Elon is exactly wrong' Speaking at VivaTech conference in France, Eric Schmidt said Elon Musk's nightmarish vision of AI 'is wrong' because he 'doesn't understand the benefits that this technology will provide to making every human being smarter.' Read More »

10 things in tech you need to know today An Amazon Echo eavesdropped on its owners, Essential wants to sell itself, and Silicon Valley execs gathered in France. Read More »

Apple won $539 million from Samsung in a patent lawsuit — an amount that's barely noticeable against Apple's net profits Apple has made more than $300 billion in the years since it filed the patent infringement case against Samsung, proving that the real victory probably comes from the dollars spent Read More »

Hillary Clinton jokes that she wouldn't mind being CEO of Facebook After receiving Harvard University's Radcliffe Award, the former presidential candidate was asked which company she would hypothetically choose to lead. She chose Facebook. Read More »

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