Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, a blood-testing startup whose claims to run many tests on tiny blood samples were later shown to be false, and she was convicted of fraud. Recent coverage includes Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warning that the AI boom invites similar deception, a 2026 film portraying Holmes, and an engineer's website that simulates her 2016 desk using over a thousand documents from the US v. Holmes trial.
Theranos whistleblower warns AI boom is ripe for deceptionTheranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warned that the AI boom offers a prime chance to deceive investors, noting that unprofitable companies are raising at trillion-dollar valuations. He said the era of funding people after a brief coffee meeting should end, arguing Holmes merely scaled that model to $100 million.
Tech backlash hits theaters in a stacked 2026A wave of 2026 films and shows takes a critical look at tech: Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning casts Zuckerberg as a villain, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's project portrays Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, and Elon Musk's image shifts in new documentaries.
Engineer builds Theranos desk simulator from trial documentsExtend engineer Bo Lau used over a thousand emails, slides and documents released in the US v. Elizabeth Holmes trial to build a website simulating the Theranos CEO's 2016 desk, letting users browse court exhibits on a virtual iPhone and MacBook and even run the Edison blood-testing device. The project is partly a joke and partly a way to navigate case files, while promoting a Holmes documentary watch party.
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