Looking back at tech misjudgments so we can better look ahead.
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Mistrial Declared for Three Counts in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
The three hung counts were related to investments from three Theranos investors who testified that Ms. Holmes misled them.
Coming to a laptop near you: A new type of security chip from Microsoft
Enlarge (credit: Lenovo) In November 2020, Microsoft unveiled Pluton, a security processor that the company designed to thwart some of the most sophisticated types of hack attacks. On Tuesday, AMD said it would integrate the chip into its upcoming Ryzen CPUs for use in Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z Series of laptops. Microsoft already used Pluton to...
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Counts of Fraud
The case against the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos came to symbolize the pitfalls of Silicon Valley’s culture of hustle and hype.
The Epic Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
In Silicon Valley’s world of make-believe, the philosophy of “fake it until you make it” finally gets its comeuppance.
Verizon and AT&T Agree to Delay 5G Plans Over Airline Safety Concerns
The companies will wait two weeks and work with the government.
Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Market Value
The iPhone maker’s value tripled since 2018 as its sales continued to soar and it spent hundreds of billions of dollars on its own stock.
What Happens Next to Elizabeth Holmes
Convicted of four of 11 charges of fraud, Ms. Holmes can appeal her conviction.
Microsoft fixes harebrained Y2K22 Exchange bug that disrupted email worldwide
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has released a fix for a harebrained Exchange Server bug that shut down on-premises mail delivery around the world just as clocks were chiming in the new year. The mass disruption stemmed from a date check failure in Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 that made it impossible for servers to...
Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account
The social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.









