Elizabeth Holmes testifies she was abused by former Theranos COO
Elizabeth Holmes, flushed and holding back tears, testified Monday that she left Stanford to launch Theranos in part because she had been raped, and said she later entered into what she alleged was an abusive relationship with the person who would be.....»»
"Are we dating the same guy?" These women-run groups are accused of being toxic, but they carry a feminist legacy
In 2022, a social network was formed in New York for women to share warnings about their interactions with men on dating apps. These were men who had allegedly lied, manipulated, cheated on, ghosted, used or abused them......»»
Lawyer behind effort to remove Fani Willis from Georgia Trump case testifies before state lawmakers
Lawyer behind effort to remove Fani Willis from Georgia Trump case testifies before state lawmakers.....»»
How bias shows up in maps made with citizen science data
When biologist Elizabeth Carlen pulled up in her 2007 Subaru for her first look around St. Louis, she was already checking for the squirrels. Arriving as a newcomer from New York City, Carlen had scrolled through maps and lists of recent sightings in.....»»
Research reveals majority of women experience abuse while running
A project to learn about women's experiences of abuse while out running has found that more than two-thirds of them have been abused in some way......»»
CSAM scanning would be abused, says Apple – using argument it originally rejected
When Apple announced its own approach to CSAM scanning, many of us warned that the process used to check for child sexual abuse materials would ultimately be abused by repressive governments to scan for things like political protest plans. The Cup.....»»
Kanye West"s "Vultures 1" briefly pulled from Apple Music after distributor drama
Kanye West's new "Vultures 1" was pulled from Apple Music, after the artist abused automated systems to have it posted to streaming services without the distributor's blessing.West has been working with digital music distribution service Fuga for som.....»»
Kanye West"s "Vultures 1" pulled from Apple Music after distributor drama
Kanye West's new "Vultures 1" was pulled from Apple Music, after the artist abused automated systems to have it posted to streaming services without the distributor's blessing.West has been working with digital music distribution service Fuga for som.....»»
Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn testifies over role in diesel scandal
The ex-VW head is testifying as part of a $9.7-billion investor suit over the automaker's diesel scandal, in which the company utilized deceptive software to undermine diesel emissions testing......»»
Elizabeth Holmes barred from federal health programs for 90 years
The former Theranos CEO is barred from receiving payments from federal health program. Theranos CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. (credit: Max Morse for TechCrunch) Elizabeth Holmes—the disgraced and incarcerated foun.....»»
Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start”
Software bugs were hidden from lawyers of wrongly convicted UK postal workers. Enlarge / Paul Patterson, co-CEO of Fujitsu's European division, testifies for a public inquiry in London on January 19, 2024. (credit: Getty Images.....»»
An abused wife took on Tesla over tracking tech. She lost.
Cases of technology-enabled stalking involving cars are emerging as automakers add ever-more-sophisticated features, such as location tracking and remote control of functions such as locking doors or honking the horn......»»
Senator Warren wades into Apple"s Beeper fight with irrelevant antitrust rhetoric
Senator Elizabeth Warren has publicly sided with Beeper in the public fight over iMessage access, using the issue to try and continue to push an anti-Big Tech agenda that has little relevancy in this particular matter.Apple's decision to close down a.....»»
Dredging up New York City"s glacial memory
On a cold night in November, a small group gathered at the boathouse of the Brooklyn-based Gowanus Dredgers to listen to Elizabeth Case, a glaciologist and Ph.D. student at Columbia Climate School's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, talk about how gl.....»»
Beaver exploitation testifies to prey choice diversity of Middle Pleistocene hominins
Exploitation of smaller game is rarely documented before the latest phases of the Pleistocene, which is often taken to imply narrow diets for earlier hominins......»»
OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, citing less than “candid” communications
"The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI." Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies about AI rules before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on May 16, 2023.....»»
Nikola founder Trevor Milton seeks probation after fraud conviction
Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, is seeking to avoid prison, with his lawyers saying his case differed from that of Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes, another startup founder convicted of fraud......»»
Former Meta Engineer Testifies Before Congress on Social Media and Teen Mental Health
Arturo Béjar, a former Meta employee, testified before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday about social media and the teen mental health crisis. On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the h.....»»
AI helps 3D printers “write” with coiling fluid ropes like Jackson Pollock
Reinforcement learning lets 3D printers exploit, not suppress, coiling instabilities. Enlarge / Jackson Pollock working in his Long Island studio adjacent to his home in 1949. (credit: Martha Holmes/The LIFE Picture Collection v.....»»
Google loses fight to hide 2021 money pit: $26B in default contracts
CEO Sundar Pichai testifies Monday, as Google mounts its defense. Enlarge / Prabhakar Raghavan, a senior vice president at Google (where he is responsible for Google Search, Assistant, Geo, Ads, Commerce, and Payments products),.....»»
FTX: "Crypto King" tells judge he acted on legal advice
Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried testifies to fraud trial judge after jury sent home......»»