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Holmes stretch: Theranos’s founder convicted

Holmes stretch: Theranos’s founder convicted

FromEconomist Podcasts


Holmes stretch: Theranos’s founder convicted

FromEconomist Podcasts

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of fraud. We ask what lessons her downfall holds for Theranos’s high-profile backers—and for a startup culture of hype before science. As Apple crosses a $3trn valuation we examine the motives for its stop-start forays into the competitive streaming-video business. And what lies behind the curious resurgence of syphilis.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Jan 4, 2022
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