Theranos, Blood-Testing Company Plagued By Scandal, Says It Will Dissolve
Theranos — the Silicon Valley blood-testing startup whose former top executives are accused of carrying out a massive, years-long fraud — is shutting down.
David Taylor, who became CEO in June, said Theranos will dissolve after it attempts to pay creditors with its remaining cash. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which published the letter.
The letter explains that the company "intends to enter into an assignment for the benefit of creditors." This arrangement would allow for all of Theranos' assets, other than its intellectual property, to be assigned to a third party in trust for the company's creditors. The company says it has about $5 million remaining in cash.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 06 2018, @01:34PM (1 child)
It could also be that they attempted to scam the wrong people. Same mistake that Bernie Madoff made.
The problem with this theory is that she should then be jumping on the #metoo bandwagon. If she truly was victimized for no other reason than she was assigned the female gender at birth, there is no time like the present to name and shame.
The major problem with this kind of feminist interpretation in general is that the accusation never happens in a timely manner after the act. I think we can give a pass when the #metoo bandwagon comes through town. But this is a larger problem that even #metoo suffers from. If it comes out 20 years from now when she's on her deathbed that it was the case that she was not willing to give a sexual favor to some all-men guy....
(Score: 2) by Alfred on Thursday September 06 2018, @01:56PM
If #metoo had integrity all of Hollywood would be shut down (well all of the male part, which is most of it).