The downfall of Theranos, from the journalist who made it happen | Ars Technica

The downfall of Theranos, from the journalist who made it happen | Ars Technica: "Over the last few years, the failed biomedical startup Theranos has become synonymous with some of the worst aspects of Silicon Valley. Through a combination of hubris, mendacity, and paranoid secrecy, the company fooled investors and the press into thinking it had created a nearly magical medical tricorder, earning a "unicorn" valuation of $9 billion before the whole endeavor was revealed to be smoke and mirrors."

Did you buy the vapor?

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