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Sex assault, date-rape drug allegations rattle Northwestern
CNN - By Joe Sterling, CNN
(CNN) — Allegations of sexual assault and the use of date-rape drugs have surfaced at Northwestern University. The school received tips about two alleged incidents, one on January 21 and the other this
Calif. considers becoming sanctuary state
thehill.com - Reid Wilson
California state legislators on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make the entire state a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, in defiance of …
'The outlier thing didn't work out' — Biotech CEOs reflect on Theranos' impact on the industry
Business Insider - Lydia Ramsey
The blood-testing company once carried a $9 billion valuation and the promise of running multiple tests on just a single drop of blood. But, starting in October 2015, cracks began to show, calling into
Trump's education nominee is a Theranos investor
statnews.com - By Adam Feuerstein, Damian Garde, and Rebecca Robbins
• Authoritative biopharma coverage and analysis, interviews with industry pioneers, policy analysis, and first looks at cutting edge laboratories and …
Theranos’ downfall due to elaborate $4M conspiracy, investor says
Ars Technica - Beth Mole
Last remaining defender goes to bat for company as more blunders come to light. It’s been a rough couple of years for Elizabeth Holmes, CEO and …
Intel's Sandra Lopez on Why Women Don't Need to Be "Empowered"
Elle - By Leah Melby Clinton
"Empowerment is to give the power to someone else—I have the power within myself to live my life and my dreams." The most intriguing stories of womanhood are ones that involve change, where the main character
Theranos closed its last remaining blood-testing lab after it reportedly failed an inspection
TechCrunch - Jon Russell
Theranos closed its last remaining blood-testing facility after the lab reportedly failed a regulatory inspection, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company, once valued at $9 billion, is
Here's What We Learned From a Confidential Theranos Pitch Deck
Fortune - Valentina Zarya
Theranos began just like any other startup: with PowerPoints asking for money. Before the Wall Street Journal feature that portrayed its technology as …
Theranos could face new sanctions after failures at second lab
MarketWatch - By Christopher Weaver and John Carreyrou
Theranos Inc. failed a second major U.S. regulatory inspection of its laboratory facilities, people familiar with the situation said, a setback the …
Intel wants to change the way you shop in stores
CNET - by Ashlee Clark Thompson
The chipmaker plans to invest $100 million to bring internet-of-things tech to the retail industry.
Theranos just made another major leadership change
Business Insider - Lydia Ramsey
The embattled blood-testing company recruited a technology advisory board, which will serve alongside Theranos' existing scientific and medical advisory board. Theranos also recently revamped its boards
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a $2 billion lawsuit that claims the VR startup he bought was based on stolen tech
Business Insider - Alex Heath
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in court on Tuesday, January 17 for a potentially explosive lawsuit that claims the Oculus VR startup he acquired for $2 billion was based on stolen technology.
Report: Arizona prepares to sue blood-testing company Theranos for fraud
ktar.com - By KTAR.com | UPDATED: January 15, 2017 at 7:59 pm
PHOENIX — Arizona is making steps to sue the blood-testing company Theranos Inc. for fraud, which could make it the first government agency to do so, …
Clinton Foundation
The Clinton Foundation Shuts Down Clinton Global Initiative
observer.com - Michael Sainato
On January 12, a WARN notice was filed with the New York Department of Labor—the main office of the Clinton Global Initiative would be closing The …
South Korea prosecutor weighs economic impact of arrest of Samsung chief
Reuters - by Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s special prosecutor said on Sunday it will take into account the economic impact of whether to arrest Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee in connection with an influence-peddling
Theranos fires 41% of staffers
CNN Business - by Sara Ashley O'Brien
Troubled blood testing startup Theranos is downsizing yet again. Theranos said on Friday it has fired 155 employees -- about 41% of its current workforce. In October, it laid off 340 employees across California
Porn is back at CES, but good luck finding it
Engadget - Christopher Trout
In the far reaches of the Las Vegas Convention Center's South Hall, beyond booths full of off-brand robots, massage chairs, power strips and hoverboards (presumably not the exploding kind), is a row of
Flight Attendants Reveal All The Places You Don’t Want to Touch on a Plane
People - Cailey Rizzo
This article originally appeared on travelandleisure.com. When you work in an industry everybody uses, you learn a lot of information the general …
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) touts VR at CES - Portland Business Journal
bizjournals.com
By Malia Spencer – Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal Jan 4, 2017, 7:12pm PST Intel makes chips and sells those chips to other technology …
It’s Still a Mad, Mad California
National Review - Victor Davis Hanson
Coastal elites set rules for others, exempt themselves, and tolerate rampant lawlessness from illegal aliens. One reason for the emergence of outsider …
14 charts that will remind you — no matter how you felt about 2016 — that the world is getting better every day
Business Insider - Chris Weller
Over at the site Our World in Data, economist Max Roser has been putting together a compendium of charts and briefs that reveal the state of our world. Roser's data tell an uplifting story. The world the
When city retirement pays better than the job
Los Angeles Times - By Jack Dolan
One in four El Monte residents lives in poverty. Yet taxpayers pay a steep price to fund bonus pensions and other perks for city workers. James Mussenden doesn’t bring up his pension in casual conversation.
The Psychological Research That Helps Explain the Election
The New Yorker - Maria Konnikova
At the end of most years, I’m typically asked to write about the best psychology papers of the past twelve months. This year, though, is not your typical year. And so, instead of the usual “best of,” decided
If Drone Swarms Are the Future, China May Be Winning
Popular Mechanics - By David Hambling
Why use one drone when you can use one hundred? Although large Predator and Reaper drones are the face of modern militaries, drone swarms—dozens of fixed-wing drones flying in coordinated formation— could
Atherton, Palo Alto crack Top 10 priciest ZIP codes in nation
siliconbeat.com
The 25 priciest ZIP codes in the country are top-heavy with Bay Area addresses: Nine of the glitziest concentrations of residential real estate are …
Wind Power
Trump hates wind turbines even more than he hates women he deems unattractive.
grist.org
Trump hates wind turbines even more than he hates women he deems unattractive. Or so a new cache of letters reveals. Earlier this year, Alex Salmond, …
Five enduring mysteries about Trump's victory
CNN - By Julian Zelizer
(CNN) — When historians look back at the 2016 election, there will likely be many big mysteries to solve. More than many other election in recent history, this heated contest included a number of bizarre

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Sex assault, date-rape drug allegations rattle Northwestern

Calif. considers becoming sanctuary state

'The outlier thing didn't work out' — Biotech CEOs reflect on Theranos' impact on the industry

Trump's education nominee is a Theranos investor

Theranos’ downfall due to elaborate $4M conspiracy, investor says

Intel's Sandra Lopez on Why Women Don't Need to Be "Empowered"

Theranos closed its last remaining blood-testing lab after it reportedly failed an inspection

Here's What We Learned From a Confidential Theranos Pitch Deck

Theranos could face new sanctions after failures at second lab

Intel wants to change the way you shop in stores

Theranos just made another major leadership change

Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a $2 billion lawsuit that claims the VR startup he bought was based on stolen tech

Report: Arizona prepares to sue blood-testing company Theranos for fraud

The Clinton Foundation Shuts Down Clinton Global Initiative

South Korea prosecutor weighs economic impact of arrest of Samsung chief

Theranos fires 41% of staffers

Porn is back at CES, but good luck finding it

Flight Attendants Reveal All The Places You Don’t Want to Touch on a Plane

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) touts VR at CES - Portland Business Journal

It’s Still a Mad, Mad California

14 charts that will remind you — no matter how you felt about 2016 — that the world is getting better every day

When city retirement pays better than the job

The Psychological Research That Helps Explain the Election

If Drone Swarms Are the Future, China May Be Winning

Atherton, Palo Alto crack Top 10 priciest ZIP codes in nation

Trump hates wind turbines even more than he hates women he deems unattractive.

Five enduring mysteries about Trump's victory